Press Release Cable has fallen, and the events of Extermination have left a hole in the X-Men family. What comes next?? In the wake of Cableās death, his adopted daughter Hope Summers is attempting to deal with her loss ā but a dark and terrifying path beckons her, and the X-Menās own Jean Grey may…
Here me listeners! No longer are we the podcast you once knew! We are fire and life incarnate, we are X-Man Update! That’s right, we spend the whole episode talking about how one of us is reading X-Man and nothing about the Phoenix. Deal with it nerds! Ranked this episode: Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of…
Writer Peter Milligan and artist Mike Allred reinvented X-Force in 2001 with a run that was later renamed as, and always referred to as, X-STATIX. This was a biting examination of the reality show culture of the world of the early 2000s and is still shockingly relevant today. It was notable for being the comic that killed…
Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery In Madripoor writer Jim Zub joins us to dive into the wild world of Psylocke, New Tian, and what it’s like to write weird X-Men. Check out the Battle of the AtomĀ Master Ranking List! New content every week onĀ XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on TwitterĀ @Xavier FilesĀ andĀ @arthurstacy! Our theme music is Junk…
Hello X-Chickens! On today’s episode, we talk about the one, the only, Magneto. He has done just an absolute ton of stuff and is very interesting. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #111-113 (Magneto Triumphant) Captain America #367 (Acts of Vengence) Magneto #1-3 (Infamous) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every…
Press Release New York, NYāAugust 20, 2018āThis November, Icemanās adventures intensify! Not only does Bobby Drake get to go on a blind date, he also gets to deal with a mad villainā¦none other than the evil Mr. Sinister! Fortunately, Bobby isnāt alone ā heās getting a little help from his friends. And not just any…
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>ļ»æ</span> This week we have a whole episode about Freedom Force today but here is the thing, Freedom Force is boring. We find a way to talk about it for a while. Also Lucifer is bad and shouldn’t be part of X-Men. Ranked this Episode:…
Guys we have Seanan McGuire on the show this week and I forgot her last night right at the start. I blame it on the cursed object I got the day we recorded. We talk about Emma and Kitty and Gwen and Mystique and all sorts of stuff. Check out the Battle of the Atom Master…
A recurring theme in X-Men is found family. Being a blood relative isnāt the key to relationships, instead they are forged through shared experiences. Culture, however, puts special emphasis on the importance of bloodlines. Look at nearly any story with a āHero’s Journeyā and you will find a revelation about the protagonistās heritage that proves…
This has been a week filled with revelations about Laura Kinney. After HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: ADIMANTIUM AGENDA #4 revealed a secret truth about her parentage, X-23 co-creator Craig Kyle shares some of his plans for the character. Hey Noah, we never explored any LGBT storylines in XME, but if #X23 / #laurakinneyās story was still…
Press Release New York, NYāAugust 10, 2018āThis November, UNCANNY X-MEN returns with a new ongoing series and it all kicks off with a massive 10-part weekly story! X-MEN DISASSEMBLED brings together nearly every mutant left on earth in a story that threatens to destroy them ā an epic tale of mystery and tragic disappearance, with an…
We did it! A whole year of episodes! To celebrate we are going to have special guest Chris Clar… oh he didn’t return our email? I mean superstar artist John By… he hates me? Levi’s commercial star Rob L… blocked on Twitter? Podcasting superstar Jay Ed… we never even thought to ask?. Nevermind, we are just gonna do a regular episode but…
I’m not gonna sugarcoat this one for you guys, this episode deals with a rough story. A story so rough that Zack needed everyone to know he was drinking to soothe the pain. Also, we brought in Brett Simon from Renegades: Talking Valiant to discuss it. We are sorry it came to this (but not…
If you thought the HUNT FOR WOLVERINE books were just going to kill time until Logan shows back up, think again. The Spoiler Variant cover for HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: MYSTERY MADRIPOOR #4 was released today on Diamond’s Previews World and boy was that solicit telling the truth. ONE OF THE X-MEN IS CHANGED FOREVER! Past and present clash…
Hey bub, this episode is about Wolverine. That means we are obviously talking about sentient cocaine, elephant bones, and wiener mobiles. Strap in because Jimmy Six-Claws is gonna take you for a ride! Ranked this episode: Wolverine #17-23 (Cocaine) Marvel Comics Presents #85-92 (Blood Hungry) Savage Wolverine #12-13 (Come Conquer the Beasts) Zackās mic is…