After Disassembled, the Age of X-Man commences. So says an ominous message that made its way around the web Tuesday. Well now, brethren, we know just what the AGE OF X-MAN holds. During the Diamond Retailer Appreciation Breakfast we learned more, so much more. Per Comics Beat AGE OF X-MAN is a 10-part weekly story that comes as a…
The late Dave Cockrum created the X-Men as we know them. That’s all there is to it. To advertise the success of his all-new, all-different X-Men, Marvel put out this house ad, targeting the lone Silver Age X-Men fan who hadn’t been reading the book. We can only assume that fan was Kurt Busiek. Well…
About a year ago, some media outlets (aka me) wrote about a potential Storm solo series from Ta-Nehisi Coates & Jen Bartel that never came to fruition. While our world is worse for this not happening, we can at least get that Jen Bartel art on her variant cover for UNCANNY X-MEN #1. These X-Women look like…
Timelines are confusing. So is having multiple characters with the same name. Luckily, Ed Brisson is here to clean everything up. I’m sure after this the X-Men will no longer be confusing. Also this was recorded before X-Force was announced so be happy we talked about them as much as we did! Check out the Battle of…
The dirty little secret that every X-Men fan keeps to their self is that X-FORCE is good actually. What started as the most X-Cessive comic of the 90s morphed into a teen drama with big guns, and bigger emotions. It also had some absolutely bonkers plot points. This December, writer Ed Brisson (OLD MAN LOGAN,…
Hey, “Wolverine: The Long Night” is free finally and it’s pretty dope. You can listen to the first two episodes now on whatever you use to get over X-Men Podcasts. It’s more about Wolverine than staring him but it’s still a lot of fun. Anyway here’s a press release. Press Release NEW YORK CITY – September 12, 2018…
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 Cable’s death, his adopted daughter Hope Summers is attempting to deal with her loss – but a dark and terrifying path beckons her, and the X-Men’s own Jean Grey may…
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 Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter @Xavier Files and @arthurstacy! Our theme music is Junk…
Press Release New York, NY—August 20, 2018—This November, Iceman’s adventures intensify! Not only does Bobby Drake get to go on a blind date, he also gets to deal with a mad villain…none other than the evil Mr. Sinister! Fortunately, Bobby isn’t alone – he’s getting a little help from his friends. And not just any…
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 isn’t 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 “Hero’s Journey” and you will find a revelation about the protagonist’s 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 / #laurakinney’s story was still…
Press Release New York, NY—August 10, 2018—This 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 – an epic tale of mystery and tragic disappearance, with an…
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…