X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

Nico & TK complete their three-part lap on the school-based New X-Men spinoff, New Mutants vol 2! The duo breakdown the new students, main villains, and of course, the returning New Mutants. Sofia, Laurie, David, Josh – plus Rockslide, Hellion, Mercury, and more – face tragedy at the school, classic villains like Donald Donald Pearce and the Reavers, plus the classic ladies of the original lineup with Dani, Shan, Amara, & Rahne all playing a role in the unforgettable second arc. Join your New X-Men hosts as they breakdown the second and final arc of the title – part three of a three-part run you can’t miss! Read along with New Mutants (v2) #7 - 12 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK continue their look at the unforgettable New Mutants vol 2 – plus Chris Claremont & Bill Siekiewicz’s triumphant return to the characters they made famous. Before Nico & TK finally start the actual title, they take a look at “Keepsake,” a then-brand-new New Mutants story featuring the classic lineup brought back to life with nuance, magic, and intensity. Then, it’s time to dive into the magic of DeFilipis & Weir’s title – featuring the debut of a huge array of characters, but somehow set during the “Summer Session” that falls between….Riot at Xavier’s and Murder At The Mansion? Join your New X-Men hosts as they breakdown the first arc of the title – part two of a three-part run you can’t miss! Read along with New Mutants (v2) #1 - 6 & X-Men Unlimited #43 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK finally reach one of the most influential – but often forgotten – series of the New X-Men era! New Mutants Volume 2 introduced an incredible number of new characters like Prodigy, Wind Dancer, Wither, Elixir, Anole, Rockslide, Hellion, Mercury, Surge – and so many more! Nico & TK breakdown the series’s main components, including the prelude story featuring Dani Moonster, written by the writers of New Mutants just before the series began. Nico & TK kick off a deep look at the next generation of mutants before beginning to delve into their title – leading to a three-part episode you don’t want to miss! Read along with New Mutants (v2) & X-Men Unlimited #42 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK continue their look at two of the biggest arcs in New X-Men – and X-Men history. The duo breakdown every page of Riot at Xavier’s – from the erasure of pre-Kick Quentin Quire to the unforgettable sacrifice the students take on to save the school. After the biggest battle on school grounds since Imperial, the title switches into a mystery that rocks the X-Men forever – someone shot Emma Frost with a diamond bullet, and there’s a long list of suspects. The arc brings babies, departures, and betrayals, all before the final stretch of New X-Men kick into high gear! Don’t miss this second part of the two-part episode run you don’t can’t miss! Read along with New X-Men #132 - 141 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK jump back into New X-Men for two of the biggest arcs of all-time – plus two of the most memorable one shots ever. First up – journey back to Genosha with Polaris, Storm, Charles, Jean, and more as they begin to unravel Magneto’s legacy. Then, meet Dust in a packed-to-the-brim single issue story before changing the face of the X-Men forever. Nico & TK kick off a deep look at Riot at Xavier’s before realizing they had too much to say – leading to a two-part episode you don’t want to miss! Read along with New X-Men #132 - 141 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico is back with a solo episode that brings together some of the best threads of the nearly 20 years of stories for these heroes and 700 episodes of X Is For Comics! As the New X-Men era is barrelling towards its conclusion, there’s still new series launching. In an effort to transform the characters of the 90s into new identities for a post-Vertigo world, Cable was reimagined as Soldier X, forsaking so much of his classic iconography as they continue to evolve his mutant messiah narrative (only to abandon it in the end); Deadpool is reimagined as Agent X in the wake of Gail Simone’s run on the title (but is her new Agent X really Deadpool?); and Domino sees a new status quo with a deeper backstory, a complicated mission, and new characters breaking her free of the role of “girlfriend” her earliest adventures saw her cast in (though the threads set here only cause minor shifts). Read along with Soldier X #1 - 12, Agent X #1 - 15, & Domino (v2) #1 - 4 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico & Jonah are back to talk MORE Uncanny X-Men. In a turning point era, the title begins to realize the potential of its characters – most notably Sammy & Cain while shining an unfavorable light on Warren & Paige. The stories move to more about The Dominant Species, the Alex / Lorna / Annie triangle, and less about Nightcrawler, Iceman, & Bobby for a whirlwind ride that changes the Uncanny X-Men! Read along with Uncanny 417 - 422 & stories from X-Men Unlimited 40 & 44 - 45 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico & Kevo bring Alias to a close with the final two arcs of the title – The Secret Origin of Jessica Jones & Purple! The title delves into the history of not just Jess but the bigger picture of the Marvel Universe with incredible moments featuring Peter Parker & Spider-Man, the Avengers, Matt Murdock and somehow – even the origin of Daredevil himself?! Featuring some of the most appearances of Killgrave the Purple Man

Read along with Alias #22 - 28 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK are back to jump back into the Multiverse and the best of X-Men’s timelines with THE EXILES! These issues represent a massive turning point for the team – both on and off the page! After an adventure in THE MOJOVERSE, the team goes through an even more extreme transition, losing one of the biggest Exiles, and gaining one of the most recognizable X-Men of all time (AND Sunfire gets a lady friend?!). Elsewhere, The Weapon X team (minus their most recognizable hero) returned before Chuck Austen’s debut on the title (following his X-Men Unlimited story). It’s a major time of change for the Exiles – and the multiverse will never be the same!

Read along with Exiles #17 -27 & X-Men Unlimited #41 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico & Kevo continue on through Alias – first with the announcement of the new volume and through the third and fourth arcs, with Come Home & Underneath. FIRST OFF –  new volume of Alias, by Bendis, Gaydos, & Mack has been announced to launch in December! Then, Jessica Jones heads to upstate NY where she investigates a missing girl – who might be a mutant?! Then, Jess goes on a personal journey through the men in her title, before turning to the darkest corners of the Marvel Universe as she searches for Mattie Franklin, who is trapped in an induced cycle of drugs, prostitution, and…MGH farming?! Read along with Alias #11 - 21 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!