We ring in the New Year with an edit-lite episode of Battle of the Atom all about the core concept of New Year’s Eve. Bars! We also do our end of the year roundup! Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #183 (The Bar One) Excalibur #91 (The Bar One) Wolverine vol 3 #6 (The Bar One)…
After 13 years, Jean Grey is coming back in PHOENIX RESSURECTION: THE RETURN OF JEAN GREY by Matthew Rosenberg and an assortment of artists, with Lenil Yu on the first issue. Issue #1 was a fantastic opening that raised more questions than it answered. Luckily the weekly schedule means we won’t have to wait long…
Every Monday Senior X-Men Editor Mark Paniccia answers fans questions and shares cool new art from the X-Line. Weâll be here compiling all those hints in one place so you donât have to worry about missing a single second of it. This is #XMENMONDAY Round-Up Swimsuit Special #XMENMONDAY falls on X-Mas today and writer Kelly…
We celebrate the holidays with some festive X-Men stories. We answer some listener questions, and have a suprise Christmas gift at the end for all you. Ranked this episode: X-Factor #27 (Gifts!) Uncanny X-Men #143 (Demon!) A Miracle a Few Blocks Down From 34th Street (Marvel Holiday Special 1991) That sweater Adam & I are…
Name: Danger Room Code Names: Danger First Appearance: Astonishing X-Men #7 (Jan â05) Powers: Hard light projection Teams Affiliation: X-Men, X-Club, X-Factor About In the video game series Marathon, a precursor to Halo, the self-awareness of artificial intelligence is a common theme. The AI pushing for greater awareness first becomes melancholy, then angry, and finally jealous. In theory,…
Every Monday Senior X-Men Editor Mark Paniccia answers fans questions and shares cool new art from the X-Line. We’ll be here compiling all those hints in one place so you don’t have to worry about missing a single second of it. This is #XMENMONDAY Round-Up X-Men: Red #2 We kick off this #XMENMONDAY with our first…
You remember when we asked Dennis Hopeless for a few X-Men stories to rank (like Riot at Xaviers) and then NEVER followed up with an episode about it? So do we! This one’s got it all folks! Wrestling talk? âď¸Fridging? âď¸A dissertation on Xorneto? âď¸ It’s going to be a rip-roaring time! Ranked this episode:…
Name: Charles Francis Xavier Code Names: Professor X First Appearance: X-Men #1 (September â63) Powers: Telepathy Team Affiliation: X-Men About When the X-Men were initially conceived all those years ago, it was about students at a school. For whatever reason, it only took seven issues for the original five X-Men to graduate. This left the series in…
Are you looking for some life? Perchance some death? What about a long digression into the history of licensed properties at Marvel? Well Zack & Adam have all of that on this episode. Ranked this episode: Lifedeath (Uncanny X-Men #186) Lifedeath II (Uncanny X-Men #198) Lifedeath III (Storm vol 3 #3) Check out the Battle…
Name: Heather & Davis Cameron Code Names: Lifeguard & Slipstream First Appearance: X-Treme X-Men #5 (November â01) Powers: Adaptive protective biology & the ability to surf the Warp Wave Team Affiliation: X-Men About In 1966, Jack Kirby began working off a Stan Lee Fantastic Four pitch, âHave them fight Godâ. Working in the Marvel Method, Stan looked…
Zack & Matt watch Inhumans so you don’t have to. We learn to appriciate Legion more are at one point Zack’s mind breaks. Make sure you rate and review the show! Follow Legion Quest on Twitter or just Zack & Matt on Twitter! If you want to support the show check out our Patreon!
Zack & Adam are joined by the writer of the upcoming X-Men Gold Annual, Leah Williams to talk about Excalibur’s 30th Anniversary, how long it took to come up with the best opening line in comics this year, the recent revelations about CB Cebulski, and most importantly, Maggott. This is a Maggott heavy episode people….
Name: Warren Kenneth Worthington III Code Names: Angel, Archangel, Death First Appearance: X-Men #1 (Sept â63) Powers: Flight, razor-sharp flechettes, healing blood Team Affiliation: X-Men, Champions, Defenders, X-Factor, X-Force, Horsemen of Apocalypse About The original five X-Men are often criticized for telling a story of persecution and bigotry through the eyes of a group of WASP-y kids…
Zack & Adam are joined by The Lightning & The Storm co-host Elisabeth Allie to talk about all the times the X-Men and Asgard crossed over. Ranked this episode: X-Men & Alpha Flight Asgardian War What If… The X-Men Stayed In Asgard Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow…
Name: Nathanial Essex Code Names: Mister Sinister First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #221 (Sept â87) Powers: Telepathy, shapeshifting Team Affiliation: Marauders, Nasty Boys About There is a famous line in Jurassic Park, one that has lost some of itsâ impact thanks to the internet, but one that still resonates. Dr. Ian Malcolm, looking at the horror that this…