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**Battle Of The Atom: An X-Men Podcast**

Join Zack and Adam as they battle to decide the best and worst X-Men stories of all time!

Latest Episodes:

Ep.250 - Chunks Of Wolverine May 23, 2022

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We celebrate our 250th episode in a low key style with some exciting stories about X-23, plus a Q&A segment. Always a fun time.

Ranked This Episode:

X-23 Vol 1 (Innocence Lost)
X-23 Vol 3 #10-12 (Touching Darkness)
X-23 Vol 4 #1-5 (Two Birthdays and Three Funerals)

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New content every week on ComicsXF.com

Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack!

Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, and Ayako Hashimoto.

Cover art is by Adam Reck after Dave Cockrum with logo design by Mikey Zee

If you want to support the show make sure you rate and review the show or check out our Patreon!

Ep.249 - Zaladane, She Who Speaks May 16, 2022

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We talk about some early Claremont stories with weird characters like Zaladane. Y'all know and love Zaladane right? We're not just riding the coattails of another podcast by referencing Zaladane in this one right?

Ranked This Episode:

Uncanny X-Men #104 (The Gentleman's Name Is Magneto)
Uncanny X-Men #114-116 (To Save the Savage Land)
Marvel's Super-Heroes #10-11 (Ms Marvel)

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New content every week on ComicsXF.com

Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack!

Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, and Ayako Hashimoto.

Cover art is by Adam Reck after Dave Cockrum with logo design by Mikey Zee

If you want to support the show make sure you rate and review the show or check out our Patreon!

Ep.248 - Whassup! May 09, 2022

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The dream of the 90s is still alive and well in this podcast. We chat about "good 90s X-Men that we haven't already talked about"

Ranked This Episode:

Uncanny X-Men #287-290
X-Men #42-44 (Fall of Avalon)
X-Men #70 (Homecoming)

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New content every week on ComicsXF.com

Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack!

Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, and Ayako Hashimoto.

Cover art is by Adam Reck after Dave Cockrum with logo design by Mikey Zee

If you want to support the show make sure you rate and review the show or check out our Patreon!

Ep.247 - Four Page Knife Fight May 02, 2022

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I just think Storm. Ranked this episode:

Uncanny X-Men #151-152 (The Hellfire Gambit)
Uncanny X-Men #169-170 (Morlocks)
Marauders #20 (Windriders)

Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List!

New content every week on ComicsXF.com

Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack!

Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, and Ayako Hashimoto.

Cover art is by Adam Reck after Dave Cockrum with logo design by Mikey Zee

If you want to support the show make sure you rate and review the show or check out our Patreon!

Ep.246 - The Deep Backstory Of Cr+reee Apr 25, 2022

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We had so much fun talking about the Starjammers last week, we decided to keep the party going by talking about our favorites like Cr+reee and Tolon Hawk. These are characters X-Men fans are deeply invested in right? Ranked this Episode:

Uncanny X-Men #154-157 (Sidrian Hunters & Starjammers)
Spotlight On Starjammers
Starjammers vol 2

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New content every week on ComicsXF.com

Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack!

Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, and Ayako Hashimoto.

Cover art is by Adam Reck after Dave Cockrum with logo design by Mikey Zee

If you want to support the show make sure you rate and review the show or check out our Patreon!

Ep.245 - Cyclops Doesn't Vote Republican Apr 18, 2022

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We spend the whole episode talking about Cyclops. You must understand, we love our son so much. He has so many daddy issues. Heck, I bet you could fill up a whole episode with them.

Ranked This Episode:

Cyclops vol 1
Avengers Vs X-Men: Consequences
Cyclops vol 3 #1-5

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New content every week on ComicsXF.com

Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack!

Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, and Ayako Hashimoto.

Cover art is by Adam Reck after Dave Cockrum with logo design by Mikey Zee

If you want to support the show make sure you rate and review the show or check out our Patreon!

Ep.244 - Misfortune Was Showering On Them Apr 11, 2022

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This week we take a trip to Otherworld and appreciate all the work Tini Howard did to make that place make sense. Because, wow, it might have actually been bad before 2019.

Ranked This Episode:

Uncanny X-Force: Otherworld
Excalibur vol 2
Wisdom Max

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New content every week on ComicsXF.com

Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack!

Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, and Ayako Hashimoto.

Cover art is by Adam Reck after Dave Cockrum with logo design by Mikey Zee

If you want to support the show make sure you rate and review the show or check out our Patreon!

Feed Drop - WMQ&A: Steve Foxe Plays '92 Trivia Apr 05, 2022

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We have a special ComicsXF Feed Drop for you. Check out our friends at WMQ&A!

Writer Steve Foxe returns to talk about X-Men '92: House of XCII, Archer & Armstrong Forever, and to play some '92 trivia.

(Programming note: Since we recorded this episode, the release date for X-Men '92: House of XCII #1 has been pushed to April 13.)

You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can follow the show on Twitter @wmqcomics, and you can follow Dan Grote @danielpgrote and Matt Lazorwitz @mattlaz1013.

Subscribe to WMQ&A on Patreon for early access to episodes, thanks on the show and, depending on the tier, a free comic, a spot in CXF’s weekly Staff Picks and early access to our new Patreon-exclusive bonus podcast, Our Son Pete, a deep dive into the comic appearances of British mutant superspy Pete Wisdom.

Also, don’t forget to listen to Matt’s podcast, BatChat with Matt and Will. Our show art is by Adam Reck, and our logo is by Scott Modrzynski. Listen to past episodes of WMQ&A here and here.

Ep.243 - Weird Choice Charles Apr 04, 2022

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We spend a time talking about the Shadow King, a character who has been in two good stories. We cover one of them. The good news is, we get weirdly worked up about another that should be otherwise forgotten. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Ranked This Episode;

Uncanny X-Men #117 (Psi-War)
New Mutants #29-34 (Gladiators/Karma)
Astonishing X-Men #1-6 (Life Of X)

Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List!

New content every week on ComicsXF.com

Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack!

Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, and Ayako Hashimoto.

Cover art is by Adam Reck after Dave Cockrum with logo design by Mikey Zee

If you want to support the show make sure you rate and review the show or check out our Patreon!

Ep.242 - Immortality Works Both Ways With Kieron Gillen Mar 28, 2022

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Noted comic writer Kieron Gillen joins us to talk about his work on the upcoming Immortal X-Men and the massive summer event A.X.E.: Judgement Day. It's a good time.

Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List!

New content every week on ComicsXF.com

Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack!

Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, and Ayako Hashimoto.

Cover art is by Adam Reck after Dave Cockrum with logo design by Mikey Zee

If you want to support the show make sure you rate and review the show or check out our Patreon!