X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

For the last 15 months, the X is for Podcast team has covered X-Men comics from the 70s, 80s, and today (much like a 90s radio station), but now... something's happened. The podcast is jumping around the timestream: in one world, the team discusses the end of Joe Casey’s run, highlighting major elements of X-Corps. In the next, it's Austen's end for a discussion about X-Corporation. Next, head to Milligan's oft-maligned Apocalypse story to discover Clan Akabba. Then, tour to the end of the X-Men legacy by Mike Carey explains the Children of the Vault, before we find ourselves back in our world for a holiday wrap-up you don't wanna miss! Read along with Joe Casey's Uncanny X-Men [Uncanny X-Men 394-409], Chuck Austen's Uncanny X-Men/New X-Men/X-Men [Uncanny X-Men 410-443, New X-Men 155-156, X-Men 157-164], Pete Milligan's X-Men [X-Men 166-187, Black Panther 8-9], and Mike Carey's X-Men/X-Men: Legacy [X-Men 188-206, X-Men: Legacy 207-260].

New Mutants, X-Force, and Fallen Angels represent the younger side of the X-Men one way or another, and each of these titles approaches it from a different angle: slice of life, widescreen action, and even mythology. But one thing is for sure: there's so many mutants. As always, the We Are Krakoa team works to decode the week's books, then begin an X-Men character game show devised by Nico. Join the X is for Podcast Guys as they take a look as the antepenultimate chapter of the X-Men saga for 2019 and play X-Stats! Read along with New Mutants #3, X-Force #3, and Fallen Angels #3.

In the wake of the all new Dawn of X, new fans -- and even some older fans -- struggle to organize and understand the bigger picture. Excalibur has long stood on its own as the oddball of the X-Verse. More magic than mutant, more mystic than modern, Excalibur bridges the gap between myth and mythos. Nico, Jonah, and Dylan work to unravel the bigger picture of New Mutants across 30+ years of X-Men!

Surprising villains pervade the first half of the Dawn of X's three volumes of its first wave of the six books of the cat that ate the rat that lives in the house that Hickman built. The X-Men battle the Early Bird Specialists before a strange turn in Marauders exposes some weird levels to an ongoing patricide/filicide feud that has involved a lot more patricide and filicide by two dudes than most, concluding in the pages of Excalibur, where Nico overreacts with happiness to the end reveal. All this with Nico, Dylan, Kyle, and Jonah, plus why Dazzler is like copper-plumbing, too many guys buy condoms that don't fit, and more on an all-new We Are Krakoa! Read along with X-Men #3, Excalibur #3, and Marauders #3.

In the wake of the all new Dawn of X, new fans -- and even some older fans -- struggle to organize and understand the bigger picture. The New Mutants and X-School titles have always existed to end, as a camp to source adult X-Men from, if they survive that long. Nico, Jonah, and Dylan work to unravel the bigger picture of New Mutants across 35 plus years of X-Men!

X-Force, New Mutants, and Fallen Angels bring the second round of Dawn of X to a close with an unforgettable transformation. Each of these titles represented the childhood of the X at one point or another, but in the wake of the new world of X, nothing is like it was. X-Force brings in Quentin Quire, New Mutants reaches for the stars, and Fallen Angels continues to redefine the characters most people assumed would never see the light of day again. It's an all-new line, an all-new Krakoa, and an all-new X-Men on an all-new We Are Krakoa! Read along with New Mutants #2, X-Force #2, and Fallen Angels #2.

In the wake of the all new Dawn of X, new fans (and even some older fans) are struggling to organize and understand the bigger picture. X-Force has seen constant transformations, relaunching every few years with new teams, new formats, and dramatic restructuring. Nico, Jonah, and Dylan work to unravel the bigger picture of X-Force across 30+ years of X-Men!

X-Men, Excalibur, Marauders -- one half of the Dawn of X -- have already seen two issues each. Thirty-three issues, six titles, and one assassination in, The Dawn of X has completely transformed the X-Men. Nico, Jonah, Dylan, and Kyle dive deep into the titles: the sense of connectivity and family in X-Men; the recontextualization of the Captain Britain mythos in Excalibur, and (last but not least) Kitty's drinking in Marauders. It's an all-new line, an all-new Krakoa, and an all-new X-Men on an all-new We Are Krakoa! Read along with X-Men #2, Excalibur #2, and Marauders #2.

Dylan may be the newest member of the '80s Mutant Mania team... and he's got some questions! Primarily for Nico, specifically about his all-time favorite character, Jean Grey. The duo digs deep into fandom, what drives character love, and how fans and characters can transform together. Then, join Nico and Jonah as they discuss some of their exciting recent action figure acquisitions, and perhaps one or two that didn't hit the "legendary" benchmark Marvel sets with the Legends figures. Join the team for a very different X is for Podcast! Read along with Jean Grey's greatest moments: Uncanny X-Men 94-137, The Adventures Of Cyclops and Phoenix, Eve Of Destruction, New X-Men, Phoenix Resurrection, X-Men Red, Age of X-Man, House of X, and Powers of X!

House of X changed the we looked at the X-Men. Following a week later, Powers of X forced a critical reexamination of everything we'd read. Now, in the Dawn of X, one book stands above the others: Fallen Angels?! Find out more about the Dawn of X's sleeper hit and clear runaway favorite of the We Are Krakoa team, and then find out Nico, Jonah, Dylan, and Kyle's rankings for the first wave of the Dawn of X books on an all new X is for Podcast: We Are Krakoa! Read along with X-Men #1-2, Marauders #1, Excalibur #1, New Mutants #1, X-Force #1, and Fallen Angels #1!