The X-Men books have, at times, struggled with intersectionality and representation of the ideas they are inspired by. These ones though? They are good at it.

Ranked This Episode:

All-New X-Men v1 #9-14

Generation X v2 #6-7

Age Of X-Man: Prisoner X

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We are ageing backwards, all the way back to the first appearance of some of our favorite characters. Join us in the abyss.

Ranked This Episode:

Uncanny #265-267 (First Gambit)

Uncanny #345, 347-350 (First Maggott & Trail of Gambit)

X-Men #28 (First Banshee)

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Very few swords but very many minor appearances of Gambit on this one folks.

Ranked this episode:

X-Men vol. 4 #23-26 (The Burning World)

X-Treme X-Men #5-9

All-New X-Factor #3-4 (Stolen Island)

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Raise your blades because it's time for X Of Swords! Writer Tini Howard joins Battle Of The Atom to talk Excalibur, Tarot, and all things X Of Swords.

Here's links to all the other stuff we mentioned:

The Chrises On Infinite Earth's Interview with Jordan D. White

The AipT X-Men Monday Interview

Yoshi Yoshitani Tarot of the Divine & Beneath The Moon

Biddy Tarot

Cerebro Episode About Betsy

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We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed.

Ranked This Episode:

House Of X/Powers Of X

Marvel Comics Presents #17-24 (Cyclops: Retribution)

Excalibur #115 (Missionaries)

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What weird one. We're talking about cartoons mostly, but also adaptations of those cartoons.

Ranked This Episode:

X-Men: Animation Special

X-Men: Evolution #1-6

X-Men: The Manga #1-4

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It's finally time for all the X-Man content you could crave. We go a little off the rails on this one. Buncha Lord Of The Rings talk that I wasn't expecting tbh.

Ranked This Episode:

Uncanny X-Men vol 5 #1-10 (Disassembled)

X-Man #1-4 (Age Of Apocalypse)

X-Man #67-70 (Infinites Of Evil)

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Don't: Go to a movie theater and see what's probably going to be a bad movie

Do: Listen to us talk about a great comic

Ranked The Episode:

New Mutants #18-20 (Demon Bear)

X-Force vol 3 #7-10 (Old Ghosts)

Uncanny X-Force vol 2 #1-6 (Let It Bleed)

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This week X-Men assistant editor Annalise Bissa talks to Zack about Swords, Crocs, and the impact of COVID-19 on making X-Men.

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Who loves Havok? Us I guess. This one is all about that himbo.

Astonishing X-Men 13-17 (Until Our Hearts Stop)

Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown

X-Men 54-59 (1st Havok, 2nd Sentinels)

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