What If…? Uncanny X-Men #1 answers a burning question
What If…? Uncanny X-Men #1 explores a world where Cyclops returns to Madelyne Pryor after the events of “Inferno.” It doesn’t go well.
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Ororo wins in Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #5
Jude Jones saw Murewa Ayodele’s run on Storm all the way through to the end. With Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #5, he offers some parting words.
Uncanny X-Men #29 stages a mutant prison break
Wave goodbye to Graymalkin Prison and hello to some new team members as another story arc wraps in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #29.
Team Ice Cream Man takes on Deadman, Dream Girls and more CXF Staff Picks
Boston Brand floats — begrudgingly — through this bluegreen purgatory we call Earth, upholding the Laws of Spiritual Math and protecting humanity from evil.
TCXFIP 402: Mark Waid talks Empire and all things DC Comics
Writer Mark Waid joins the show to talk about his Zoop campaign for a deluxe hardcover edition of his classic series Empire, plus his current work at DC Comics.
How Gerry Conway’s Firestorm, the Nuclear Man, chronicled anxiety about the nuclear family
Stephanie Burt pays tribute to Gerry Conway with an examination of his DC hero Firestorm, the Nuclear Man, one of her earliest superhero memories.
Battle of the Atom: Pure Beautiful Stupid
Much like the band Arcade Fire, the X-Men villain Arcade knows that more is more. Also we talk about Dawn, a thing that will only entertain my friend Robert. Ranked This Episode: