Hype is my Superpower

We did it. We got there. Fall of X, and with it, the entire Krakoa era, has come to a close — except for a brief epilogue we'll read next episode. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. Come pull up a chair and enjoy the end of an era with us; an era that's lasted as long as this pod itself has. As always our reading order comes from Reddit user Philander_Chase. Huge shout-out and thanks for their hard work. Comics read this episode: Fall of the House of X #2-5, X-Men vol 6 #32-34, Invincible Iron Man vol 5 #16-18, The Resurrection of Magneto #3-4, Rise of the Powers of X #2-5, Dead X-Men #2-4, X-Men: Forever #1-4.

The House of X is falling, the Powers of X are rising, and Magneto is being resurrected. Why, how, and what does it mean to our favorite mutants? Ahhhh so many feels! Comics read: The Resurrection of Magneto #1-2, X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #121-141, X-Men vol 6 #30-31, Fall of the House of X #1, Invincible Iron Man vol 5 #14-15, Rise of the Powers of X #1, Avengers vol 9 #12, Dead X-Men #1

Will finally got that missing book from Gang War, soooo, we finally get to see how Iron Fist and Shang-Chi fought tanks? And Steve starts what is widely considered to be the worst run on any X-Men title, ever. Will comics: Daredevil: Gang War, Venom by Al Ewing vol 7: Exsanguination, Daredevil by Saladin Ahmed vol 2: Hell to Pay, Spider-Boy vol 2: Fun & Games Steve reading: the rest of Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, Wolverine: Netsuke, Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #410-413

Nightcrawler's parentage recon gets another recon back to what it was supposed to be this whole time, in a surprisingly touching story. Let's talk about it, and a lot of other Krakoa. Comics read: Uncanny Spider-Man #4-5, X-Men Blue: Origins #1, X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #112-120, Uncanny Avengers vol 4 #5, Invincible Iron Man vol 5 #13, Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace #1-4, Realm of X #2-4, Jean Grey vol 2 #2-4, Immortal X-Men #16-18.

Thank the One Above All that this one actually recorded successfully, because we both horribly messed up our backup recordings. Will comics: Blade vol 2: Evil Against Evil, Carnage vol 2: Symbiosis Necrosis, Spider-Punk: Arms Race, Avengers Twilight, Spider-Gwen: Smash. Steve readings: Marvel Team-Up vol 1 #100, Black Panther vol 5 #26-29, the first half of Kindred by Octavia E. Butler.

The Arakko civil war reaches its conclusion and Storm continues to be the world's greatest badass. So let's just talk about that forever. For real though, I'm down. Will & Steve comics: Jean Grey vol 2 #1, Dark X-Men vol 2 #4-5, X-Men: Red vol 2 #14-18, X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #106-111, Uncanny Avengers vol 4 #2-4, X-Men vol 6 #27-29. Thank you to Reddit user Philander_Chase for the read order we've been using for Fall of X: https://www.reddit.com/r/xmen/comments/18w8qb6/comment/kgb7bq8/

Will and Steve separately dive into the history and legacy of Marvel's most powerful, most retconned hero, The Sentry. And Thanos goes to find Death in the city in California she'd be most welcome: Fresno. Thumbnail from Google street view. Will comics: Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells vol 10: Breathe, The Sentry: Legacy, Thanos: Return of the Mad Titan, Vengeance of the Moon Knight vol 1: New Moon. Steve comics: Sentry: X-Men, X-Statix vol 1: Good Omens, Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman.

The rare comics creator who gets both Will and Steve drooling with uncomfortable levels of hype is back at Marvel: don't look now, but Jonathan Hickman has invented some new G.O.D.S.! No, he never explains what the acronym stands for. We don't mind, really. Will comics: I am Iron Man, Immortal Thor vol 2: All Trials are One, G.O.D.S. Steve comics: just G.O.D.S. cuz the episode ran long.

The comics version of Yelena Belova, aka the White Widow, goes full MCU, while Steve digs into something truly bizarre and uniquely Russian in Soldier X. And we continue our ongoing reading of Exiles! Will comics: Spider-Man 2099: Miguel O'Hara, Avengers by Jed MacKay vol 2: Twilight Dreaming, Thunderbolts: Worldstrike, White Widow: Welcome to Idylhaven, and Exiles vol 1 #14-19. Steve comics: Exiles vol 1 #14-19, Soldier X vol 1 #1-6, Agent X vol 1 #1-6.

We're wrapping up all our sidequests before moving on to the main story in Fall of X and the end of the Krakoa era of X-Men! In this, we get the giant finales to two long series: X-Force and Wolverine! And they were better than expected! Will & Steve comics: Wolverine #39-50, Marvel’s Voices #95-100, Cable #1-4, X-Force #47-50, Invincible Iron Man #11-12.

Spiky hair everywhere! In FFVII remake, that's delightful! In a Deadpool comic? Ehhh... Also, the summer's big crossover, Gang War... happened. Will comics: Daredevil: Gang War, Luke Cage: Gang War, Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Cody Ziglar vol 3: Gang War, Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells vol 9: Gang War, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Gang War, and Spider-Woman by Steve Foxe vol 1: Gang War. Steve comics: Deadpool vol 3 #65-69, Wolverine vol 2 #177-180, Sabretooth: Mary Shelly Overdrive #1-4.

We started this one with another draft, picking our first Avengers/X-Men "Uncanny Avengers" unity squad! Who do you think won? Will's team: Iron Man, Forge, Sue Storm, Emma Frost, Sleeper, Darwin Steve's team: Storm, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Kamala Khan, Hulk, Nightcrawler Oh, and we read comics! Will read: Fantastic Four by Ryan North vol 3: The Impossible is Probable, Venom by Al Ewing vol 6: Infiltration, Incredible Hulk vol 2: War Devils. Steve read: M*ties #1-6, Morlocks #1-4, X-Factor vol 2 #1-4.

Krakoa is still falling, X-Force battles a tragic Russian novelist, Nightcrawler is the new Spider-Man, Alpha Flight is responsible for a bunch of idiots, and Bishop and Cable show the Children of the Vault their final comeuppance. Oh, and Wolverine and Ghost Rider... you know what? Never mind about them. Will & Steve comics: Uncanny Avengers vol 4 #1, Ghost Rider/Wolverine: Spirits of Vengeance Alpha-Omega, Ghost Rider vol 11 #17, Wolverine vol 7 #36-38, Alpha Flight vol 5 #1-5, Uncanny Spider-Man #1-3, Dark X-Men vol 2 #1-3, Children of the Vault #2-4, X-Force vol 6 #44-46, and Astonishing Iceman #3-5

Olympic insights, more Exiles, a new Punisher, and Chris Claremont just brazenly putting characters from every single other pop-culture property into his X-Treme X-Men stories. Will comics: Contest of Chaos, Black Panther by Eve L. Ewing: Reign at Dusk vol 2, Capwolf & the Howling Commandos, Punisher: The Bullet the Follows, and Exiles vol 1 #7-13. Steve comics: Exiles vol 1 #7-13, X-Treme X-Men vol 1 #10-19, Taskmaster vol 1 #1-4.

Robert Downey Jr. is no man's second choice for Dr. Doom. Also, we saw Deadpool & Wolverine, and after a break to help you avoid spoilers, we talk about it! But first, Will's favorite comics writer returns to Marvel on a run of Captain America. How does it hold up? Will comics: Superior Spider-Man vol 1: Supernova, Captain America by J. Michael Straczynski vol 1: Stand, Captain Marvel by Alyssa Wong vol 1: The Omen, Daredevil: Black Armor, Carnage vol 1: Born Again.. Steve comics: Deadpool vol 1 #61-64, Cable vol 1 #101-107, X-Men Unlimited vol 1 #34-37

More like Fell of X bc this country of Krakoa is done done. Let's talk, mourn, and see what's next. Covering: X-Force vol 6 #43, Invincible Iron Man vol 5 #8-10, X-Men vol 6 #25-26, Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1-4, Astonishing Iceman #1-2, Children of the Vault #1, Immortal X-Men #14-15, Marvel’s Voices: X-Men #1, Realm of X #1.

If your name was Emilio Helio, what would be the chances that you didn't suffer a tragic accident that forced you to only breathe helium, the public ridicule of your squeaky voice leading you to a life of wrath, revenge, and villainy. Oh, 0%? Cool, gotcha. Will comics: Silver Surfer Rebirth: Legacy, Spider-Boy vol. 1: The Web-less Wonder, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2: Grootrise, She-Hulk by Rainbow Rowell vol. 4: Jen-sational Steve comics: Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer (conclusion), Wolverine vol 2 #170-176, Wolverine/Hulk #1-4.

Finally, an Avengers team who investigates wrongful deaths and actually, you know, avenges people. Plus, legendary Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano illustrates the western superheroes he loves for the first time, and a brief listener Q&A! Will comics: Daredevil by Saladin Ahmed vol 1: Hell Breaks Loose, Doctor Strange by Jed MacKay vol 2: The War-Hound of Vishanti, Avengers Inc.: Action, Mystery, Adventure. Steve comics: Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer (mostly).

Lots of Moon Knight this week, and then Will and Steve join forces to catch up on the fan-favorite reality hopping series from the 00's, Exiles! And finally, a tragic turn in a silly comic where characters are constantly dying. Will comics: Spine-Tingling Spider-Man, Moon Knight: City of the Dead, Moon Knight vol 5: The Last Days of Moon Knight, Exiles vol 1 #1-6. Steve comics: Exiles vol 1 #1-6, X-Force vol 1 #121-129

Al Ewing might be the writer at Marvel with the most Will-friendly storytelling interests and sensibilities. So, with two of his books up this week, we decided to take some time and go deep on him as a creator. Plus, what makes Nightcrawler tick, and who is Amazing Spider-Man for in the 21st century? Will read: Deadpool: Badder Blood, Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells vol 8: Spider-Man's First Hunt, Ghost Rider vol 4: Rite of Passage, Venom by Al Ewing vol 5: Predestination, and Immortal Thor vol 1: All Weather Turns to Storm. Steve read: Icons: Iceman #1-4, Icons: Nightcrawler #1-4.