The X-Wife Podcast: An Introduction to X-Men Comics

Battling the clock as we catch up on the last two weeks of comics! We're back from NYCC and had a great time and we're ready to dig into the stories. Two mainline followups with Uncanny and Exceptional both delivering on their brand of mutant recruitment. Two new books with Sentinels, giving us a different take of a villain story - and Mystique, going off on her own with an espionage mission. Plus Wolverine delivers some gorgeous art and emotional storytelling. There's more comics that I'm forgetting as I type this! 02:16 News 08:51 Data is Beautiful 11:15 Personal News 17:23 Polls and General Questions 28:43 From the Ashes 37:55 Venom War Wolverine 43:23 X-Force 51:59 Phoenix 1:02:57 Exceptional X-Men 1:14:57 Sentinels 1:26:42 Wolverine 1:35:12 Mystique 1:44:00 Uncanny X-Men From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!  

A jam packed episode with two weeks worth of comics! We're coming down from the highs of Uncanny Experience, but then lifted right back up by some solid mutant content. Storm shows off diplomacy on the worldwide scale as the X-Men dive deeper into the mystery. We get more information on our Outliers in Uncanny, as well as the status of the Morlock community in NYX. X-Force has some trouble with a fracture and Phoenix deals with the judgment of gods! Plus two Wolverine stories and two issues of a fantastic Beast arc in From the Ashes 01:32 News 07:44 Personal News 10:05 Polls and General Questions 18:37 Solo Challenge 24:24 From the Ashes 28:21 Wolverine Deep Cut 32:17 Wolverine Revenge 37:07 Phoenix 49:25 X-Force 01:01:32 NYX 01:14:11 Uncanny X-Men 01:28:37 X-Men 01:40:38 Storm From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

A big ol stack of comics! The X-Men have a familiar threat playing a new song with Trevor Fitzroy, but who's pulling the strings behind him? Dazzler debuts to chart topping results and we're all here for it! X-Factor swings both our votes to the other direction as we excitedly simmer in the trouble at home between Polaris and Alex. Storm brings the mutant thunder in Avengers and Psylocke makes a first appearance in Ultimate X-Men. Plus Wolverine vs Marauder clones AND a Beast of a character study in From the Ashes. 01:11 News 07:44 Personal News 10:09 Polls and General Questions 21:15 From the Ashes 26:00 Wolverine Deep Cut 31:18 Ultimate X-Men 38:52 Avengers 45:29 X-Factor 01:02:56 Dazzler 01:19:14 X-Men From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

A doozy of a stack with a hearty helping of the Bubs! Issue one of the new series has Logan lost in the wilderness with only a best bud to bring him back. There's more to what's out there. On the other side of the timeline, Rogue's Uncanny team adds a handful of strays as we get the other side of the fateful phone call. A deep backstory pull with a mysterious Sarah who uhh goes through some changes. And we catch up on K Pryde's adventures in her home town. Smashing fourth walls and getting into the psyche of what life is like after Krakoa. Plus Venom War brings Logan into its mix as we start a mini series. AND a double dose of From the Ashes gets into the bigger story of what's going on with Magneto. We've got more questions than answers Max! 01:10 News 08:30 Data is Beautiful 14:28 Personal News 18:14 Poll and General Questions 27:00 From the Ashes 31:27 Venom War Wolverine 35:24 Wolverine 53:43 Uncanny X-Men 1:15:57 Exceptional X-Men From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Time to hit the stage friends! We had writer Jason Loo in the recording booth for today's track. We dive into details about the upcoming mini series and the headlining act herself, Dazzler! We talk about her real life influences, the fashion and difficulty of being a mutant publicly in this From the Ashes time. Plus we get to know Jason, his journey as a comics creator and his love for the Marvel Universe. From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

It feels like old times, a stack of comics as From the Ashes gets into full swing! X-Men dishes out its best issue yet as larger plots continue to build in the background. Scott with all the best lines. NYX takes us into this mutant mystery of New York as Wolverine plays her Private Investigator role. X-Force identifies the problem in Wakanda and quickly dispatches to figure it out. Over in the Ultimate Universe we get a big advance on both sides of this fight. Plus the finale of Samosud, Omega Red's delightful tale of vengeance. 01:50 News 06:34 Personal News 09:23 Polls and General Questions 11:26 From the Ashes 18:11 Ultimate X-Men 29:07 X-Force 49:29 NYX 1:10:50 X-Men From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

We're here again with a two week catch up - promises that it's not a regular shtick! Our X-Factor team has a short debut and a bit of a bloody shakeup in something that feels both new and oddly reminiscent of the past. Phoenix adds Corsair's problems to her own as the two find their way into the Black Order's mess. Plus a second issue of X-Men as we catch some recurring themes. Aliens!? Or something more. A stellar debut from Hickman and Capullo and a convincing end from Percy and Ohta as the Wolverine family expands into more titles. Plus the depth of character we never knew we needed for Omega Red!! Best Infinity Comic arc? 01:33 News 05:23 Personal News 08:25 Polls and General Questions 18:48 From the Ashes 26:42 Hellverine 31:46 Wolverine Revenge 43:16 X-Factor 1:07:44 Phoenix 1:28:30 X-Men From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!  

We're closing out loose threads while kicking off brand new ones! New Heir who dis? WHO IS THIS!? X-Force brings the big brain energy as Forge and Sage work to save the world. Uncanny has so much DEPTH! The character work is next level and we're all sorts of here for it. Plus Storm debuts on the Avengers! And a couple of bubs related entries round out a two week episode of coverage 01:11 News 08:58 Data is Beautiful 09:39 Personal News 12:28 Polls and General Questions 16:52 From the Ashes 22:28 Wolverine Deep Cut 25:44 Hellverine 32:00 Avengers 42:06 Heir of Apocalypse 56:40 X-Force 1:28:23 Uncanny X-Men From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Bring the lightning! Dive into the details on the upcoming Storm solo series with the writer himself, Murewa Ayodele. We discuss the process and pressure of elevating Ororo to the status of solo Marvel Universe hero, something we all agree is long overdue. There's a lot going on in the wind-rider's life as she comes from her previous role and steps into a handful of new ones, with plenty of exciting teases. From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Two weeks of comics smashed into one episode as we catch up after our Deadpool and Wolverine travels. Phoenix, the Marvel Cosmic connector taking one mutant deep into the cuts of villain history. Balancing god-like powers with very human feeling. How does the title fair after some heat? NYX takes to the streets of New York with a team / not team of mutants who are finding their way. Get ready for some great character beats! Plus, Tony and Emma annul! A double dose of the From the Ashes Infinity Comic and more. 01:34 News 13:46 Personal News and Poll  18:09 Deadpool and Wolverine Movie 24:00 From the Ashes 33:00 Deadpool and Wolverine WWIII 37:58 Ultimate X-Men 41:56 Invincible Iron Man 51:24 Phoenix 1:16:45 NYX From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

We're in our new era folks, a scattering around the globe and beyond. We take a peek into one of the directions forward after the end of Krakoa as Cyclops gathers a team in the barren lands of Alaska. Did you read X-Men #1? Plus we continue our grudge match between those vying for Apocalypse's crown - who will be the last one standing? AND we catch up on a Wolverine throwback story with Deep Cut. The From the Ashes Unlimited Comic (digi) brings up old wounds and new mysteries from Chuckles... intrigue! New comics from July 10, 2024 01:27 News 04:39 Data is Beautiful, Personal News and Poll  09:52 From the Ashes 19:07 Wolverine: Deep Cut 28:59 Heir of Apocalypse 48:59 X-Men From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

KRAKOA! Oh wow what a ride, y'all. Twists, surprises, emotions, betrayals, confusion and more. It feels surreal. So ends the First Krakoan Age. The toys go back on the shelf and yet never the end. We talk X-Men #35 / Uncanny X-Men #700 Thanks for listening to our forty-five episode of Season 5! The LAST ISSUE OF KRAKOA. Emotional writing that. Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Enigma! We catch up and close out the second week of Krakoa's goodbye tour as we get a match up of cosmic proportions. Phoenix is mutants, a development that hits with mixed reactions but ultimately makes sense for what they've been building to. Wolverine gets his last hoorah before bubsing off into the sunset, along with a goodbye tour of some notable Krakoan spots. Plus X-Men: The Wedding special showcasing a variety of LGBTQ characters and creators in a connected anthology centered around Destiny and Mystique's wedding. Love! New comics from May 29 we talk Rise of the Powers of X #5, Wolverine #50 and X-Men: The Wedding Special #1 01:18 News 04:09 Data is Beautiful 06:45 Personal News, Poll and General Questions 17:45 X-Men: The Wedding Special 35:00 Wolverine 01:00:28 RotPoX Thanks for listening to our forty-fourth episode of Season 5! We've maybe stopped falling? There's some rise and resurrection happening, but it still doesn't look great. Fighting through? Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Now that the Externals have been handled, we took a trip up to X-Corp Island and caught up with series artist Phillip Sevy! Phillip worked on some of our favorite arcs of this series including this finale, but also the Feral and Marrow story in Madripoor. We talk about Phillip's wide spanning career in comics as an artist and writer, the differences and opportunities in the digital comics space and more! Thanks for listening to our forty-third episode of Season 5! We've maybe stopped falling? There's some rise and resurrection happening, but it still doesn't look great. Fighting through? Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Nimrod! We close out our first section of the books this week as we prepare to say goodbye to Krakoa. Fall of the House of X sees the mutants taking a stand for what they want in this world - at this point in time... PLUS we get a flashback to the 90's with the continuing X-Men 97 comic. And the always spectacular X-Men Unlimited arc continues to deliver. Ready for that one on one fight!! New comics from May 22 we talk Fall of the House of X #5 and X-Men 97 #3 01:01 News 12:07 Personal News and General Questions 19:51 X-Men Unlimited 26:23 X-Men 97 35:10 FotHoX Thanks for listening to our forty-second episode of Season 5! We've maybe stopped falling? There's some rise and resurrection happening, but it still doesn't look great. Fighting through? Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Moms and dads man, what a trip. We need a family counselor in the Marvel universe STAT! We're getting non-Krakoan heavy as our books start to wind down. X-Men Forever closes out the Immortal X-Men story with some interesting Phoenix developments. Ms Marvel has a romantic encounter amidst all the violence. Ultimate X-Men continues to delight, albeit at a slower pace than some would prefer. Weapon X-Men and Wolverine Madripoor Knights are comics and we read them... X-Men Unlimited! The unsung hero of the Fall of X. Simply joyful. New comics from May 15, we talk X-Men Forever #4, Ms Marvel #3, Ultimate X-Men #3, Weapon X-Men #4 and Wolverine Madripoor Knights #4 01:15 News 06:27 Personal News 09:05 Polls and General Questions 18:02 X-Men Unlimited 23:02 Madripoor Knights 29:12 Weapon X-Men 42:14 Ultimate X-Men 56:06 Ms Marvel 1:09:52 X-Men Forever Thanks for listening to our forty-first episode of Season 5! We've maybe stopped falling? There's some rise and resurrection happening, but it still doesn't look great. Fighting through? Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

That fire chicken is really seeding their way into the narrative as things HEAT UP in X-Men Forever. Hope's past, present and future are in question - I can barely wait to find out what happens! Wolverine is gearing up for the final battle as character threads get tended to and set up. Giant Size X-Men gives us a unique Angel story that challenges his vision of himself as a hero. Plus the X-Corp have waves of plans! This is only step one!! New comics from May 8, we talk X-Men Forever #3, Wolverine #49 and Giant Size X-Men 01:49 News 12:05 Data is Beautiful 14:48 Personal News 16:16 Polls and General Questions 21:46 X-Men Unlimited 24:40 Giant Size X-Men 37:46 Wolverine 53:31 X-Men Forever Thanks for listening to our forty-first episode of Season 5! We've maybe stopped falling? There's some rise and resurrection happening, but it still doesn't look great. Fighting through? Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

The end feels like it's closer than ever. We're one month away until last call at The Green Lagoon. As mutants take their last stand, some aren't given the ending we thought they were working for. Some get to team up with otherwise known enemies. And some continue to fight themselves into side quest shenanigans. But we've got Wolverine! In more books than you know what to do with, in more ways than you ever thought possible. Never the end... New comics from May 1, we talk X-Men #34, Invincible Iron Man #18, Cable #4 and a couple of Bubs' Books 01:37 News 08:48 Personal News 12:17 Polls and General Questions 23:09 X-Men Unlimited 27:58 FCBD Issue 32:39 Deadpool & Wolverine 38:55 Weapon X-Men 47:14 Cable 52:48 Invincible Iron Man 1:07:19 X-Men Thanks for listening to our fortieth episode of Season 5! We've maybe stopped falling? There's some rise and resurrection happening, but it still doesn't look great. Fighting through? Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

The issue numbers are getting higher, the stories are starting to wrap and we're just trying to keep up with the concepts! Holy high brow sci-fi y'all! Some much needed exposition on how we got where we are, but still a lot how and why questions on the table. Do we think the Sentinels actually trust this dude? Because nobody else does. We take things a little slower in this issue of Wolverine as the finale comes in hot. What do you think about that suit of armor? How's he even doing that? Plus the Avengers kick robot but and it's simply beautiful. We talk the Wolverine Legends story from way back when and of course everyone's favorite scroller, X-Men Unlimited! New comics from April 24, we talk Fall of the House of X #4, Dead X-Men #4 and X-Men Unlimited 01:19 News 09:54 Personal News 14:07 Poll and General Questions 26:26 X-Men Unlimited 30:30 Wolverine: Madripoor Knights 34:16 Avengers 41:01 Wolverine 53:50 RotPoX 1:21:31 X-Men Forever Thanks for listening to our thirty ninth episode of Season 5! We've maybe stopped falling? There's some rise and resurrection happening, but it still doesn't look great. Fighting through? Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Woah Charles... umm... you good? Feels like the Professor has gone off the rails and is trying a page from someone else's book. We don't know where he got it from, but it is NOT on brand with the rest of the X-Men! The Fall out continues as Apocalypse does some self-care work with Krakoa. Over on the Dead X-Men's journey, they stand up for the dream, for the reality, for the right to live their lives. It's interesting to see the students stand up for a dream that seems to have been lost by its dreamer. On X-Men Unlimited the X-Corps team are killing it! And they're ready to be done with this External nonsense. New comics from April 17, we talk Fall of the House of X #4, Dead X-Men #4 and X-Men Unlimited 01:06 News 06:53 Personal News 10:02 Poll and General Questions 14:56 X-Men Unlimited 19:21 Dead X-Men 46:11 FotHoX Thanks for listening to our thirty eighth episode of Season 5! We've maybe stopped falling? There's some rise and resurrection happening, but it still doesn't look great. Fighting through? Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!