X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

Nico J Vasilo

Do you wanna know all about ongoing comics from Marvel and more? Join Nico, TK, Kevo, & the rest of the Action Pack as they discuss the big moments, fill in the missing pieces, examine the characters, and more. Each week on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and more, the team breakdown the many books on multiple platforms. Whether it’s X-Men, Daredevil, Avengers, Miracleman, Darkwing Duck, Sandman, or anyone else from the Marvel U and beyond — the Action Pack has you covered with insight, in-depth analysis, keen perspectives, and lot’s of loud fun.

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Yesterday · 1 hr 3 min
New X-Men #117 - 121!
Nico & TK keep the New X-Men magic going – and this time it’s with the unforgettable return of Phoenix, the debut of Sublime, and so much more. The book tests the rules of the X-Universe while introducing subtle yet powerful moments of humanity like breaking Emma Frost’s nose and putting Wolverine in a rescue situation with a domestic abuse victim. Morrison changed the X-Men forever and we’re STILL talking about it 25 years later! Read along with New X-Men #117 - 121 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!
July 27 · 36 min
SDCC 2026: X-Men, Avengers, DC Comics, & More!
Nico runs down all the biggest SDCC news including Maximum X-Men, the Avengers, the MCU, Wolverine, X-Men Korea, Deadpool, Midnight Universe, X-Men ‘97, DC Comics, Star Trek, Avatar, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, & so much more – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!
July 20 · 1 hr 19 min
Uncanny X-Men #401 - 406 & Annual + The Brotherhood #1 - 9
Nico & TK continue their trek through the New X-Men era! First up – the team explores the Uncanny X-Men run by Casey with a special annual by Bill Siekiewicz! The annual and arc take the team from Vanisher in Cuba to the darkest days of Banshee (and Mystique to slashing his throat!?). Then read the nine issue series, The Brotherhood, which has had last ramifications – but at least there’s an appearance from X-Force/Statix! Read along with Uncanny X-Men #401 - 406 & Annual + The Brotherhood #1 - 9 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!
July 19 · 43 min
X-Men ‘97 Season 2 Episode 5 REVIEW: Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs!
Nico & Kevo & X-Men ‘97 are back! It’s time to talk WOLVERINE! This episode had a lead in with references to Uncanny #268, which Nico made Kevo read (and then didn’t matter). The episode features an incredible array of Logan characters – Yuriko, Victor, Maverick, Kane, and more – AND THE BROOD?! It’s wild!! Watch along X-Men ‘97 Season 2 Episodes 5 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!
July 18 · 1 hr 4 min
Elektra / Wolverine: The Redeemer & Netsuke
Nico continues the summer of Wolverine with an unforgettable miniseries and guest host! Tori, cohost of the Daredevil podcast, The Billy Club, joins Nico to talk about a one-of-a-kind story featuring Elektra & Wolverine, caught up in a twisted caper – featuring a Logan-daughter-clone in the comics that predates our beloved Laura! The two discuss the history of Elektra, Laura Kinney, Wolverine girls, X-Men Evolution, and more before Nico closes out the episode with a look at Wolverine: Netsuke, a miniseries that brings Logan to Feudal Japan. Read along with Elektra/Wolverine: The Redeemer #1 - 3 & Wolverine: Netsuke #1 - 4 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!
July 14 · 1 hr 28 min
Wolverine: Son Of Canada, The Logan Files, & Weapon X: The Draft
Nico & TK are back to talk more Wolverine! First up – the two reflect on the state of Logan at this point in storytelling – before they break into the most unexpected Wolverine story: the individually numbered Canadian Doritos tie-in, Wolverine: Son Of Canada featuring Spider-Man, Hulk, Storm, Captain America, Silver Surfer, Thor, & more! It’s…wild. Then lock in to the franchise changing double story of The Logan Files from Frank Tieri’s legendary Wolverine run which gives way to an all new team featuring Marrow, Agent Zero, Kane, & more in Weapon X: The Draft! Read along with Wolverine: Son Of Canada, Wolverine (vol 2) #173 - 176, & Weapon X #½ plus Weapon X: The Draft titles Marrow, Sauron, Wild Child, Agent Zero, & Kane – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!
July 13 · 34 min
X-Men ‘97 Season 2 Episodes 3 - 4
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!
July 9 · 1 hr
X-Men ‘97 Season 2 Episodes 1-2
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!
July 7 · 1 hr 4 min
Wolverine Team-Up ‘99 - ‘03 – Punisher, Iron Fist, & Hulk
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!
June 29 · 1 hr 27 min
Weapon X vs Origin – A Deep Dive Into The Origins Of Wolverine
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!
June 27 · 1 hr 2 min
Millennial Visions: X-Men, Marvel Knights, & The Marvel Universe!
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!
June 27 · 1 hr
Blink In With The Exiles #1 - 6
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!
June 22 · 1 hr 7 min
New X-Men: Cyclops, Wolverine, & Cable
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!
June 15 · 1 hr
X-Force: Famous, Mutant, & Mortal – Part Two!
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!
June 8 · 1 hr 2 min
X-Force: Famous, Mutant, & Mortal – Part One!
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!
June 5 · 1 hr 21 min
New X-Men: E Is For Extinction + Annual
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!
June 1 · 1 hr 38 min
X-Treme X-Men - Savage Land, Destiny’s Diaries, Rogue & More!
Nico & TK are talking X-TREME X-MEN! A fan-controversial series, X-Treme is Claremont’s statement during the New X-Men era! Featuring Storm, Rogue, Bishop, Psylocke, Thunderbird, Beast, Sage, plus Lifeguard, Slipstream, Gateway, and more, XXM and it’s wild shipping schedule create a strange moment in the history of the X-Men. From a major character death at the hands of Vargas to the transformation of Ape-Beast into Cat-Beast to the return of the Shadow King and the Savage Land, join the team as they break down this one of a kind title. And then take a look at Fiona Avery’s unusual Rogue Icons origin series – featuring Jean Grey?! Read along with X-Treme X-Men #1 - 9 & Annual 2001; X-Treme X-Men: Savage Land #1 - 4; X-Men Icons Rogue – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!
May 29 · 1 hr 1 min
The Fantastic Four + Gargoyles Crossover!
It’s Friday – and that means it’s time for a bonus episode! Today, Nico with series producer (and Gargoyles expert) Kevo come together to discuss the incredible three-part Fantastic Four / Gargoyles crossover event! Pulling together the incredible canon of the Gargoyles show and comics, series creator Greg Weisman weaves a seamless Marvel classic for the ages with appearances from the Fantastic Four, Tony Stark, and legendary Marvel villains! Read along with Gargoyles: Demona #1, Fantastic Four x Gargoyles #1, and Gargoyles x Fantastic Four #1 – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!
May 25 · 1 hr 7 min
New X-Men vs X-Treme X-Men – From Claremont to The Morrison Manifesto
It’s time to look at the stories behind the stories – and Nico’s read and ready. The New X-Men era changed EVERYTHING for the X-Men and Marvel. But it wasn’t just New X-Men – there were many titles, but few had a creator behind them like Chris Claremont the way X-Treme X-Men did. Over the years, a lot of conversations have been revealed and evolved out of the experiences behind the scenes in the X-Office about how these two books came together. Now, using the Morrison Manifesto (published in the New X-Men Omnibus among other places) and Comics Creators On The X-Men, Nico pulls together interviews with Morrison, Claremont, and input from their collaborators like Marc Silvestri, Chris Bachalo, & more to create a picture of what happened to create these two titles. Read along with Comics Creators on The X-Men by Tom DeFalco & the Morrison Manifesto – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!
May 22 · 1 hr 1 min
X-Men Infinity (2026) PLUS The History Of Marvel Cybercomics & Infinity Comics!
It’s Friday – and that means it’s time for a bonus episode! Today, Nico goes deep on the history of Marvel’s digital exclusive offerings with a look back at the earliest version – Marvel Cybercomics! Then, after a brief look at the previous X-Men Infinity Comics line things kick off with a look at a group of X-Men like you’ve never seen! The X-Men Infinity Comic relaunched in Jan with stories…not quite able to be fit into canon. The run kicks off with Logan, (90s Ape) Beast, Jubilee, Jean Grey, Bishop, Rogue, Gambit, Cyclops, Storm, Nightcrawler, Mystique, & Magneto – all facing off against Omega Red?! Then meet The Durisphinx, a creation of Apocalypse, as he faces off against Dani Moonstar, Blink, and Jean, Storm, Logan, Beast, & Cyclops – all in different costumes from last arc, and Beast is even human? PLUS appearances from Rachel, X-Force (Shatterstar, Boom Boom, Cannonball, Domino, Warpath, Feral, & Cable), and X-Factor (Strong Guy, Polaris, Multiple Man, Forge, Wolfsbane, and Havok). This is ALL OVER THE PLACE. Read along with X-Men Infinity Comic (2026) #1 - 17 – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!