As the decade comes to a close it is a time to reflect. A time to look back at some of out most cherished memories of the years past and celebrate their achievements. So in that spirit, I have taken a look at the best stories from each of the past ten years. As comics…
We intended to do an episode about Banshee but we messed up! Anyway, here’s some stories that Banshee is technically in. Ranked This Episode: X-Men #118-119 (The Submergence of Japan) The Muir Island Saga Uncanny X-Men #401-406 (X-Corps)
For as long as superheroes have existed, the Weapon Plus program has been trying to use these gifted individuals to develop the next generation of super soldiers. In Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus #1, Jed MacKay, Stefano Raffaele, and Dono Sanchez-Almara explore Weapon V, the symbiote super-soldiers, and their connection to the rampage Carnage is causing…
We talk about animals and X-Men this week. See if you can find the following animals: gorilla, girrafe, elephant, squirell, wolverine, human/bird monstrocity. Ranked This Episode: New Mutants #56-58 (Bird-Brain Saga) All-New Wolverine #7 X-Men #3 (Beware of the Blob!)
Marvel Comics puts out a lot of comics. While we can’t cover every book, every week, we can tell you where you can find your fan favorite characters around the Marvel Universe. There be spoilers. History Of The Marvel Universe #4 As long time denizens of the Marvel Universe, it should shock no one that…
This comes to us from Lincoln Crisler. Lincoln’ genre fiction credits include a contribution to IDW Publishing’s Robots vs Zombies anthology and editorship of Corrupts Absolutely?, an anthology of dark superhero fiction. A career non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, he currently lives and works in Europe with his wife and son. Marvel’s X-Men…
Moira MacTaggert was a long time human ally of the X-Men. House Of X #2 posits the question, what if she was a mutant? In an Anatomy Lesson like study, Johnathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, and Marte Gracia explore the ten lives of Moira X. Seeing her as an innocent by-standard, an ally to the X-Men,…
Powers Of X #1 shows four different timelines, starting with a young Professor Xavier. Each timeline is a factor of 10 from the first (1 year, 10 years, 100 years, 1000 years). We see this after Xavier reads Moria’s mind. The 10 year mark (X1), continues the story from House Of X #1. The 100…
This X-Men Podcast could be worth $2500 to you. That is, if that’s what you value an epic team-up between the BotA Boys and Jay Edidin of Jay & Miles X-Plain The X-Men. Anyway, there is a movie you all are going to see against you’re better judgement, and we are going to talk about the…
This week we talk about the Hellfire Club, and wouldn’t you know it, we had audio issues and had to rerecord 2/3rds of the whole danged thing! So if we seem off our game, that’s why. Sorry, we’ll fix it next time. Enjoy the 50 Shades of Grey jokes! Ranked This Episode: Excalibur #96-100 (London…
This week on the podcast X-Men: Blue, Uncanny X-Men, and Magneto writer Cullen Bunn joins us to dish out secrets from his time working on X-Men. We discuss how he got the O5, what X-Men: Black was going to be, and his failed attempts to #BringBackMaggott. Zack’s mic is still broke and a new USB…
When recounting the history of the X-Men, few figures are as important as John Byrne. The artist and storyteller was an important collaborator on classic stories like The Dark Phoenix Saga and Days of Future Past. He has had a tumulus history with the X-Line, leaving disgruntled in the early 80s, 90s, and 00s. Those bad feelings…
It’s tough being a teen and it’s even tougher when you’re saving the world but still have to be home in time to do your algebra homework. On today’s episode of the podcast we talk about teens, youths, and everything in-between. Ranked this episode: New X-Men #1-6 (Choosing Sides) NYX #1-7 Old Man Logan #39-40…
Name: Ororo Munroe Code Names: Storm First Appearance: Giant Sized X-Men #1 (Oct ‘75) Powers: Weather Control Teams Affiliation: X-Men, X-Force, The Crew, The Avengers, Fantastic Four About The word unless provides a lot of insight. It is one thing to say someone will do something, it is another to understand what would make them…
In 1979, a young Chris Claremont saw Alien and said, “OK, but what if there was a guy with knife hands in this?” Years later he would create The Brood and introduce body horror to the X-Men. Also, this episode has exploding pie. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #162-#167 (The Brood Saga) Wolverine and the X-Men #5-#7…