X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

Nico & Kevo & X-Men ‘97 are back! It’s time to talk SEASON TWO! Journey to a hybrid future of Days Of Future Past, Age of Apocalypse, & the Askani’Son timelines – where Xavier, Magneto, Beast, Rogue, Forge, & Bishop work together to stop Apocalypse… after he’s won? The team discuss the lore, the excitement, and the history behind the exciting 2 episode premiere of the new season of the hit series! Watch along X-Men ‘97 Season 2 Episodes 3 & 4 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico & Kevo & X-Men ‘97 are back! It’s time to talk SEASON TWO! Journey to a hybrid future of Days Of Future Past, Age of Apocalypse, & the Askani’Son timelines – where Scott, Jean, ‘Ro, Logan, Morph, Mother Askani, lil Cable, Forge, & Bishop work together to stop Apocalypse….after he’s won? The team discuss the lore, the excitement, and the history behind the exciting 2 episode premiere of the new season of the hit series! Watch along X-Men ‘97 Season 2 Episodes 1 & 2 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico is here to be the best at what he does – and what he does it talk Wolverine! From 1999 to 2003, Wolverine had a crazy number of miniseries, appearances, and titles, and Nico’s here to cover everything that XI4C has left out! Join him as he reads Logan team up to stop a Morlock death monster, an interdimensional invasion, and saves the victims of a plane crash!? Read along with Wolverine/Punisher: Revelation #1 -4, Iron Fist/Wolverine: The Return Of K’un L’un #1 - 4, Wolverine/Hulk #1 - 4, & Hulk/Wolverine: Six Hours #1 - 4 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK tackle one of the most complicated, well-known, and controversial backstories ever – Wolverine! The two focus on the current-to-our-coverage Origin as well as the industry defining Weapon X by Barry Windsor-Smith from the pages of 1991’s Marvel Comics Presents. The two examine these Wolverine origin stories, neither published in Wolverine’s titles, both seeking to provide answers we either thought we understood or never questioned. From the horror elements of BWS’s epic to the Victorian-Secret-Gardeneque references in Origin, the discussion takes Nico & TK on a wild ride that needed an EXTRA sized episode! Read along with Weapon X by Barry Windsor-Smith from Marvel Comics Presents #72 - 84 & Origin I - VI ! – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

BONUS EPISODE ALERT! After a crazy few weeks of coverage, life changes, and more, Nico & TK are back to provide even more of their unique deep dive into the multiverse – and to make up those missed episodes, here’s the first of TWO bonus episodes coming in the next few weeks. After their coverage of the first Millennial Visions: X-Men title, Nico & TK come for the second volume, followed by Nico’s unique look at the two remaining Visions – Marvel Knights & The Marvel Universe! Read along with Millennial Visions: X-Men, Marvel Knights, & The Marvel Universe! – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK dive into the multiverse with the third of the big three titles from this era  – EXILES! Joining the ranks of New X-Men & X-Force/X-Statix, the team sits down with a single arc for the full episode. From the origins of the title and its creative team to the legacy of the series, Nico & TK examine every inch of Blink, Nocturne, Mimic, Morph, Thunderbird, Magnus, Sunfire, Mr Creed, & more! Read along with Exiles #1 - 6 – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK dive into the solo titles of the era – with three-of-the-most-X-Man X-Men of all time! Kick things off with a look at Cyclops’s first ever solo series, X-Men Icons: Cyclops by Brian K Vaughn & Mark Texeira as Cyclops takes a vacation? Then, catch up with Wolverine in the memory and dynamic Mauvis arc, Stay Alive, featuring appearances from Omega Red, Lady Deathstrike, & Alpha Flight! Lastly, close out with a strange and highly political (with some…problems) Cable arc! Read along with Icons: Cyclops #1 - 4, Wolverine (vol 2) Annual 2001 & #170 - 172, and Cable #97 - 100 – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK continue their discussion about one of the most revolutionary revamps inin X-Men history: the NEW X-Force, better known as X-Statix! After a deep dive into the origins, concept itself, and first issues, the duo get into the bigger picture of the first arc, breaking down every page of the opening arc of Mister Sensitive, U-Go-Girl, The Anarchist, Doop, Phat, Vivisector, and more! Plus of course, that Wolverine cameo! Read along with X-Force #116 - 122 – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK are talking about one of the most unforgettable debuts in X-Men history: the NEW X-Force, better known as X-Statix! The title takes the X-Men to places they’ve never been with a wild new cast, higher and more dire stakes, and just one rule: anyone can die at any time. Mister Sensitive, U-Go-Girl, Dead Girl, The Anarchist, and of course DOOP lead the charge into an all new era. Plus Nico gives a complete history of X-Force/Statix in the MU, including interviews, read orders, and more!

Nico & TK are talking NEW X-MEN: E IS FOR EXTINCTION! The duo finally talk about one of the best X-Men arcs of all time, responsible for changing the course of Marvel comics forever in just 3 issues. The conversation wraps through years of X-History exploring the core identity of what makes X-Men stories truly X-Men, the scrapped Alex Ross run, and of course every single wild page of these four issues, from the color theory to the character moments and everything in between. Join Professor X, Scott Summers, Jean Grey, Hank McCoy, Emma Frost, and new characters like Cassandra Nova, John Sublime, and Xorn as Nico & TK examine how everything changed in this moment. Read along with New X-Men #114 - 116 & Annual 2001 – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!