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…
Zack & Adam get polybagged as we dive into some huge events and a couple number ones. Ranked this week: X-Cutioner’s Song X-Men #1 Generation X #1-#3 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 Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi,…
Press Release New York, NY—October 11, 2017— In the far reaches of space, the Poisons attack the Marvel Universe – but who exactly are these new enemies, and what destruction are they planning to unleash on Earth? This is just the beginning of Poisons diabolical plot to overthrow the Marvel Universe…and it requires an unexpected team-up!…
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…
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…
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,…
This week Eric and Julia Lewald join us to talk about their time on X-Men: The Animated Series Check out more of their work here and keep an eye out for Eric’s new book Previously On X-Men, coming soon. 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…
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…
Press Release More information to be announced at New York Comic Con! That’s all they sent me but I just rushed to get this up because I am PUMPED! I assume more will be announced at the X-Men panel on Friday the 6th at 6:30 which you can follow below Edit Kelly Thompson and Pere…
Press Release New York, NY—October 3, 2017— Old Man Hawkeye is coming home. This January, the Marvel Universe will see the return of Clint Barton in a series penned by New York Daily News writer Ethan Sacks and artist Marco Checchetto (Star Wars: Captain Phasma). OLD MAN HAWKEYE will follow the avenging archer in a…
Zack got real into The Adventure Zone and forgot to post his own podcast! Matt actually did his homework and talks at length about X-Men: Legacy. 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!
On September 27th, after 154 Wednesdays without him, the classic Wolverine emerged from his adamantium cocoon to begin life anew. This development brought forth a cacophonous symphony of meh across Twitter threads, message boards, and subreddits throughout the internet. Personally, the return filled me with dread about the direction of the X-Line and not just…
Zack & Adam get into 3 more X-Men stories. I don’t have anything witty to say in these notes because we recorded this like 3 weeks ago and I forget if we made jokes. Let’s assume we did! Ranked this episode: Ultimate X-Men Vol 1 The Tomorrow People Messiah War X-Factor #87 (X-Aminations) New content…
Name: Hank McCoy Code Names: Beast First Appearance: X-Men #1 (Sept‘63) Powers: Beast like strength, reflexes, and agility Team Affiliation: X-Men, Avengers, Defenders, SWORD, Illuminati About Intellectual intelligence and emotional intelligence are two different things. It often seems that the brightest of minds have a chip on their shoulder. Even if they play the scenario out a dozen…
Zack & Adam travel to the land of the rising sun for some manga inspired X-Men tales when they find a story that might forever stay at the bottom of their list. Ranked this episode Marvel Mangaverse X-Men X-Men: Phoenix Legacy of Fire Wolverine Snikt! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on…