Zachary Jenkins

Zachary Jenkins co-hosts the podcast Battle of the Atom and is the former editor-in-chief of ComicsXF. Shocking everyone, he has a full and vibrant life outside all this.

Entry 094 – Rictor

Name: Julio Rictor Code Names: Rictor First Appearance: X-Factor #17 (June ‘87) Powers: Seismic Wave Generation Team Affiliation: X-Factor, X-Terminators, New Mutants, X-Force About A big part of being a young adult is discovering who you really are. For many people, it is the first time they are away from their family, the first time they must…

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Entry 093 – Lila Cheney

Name: Lila Cheney Code Names: N/A First Appearance: New Mutants Annual #1 (Nov‘84) Powers: Celestial Level Teleportation Team Affiliation: N/A About Rock legend Joan Jett said “My guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who I am.” It’s a sentiment shared by anyone who has picked up a six-string. There is a…

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Battle of the Atom: Episode 12 – Burn, Baby, Burn, BotA Inferno

Zack & Adam finally come to blows about where to rank a title and Inferno infects us all on this spooky Halloween episode. Ranked this week: Inferno (X-Men & X-Factor) Inferno (New Mutants) X-Terminators New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter @Xavier Files and @arthurstacy! Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men…

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Entry 092 – Senator Robert Kelly

Name: Robert Kelly Code Names: N/A First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #133 (May ‘80) Powers: Political ones Team Affiliation: The US Senate About The mutant metaphor isn’t perfect. Unlike every other persecuted minority in the real world, there is a clear and present danger from mutant powers, especially from those who don’t know how to control them. Bryan Singer addressed this…

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RUMOR: New Storm solo on the horizon from Ta-Nehisi Coates & Jen Bartel

At the NYCC 2017 X-Men: Legacy panel, Marvel EiC Axel Alonso hinted that a new Storm comic could be possible. Black Panter and also actual award-winning non-fiction writer Ta-Nehisi Coates stoked the rumor mill with this tweet. Got to talk collaboration with the incredible @heyjenbartel Stay tune!! pic.twitter.com/IurihdWcWX — Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisicoates) October 8, 2017 Award-winning journalist for…

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Excalibur Returns in X-MEN GOLD ANNUAL #1!

Press Release New York, NY—October 11, 2017— This January, get ready for an X-Men story so big, Marvel enlisted two superstar writers to bring it to life. Written by Marc Guggenheim (X-Men Gold) and Leah Williams (Secret Empire: Brave New World) with art by Alitha E. Martinez (Black Panther: World of Wakanda), the original Excalibur team will reunite…

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Rising From The Ashes! PHOENIX RESURRECTION: THE RETURN OF JEAN GREY

Press Release New York, NY—October 10, 2017—This January, fan-favorite mutant Jean Grey returns to the X-Men and the Marvel Universe…and she’s not alone. Do Jean and Phoenix bring the world life? Or is the destruction of the universe imminent? The mystery unfolds in this five-part epic from blockbuster writer Matthew Rosenberg, featuring five different superstar artists,…

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Entry 091 – Spiral

Name: Rita Wayword Code Names: Spiral, Ricochet Rita First Appearance: Longshot #1 (Sept ‘85) Powers: Teleportation, magic Team Affiliation: Freedom Force, X-Force About The poet Ocean Vuong had an insight about something an Italian philosopher observed. “Vico had this theory that time moves more in a spiral than it does in a line. He believes that’s why we repeat…

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