X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

Welcome to the New X-Men era of X Is For Comics – hope you survive the experience! First up – Nico and TK get into Wizard Magazine – what it is and what it meant to X-Men fans in the early 2000s. Then join the duo as they explore the Wizard New X-Men Preview with four pages from New X-Men 114 & Uncanny X-Men 394 before they dive into the 80+ pages of the Wizard X-Men Special 2002 featuring interviews from Chris Claremont, Grant Morrison, Frank Quietly, & much more. Along with sneak peaks ahead, special looks back, and plenty of pinups, this time capsule sets the stage for the New X-Men era! Read along with Wizard New X-Men Special & New X-Men Preview 2002 – it’s all this and more on an all new MCU on X Is For Comics!

It’s Friday! It’s time to talk news, events, and the MCU! First up – Nico and TK talk the final wave of Marvel & DC crossovers with the superstar-filled Spider-Man / Superman featuring Lady Thor, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Blade, Jeff, and more! The duo dive deep on these characters before turning their eyes (along with Kevo!) to the Daredevil finale where the team goes NUTS for Heather, White Tiger, Jess, & more! And Nico goes HARDCORE on the women of Daredevil’s histories – Karen, Heather, and more – plus the comic source material for these episodes! Read along with Jeff/Aquaman, Supergirl/Blade, & Spider-Man/Superman plus the Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 finale – it’s all this and more on an all new MCU on X Is For Comics!

Welcome to X Is For Comics: Classic! Its time to close out this era of X-Men! Join Nico & TK as they read through the first of four Millennial Vision collections – this one focusing on the X-Men just before the New X-Men era featuring the X-Men as…robots, dogs, villains, and more?! This is a very unusual title, featuring some one-of-a-kind stories – one of which that even introduces the Exiles (kinda sorta). Find out more about the origin of Nocturne (the daughter of Nightcrawler and the Scarlet Witch) plus so much more! Read along with X-Men: Millennial Visions (2000) – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

It’s Friday! It’s time to talk news, events, and the MCU! First up – Nico and TK talk the next wave of Marvel & DC crossovers with the UNFORGETTABLE Superman / Spider-Man featuring some of the most emotional storytelling from Mark Waid in years! The team-ups are incredible, featuring Spider & Super characters from across mediums (Batman Beyond!!!!) and much more more. Some stories are powerful, some less effective – but they’re all told with the spirit of the Big Two in mind. Then Kevo joins as the team take a look at Daredevil Born Again Season Two episodes 5 -7 in preparation of the finale! It’s all this and more on an all new MCU on X Is For Comics!

Welcome to X Is For Comics: Classic! Nico and TK deep dive into the world of X-Men: Declassified, an often forgotten one-shot from the Revolution Era! Mixing together elements of a Logan, Kitty, & Gambit trio mission with trading card style pinups, data summaries, and false memories, this issue seeks to create a complex understanding of X-Men history by providing what simply didn’t happen and forcing the X-Men to confront their own lack of knowledge. Plus, Nico talks about the update-style one-shots from the same era! Read along with X-Men Declassified, Cerebro's Guide To The X-Men, X-Men Yearbook, & X-Men Universe - Past, Present And Future – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

Welcome to X Is For Comics: Classic! Today we’re covering some of the most exciting X-Women stories from 2001. First up, check out some questionable anthology stories from just before the New X-Men era from X-Men Unlimited #31 - 33, featuring Rogue, Phoenix, Emma Frost, Selene, Dazzler, & more! Then check out two of the most influential X-Women minis from the era with Blink #1 - 4 & X-Men: Magik #1 -4, the latter spinning out of the pages of X-Men: Black Sun and gives one of the only deep looks at Amanda Sefton’s time as Magik! Read along with X-Men: Unlimited #31 - 33, Blink #1 - 4, & Magik #1 -4 – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

It’s Friday! It’s time to talk news, events, and the MCU! First up – Nico and TK breakdown the latest round of news out of the House of Ideas featuring new info about the relaunch of What If?, the Disney/Marvel layoffs, and more! Then the duo examines all the newest info about DNX, Armageddon, and the the current state of Marvel crossovers, from 2019 - 2026. Then, join Nico, Kevo, & TK as they take a look at this week in the MCU with Daredevil Born Again Season 2 episodes 5 – with another (though kind of the same) SHOCK ending! It’s all this and more on an all new MCU on X Is For Comics!

Welcome to X Is For Comics: Classic! Today, Nico & TK begin their final descent on the pre-New X-Men era with a look at two of the biggest solo stars of the 90s – Cable & Wolverine! First up – talk Cable (without Apocalypse or  Stryfe) vs the Dark Sisterhood and then it’s onto Wolverine vs the questionable Mister X. Lastly, close out the episode with the last event before the relaunch – EVE OF DESTRUCTION! Magneto threatens to flip the planet, kidnaps Xavier, & declares war from and within Genosha. Read along with Cable 88 - 91, Wolverine 158 - 161 & Annual 2000, and The Uncanny X-Men 391 - 393 & X-Men 111 - 113 – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

It’s Friday! It’s time for news, new titles, and of course, MCU coverage! First, kick things off with Nico & TK as they talk about the just announced DNX event and the road to Armageddon with Captain American (vol 14) #1 - 8, Will Of Doom #1, Dungeons Of Doom #1 - 3, & Wolverine: Weapons Of Armageddon #1 - 2! The titles span the complete roadmap to Armageddon and it’s just geddin started! It’s Daredevil, Wolverine, Cap, Red Hulk, Doom – all this AND MORE – before joining Nico, Kevo, & TK as they take a look at this week in the MCU with Daredevil Born Again Season 2 episodes 4 – with a SHOCK ending! It’s all this and more on an all new MCU on X Is For Comics!

Welcome to X Is For Comics: Classic! This where you can follow all of XI4C’s classic comic content! Today, Nico & TK cover some of the BEST of the end of the Revolution Era! Join the duo for X-Men: The Search For Cyclops – four issues that make New X-Men & MUCH MORE possible by bringing Scott Summers back to the X-Men following Phoenix, Cable, & Apocalypse’s complex journey to complete their destinies! Next, finish out the longterm coverage of Gambit’s third volume into Bishop / Gambit and lastly, take a look at Liefeld’s look at Wolverine, Deadpool, Spider-Man, Syrin, & more in 2001 in Wolverine #154 - 157 (before drops off the title…again) - all on an all new X Is For Comics!

It’s Friday! Welcome to our new news and current topics episode – where you can follow our news, new comics, and MCU coverage! First, kick things off with Nico, Kevo, & TK as they take a look at this week in the MCU with the unforgettable Daredevil Born Again Season 2 episodes 2 -3! Then join Nico & TK as they talk about the newly announced Hellfire Gala, a history of the Hellfire Gala, & new Armageddon news (including that amazing Magic: The Gathering card)! Then, join the duo as they discuss the AMAZING debut of Daredevil v9 by Phillips & Garbett! It’s an incredible convo – all this AND MORE – all this and more on an all new MCU on X Is For Comics!

Daredevil is back – Born Again Season 2 kicked off on Disney+ and we’re here to catch you up, fill you in, and tell you what we think about the premiere! The team talks characters, storylines, comic inspiration, MCU history, and more! Plus check out the live recording session that lead to the team deciding to take on it’s project – a deep dive into Nico & TK’s thoughts on the MCU, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Punisher, and the X-Men in the MCU – all this and more on an all new MCU on X Is For Comics!

The Dream is Dead. Mystique and her Brotherhood mount one of the biggest attacks of their career – an attack on Muir Island, set to spread a human variant of the Legacy Virus. The battle sees Toad Post, Sabretooth, and Pyro work to kill Senator Kelly, yet their plan fails – and results in the death of Moira & the depowering of Rahne. Yet, Senator Kelly still manages to be assassinated – and that’s just the start. The end of the Legacy Virus, the death of Colossus, the departure of Kitty Pryde – the plans for the next ten years of X-Men are put in play here! Plus, a return to Excalibur that will be further explored in the pages of the Avengers, Decimation, & HoXPoX! Read along with The Uncanny X-Men #388 - 390, Cable #87, Bishop: The Last X-Man #16, X-Men #108 - 110, The Uncanny X-Men Annual 2000, X-Men Unlimited #30, & Excalibur #1 - 4 on an all new X Is For Comics!

It’s an episode full of blasts from the past! Kick things off with a look at the never-before-seen sketches from the history of the X-Men including Wolverine As Death, X-Man as Apocalypse, Gambit & Psylocke from Jim Lee era X-Girls by Art Adams, X-Men in Winter Garb from The Magneto War, new X-Men Corner Box illustrations, plus new takes on Shadowcat, The New Mutants, Cable & X-Force, Xavier & Cerebro, Sinister & Marauders, Longshot, Mojo & Spiral, Maggot & Genoshan Guards, Lady Deathstrike, Reavers, & Pilgrimm, and Chronotroopers & Hatchet 9 from Bishop The Last X-Man – PLUS long lost X-Force character Cougar. Then take a look at the MONSTER-SIZED Marvel line-wide epic Maximum Security – seeing the entire Marvel universe against the Kree & an alien armada! Read along with X-Men: Archives Sketchbook, Avengers Infinity #1 - 4, Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1, Maximum Security #1 - 3, Captain America (Vol. 3) #36, Thor (Vol. 2) #30, Captain Marvel (Vol. 4) #12, Iron Man (Vol. 3) #35, Black Panther #25, Uncanny X-Men #387, Bishop:The Last X-Man #15, Thunderbolts #45 -47, Avengers (Vol. 3) #35, Gambit vol. 3, #23, X-Men vol. 2 #107, X-Men Unlimited #29, Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #22 - 24, Peter Parker: Spider-Man #22 - 24, Incredible Hulk (Vol. 2) #21, and Marvel Knights #6. It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK are back with X-Men news, reviews, & more! First kick things off with the team covering every upcoming X-Men Omnibus & Epic Collection on the schedule – from multiple volumes of the Krakoan Age to All New Wolverine, back to Onslaught, and even the long awaited X-Men Omnibus Vol 6 and Generation X Epic Collection: Counter X! Then, the guys look at their week of reading including the wild and movie-centric X-Men: Forever by Nicieza featuring Phoenix, Iceman, Juggernaut, Mystique, and Toad before turning to the Revolution titles Cable #79 - 86 (featuring the return of Rachel Summers!) & Gambit #20 - 22 (including an appearance from The Neo)! It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

It’s time for a bonus episode! Getting excited for the upcoming Marvel Maximum Collection featuring rereleases of some of the most famous X-Men games ever, Nico takes a walk down memory lane and breaks down all of the X-Men’s video games before their sudden disappearance from the gamingverse. From there, there’s TV, movies, and books before taking a look at the forgotten X-Men: The Hellfire Club miniseries from the Revolution era. Read along with X-Men: The Hellfire Club #1  4! It’s games, media, and cults on an all new X Is For Comics Bonus Episode!

It’s here and gone in a flash! The Revolution era is barreling towards its conclusion – starting with Counter X! First up, Nico & TK talk about major X-Men news, including Maddie & Pixie joining Marvel’s mobile game, Contest Of Champions as well as the loss of X-Men artist Jacopo Camagni. After that, the team switches over to the titles, kicking things off by saying goodbye to X-Force, which follows the bizarre bodyhorror story all the way to the end. Then, see the Gen X kids off with the school closing for good and the students moving on, before following what is the most interesting X-Man story - which comes just in time to end the series?! Read along with X-Force 110 - 115, Generation X 71 - 75, X-Man 67 - 75 - it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK are back at it and they’re talking all things X! Kick things off with a talk about the upcoming Wolverine PS5 game – which finally has a release date. The team talks origin boxes, the Ultimate Rebirth, and new Wonder Man before turning to this episode’s run of X-Titles. Check out a dark magic anniversary adventure in X-Men: Black Sun, an assassination game in Gambit, & a war between clans in Wolverine. Read along with X-Men: Black Sun 1 - 5, Gambit 16 - 19 & Annual 2000, and Wolverine 150 - 153!

The Revolution continues! Nico & TK look at the other titles that dominate the Revolution era of X-Men by looking at all the “kid” teams – a look at the paramilitary turned spy crew of X-Force, the school-turned-X-Men team of Generation, and the excellent redefinition of X-Man. The pair do not agree across the board and raise complicated questions about the evolution of the line within itself – if the main line goes back to an evolved form of itself, what happens to the books about “othering?” The X-Titles will never be the same! Read along with X-Force 102 - 109, Generation X 63 - 70, X-Man 63 - 66 - it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

Chris Claremont finally returns to the X-Men – but first he took runs on The Fantastic Four, Contest Of Champions II, & even a Spider-Man annual! Prepare for the debut of the modern age of Valeria Richards, the reintroduction of the Capt Britain Corps & Gatecrasher’s Technet, and more X-Men tie-ins and references than you can believe. Before he changes X-Men again, he brings the X-Men’s world to the Marvel Universe with appearances from Charlotte Jones, the Acolytes, Roma, Saturnyne, Project Starcore, Neal Conan & Manoli Wetherell, plus a ton more. Read along with Fantastic Four (vol 3) #1 - 32 plus Annuals 1999 & 2000, Fantastic Four: The Fantastic Fourth Voyage Of Sinbad, Iron Man #14, Contest of Champions II #1 -5, and Peter Parker: Spider-Man Annual 2000! It’s an all out X Adventure in the pages of F4 on an all new X Is For Comics Bonus Episode!

Let the Revolution begin! The X-Men transform after the six month gap with all new villains like The Neo, the Goth, the Lost Souls, and more! Join Jean as she becomes Phoenix, Cable, Storm Kitty, Colossus, Gambit, Beast, the new Thunderbird, Psylocke, Rogue, Dani Moonstar, Cecelia Reyes, Nightcrawler – EVERYONE’S HERE! The X-Men go international, into space, and battle the darkest villain they’ve met – including Tullamore Voge, Lady Deathstrike, Stryfe, & the worst-of-the-worst, as Claremont returns and begins to set up over 15 years of stories! Read along with X-Men 100 - 106 & Annual 2000, The Uncanny X-Men 381 - 386, X-Men Unlimited 27 - 28, & Magneto: Dark Seduction 1 - 4 – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

Chris Claremont finally returns to the X-Men – but of course, nothing is ever that simple! The X-Men legend finished up a Fantastic Four run as he took back over the merry mutants – and of course, there’s characters that appear in his F4 run that make it into the X-Men! The Heroes Reborn universe set up Claremont’s run, and features work by CC himself, so strap in as Nico dives in deep and explains Fantastic Four (vol 2) #1 - 13, Avengers (vol 2) #4 - 6 & 12 - 13, Captain America (vol 2) #6 & 12 - 13, Iron Man #6 & 12 - 13, Heroes Reborn: The Return #1 - 4, & Heroes Reborn: Doomsday, Ashema, Masters Of Evil, Young Allies, Rebel, Remnants, & Doom – all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK take a break from the X-Men Revolution and the road to New X-Men with news, updates, and more on all your favorite Marvel projects! The team talk the Daredevil: Born Again season 2 preview, a first look at Wonder Man, the Youtube/theatrical Doomsday stories, and MCU X-Men Predictions! Then, the duo consider the passing of Sal Buscema and the legacy of dynastic creators before taking a critical look at Age Of Revelation, tracing threads through previous crossovers – before checking out upcoming events like Ultimate Universe Reborn & Armageddon, as well as the Marvel/DC Crossover series continuing with Spider-Man & Superman! It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

It all ends here! The Age Of Apocalypse was meant to end here and never come back – the visceral and bloody battles rage on every playing field – and the final struggle between Magneto & Apocalypse hits a VIOLENT end. Prepare for the four crossover characters to make it to the main Marvel Universe; the collapse of the mutant empire; the start of Onslaught; and X-Man’s NEXT return to the world of the Age Of Apoc. Join the team as they react to the Age Of Apocalypse Epic Book Four featuring Generation Next 4, X-Calibre 4, X-Man 4 (plus 53 - 54), Factor X 4, Gambit & The X-Ternals 4, Amazing X-Men 4, Weapon X 4, X-Universe 2, X-Men Omega, & X-Men: Prime! It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

It’s another bonus episode! Join Nico as he covers the time travel and flashback stories that took place around The Twelve! Join the X-Men as Colossus journeys back to Russia with Wolverine & Kurt; discover the origin of Wolverine & Cable’s grudge; experience what could be the missing chapter of the Cross-Time Caper with Kitty & Ray; head to the end of time with the power of the Phoenix to battle Apocalypse; and then team up with Daredevil before moving through history with Gambit & Mister Sinister to challenge everything you know about the Thieves & Assassins Guilds! Nico covers X-Men: Liberators #1 - 4, Wolverine/Cable: Guts ‘N Glory, X-Men: True Friends #1 - 3, X-Men: Phoenix #1 - 3, & Gambit (v3) #10 - 15! – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

One of the biggest X-Men crossovers ever, more than a decade in the making – Apocalypse: The Twelve! To this day, the events of Apoc: The Twelve continue to affect the characters, canon, and conflicts of the X-Men, whether it’s the introduction of scientific magic into En Sabah Nur’s narrative, Scott Summer’s descent into madness, or the permanent changes to X-Man; then journey to the Ages of Apocalypse – a series of timelines like none before them; and lastly, journey to the Revolution with X-Men: Powerless! Read along with a look at Apocalypse: The Twelve, Ages Of Apocalypse, & X-Men: Powerless featuring featuring The Uncanny X-Men 376 - 380, Cable 73 - 78, X-Men 96 - 99, Wolverine 146 - 149, X-Men Unlimited 26, X-Man #59 - 60, X-51: The Machine Man #7, & The Uncanny X-Men Annual '99. It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

Journey to Earth 1298 – the home of the deadly, dangerous MUTANT X! Nico gives a complete summary and review of the series, a manic and wild ride through Alex Summers’s and the X-Men’s history through a tortured, twisted lens! Alex is stranded in another universe, in another Havok’s body, and meets his version of X-Factor – THE SIX, featuring Iceman, Bloodstorm (Ororo Munroe), The Fallen (Warren Worthington III), The Brute (Hank McCoy), & Marvel Woman (Maddie Pryor)!? Join them as they battle the Goblin Queen, Onslaught, Dracula, & more on a crazy, unforgettable AU adventure! Check out X-Factor #149, Mutant X #1 - 32, & Mutant X Annuals 1999, 2000, & 2001 – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

The X-Men’s darkest days (so far) continue in The Age Of Apocalypse! The truth about Mystique comes out in the pages of X-Calibre; the Astonishing & Amazing X-Men continue to work to save Charlie and bring down the dystopia of Apocalypse; Gen Next works to save Illyana but at what cost; the X-Man saga continues to pull Nate in multiple directions; Factor X takes a shocking turn with brother on brother; Weapon X & Gambit both reveal traitors; & X-Universe paints a bleak picture for humanity. Follow our penultimate AoA episode with Age Of Apocalypse Epic Book Three featuring X-Calibre 2 - 3, Astonishing X-Men 2 - 4, Generation Next 2 - 3, X-Man 2 - 3, Factor X 3, Amazing X-Men 3, Weapon X 3, Gambit & The X-Ternals 3, & X-Universe 1. It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

The X-Men didn’t just Shatter — they set the stage for one of the darkest moments in mutant history! But it wasn’t just the team titles that got them there. The solo X-titles led to the personal disasters and traumas that brought the X-Men to their knees before Apocalypse. Join Nico for another solo bonus including the issues of Gambit, Cable, & Wolverine leading to their issues of X-Men: The Shattering, and the Bishop stories that take him out of the X-Men (and this century) before his brief return in The Twelve! Check out Gambit #1 - 7 & Annual ‘99, Bishop: The Last X-Men #1 - 14, Wolverine #133 - 149, & Cable #44 - 78. It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

The X-Men are falling apart! On the road to the now legendary Apocalypse: The Twelve, the X-Men find themselves shattered – their lives come apart in ways they never expected: Scott, Logan, & Jean team up with Warren, Cable & X-Man to close out the nanites storyline; Bishop & Deathbird get up to time hijinks; Gambit revisits his past; Mystique tests Rogue and Kitty over Destiny’s Diaries; Alex & Lorna return (sorta); Marrow comes up against Pitor & Mikhail Rasputin; and then it’s time for the autopsy revealing that ***** is the new Death and has been replaced by a ******?! Prepare for the end days with X-Men: The Shattering featuring The Uncanny X-Men 372 - 375, X-Men 92 - 95, The Astonishing X-Men 1 - 3, X-Men Unlimited 025, Wolverine 145, & Gambit 8 - 9. It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

As the team goes hard on 90s X-Men, it’s time to dive deeper into the sidestories, the spinoffs, and more! Introduced in Uncanny X-Men #371, X-Men #91, & X-Men Annual 1999 (plus the pages of Joe Casey’s Cable), the M-Tech line featured major tech characters, like Warlock & X-51, plus appearances from the X-Men, Brotherhood, Hellfire Club, and more! Join Nico as he takes a look at all of the issues of M-Tech (after our coverage of the debut arc last episode!), the short-lived Marvel line featuring X-51 #0 - 12, Deathlok #1 - 11, and Warlock #1 - 9! It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

The Age Of Apocalypse kicks into gear! Nico & TK continue their detour into the most famous X-Men AU of all time as the official titles of one of the most memorable runs of the 90s launch hard! Join the team as they explore the titles through the Epic Collection Books, putting the narrative in continuity order – Book Two features X-Men Alpha 1, Generation Next 1, Astonishing X-Men 1, X-Calibre 1, Gambit & The X-Ternals 1 - 2, Weapon X 1 - 2, Amazing X-Men 1 - 2, Factor X 1 - 2, & X-Man 1. It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

Magneto is back and he’s ready to ruin the X-Men’s day. The lead-up to New X-Men continues to gain steam as Alan Davis’s legendary-for-The-Twelve run kicks off and sees the return of MAJOR villains like Magneto – and soon Apocalypse. These moments set the stage for the future of X-Men as we know it, and the major relations of significant characters continue to grow – Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Kitty, Gambit, & Rogue – plus more minor characters like Marrow. Join the team as they read late ‘98 into mid ‘99 and even picks up on the threads of classic Excalibur and more. Read along with Uncanny X-Men 366 - 371, X-Men 85 - 91, The Magneto War 1, Magneto Rex 1 - 3, Unlimited 23 - 24, & X-Men Annual 1999 Then, start The Hunt For Xavier, a six-part arc running through Uncanny X-Men 362-364 & X-Men 82-84 (42:10), which reintroduces The Brotherhood, repowers Xavier, and delivers a powerful new villain in…CEREBRO!? Finish things off (58:15) with X-Men & Doctor Doom Annual 1998 (featuring a shocking Onslaught reveal), Unlimited 22 (an early Brian K Vaughn tale), and Uncanny X-Men 365 (a Colossus/Magik holiday ghost story).

Get ready for the Age Of Apocalypse! Nico & TK take a detour into the most famous X-Men AU of all time featuring (mostly only slightly) twisted versions of your favorite characters, the triumph of Apocalypse, and the redemption of Magneto! Join the team as they explore the titles through the Epic Collection Books, putting the narrative in continuity order – Book One features X-Men Chronicles 1 - 2, X-Man #-1 & Annual '96, Tales from The Age of Apocalypse: By the Light, Tales from The Age of Apocalypse: Sinister Bloodlines, & Blink 1 - 4. It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

Get ready for X-Men ‘98 - the relaunch that brought everyone home! After years, Kitty, Nightcrawler, Colossus, & Gambit – plus even Charles Xavier himself – return to the X-Men, alongside Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, & Marrow for an era that sets the stage for some of the most major changes in the history of the X-Men! Get ready for The Twelve, New X-Men, Astonishing X-Men, and more with the 1998 relaunch that made it all possible. First up, Nico & TK talk about the kickoff event with Uncanny X-Men 360-361 & X-Men 80-81, which brings the team home (plus X-Men Unlimited 21 featuring Strong Guy, Beast, Multiple Man, and more).  Then, start The Hunt For Xavier, a six-part arc running through Uncanny X-Men 362-364 & X-Men 82-84 (42:10), which reintroduces The Brotherhood, repowers Xavier, and delivers a powerful new villain in…CEREBRO!? Finish things off (58:15) with X-Men & Doctor Doom Annual 1998 (featuring a shocking Onslaught reveal), Unlimited 22 (an early Brian K Vaughn tale), and Uncanny X-Men 365 (a Colossus/Magik holiday ghost story).

Welcome to All New All Different X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast! We've traveled through the X-Men in the 70s, 80s, and the greater Marvel Universe; made stops in DC, and even the Amalgam and crossover universes. And after all those stories, we're ready to return home to the place where it all started: the X-Men comics we love! We're going to jump back into regular coverage of classic X-Men stories, starting with the 1998 relaunch and moving into some of our all time favorite runs, like New X-Men by Morrison, X-Treme X-Men by Claremont, X-Statix by Milligan and Allred, and more. In traditional XI4C fashion, We'll be covering EVERYTHING from these eras, including side trips into titles like Origin, Secret War, and everything relevant to the X-Experience. But that's not all -- in addition to these bi-weekly episodes, we'll be filling in the space between with a complete read of the original Age Of Apocalypse universe through the Epic Collections, take a complete look at the entire original 2099 line, and still bring you special episodes with news, new titles, and the X-Events affecting mutants now. We're so excited to share this all with you, and to help you follow along, here's a rundown of our first few weeks: 12/10/25 - Uncanny X-Men 360-365, X-Men 80-84, X-Men Unlimited 21-22, X-Men & Doctor Doom Annual 1998 12/17/25 - Age Of Apocalypse Book 1: X-Men Chronicles 1-2, X-Man #-1 & Annual '96, Tales from The Age of Apocalypse: By the Light & Sinister Bloodlines 12/24/25 - Uncanny X-Men 366-371, X-Men 85-91, The Magneto War 1, Magneto Rex 1-3, X-Men Unlimited 23-24, X-Men Annual 1999 12/31/25 - Age Of Apocalypse Book 2: X-Men: Alpha, Age of Apocalypse: The Chosen, Generation Next 1, Astonishing X-Men 1, X-Calibre 1, Gambit and the X-Ternals 1-2, Weapon X 1-2, Amazing X-Men 1-2, Factor X 1-2, X-Man 1 01/07/26 - Uncanny X-Men 372-375, X-Men 92-95, Astonishing X-Men (v3) 1-3, Wolverine 145, X-Men Unlimited 25 01/14/26 - News, New Titles, Finales, Guests, & More! 01/21/26 - Uncanny X-Men 376-380, X-Men 96-99, Cable 75-77, X-Man 59, Wolverine 146-148, Uncanny X-Men Annual 1999 01/28/26 - Age Of Apocalypse Book 2: X-Calibre 2-3, Astonishing X-Men 2-4, Generation Next 2-3, X-Man 2-3, Factor X 3, Amazing X-Men 3, Weapon X 3, Gambit & the X-Ternals 3, X-Universe 1 It’s all this and more on an all new era of X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

It’s here! The meetcute we’ve all been waiting for: It’s Batman/Deadpool! It’s like what we’ve been doing for months – but WITH GRANT MORRISON AND DAN MORA! PLUS Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Joshua Williamson with Hayden Sherman on Constantine/Doctor Strange; Tom Taylor & Bruno Redondo on Nightwing & Wolverine; Mariko Tamaki and Amanda Conner on Harley Quinn vs. Hulk; & G. Willow Wilson and Denys Cowan on Static and Ms. Marvel. Plus ranking the covers for Batman/Deadpool! All this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics. X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

The Final Piece! Nico & TK have spent five months exploring all of the (conventional straightforward) crossovers Marvel & DC have had to offer. Superman VS The Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Treasury Edition #28: Superman & Spider-Man!, DC Special Series- Batman vs The Incredible Hulk & Marvel & DC Present feat The Uncanny X-Men & The New Teen Titans!, 1994’s Batman/Punisher Double Feature: Lake of Fire & Deadly Knights!, Darkseid vs Galactus: The Hunger & Spider-Man/Batman: Disordered Minds (1995)!, Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances & Marvel VS DC/DC VS Marvel: Whose Side Are You On?, Marvel Vs DC 1 - 4, the entire FUCKING AMALGAMverse, Deadpool / Batman, All Access 1 – 4, Ultimate Access 1 – 4, Silver Surfer/Superman, The Incredible Hulk vs Superman, & Superman/Fantastic Four, Batman & Spider-Man: New Age Dawning & Batman & Captain America (1997), Daredevil/Batman: Eye For An Eye (1997) & Batman/Daredevil: King Of New York (2000). AND NOW FINALLY the grand-daddy of them all: JLA/Avengers #1 - 4 (2003 - 2004) and its INCREDIBLY storied history before the team MOVES INTO the CLASSIC X-MEN STORIES we’ve always waited for!  X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

In the final run-up, Nico & TK take on the DC Hero by which comics is measured – Batman! The old Bats had tons of late 90s crossover events with Marvel, and The Guys check some of the most significant Bat-Crossovers of the era with Batman & Captain America from Feb '97 and Batman & Spider-Man: New Age Dawning from Oct '97. Then, grab a double dose of Batman & Daredevil as the Dark Knight & The Crimson Crusader roll through two issues of Marvel & DC madness! Join the XI4C Guys for Batman & Captain America (1997), Batman & Spider-Man: New Age Dawning (1997), Batman & Daredevil: Eye For An Eye (1997), and Batman & Daredevil: King Of New York (2000) on an all new X Is For Comics! Check it all out on an all out on an all-new X Is For Comics! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

BONUS EPISODE! Nico & TK jumped in Marvel Vs DC expecting to revisit their favorite characters across a mixture of classic, modern, familiar, and previously undiscovered stories. What they didn’t expect was for Deadpool/Batman to result in Batman/Deadpool, Spider-Man/Superman, Superman/Spider-Man, and now a series of digital exclusive firsts from Marvel Unlimited & DC Infinite! To take it even further, Marvel & DC are offering a once-in-a-lifetime (I mean, it’s only happened this once so – ) The Ultimate Fan Crossover: subscribers to Marvel Unlimited receive a FREE month of DC Infinite. Where is this new partnership going? Check it all out on an all out on an all-new X Is For Comics! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

With few titles left, Nico & TK take on the DC hero who stands for hope: Superman and his adventures in the Marvel Universe from 1997 - 1999! Check out the big space power of Silver Surfer/Superman from January 1997 and then hang in for a double dose of July 1999 Clark Kent Crossover Collections with The Incredible Hulk Vs Superman & Superman/Fantastic Four. Only THREE episodes left tracing the classic crossovers that set the stage for Deadpool/Batman & Superman/Spider-Man. Check it all out on an all out on an all-new X Is For Comics! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

Like all massive crossover events, a final act will come and signal the end…or does it? Well, kinda. It’s true, Nico & TK have reached the end of Marvel Vs DC, Amalgam, & All/Unlimited Access, though of course there’s plenty more to come. With a fond look back at what they’ve covered, The Guys sign off on Access and his adventures before returning to the world of Marvel/DC crossovers to come….that came out during this? What was the Access Event while titles like Silver Surfer/Superman, Batman & Spider-Man: New Age Dawning, Batman & Captain America, and even (the first part of the Dark Knight/Crimson Crusader crossover) Daredevil/Batman: Eye For An Eye were coming out? Find out on an all out on an all-new X Is For Comics! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

The Guys are back – they’re getting ready for Age Of Revelation and to rev it up, they’re ranking the BIGGEST X-Men AU Timelines!! Take a look at the biggest eras and timelines! Check out:  Days Of Future Past (Uncanny X-Men 141 - 1981) Cable's Askani Future (X-Factor 66 - 1991) Bishop's XSE Future (Uncanny X-Men 282 - 1991) X-Men 2099 (X-Men 2099 1 - 1993)  Age Of Apocalypse (X-Men: Alpha - 1996) Uncanny X-People/MC2 (J2 1 - 1998) Mutant X (Mutant X 1 - 1998) Here Comes Tomorrow (New X-Men 151 - 2004) X-Men: The End (X-Men: The End - Dreamers & Demons 1 - 2004)  House Of M (House Of M 1 - 2005) Age Of X (Age Of X Alpha - 2011) Moira's Sixth Life (House of X 1 / Powers Of X 1 - 2019) It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics. X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

Hope you survive the experience - X Is For Comics will return to weekly content, covering classic titles with an advance-posted weekly schedule, featuring a complex tapestry of our favorite titles. @NicoAction & @TKAccidental, along with producer @KevoReally, deep dive into the worlds of your favorite X-Men stories with three exciting new looks at X-Men & their related comics.  First, though, the guys take a look at the road here, and then get psyched for what’s next! Kick things off with a COMPLETE look at the X-Men Line with the 1998 reset featuring Uncanny X-Men/X-Men’s Magneto War, Apocalypse: The Twelve, & Ages Of Apocalypse! Then, Chris Claremont returns for a Revolution that sets the stage for Grant Morrison’s New X-Men, Joe Casey’s Uncanny X-Men, and Claremont’s X-Treme X-Men, plus much more: Exiles, X-Statix, Weapon X, Mystique, and tons of surprises. The experience doesn’t stop there! Join the crew as they look at some of the most discussed X-AUs ever! In the spirit of their MC2, Spider-Verse, & DC/Marvel Amalgam coverage, the new era kicks off with a special bi-weekly four-part look at Age Of Apocalypse: The Complete Epic.  Following AoA. join the team for a jaunt to a different time altogether: Marvel 2099, a month-by-month project, analyzing the story as it was released starting in 1992. Plus, keep up with everything going on in X-Comics, and the bigger picture of Marvel & DC, with regular news episodes! It’s all this and more in the newly redesigned and relaunched X Is For Comics! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

Get ready for MULTIVERSAL GEN….X-MEN?! Grant Morrison, perhaps the most important comic writer still in print, did an AMA so the guys lost their mind. That’s literally half the episode. It wasn’t the intent. And then! The Amalgam Project hits its penultimate payload before the big finale! Nico & TK are talking SIX Amalgam titles from a year later including Generation Hex, Super Soldier: Man At War, Spider-Boy Team-Up, Challengers Of The Fantastic, Lobo the Duck, & Thorion & The New Asgardians. It’s a list that makes you go “this is what’s left” as we round out Amalgam even more crossover titles. All this and more on an all new X Is For Comics! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

Get ready for MULTIVERSAL X-MEN! The Amalgam Project continues towards its inevitable conclusion! Nico & TK are talking SIX Amalgam titles from a year later including Exciting X-Patrol, The Magnetic Men featuring Magneto, JLX Unleashed, Bat-Thing, Dark Claw Adventures, & Iron Lantern. It’s a mashup smackdown featuring some of the wildest Amalgam titles yet. All this and more on an all new X Is For Comics! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

The guys are back and they’re here to fight! Well, the characters are. First up, is looking at Daredevil 25 & Punisher: Red Band 1, before their upcoming VS title! The guys look at their last runs, where they’re going, and everything in between. Then, the team turns to the newest DC event for DC: K.O. 1, a stunning crossover kickoff! Come check it all out on an all-new X Is For Comics! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

The Amalgam Experience ain’t over yet! Just as Marvel Vs DC/DC Vs Marvel winds down, the event’s “new star” takes “center stage” in his “own title” – and yet it never really becomes its own title. The series suffers from what also makes it a lovely read – it’s lack of real stakes. Is the second of three 90s-classic M/DC four-part events as strong as MvsDC? Come check it all out on an all-new X Is For Comics! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

Celebrating Deadpool/Batman, the return of Amalgam, and more, Nico & TK re-matching up their favorite heroes to make a CRAZY new take on Marvel VS DC and see if their modern randomization can go somewhere CRAZY! Check out wild mashups like:  -- Emma Frost vs Harley Quinn! -- Elektra vs Mr Terrific! -- Magneto vs Poison Ivy! -- Cassandra Nova vs Damien Wayne's Robin! -- Doop vs John Constantine! -- and MORE! Come check it all out on an all-new X Is For Comics! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!

Alright, it’s finally here. The team has discussed all of the crossovers, all of Marvel Vs DC, and all of Amalgam; Deadpool/Batman is finally out – and now the guys close out Marvel Vs DC (before All Access, Unlimited Access, Return to Amalgam, and more!) with the finale to the epic 90s crossover! Come check it all out on an all new X Is For Comics! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a wide range of entertainment media and news, from film & TV to comics to gaming, music, and beyond. Led by NICO (@NicoAction) and TK (@TKAccidental) with producer KEVO (@KevoReally), as well as a variety of friends and special guests, these LIVE discussions are not to be missed - so be sure to tune in and join us for all the fun!