We're back with another Halloween special with What If Wolverine Became Lord of the Vampires? Journey into the unknown as The Watcher guides us into a scenario where Dracula defeats the X-Men and Wolverine overcomes him to become Lord of the Vampires. The issue is quirky and loads of fun. We hope you all have a safe and Happy Halloween! Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first and third Wednesday of the month. Check us out on social me...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Writer and architect of the A.X.E. (Avengers | X-Men | Eternals) crossover event, Kieron Gillen, joins the pod to discuss his work on AXE, answer questions from Twitter, talk about Mister Sinister and recap Uncanny X-Men 209. Kieron selected a Nimrod issue as it's one of the first issues he read as a child that made an impact on him. It's an issue packed with the X-Men, The Hellfire Club, the Morlocks, The Body Shop, and more. It has TWO character deaths even! It's an amazing bit of work by Chri...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Terri Hawkes, the English voice of Sailor Moon, joins Chris, Chandler, and Marvel Comics' Jordan D White to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Sailor Moon and her influence on X-Men comics. Terri voiced the title character of Sailor Moon from 1995-2000 appearing in multiple seasons of the television series and three feature films, making her one of the most heard voice of Sailor Moon for English audiences. Jordan D. White is an editor at Marvel Comics, working primarily on the X-Men issues. He co...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 29 min
The maniacal voice of Mister Sinister - Chris Britton - appears on the show to talk about voicing the role in the 90's X-Men: The Animated Series, and cover the first appearance of The Nasty Boys in the issue X-Factor #75 by Peter David. Born and raised in Toronto, Chris Britton first studied acting as a teenager. He graduated from York University with an Honors BFA in theatre. His voice has been heard in hundreds of commercials, narrations and animation series including the voice of Mr. Siniste...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr
Chris & Chandler leap ahead to the year 2099! Back in 1993, there was a huge push by Marvel to show what the bleak future holds with titles on X-Men, Punisher, Spider-Man, Hulk, Doom and more - all in the 2099 universe. Current day comics are now pulling from the 2099 Universe with Steve Orlando writing in Brimstone Love and Cerebra into the Krakoan-era. Now is the perfect time to look back at X-Men 2099 and see what we may have overlooked back in 1993. Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. F...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 8 min
The stewards of the House of X Podcast, Dylan & Regina, join Chris & Chandler to break down the gritty details of the seminole HOUSE OF X #1 written by Jonathan Hickman with art by Pepe Larraz. This book changed everything and brought so many X-Men fans back into the fold. It is legendary and the four of us dive deep into the data pages now that we have three years of books to reflect on. You won't want to miss this in-depth look at the book that build Krakoa. Find us on the AIPT Podcast...
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 46 min
The very educated and astute knowledge of Doctor J. Andrew Derman of The Claremont Run joins Chris & Chandler as they journey into Limbo and recap the grand finale of Magik's mini-series run with Magik #4. Dr. Derman selected this issue for the podcast to reflect on the complex character of Illyana and the ways Claremont pushed the boundaries of comic book storytelling through her trial by fire in Limbo. The Claremont Run is a project exploring Chris Claremont's sixteen year run on Uncanny X...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Episode 80 celebrate Uncanny X-Men 180 where Storm finally confronts Kitty Pryde on why she hates her new punk look. The issue is filled with things Chris and Chandler love like ridiculous 80's outfits (buccaneer boots on top of leg warmers on top of jeans??), scenes at the mall, Storm kicking butt, and so much more. Plus, the question is brought up - "Who would you have on your mutant basketball team? Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear th...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 26 min
It's San Diego Comic-Con Week and Chris and Chandler are bringing the thunder! First off, the podcast turned 3 years old on July 17th marking another fantastic year of x-reading comics, speaking with outstanding guests and so much more. For SDCC, X-Reads Podcast will present the 3rd Annual X-Men Fandom Panel featuring talent from the X-Universe. AIPT covered the talent announcement so go check it out! For the issue, they chose to tackle Giant-Size X-Men Annual #9 where Storm dons the mantel of T...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 54 min
Current artist of the new New Mutants run Rod Reis joins the show! His work alongside Vita Ayala is truly inspiring. For his debut he selects New Mutants 18 (Vol 1) - and we all gush about the incredible Demon Bear Saga drawn by Bill Sienkiewicz and written by Chris Claremont. Rod is a Brazilian comic book artist and colorist who started his career in the mid-90s as an illustrator, doing lots of arts for RPG Magazines such as Dragão Magazine and Tormeta, both Fantasy RPG Magazines. He is also pa...
Jul 06, 2022•54 min
Justice Boles from the comic collector's dream app - Shortboxed - joins the show to discuss X-Men Schism and the epic break-up of Scott and Logan. On the show, Chris, Chandler, and Justice debate what songs would be on their breakup playlist and the misconstrued layout of San Francisco and Utopia that drives Justice (a local) mad! Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first and third Wednesday of the month. Check us out on social media @x...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Chris and Chandler are joined by a roundtable of Marvel Queer Creators - Josh Trujillo (Hulkling & Wiccan, creator of Aaron Fischer aka the gay Captain America), Terry Blas (Reptil, Marvel Voices), and Carrie Harris (Liberty and Justice for All). Together they tackle the topic of Iceman - Bobby Drake - coming out of the closet in All-New X-Men #40 written by Brian Michael Bendis. Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first and third W...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 4 min
It's a different kind of episode! Instead of a one-issue recap, Chris and Chandler have gathered the Top 5 Times Doctor Strange Saved the X-Men to coincide with the wildly popular release of Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Listen in as they breakdown these crucial moments when Dr. Strange came to the rescue of the X-Men with issues: - The Defenders #15 - X-Men Annual #4 - Longshot #6 - Uncanny X-Men #330 - What If Magik... #1 Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. Follow our show to be a...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 39 min
The incredible cover artist David Nakayama, known for his iconic character color bleed variants, joins Chris and Chandler to recap Generation X #1 and praise the work by Bachalo and Lobdell in their seminal 90s creation. Together they recite the witty dialog with glee between Monet, Jubilee, Synch, Husk, Skin, Banshee, Emma, and Chamber. Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first and third Wednesday of the month. Check us out on social m...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Character Designer, Animator, and Director of X-Men: Evolution and Wolverine and the X-Men Steven E. Gordon joins Chris and Chandler as they x-read X-Men Children of the Atom #1. A fantastic retelling of the original 5, the book thrusts the story into modern day times and is packed with easter eggs. We mentioned some in the podcast, but can you find more? Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first and third Wednesday of the month. Check ...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Steve Foxe (writer X-Men: House of XCII) joins the show to talk about one of the most impactful comics to him in his youth - X-Men (vol 2) #98! Part of "The Twelve" storyline, this story sees the X-Men at the end of their lives in the far distant future. Steve's imagination went wild after seeing all the new characters introduced in this future timeline and where our heroes end up in retirement age. We also chat about X-Men 92 and Steve drops some great tidbits of what's to come including the ap...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Chris and Chandler get to chat with the architects of their childhood, showrunner/writers of X-Men: The Animated Series, Eric & Julia Lewald! Taking us back to 1992, we discuss the formation of the show and extensively breakdown 'Night of the Sentinels Part One' that coincides with the comic book companion, X-Men Adventures #1. Nearly frame by frame the comics and the pilot mirror each other in interesting and different ways as we compare and contrast each of the formats. The Lewalds load us...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 40 min
Chris and Chandler return to Ann Nocenti's work but this time with her mini series Beauty and the Beast starring Dazzler and the Beast. On the surface, the series looks to be a silly romp through Hollywood fluff, but peeling back the layers we discover all the sinister traps Hollywood has in store for stars like Dazzler. Oh, and apparently Doctor Doom has something going on in this story too. Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first an...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Writer Steve Orlando (Marauders) joins Chris and Chandler on the show to recap X-Men 79 (vol. 2) and gush about his love of Marrow. Steve talks taking over the Marauders title from Gerry Duggan, plus touches a lot upon the Marvel 2099 relaunch/celebration that he is helming. Some nice X-Men 2099 teases inside! Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first and third Wednesday of the month. Check us out on social media @xreadspodcast on Twitt...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 14 min
We've reached the epic conclusion of The Phalanx Covenant as Chris and Chandler recap Uncanny X-Men 317 and X-Men 37 back to back for a double-sized episode. We meet Skin! We meet Blink! One of them won't survive the experience...tune in to find out what happens! Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first and third Wednesday of the month. Check us out on social media @xreadspodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. For business inquir...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 51 min
Leah Williams joins the show as we recap, review, and dissect the Trial of Magneto mini-series with our ongoing special guests Katie and Kimberly from A Date with Dateline. Now that the big finale has come, we all were able to look back at the entire series run and breakdown the forensic elements and true crime study that went into writing The Trial of Magneto. Don't miss this amazing episode! Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first a...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 40 min
We continue the Phalanx Covenant with X-Men 36 - the first appearance of Synch. Banshee lets loose and wails on the Phalanx as he, Sabertooth, Emma and Jubilee rescue Everett Thomas, aka Synch. Chris and Chandler recap the #xmenvote from the recent Election Polls to decide who the newest team member of the X-Men will be. Chandler voted Monet and Chris vote Bling! Who did you vote for? Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first and third ...
Jan 19, 2022•47 min
X-Reads makes its debut on the AIPT Podcast Network by jumping into the 90s with The Phalanx Covenant. Kicking off with Uncanny X-Men 316 (the first appearance of Monet St. Croix), Chris & Chandler get sucked into the terror of this new villain that has taken out the X-Men leaving Banshee, a teenage Jubilee, and two of their most deadly super villains (Sabertooth and Emma Frost) to fend for themselves. Find us on the AIPT Podcast Network. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appea...
Jan 05, 2022•58 min
2021 was such an incredible year for X-Reads that we had to do a retrospective clip show looking back at the Top 10 most-downloaded episodes of the podcast. Listen to the Top 10 countdown as Chris & Chandler recap memories of having special guests on such as Cal Dodd (voice of Wolverine), Fabian Nicieza, Bill Sienkiewicz, and more. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first and third Wednesday of the month. Follow us on social media @xreadspodcast on Twitter, Instagram,...
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Katie and Jake from Date with Dateline return to discuss the murder and mayhem of The Trial of Magneto issues 3 and 4. Together we break down the triple-goddess mythology that The Scarlet Witch is embodying, plus we touch upon what verdigris is, and the role of the Eldrich Orchard. Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first and third Wednesday of the month. Follow us on social media @xreadspodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. For business inquiries, email xreadspodc...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 46 min
Four close friends - Chris, Chandler, Jenny, & Michelle - all gather to reminisce about past holidays together all while recapping Uncanny X-Men 230. Longshot finds some talking jewelry and together the X-Men find a way to play Santa and deliver stolen items to the people who lost them. Lots of great Dazzler moments in this one! Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first and third Wednesday of the month. Follow us on social media @xreadspodcast on Twitter, Instagram, an...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 9 min
The incredible artist, Valentine Smith, joins Chris and Chandler as they gab about Rachel and Amara's Girls Day on the Town in Manhattan where they get into absolute Hellfire Club hijinks. Lewks ensue! Follow our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first and third Wednesday of the month. Follow us on social media @xreadspodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. For business inquiries, email xreadspodcast@gmail.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcas...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 34 min
The definitive voice of Wolverine, Cal Dodd, joins our show for a very special x-read of Wolverine #1 by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. Cal voiced Wolverine in "X-Men: The Animated Series", plus all the arcade and video games for the character. Hearing Cal say aloud "I'm there best there is at what I do..." is probably a highlight of our entire lives. We had a blast with Cal! Subscribe to our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first and third Wednesday of the month. Follow us on ...
Nov 03, 2021•54 min
Katie from A Date with Dateline is back and she's brought her co-host Jake from Date with the Bake for another issue of The Trial of Magneto. We had so much with covering the first issue, we had to keep going. Magneto has confessed to the murder of The Scarlet Witch, but is she even dead for the crime he has confessed to? Tune in to hear true crime observations mixed with "that's so comics" continuity and see what happens! Subscribe to our show to be alerted when new episodes appear the first an...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 29 min
Want to learn what X-Reads is all about? Listen to our trailer to get the jump on what to expect in our deep dive episodes as we recap classic issues from the X-Men Universe, often with special guests, X-Men creatives, celebrities, and more. Follow us @xreadspodcast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and your podcast platform of choice. We upload new episodes every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the Month - also known as New Comic Book Day! Business Inquiries can be sent to xreadspodcast@gmail.com Becom...
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