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!