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It’s a brave new world mutants! Our first issue in a post-HoX/PoX world and we start out with leaders of the mutant people on a mission. Magneto!! And then some family time on the moon that Alicia is not a fan of. Download The X-Wife Podcast on:Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Sticher, and more!

We’ve taken away all the pictures and multiplied the word count. Oh boy, is Alicia excited! We both love books and to have one that takes place near X-Men continuity makes us nerd out even more. Carrie has a love for the X world and it shows through her knowledge of this timeline and theseContinue reading “X-Books: Liberty and Justice for All by Carrie Harris”

A new X-Men story that connects to the comic’s roots! Mutant-human relations look grim in 2012. Don’t worry, Beast has a radical plan that could destroy reality as we know it! Traveling back to the 1960s, he recruits the original five X-Men to stop the world from breaking out into civil war. Plus, cowboy accents!Continue reading “Retcon Wranglers: All-New X-Men #1 (2012)”

We’re taking it all the way back with this one friends! 1963’s X-Men #1 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the first appearance of the original five X-Men, Charles Xavier, and Magneto. Do you know who the original five X-Men are? Alicia doesn’t, but she does notice how they’re all teenagers trapped in the bodiesContinue reading “Seminal Moments: X-Men #1 (1963)”

X Ed Past and Present We initially planned to start with X-Men #1 (1963) and go through the rest of what Marvel called X-Men’s Seminal Moments. Throw in a few interviews, wrangle a couple of retcons and expand that history lesson, because Season 2 has gradually taken on a life of its own! Where SeasonContinue reading “Season 2: Episode Playlist”

For The X-Wife Podcast’s Season 1 Finale we had always been planning to dive into the full HoX/PoX event. When COVID caused us to cancel our annual Ugly Christmas Sweater party, we decided to mash them all together, throw in some improv, prizes, trivia and special guests. Plus we did it all LIVE! Here’s theContinue reading “Season 1 Finale – Ugly X-Mas”

The last issue of Powers of X!? Our complex trip throughout time is coming to a close. We revisit a handful of pages we’ve seen before, but with new context and information. Do we get the Year 1000 closure we’ve been waiting 999 years for? Alicia wanted to have all her ducks lined up beforeContinue reading “Powers of X #6 – The End of the Beginning”

The last issue of House of X!? Don’t tell Alicia, but it’s true friends, we are nearing the end of our HoX/PoX journey. But, before we go, let’s get a tour of Moira’s No-Space! We get to dive in on all the details of Xavier’s message to the people of Earth and The Quiet CouncilContinue reading “House of X #6 – The Quiet Council”

It’s all about the details in Powers of X #5 as we learn a little more about a whole lot, filling in some gaps of the story. There’s still plenty we don’t know! Professor X comes to Forge with an unusual upgrade request for Cerebro. This is how you make a first appearance! A penthouseContinue reading “Powers of X #5 – Filling The Gaps”

It’s father-daughter storytime as Magneto and Polaris walk us through Krakoa’s biggest secret yet in House of X 5. By the glory and grace of The Five! What could these five mutants be up to? House of X 5 puts the spotlight on five mutants who otherwise have gone under the radar, revealing their newContinue reading “House of X #5 – The Special Sauce”