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

WandaVision - Episode 9 The Series Finale

This is it folks, the final showdown. WandaVision ties up some threads and leaves us with more to make you scratch your brain. It's the series finale and we're not ready to deal with that.

Thanks for listening to our sixteenth episode of Season 2! We're straying from our comic book roots to talk WandaVision! We can't believe it's over!! 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!

The Claremont Run - God Loves, Man Kills Part 2

The showdown between Stryker and his Purifiers against the X-Men with Magneto! Supervillain zealot William Stryker knows how to sell out a theater with his hate speech. His plan to take on all mutants goes a step further as our heroes take a stand. Will Xavier and his dream ever be the same? 

Thanks for listening to our thirteenth episode of Season 2! This is part 2 of a contained story. Check out part 1! We're laying a Dawn of X foundation with stories from The Claremont Run, a 16-year run of X-Men stories. 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!

WandaVision - Episode 8's and Heartbreaks

We're still on that WandaVision crazy train y'all! Things get too darn emotional as we explore the backstories and further connections of our main characters. It's getting a little Chaotic in Westview if you ask me...

Thanks for listening to our fourteenth episode of Season 2! We're straying from our comic book roots to talk WandaVision! GET READY FOR THE SEASON FINALE! 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!

The Claremont Run - God Loves, Stryker Sucks

Stryker!! No, it's not X2, but part of the source. The X-Men are back after the Brood Saga and we have a contained story of biblical proportions! Supervillain zealot William Stryker has been studying the X-Men and he's destined to take them down. Head on with the Purifier army, armed with ridiculous technological resources. And nationwide with a public campaign, swaying the country to join the Stryker Crusade.

Thanks for listening to our thirteenth episode of Season 2! This is a standalone episode, great for any listener! We're laying a Dawn of X foundation with stories from The Claremont Run, a 16-year run of X-Men stories.  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!

WandaVision - Episode 7 and Beyond!

We're taking a break from our regularly scheduled program to talk about our current media obsession, WandaVision! We break down and question key moments from episode seven and how they relate to the series as a whole. There's something sinister happening in Westview and with every question answered, two more are asked.

Thanks for listening to our twelfth episode of Season 2! We're straying from our comic book roots to talk WandaVision! Who do you think is behind it all? 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!

The Claremont Run - Brand New Mutants!

What do you do when your students die*, Charles? Reluctantly get new students! We've got a brand NEW team of MUTANTS coming into the story in today's episode with 1982's New Mutants Graphic Novel.

Thanks for listening to our eleventh episode of Season 2! This is a standalone episode, great for any listener! We're in the first few issues of our highlights from The Claremont Run, a 16-year run of X-Men stories.  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!

*they're not even dead guy, jeez.

The Claremont Run - Days of Future Past Part 2

Because Alicia demanded it! And Justin had planned for it! We're here for the epic part two conclusion. We last left our heroes in a charged standoff with Mystique's newly announced Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, as Kate is desperately trying to prevent her future. In that future, our remaining X-Men move forward in the next step of their plan. We set everything up in the last issue, so let's knock it all down!

Thanks for listening to our tenth episode of Season 2! This is part two of a two-part story! We're in the first few issues of our highlights from The Claremont Run, a 16-year run of X-Men stories. 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!

The Claremont Run - These Are The Days of Our Past.. Future?

We're going back! And forward? It's our first dip into Chris Claremont's comics! We're starting with Justin's favorite, Uncanny X-Men #141, Days of Future Past, the tale of two Prydes.

Thanks for listening to our ninth episode of Season 2! This is a standalone episode, great for any listener! Stay tuned for part 2? 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!

The Claremont Run - Interview with Dr. J. Andrew Deman

How could we possibly talk about 16 years of Chris Claremont X-Men issues, analysis, and meaning in just one episode? Consult a professional opinion! This is some deep nerding out y'all and we loved it.

In this episode, we are joined by Comic's Scholar and Professor of English Language and Literature, Dr. J. Andrew Deman. Andrew is Project Lead for The Claremont Run, an SHRC-funded academic initiative micro-publishing data-based analysis of Chris Claremont's 16 year run on Uncanny X-Men #97-278. We talk about characters, themes, conclusions, and evolutions that The Claremont Run has published through their daily Twitter threads.

Thanks for listening to our eighth episode of Season 2! This is a standalone episode, great for any listener! It is helpful to know the Giant-Size X-Men team before diving into this one. 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!

Reign of X: The X-Men Election?

Let the campaigns begin! We're getting a message from the Krakoan future, something happening in new books. There will be a vote to determine the next team of X-Men. The mutants of Krakoa will cast their ballots for the winners.

BUT! The fans have a voice in this Democracy! "Flatscans be damned...", "Quiet Cortez!" It's up to the people to decide on the last member of the X-Men team. Why are we voting? Who are our options? Alicia has a ton of questions and Justin has a campaign presentation prepared.

Light spoilers for some things that happen in the Dawn of X after HoX/PoX. Justin wanted to give Alicia enough context to make an informed decision, but nothing major is said. Vote! From now until February 2 at www.marvel.com/characters/x-men-vote

Thanks for listening to our seventh episode of Season 2! This was a random, surprise episode teasing a little of Reign of X, current continuity all caught up, where Justin's reading! 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!