The X-Wife Podcast: An Introduction to X-Men Comics

Dazzler Debuts! X-Men vs Upstarts as X-Factor Pits Mutant vs Mutant

A big ol stack of comics! The X-Men have a familiar threat playing a new song with Trevor Fitzroy, but who's pulling the strings behind him? Dazzler debuts to chart topping results and we're all here for it! X-Factor swings both our votes to the other direction as we excitedly simmer in the trouble at home between Polaris and Alex. Storm brings the mutant thunder in Avengers and Psylocke makes a first appearance in Ultimate X-Men. Plus Wolverine vs Marauder clones AND a Beast of a character study in From the Ashes.

01:11 News
07:44 Personal News
10:09 Polls and General Questions
21:15 From the Ashes
26:00 Wolverine Deep Cut
31:18 Ultimate X-Men
38:52 Avengers
45:29 X-Factor
01:02:56 Dazzler
01:19:14 X-Men

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Wolverine and Exceptional X-Men Start! Uncanny X-Men Continues with Mystery

A doozy of a stack with a hearty helping of the Bubs! Issue one of the new series has Logan lost in the wilderness with only a best bud to bring him back. There's more to what's out there. On the other side of the timeline, Rogue's Uncanny team adds a handful of strays as we get the other side of the fateful phone call. A deep backstory pull with a mysterious Sarah who uhh goes through some changes. And we catch up on K Pryde's adventures in her home town. Smashing fourth walls and getting into the psyche of what life is like after Krakoa. Plus Venom War brings Logan into its mix as we start a mini series. AND a double dose of From the Ashes gets into the bigger story of what's going on with Magneto. We've got more questions than answers Max!

01:10 News
08:30 Data is Beautiful
14:28 Personal News
18:14 Poll and General Questions
27:00 From the Ashes
31:27 Venom War Wolverine
35:24 Wolverine
53:43 Uncanny X-Men
1:15:57 Exceptional X-Men

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Interview with Dazzler solo writer Jason Loo

Time to hit the stage friends! We had writer Jason Loo in the recording booth for today's track. We dive into details about the upcoming mini series and the headlining act herself, Dazzler! We talk about her real life influences, the fashion and difficulty of being a mutant publicly in this From the Ashes time. Plus we get to know Jason, his journey as a comics creator and his love for the Marvel Universe.

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

X-Men Delivers! Plus NYX, X-Force and Ultimate X-Men - and all that Omega Red!

It feels like old times, a stack of comics as From the Ashes gets into full swing! X-Men dishes out its best issue yet as larger plots continue to build in the background. Scott with all the best lines. NYX takes us into this mutant mystery of New York as Wolverine plays her Private Investigator role. X-Force identifies the problem in Wakanda and quickly dispatches to figure it out. Over in the Ultimate Universe we get a big advance on both sides of this fight. Plus the finale of Samosud, Omega Red's delightful tale of vengeance.

01:50 News
06:34 Personal News
09:23 Polls and General Questions
11:26 From the Ashes
18:11 Ultimate X-Men
29:07 X-Force
49:29 NYX
1:10:50 X-Men

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

X-Men and Phoenix Return! X-Factor Debuts! Plus Bubs!

We're here again with a two week catch up - promises that it's not a regular shtick! Our X-Factor team has a short debut and a bit of a bloody shakeup in something that feels both new and oddly reminiscent of the past. Phoenix adds Corsair's problems to her own as the two find their way into the Black Order's mess. Plus a second issue of X-Men as we catch some recurring themes. Aliens!? Or something more. A stellar debut from Hickman and Capullo and a convincing end from Percy and Ohta as the Wolverine family expands into more titles. Plus the depth of character we never knew we needed for Omega Red!! Best Infinity Comic arc?

01:33 News
05:23 Personal News
08:25 Polls and General Questions
18:48 From the Ashes
26:42 Hellverine
31:46 Wolverine Revenge
43:16 X-Factor
1:07:44 Phoenix
1:28:30 X-Men

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

 

X-Force and Uncanny X-Men! Plus the end of Heir of Apocalypse and the start of Storm on Avengers

We're closing out loose threads while kicking off brand new ones! New Heir who dis? WHO IS THIS!? X-Force brings the big brain energy as Forge and Sage work to save the world. Uncanny has so much DEPTH! The character work is next level and we're all sorts of here for it. Plus Storm debuts on the Avengers! And a couple of bubs related entries round out a two week episode of coverage

01:11 News
08:58 Data is Beautiful
09:39 Personal News
12:28 Polls and General Questions
16:52 From the Ashes
22:28 Wolverine Deep Cut
25:44 Hellverine
32:00 Avengers
42:06 Heir of Apocalypse
56:40 X-Force
1:28:23 Uncanny X-Men

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Interview with Storm solo writer Murewa Ayodele

Bring the lightning! Dive into the details on the upcoming Storm solo series with the writer himself, Murewa Ayodele. We discuss the process and pressure of elevating Ororo to the status of solo Marvel Universe hero, something we all agree is long overdue. There's a lot going on in the wind-rider's life as she comes from her previous role and steps into a handful of new ones, with plenty of exciting teases.

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Phoenix and NYX! Two new titles start within From the Ashes

Two weeks of comics smashed into one episode as we catch up after our Deadpool and Wolverine travels. Phoenix, the Marvel Cosmic connector taking one mutant deep into the cuts of villain history. Balancing god-like powers with very human feeling. How does the title fair after some heat? NYX takes to the streets of New York with a team / not team of mutants who are finding their way. Get ready for some great character beats! Plus, Tony and Emma annul! A double dose of the From the Ashes Infinity Comic and more.

01:34 News
13:46 Personal News and Poll 
18:09 Deadpool and Wolverine Movie
24:00 From the Ashes
33:00 Deadpool and Wolverine WWIII
37:58 Ultimate X-Men
41:56 Invincible Iron Man
51:24 Phoenix
1:16:45 NYX

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

From the Ashes Begins! X-Men #1 Kicks off in Alaska

We're in our new era folks, a scattering around the globe and beyond. We take a peek into one of the directions forward after the end of Krakoa as Cyclops gathers a team in the barren lands of Alaska. Did you read X-Men #1? Plus we continue our grudge match between those vying for Apocalypse's crown - who will be the last one standing? AND we catch up on a Wolverine throwback story with Deep Cut. The From the Ashes Unlimited Comic (digi) brings up old wounds and new mysteries from Chuckles... intrigue!

New comics from July 10, 2024

01:27 News
04:39 Data is Beautiful, Personal News and Poll 
09:52 From the Ashes
19:07 Wolverine: Deep Cut
28:59 Heir of Apocalypse
48:59 X-Men

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Heir of Apocalypse #2 and some Catch Up!

We're moving fast through these books - but not as fast as Apocalypse's tournament is moving through contestants, am I right? A deep dive into Big A's version of Survivor! Plus a number of other books that we catch up on with some high level reactions and feels. Hellverine was the surprise Wolverine book we weren't aware of. Iron Man's love story pulls on our heart strings. And then we bounce around other times and timelines while also checking in on those crazy lovebirds Scott and Jean.

01:31 News
09:06 Personal News and Poll 
11:11 General Questions
17:41 From the Ashes
23:35 Madripoor Knights
27:46 X-Men 97
32:52 Invincible Iron Man
36:08 Hellverine
45:35 Heir of Apocalypse

We're floating in between Eras with bits of both sides carrying us through. Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!