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

Fall of X: New Comics for Aug. 9 - Immortal X-Men #14, Children of the Vault #1, Ghost Rider / Wolverine #1, Spider-Man Tangents and X-Men Unlimited

The Fall keeps falling, but the mutants seem to catch a sandy ledge on the way down. Immortal X-Men checks in across the Council, primarily with Shaw and Charles, with some key features from Emma... and others. Children of the Vault kicks off with a high concept and great delivery. Ghost Rider / Wolverine start their not so Fall of X journey into fighting demons. We go on a Spider-Man tangent in how his story connects in various ways to what's in X-Men. Plus Polaris' final Control segment on Unlimited. We talk Immortal X-Men #14, Children of the Vault #1, Ghost Rider / Wolverine #1, Spider-Man Tangents and X-Men Unlimited

1:18 News
17:27 X-Men Unlimited
20:36 Ghost Rider / Wolverine
33:46 Children of the Vault 
1:00:28 Immortal X-Men

Thanks for listening to our fourth episode of Season 5! We're kicking off the Fall and damn it's not off to a great start for our merry mutants. 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!

Fall of X: New Comics for Aug. 2 - X-Men #25, Astonishing Iceman #1, ASM Annual #1, Magneto #1, Scarlet Witch #7 and X-Men Unlimited

A whirlwind of a week and weekend has us catching up to bring on the Fall! Two titles start under the grim banner that's affecting mutantkind - Iceman is on a superhero journey, buoyed by his boyfriend, while Kate and the rest of the underground X-Men slowly make their moves. Plus House of M representing as we catch some classic Magneto in his new mini series, hang out with Wanda and Fake Magneto in Scarlet Witch and see what's up with Ms. Dane in X-Men Unlimited. AND a double dose of Krakoan relevance in Amazing Spider-Man Annual! We talk X-Men #25, Astonishing Iceman #1, ASM Annual #1, Magneto #1, Scarlet Witch #7 and X-Men Unlimited

1:30 News
13:28 X-Men Unlimited
21:08 Scarlet Witch
27:40 Magneto
35:13 ASM Annual
42:00 Astonishing Iceman
1:05:24 X-Men

Thanks for listening to our third episode of Season 5! We're kicking off the Fall and damn it's not off to a great start for our merry mutants. 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!

Destiny of X: Wrapping Up Loose Ends

You demanded it! We dive into all the issues that we've missed over the last two weeks amidst San Diego Comic Con and the Hellfire Gala. We're mixing up the format in this episode, a bit of Worth Mentioning points along with one minute each big picture thoughts, a rule we completely ignore, but it helps structure the conversation. We talk New Mutants: Lethal Legion #5, X-Men Red #13, The X-Cellent #5, Storm #3, Deadpool #9, Wolverine #35, and Invincible Iron Man #8

2:33 News
18:45 New Mutants
24:27 X-Men Red
37:28 The X-Cellent
40:08 Storm
45:42 Deadpool
52:27 Wolverine
1:02:46 Invincible Iron Man

Thanks for listening to our second episode of Season 5! We're wrapping up Destiny of X as the Fall kicks off. It's not off to a great start for our merry mutants. 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 Hellfire Gala 2023

Oof!! It's a rough one folks, but a freakin HUGE story. This monster of a book clocks in at over 70 pages and they are filled with intense action, killer designs and the start of a new direction for the mutant people. The stakes have been raised. I don't want to tease any more, so you'll just have to dive in with us. Occasional special guest appearances by the crickets in our yard - sorry folks, it's hot out!

Thanks for listening to our first episode of Season 5! We're kicking off the Fall and damn it's not off to a great start for our merry mutants. 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!

Destiny of X: New Comics for July 12 - Immortal X-Men #13, X-Force #42, Rogue and Gambit #5 and more

Oof! The Council isn't doing too well y'all. Everyone wants to do their own thing and nobody seems to have the right idea. Krakoa and Doug steal the show at the end... X-Force wraps up the Ghost Calendars with Nimrod Beast showing his version of paradise. Rogue and Gambit finishes strong after a rocky start and tie into an important character as we head to the Fall of X. We talk Immortal X-Men #13, X-Force #42, Rogue and Gambit #5, Days of Future Past: Doomsday #1, Fallen Friend #1, Scarlet Witch #6 and X-Men Unlimited

1:46 News
19:32 X-Men Unlimited
22:06 Scarlet Witch
25:25 Fallen Friend
28:51 DOFP Doomsday
40:50 Rogue and Gambit
58:04 X-Force
1:21:10 Immortal X-Men

Thanks for listening to our seventy first episode of Season 4! We're building to the Fall and some might say we're already on the tipping point. The mutants better get ready for war! 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!

Destiny of X: New Comics for July 5 - X-Men #24, The Sinister Four #1, X-23 Deadly Regenesis #5 and X-Men Unlimited

A villainous love story *swoon* - at least we know they're not parts of the same person now! Stasis and Mother Righteous put their plans out on the table... kind of. Part of the table is hidden, but that makes it intriguing. We're mixing a stew of plot threads together in X-Men as we catch up with former members, current threats and ominous premonitions. Laura rounds out her throwback story and Jamie heads off to space to save his kid. Bad Daddies is the name of my new dad rock cover band. We talk X-Men #24, The Sinister Four #1, X-23 Deadly Regenesis #5 and X-Men Unlimited

2:13 News
14:29 X-Men Unlimited
17:39 X-23
35:07 The Sinister Four
1:08:20 X-Men

Thanks for listening to our seventieth episode of Season 4! We're building to the Fall and some might say we're already on the tipping point. The mutants better get ready for war! 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!

Destiny of X: New Comics for June 28 - Heralds of Apocalypse #1, Deadpool #8, Storm #2 and Infinity Comics

Genesis wants war, That's All! This Mama is being manipulated by the Invisible Touch of others, inspired to make Arakko a Land of Confusion. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight. Deadpool isn't a band name so let's just say Wade is working his way through the Atelier and we're here for it. Storm's going off the rails and the X-Men are worried. Plus gimmie that baby! Space folk coming in hot. We talk Heralds of Apocalypse #1, Deadpool #8, Storm #2 and X-Men Unlimited

1:04 News
9:49 Seeds of Orchis
14:19 X-Men Unlimited
18:28 Storm
31:51 Deadpool
40:18 Heralds of Apocalypse

Thanks for listening to our sixty ninth (nice) episode of Season 4! We're building to the Fall and some might say we're already on the tipping point. The mutants better get ready for war! 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!

Destiny of X: New Comics for June 21 - X-Force #41, New Mutants #4, Captain Britain #5, Scarlet Witch Annual and Ultimate Invasion

Coming at you days later! A jam packed week and weekend finds our podcasters unable to gather around the table, but fear not. We are here. Beast is popping off in the future left and right and yet I'm worries about Quentin most of all. Our New Mutant crew has all sorts of character fun as we get ready for the last issue. Speaking of last issues, Captain Britain has a quiet sendoff, wrapping up the three year arc for now. We dabble in some Wanda updates and talk a bit about the Maker's plans. Plus an adorable new Unlimited arc. We talk X-Force #41, New Mutants #4, Captain Britain #5, Scarlet Witch Annual, Ultimate Invasion #1 and X-Men Unlimited

1:46 News
17:30 X-Men Unlimited
22:04 Ultimate Invasion
31:38 Scarlet Witch
39:17 Captain Britain
1:00:19 New Mutants
1:17:09 X-Force

Thanks for listening to our sixty eigth episode of Season 4! We're building to the Fall and some might say we're already on the tipping point. The mutants better get ready for war! 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!

Destiny of X: New Comics for June 14 - X-Men Red #12, Wolverine #34, Rogue and Gambit #4, Marvel Pride and more

War is coming at us from all sides! Genesis starts to make her move with an unexpected ally in X-Men Red. Wolverine and Beast have a heart to heart about their disagreements. Rogue and Gambit finally get to the core of the issue and start to work it out. A handful of Marvel Pride stories featuring mutants as well as a trip back in time with X-23 and off to the side with The X-Cellent. We talk X-Men Red #12, Wolverine #34, Rogue and Gambit #4, Marvel Voices: Pride, X-23 Deadly Regenesis #4, The X-Cellent #4 and X-Men Unlmiited

1:34 News
13:42 X-Men Unlimited
16:26 The X-Cellent
22:31 X-23
31:52 Marvel Voices Pride
39:00 Rogue and Gambit
53:28 Wolverine
1:09:30 X-Men Red

Thanks for listening to our sixty seventh episode of Season 4! We're building to the Fall and some might say we're already on the tipping point. The mutants better get ready for war! 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!

Destiny of X: New Comics for June 7 - Immortal X-Men #12, X-Men #23, Bishop War College #5, Iron Man #7 and Infinity Comics

The big one! The week we've had in our sights and whoohoo did it deliver. Kitty would have understood... Immortal's bomb drops and exploration were HUGE! The Orchis Boys building even more in the background of X-Men and Iron Man. War College ends and we all feel weird about it. X-Men Green keeps going and we feel upset about it...

2:20 News
20:09 X-Men Unlimited
23:17 Invincible Iron Man
32:44 Bishop War College
53:47 X-Men Mutant First Strike
1:19:59 X-Men
1:44:30 Immortal X-Men

Thanks for listening to our sixty sixth episode of Season 4! We're building to the Fall and some might say we're already on the tipping point. The mutants better get ready for war! 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!