X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

Twelve weeks ago, the X-Men began a transformative process with the phrase, "Humans of the world, while you slept, the world changed." And changed it did. The X-Men struck out in a new story direction under the pen of Johnathan Hickman, and the universe may never recover. Join Nico, Jonah, Dylan, and Kyle as the team looks back at the six issues of House of X -- with a focus on its finale -- as they recount favorite moments, biggest shocks, and share a few laughs on an all new X is for Podcast: Powerhouse - House of X! Read along with House of X #1-6.

U.K. comics in the 1950s were restricted heavily by law, prohibiting large-scale importing of popular US comics, which left countless characters and worlds unexplored by American audiences. One hero, though, would go on to change the course of comics forever: MARVELMAN! Created by Mick Angelo in 1953, the Marvelman Family enjoyed a successful line of titles until lawsuits, laws, and licenses drove the title to extinction. Years later, Alan Moore, Alan Davis, Steve Dillon, Mark Buckingham, Neil Gaiman, and more would leave their mark on the character in the legendary revitalization. Marvel, having seemingly secured the rights, began a series of reprints to bring the character to modern U.S. audiences. Join Nico and Kevo on their detour from the adventures of Captain Britain -- trust them, it'll connect -- in an all-new The Miracle of Marvelman: An X is for Podcast/Captain Britain Special! Read along with Marvelman Primer, Marvelman: Family’s Finest #1-6.

It has all come to this. The last 12 weeks have led to these final issues of the House and Powers project. In the course of the last 10 episodes, our discussion has been a rousing group based roundtable, which meant that a lot of things went unsaid. Join Nico, Jonah, Dylan, and Kyle for a series of one-on-ones on an all new X is for Podcast! Read along with House of X #1-6 and Powers of X #1-6.

Unable to tell what's real, unable to trust themselves, the X-Men give chase to the Brood to save the Acanti in a last stand against the invading space horde in the epic finale to Claremont's second great era of the X-Men (139-166), as they welcome in new penciler Paul Smith. Storm, Binary, and even Kitty discover power inside themselves to change the fate of the X-Men as they barrel toward certain disaster! Colossus's pedophilic toward Kitty, sashay away. All this and more in Nico and Jonah’s final episode before the Uncanny X-Men change forever on an all new X is for Podcast: 80s Mutant Mania! Read along with Uncanny X-Men #161-166.

The Quiet Council of Krakoa is full of seasons, and a tree, and a universal translator tongue-person. The future is going to be eaten by a giant motherboard representing the vast totality of the remaining minds of reality. Forge assists in creating the perpetual mutant machine using Shi'ar technology. I promise, though, it all sort of almost makes sense. Join Nico, Jonah, Dylan, and Kyle for another all-new uncanny X is for Podcast: Dawn of X! Read along with Powers of X #5!

The Uncanny X-Men took a few moments to catch their breath on Earth, but Deathbird has other plans! As Charles pushes his way out of his coma (note: while he's been in a coma for a month our time -- 7 episodes -- in real time, he was out of commission for 4 months!), the X-Men are kidnapped and implanted with Xenomorph egg... I mean Brood. They're Brood. Featuring one of Nico's all-time favorite issues (Uncanny #162), The Brood Saga propels the X-Men forward, paying off on the promise of dozens of storylines, including Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel) in one of her most legendary stories ever: the birth of BINARY! Join Nico, Jonah, the Matthews, and more on an all-new X is for Podcast -- 80s Mutant Mania! Read along with Uncanny X-Men #161-166.

The Powerhouse team continues their reactions to the jaw-dropping revelations in the pages of Hickman's bold reimagining of the X-Men. Whether its Mr. Sinister and his... unique approach to the future of mutantkind, or the shocking true purpose of Krakoa, the X is for Podcast guys have an opinion on all of it. The future of the X-Men continues to lay in their past as Uncanny X is for Podcast: The Dawn of X continues to parse Hickman's bold new tale! Plus: Dylan says "GOLDBALLS" in a funny way on an all-new Uncanny X is for Podcast! Read along with Powers of X #4 and House of X #5.

When this project began a year ago (nearly to the day!), the X is for Podcast team never would have imagined 50 incredible episodes dealing with over 100 issues, 20 X-Men, 5 super-teams, countless villains, near-death experiences (as well as a few heroes who didn’t make it). Now, series hosts Nico, Jonah, and Dylan take a look at all of the cross-feeds of X is for Podcast, in an episode FILLED TO THE BRIM with X-Facts, X-Lore, and all the character analysis you can handle on an all-new, all-different, uncanny X is for Podcast!

Since the mid-80s, very few villains have aggressively shaken their shit at the X-Men with quite so little regard for canon as Essex and Akabba. And now, with the Plot-Twist Twins playing a prominent role in Powers of X, it's time the X is for Podcast team jump in and do a little decoding on two of the X-Men's most absurd characters.

Marvelman. Miracleman. Micky Moran. Three men who are all the same, with a complicated history spanning creators, continents, and the courts. Marvelman, as the character was known before he was revived as Miracleman under the pen of [THE ORIGINAL WRITER], spent years supporting multiple titles as part of the Marvelman family in all their Golden Age glory. Creative teams and vague connections will ultimately tie this run to that of [THE ORIGINAL WRITER]'s run on Captain Britain, and so Nico and Kevo journey to Britain in the 1950s to join Marvelman, Young Marvelman, Kid Marvelman, Gargunza, Young Nastyman (wow, these names are awful), and more in The Miracle of Marvelman: An X is for Podcast Special! READ ALONG with Marvelman: Family's Finest #1-3, Marvelman Primer.