X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

Nico, Jonah, Dylan, Kyle, and Regina head toward the finish line of wave one of Dawn of X as everyone prepares for wave two! First up: news! The team discusses the newest announcements to the X-Men universe, Children of the Atom by Vita Ayala & Bernard Chiang, featuring a new set of sidekicks for classic X-Men, and X-Factor by Leah Williams & David Baldeon, focusing on the resurrection process. Then: reviews! The team makes sense of the Captain Britain/Lionheart changes, and Regina explains why the simple act of giving Rogue emotional, physical, and mental autonomy and agency is revolutionary. Also, everyone's more upset about Lockheed than Kate's fate after the last Marauders (aka the Bobby Drake is on Drag Race book). All this and more on an all-new X is for Podcast: We Are Krakoa! Read along with Marauders #6 and Excalibur #6.

After searching through the classic years of Marvelman to understand the fury and fervor that kept the character so deeply entrenched in the minds of the architects of 80s British Invasion in comics, we finally turn our eyes to the earliest pages of Alan Moore's now legendary and genre-redefining turn on the character. Miracleman's A Dream of Flying was the opening movement of Moore's deconstructionist opus, taking Micky Moran to new heights and even crueler lows. Now colored, resequenced, and complete with its many strange facets, Miracleman #1-4 changed comics... and the X is for Podcast guys forever! Join Nico and Kevo as they examine Marvelm -- er, Miracleman, on an all new X is for Podcast! Read along with Marvel's Representation of Miracleman #1-4.

The X-Men may have taken a week off, but the We Are Krakoa team didn't! After last week’s FMK episode, the team got back to business covering the fifth issues of New Mutants (space!), X-Force (stumps!), Excalibur (secrets!), and Fallen Angels (pacing trouble!), but they didn’t stop there! Now that two X-Men will be in Savage Avengers, the team has added the book to their ranks, checking out the first trade in its entirety. Find out what Nico, Jonah, Kyle, Regina, and Dylan thought of the last round of X-Men in an all new We Are Krakoa! Read along with New Mutants #5, X-Force #5, Excalibur #5, Fallen Angels #5, Savage Avengers Free Comic Book Day #1, and Savage Avengers #1-5!

It wasn't an easy read or episode, but X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills is a bold statement in the history of the X-Men. A confrontation of the hate that drives extremism, this special episode took more than the regular team of Nico, Jonah, and Dylan, so we called in Kyle from the We Are Krakoa feed to help explore the heaviness of Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson's masterpiece. In this second part, we dig deep into the plot and characters of this well-loved tale while acknowledging its failings and problematic elements. Then, world-famous cosplayer, activist, and comic book editor Jay Justice joins Nico for a powerful look at fandom from a queer, disabled woman of color. Join the team for an unforgettable X is for Podcast: '80s Mutant Mania! Read along with Marvel Graphic Novel X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills.

With a weird week off coming for the X-Men, the team took a much needed vacation from the non-stop nonstoppery of Krakoa to enjoy the finer things... LIKE WHO SHOULD WE DATE!? WHO SHOULD WE BANG?! WHO SHOULD DIE?! That's right: Nico, Jonah, Dylan, and Regina dangerously unhinge and reveal some freaky things, like how many of them would date a serial killer, or how much of a dealbreaker genocide is. Yeah, this is one for the books. Don't worry about reading along; all you need is a general idea of who the X-Men are, a grudge, and it kinda helps if you're horny for this one on an all-new We Are Krakoa!

It wasn't an easy read or episode, but God Loves, Man Kills is a bold statement in the history of the X-Men. A confrontation of the hate that drives extremism, this special episode took more than the regular team of Nico, Jonah, and Dylan, as the team called in Kyle from the We Are Krakoa feed to help explore the heaviness of Claremont and Brent Anderson's masterpiece. In the first part of this two-part special, the X is for Podcast guys share their own experiences and attempt to understand the scorn and rage bred by fear on an all new '80s Mutant Mania! Read along with Marvel Graphic Novel X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills.

This season of We Are Krakoa finally gets rolling, covering the most major X-Men issues of the last weeks of the year! Incoming finishes out Marvel's 80th anniversary celebration, which featured Mr. Sinister, Apocalypse, and a host of X-Men, repositioning the team to be part of the major company-wide event for the first time in years. (We're sure that doesn't time with the reacquisition of the film series.) Then, the helmet came off! Gorgon churned butter! (What?) Kitty and Emma shared a legit, like, legit special moment! All this... plus Nico! Jonah! Kyle! Dylan! Regina! and more on an all-new We Are Krakoa! Read along with Marvel Comics: Incoming, X-Men #4, Marauders #5.

The conversation at We Are Krakoa has transformed with the cast and reading list, signaling a new era for X is for Podcast, all kicking off with our continuing, incisive look at Marvel, Timely, and Atlas Comics history through their 80th celebration trilogy. The conversation leans into inclusion and diversity, continuity and retcons, and definitely some weird terrain. But -- as always -- the We Are Krakoa team brings a challenging, varied perspective to the world of the X-Men, and now the Marvel Universe, all in preparation for Marvel: Incoming! Read along with Marvel Comics #1000-1001, and Marvel Comics: Incoming!

X is for Podcast launched last September, just in time for the largest transformation the X-Men have ever seen! Marvel, though, is also looking back this year, as they celebrate their 80th anniversary. Join Nico, Jonah, Kevo, Kyle, Dylan, and newest host Regina as they look back on the year, then back on the last 80 years, before looking at Marvel: Incoming! Read along with Marvel Comics #1000-1001, and Marvel Comics: Incoming!

It's been a REALLY weird year for the X-Men. Uncanny X-Men relaunched and ran 10 straight issues. Then it became Age of X-Man, which sorta went nowhere really? And while most of the X-Men were off X-Men-ing in Age of X-Man, Uncanny X-Men became Cyclops and Wolverine watching everyone die, murdering the rest, and trying really hard to repress their erections for one another. Then came Hickman, and -- suddenly -- X-Men was one book a week. Now, in one of the final weeks of the shipping year, the X-Men will see release from every title, save for Hickman's own flagship X-Men. Join Nico, Jonah, Dylan, and Kyle as they take a look at the fourth installment of the Dawn of X and prepare for the major event: INCOMING! Also, the team takes down Big Ink. Read along with Excalibur #4, Marauders #4, X-Force #4, New Mutants #4, and Fallen Angels #4.