Class of X

Class of X

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Class of X episodes

  • Iceman: Thawing Out with Blizzb3ar
    For almost 60 years, writers and editors alike kept Iceman frozen in the closet and it wasn't until 2017, with the help of Brian Michael Bendis, that we finally saw Bobby Drake out and proud. So we're reading the 2017 solo run that immediately explores his new queer life, dating apps and all. Joining us this week is Twitch celebrity, Blizzb3ar, who brings his own queer story along to compare and contrast against our very own Robert Drake. Chill out everyone, it's basically Pride and we're allowed to get a little extra this episode.
    1 hr 15 min
  • The Fall of the Mutants with Joel Rubin
    Smosh let me borrow my good friend Joel Rubin for the night so that we could cover the death of the X-Men in The Fall of the Mutants. But more importantly, it gave us time to talk about why the X-Men are in Dallas, does NPR exist in the Marvel Universe and who is Spiral, the 6 armed mutant witch with the fur boats everyone wants? For all episodes of Class of X plus special features, please check out Patron at patreon.com/classofx
    1 hr 29 min
  • Where No X-Man Has Gone Before! with Jacob Fullerton
    We're going to space! In Uncanny X-Men 107 & 108 means we're in the beginning of the epic Phoenix Saga and we get to see what Jean Grey can really do with power on a cosmic level. Join our guest, Jacob Fullerton, in heading into unknown space to meet the Starjammers, the Shi'ar alien race, the Imperial Guard and whatever the heck an M'Kraan Crystal is! Plus, the secret of Cyclops and Havok's dad is revealed? Do you like Star Wars? Star Trek? Doctor Who? Then this is the story for you to get into reading X-Men once and for all!
    1 hr 21 min
  • X-Treme X-Men with James Willems
    X-Treme X-Men, as the title would lead you to believe, is the exciting story of Storm and her independent team of X-Men seeking the diaries of the preognitive mutant Destiny, told through the words of Chris Claremont and art of Salvadore Larroca. The team, including Rogue, Bishop, Beast, Psylocke & Thunderbird, travels to Spain to search the home of Destiny for clues as to the location of her diaries. They are met in force by not just the Spanish Action Force who capture and imprison them but also my a mysterious new villain who goes by the name of Vargas who also seeks to gain power through the diaries. This episode we're joined by James Willems and are reading X-Treme X-Men #1-4, 2001.
    1 hr 36 min
  • X-Men: Fatal Attractions w/ Bruce Greene
    The sister of Colossus, Illyana, has died of the mysterious Legacy Virus and Magneto has decided that her funeral is where he will recruit the X-Men to abandon Xavier's dream and join him on his new satellite base, Avalon. Things don't go well, Wolverine gets the biggest boo boo of his life and one of the X-Men actually decides to join Magneto in the end. Bruce Greene joins us this week to talk about this 90's epic of a masterpiece. Class is in session!
    1 hr 47 min
  • Episode 013 - New Mutants: Aftermath (with Elyse Willems)

    After the New Mutants die at the hands of the Neyonder, only to come back to life with the memories of their demise intact, Professor Magneto is grappling with how to break his students out of this funk! Emma Frost, the White Queen herself, offers to lend a hand. Also at some point, the Avengers show up and fight Magneto. This book is wild. Join me with my guest Elyse Willems as we try to tackle a more than full cast of characters.

    1 hr 20 min
  • Episode 012 - Dawn of X PART 2

    You've read House of X/ Powers of X and you want more? Good news! X-Force, X-Factor, Hellions, Cable, Wolverine and more are ready for you to read! And this episode is your prerequisite guide so you can jump into those issues with no issues. Read more comics, it's your homework.

    31 min
  • Episode 011 - Mystique (with Griff)

    Mystique has been a spy, an assassin, a terrorist, and a freedom fighter. But how will she fair as an agent of Professor X himself? In Brian K Vaughan's 2003 solo title, Mystique, we get to explore some one on one time with my favorite blue shapeshifting queer icon and I'm joined by a queer icon herself, Griff. Let's dig into this immortal changeling, class!

    1 hr 25 min
  • Episode 010 - Dawn of X

    So you've read House of X and Powers of X, now what? Have no fear, my readers guide for Dawn of X is here! Dawn of X is the title given to all of the X-books released after HoX/Pox and this is part 1 of my guide on what to read and, as always, what you need to understand about them beforehand. This is a different episode than usual but I hope y'all enjoy it.

    30 min
  • Episode 009 - House of M (with Blaine Gibson)

    The foundation of what became WandaVision, the House of M tells the story of the Scarlet Witch's world changing attempt to bring peace between humans and mutants forever. By changing reality into a world run by her father, Magneto. With special guest Blaine Gibson we explore the story of how Wolverine and the resistance of humans right reality but not without a dire cost in the end. Time for more alternate reality shenanigans, it's the X-Men at their best, y'all!

    1 hr 52 min

About Class of X

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Class of X is a podcast book club for past, present and future readers of X-Men comics hosted by Jon Risinger. Each episode Jon & guest cover a specific story from the history of the X-Men,…