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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 ...
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The Guys are back – and it’s finally time! It’s Amalgam! The guys take on the next three issues of the hybrid event, talking: Magneto & The Magnetic Men, featuring X-Men crossed with an assortment of the best of DC’s Families; X-Patrol, a combination of Marvel's X-Force and DC's Doom Patrol; JLX, featuring a fusion of the Justice League & The Aveng…
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The Guys are back – and it’s time to catch up with all things X-Men at Marvel & Justice League over at DC! Take a look at the best of comic’s biggest teams. Check out: FROM MARVEL: Uncanny X-Men 18 - 20 Exceptional X-Men 11 - 12 X-Men 20 - 21 Giant Sized X-Men 2 Emma Frost: White Queen 2 - 3 Phoenix 13 - 14 Storm 10 - 11 Psylocke 6 - 10 Wolverine a…
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The Guys are back – and it’s finally time! It’s Amalgam! The guys take on the next three issues of the hybrid event, talking: The Legend Of Dark Claw featuring the fusion of Logan/Wolverine & Batman and their worlds; Bruce Wayne Agent Of SHIELD merging elements of Bruce Wayne, Nick Fury, & Captain America and their worlds; Spider-Boy merging Superm…
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The Guys are back – and it’s time to catch up with all things Wolverine at Marvel & Batman over at DC! Take a look at the best of comic’s pointy-eared brooding heroes. Check out: MARVEL: Laura Kinney: Wolverine 8 Wolverine 10 - 12 Deadpool/Wolverine 2 - 8 DC: Batman 161 (Hush 2) Batman & Robin Year One 2 - 10 Batman & Robin 23 - 24 Batman Dark Patt…
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The Guys are back – and it’s finally time! It’s Amalgam! The guys take on the next three issues of the hybrid event, talking: Speed Demon 1 which fuses Ghost Rider, Flash, & Etrigan; Super Soldier 1 featuring Super-Soldier (Superman and Captain America), Green Skull (Lex Luthor and Red Skull) and his robot Ultra-Metallo (Ultron and Metallo); Doctor…
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The Guys are back – and it’s time to catch up with all things magic and mashup characters at Marvel & Flash over at DC! Take a look at the best of Marvel’s magic titles and the whole Flash Family. Check out: MARVEL: Magik 1 - 8 Scarlet Witch & Vision 1 - 4 Hellverine 1 - 9 Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Of Asgard 1 - 5 DC: Flash 1 - 23 Flash: Bad…
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The Guys are back – and it’s finally time! It’s Amalgam! The guys take the first three issues of the hybrid event, talking: -- Bullets & Bracelets 1 featuring Diana Prince (DC's Wonder Woman and Marvel's Elektra), Trevor Castle (Marvel's Punisher Frank Castle and DC's Steve Trevor), Thanoseid (DC's Darkseid and Marvel's Thanos) -- Assassins 1 featu…
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The Guys are back – and it’s time to catch up with all things DD & WW! Take a look at the bet of the Daredevil titles and the whole Wonder Family. Check out: MARVEL: Daredevil 20 - 24 Daredevil: Unleash Hell 1 – 5 Daredevil Cold Day In Hell 1 - 3 Spider-Girl 2 (Lady Bullseye) Eddie Brock: Carnage 4 - 7 (Muse) DC: Wonder Woman 15 - 23 Cheetah and Ch…
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The Guys are back – and it’s finally time! It’s Marvel vs DC! The guys take the first three issues of the crossover apart, examining the story, the perspective, the characters, and more! It’s a wild ride looking at now-unfamiliar versions of today’s biggest characters (and then some fraggin bastiches like Lobo, too). The guys read DC vs Marvel 1 & …
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The Guys are back – and it’s time to catch up with all things CROSSOVER! Nico & TK dive into the biggest, brightest, and best (we hope so, for $@^! sake) comic crossovers from Big Two! Check out: We Are Yesterday Event New History Of The DC Universe 1 - Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 1 - 7 Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong v2 1 - 3 DC KO P…
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Nico & TK continue their exploration of everything Marvel/DC/Amalgam with another bonus episode! Join the guys as they talk crossovers: Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances & Marvel VS DC/DC VS Marvel: Whose Side Are You On? X IS FOR COMICS/X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary abou…
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The Guys are back – and it’s time to catch up with all things Cosmic! Nico & Kevo dive into the FF titles (wow there’s a lot for once) & Green Lantern (that’s solo and Corps)! Check out: Fantastic Four 24 - 33 Fantastic Four: Into the Depths Infinity Comic 1 - 6 Fantastic Four 1 The Fantastic Four: First Steps 1 Fantastic Four Presents: Franklin Ri…
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The newest F4 movie is finally here – and it's full of firsts! The Big Name Cast reflects the golden heyday of the MCU. They finally gets Galactus right, feature incredible drop ins from the F4’s best eras. And somehow it's under two hours – and legitimately barely features Dr Doom. All this PLUS HERBIE? Join the Action Pack as they dive into the c…
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Nico & TK continue their exploration of everything Marvel/DC/Amalgam with another bonus episode! Get ready for the crossovers that brought the two world to the brink of VS! 1995’s crossovers ranged from the wild and unexpected to the obvious and can’t-believe-it-took-this-long! Join the guys as they talk crossovers: Darkseid vs Galactus: The Hunger…
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The Guys are back – and they’re ready to take on ALL OF THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE and ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE titles so far, plus get hype for the upcoming Endgame at Marvel and expansion at DC! They’ll be ranking each book from both lines so be sure to vote along with the tiermaker! This summer, join XI4C as they take a look at some of the biggest Marvel/DC…
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Nico & TK continue their exploration of everything Marvel/DC/Amalgam with another bonus episode! With a double dose of Superman & Spider-Man (featuring Hulk & Wonder Woman), followed by Bats/Hulk & X-Men/Teen Titans – the guys find themselves at a 1994 Batman/Punisher Double Feature: Lake of Fire & Deadly Knights! These two titles feature era sales…
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The Guys are back – and they’re ready to take on THE X-MEN & TITANS TITLES. This summer, join XI4C as they take a look at some of the biggest Marvel/DC crossovers in history in anticipation of the upcoming Deadpool/Batman in August. This week, check out a look at the Batman (DC) & Punisher (Marvel) titles from the last few months before they look a…
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Nico & TK continue their exploration of everything Marvel/DC/Amalgam with another bonus episode! Things kicked off with the first two crossovers - both Superman & Spider-Man, featuring appearances from Wonder Woman & The Hulk. This time, the Jade Giant takes front and center alongside the Caped Crusader in 1981’s DC Special Series! Then, one of the…
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The Guys are back – and they’re ready to take on THE X-MEN & TITANS TITLES. This summer, join XI4C as they take a look at some of the biggest Marvel/DC crossovers in history in anticipation of the upcoming Deadpool/Batman in August. This week, check out a look at the X-Men (Marvel) & Titans (DC) titles before they look at DC Special Series: Batman …
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It’s time to talk CROSSOVERS! Marvel! DC! It’s time to talk about what makes the two companies come together, so united, that they are willing to have their biggest names trade punches! Nico & TK, for the first time since 2023 begin a MAJOR PROJECT. Welcome to the world of Marvel vs DC, Amalgam, and more! Focused around the timing of Deadpool/Batma…
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The Guys are back – and they’re ready to take on THE SPIDER & SUPER TITLES. This summer, join XI4C as they take a look at some of the biggest Marvel/DC crossovers in history in anticipation of the upcoming Deadpool/Batman in August. This week, check out a look at the Spider-Man (Marvel) & Superman (DC) titles before they look at Superman VS The Ama…
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The Guys are back and it’s time to talk Pride! Every year, DC & Marvel drop pride specials highlighting some of their most celebrated and often underutilized queer characters, and this year is no different. First, check out Marvel Pride, which while featuring almost none of the characters on the standard cover, includes Sera, Black Cat, Mystique, E…
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The Guys are back – it’s Wednesday, and that means new books, news, and more! Nico & TK kick things off by taking a look at Marvel digital comics mainstay Jeff The Land Shark and his first print-first title! Then, flip the script and hop over to DC to take a look at a summer’s-film-tie-in, Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypto. This Summer of Superman tit…
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The Guys are back – and It’s time to talk revising canon vs retcons vs reveals. Marvel and DC have survived for a century each by always knowing how and when to adjust what-just-happened. Sometimes, this works (Jean Grey was never Phoenix and is back) and sometimes it doesn’t (Jean Grey was never Phoenix and is back). More and more, these changes b…
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It’s time to talk COSMIC COMICS – and Nico & TK are ready to go BIG. Any new cosmic title is on the table, and the guys are ready to goooo. Included in the discussion – Jonathan Hickman’s new space epic, Imperial with the debut issue, changing the landscape of the Marvel Universe – possibly forever – pulling in some of the biggest names in the mult…
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It’s THE FIRST EPISODE of X Is For Comics – the show you already love but turned up to 11 and more on it than ever. Today, the Action Pack talks crossovers. There used to be a crossover season, but these days the crossover calendar never stops! And now Marvel & DC announce their first intercompany crossover in years - Deadpool/Batman. Nico & TK (al…
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The guys are back and they are here to talk comics! Nico & TK take a look a line of recent number ones, kicking things off with two MCU-friendly duos – Spider-Man & Wolverine and Vision & The Scarlet Witch! The Marvel Universe is currently one MU under Doom where where do these titles fit in – and how much Steve Orlando’s Scarlet Witch do you need …
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Nico & TK are back – and they’re looking ahead to a summer full of big comics, new stories, and of course, swimsuit specials. The X-Men transition to a new period while the Marvel Universe ramps down One World Under Doom; a number of special titles reflecting the face of the MCU continue (New Thunderbolts*), while titles come to their end (Immortal…
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Never has so much hinged on the meaning of an asterisk! The future of the MCU is coming fast, but before we can start Phase Six this summer we must first close out Phase Five with the long-waited THUNDERBOLTS*! It turns out that star held a lot more weight than we anticipated. What does that surprise ending mean for The Fantastic Four, Doomsday, an…
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Born Again is already done for the year!? After 9 episodes, countless wild twists, new characters, murders, betrayals, affairs, and guest stars, the season come to a close with some of the most bizarre, intense, and at times jarring reveals yet. After a strong season, how will this extreme finale be judged, which stories does it pull from, and in f…
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IT’S ALL NUMBER ONES! The Absolute Universe launches a triple threat of new titles while the Amazing Spider-Man swings back into action. The legacy of rebooting Spider-Man in steeped in a long tradition of…well, not, and then suddenly doing it a lot. This volume, spinning directly out of the previous run, kicks off a new-old era for a familiar char…
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It’s a pretty big time for Daredevil – one of the biggest TV shows in the world and three comic titles, so the Action Pack is here to weigh in on it all. Checking in on Daredevil: Born Again with episodes 5 - 7 and some shocking turns for Muse, Kingpin, Heather, and more with a look back at how it all fits together, the team considers the future of…
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Hush 2 Begins! X-Manhunt Ends! It’s all happening!!!! It’s a weird world where Marvel is trying to compete with DC against the best preordered title in recent history with the return of Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee for the sequel to Hush. Regardless, Marvel pushes forward with the conclusion to X-Manhunt. All this AND a new Marvel game in Dec for Nintendo S…
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Marvel pulled off a wild surprise – and it was a bunch of chairs. The Marvel social channels streamed a multiple hour video of set chairs with familiar names, revealing officially – for the first time – a huge amount of the cast of Avengers: Doomsday! From old favorites (hey, Thor!) to some mutant surprises – old and new, from Nightcrawler to Gambi…
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It’s a banner year for Matt Murdock – the return of Daredevil as a TV series in Born Again - but there’s been even more appearances that elevate DD’s place in Marvel. The guys talk episode 4 of Born Again before looking at Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, the recent Disney+ animated series featuring not only Daredevil, but Nico of the Runaways, ne…
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Nico & TK can’t get enough comics gaming – and Kevo’s here to produce the show! They check out DC’s newest game - Dark Legion – filled with familiar DC staples like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman along with Greens Lantern & Arrow, and of course villains like The Batman Who Laughs. They gang talks gaming, comics, and more on an all new X Is For Podc…
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After years off air, Daredevil returns with a tighter focus, an aggressive new story and a major changeup to the cast! Now, Nico, TK, & Producer Kevo work together to piece Daredevil’s narrative together – from the characters that are here, to the characters we know are coming, and those we haven’t seen. Get the rundown on the first three episodes …
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From The Archives: Nico, TK, & Kevo are big, long-time Tori Amos fans, and as the BONUS EPISODES continue, we’re breaking out some of our favorite episodes, re-edited with new content and new information! This episode features brand new audio plus cuts from the pre-release discussion on Diving Deep(er) Live & from release day for The Music Of Tori …
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It’s that special time of year – Nonstop X-Men Crossover Event time! It’s new book Wednesday and it’s time to get big with the new books – and first, Nico, TK, & Producer Kevo sink in deep into an all new era of Doctor Strange with Doctor Strange Of Asgard! Then, check out the second X-Men crossover in the last 4 months with the first three parts o…
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From The Archives: Nico, TK, & Kevo are big, long-time Tori Amos fans, and as the BONUS EPISODES continue, we’re breaking out some of our favorite episodes, re-edited with new content and new information! From during the heart of the final Ocean To Ocean shows, the guys talk how Tori’s discography and characters transcend the expectations of most m…
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The Action Pack is back and they got A LOT of comics. First, catch up on all the Main Team X-Titles with Exceptional X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, and today’s X-Men 12. Then, take a look at the She-Devils of Marvel in an all new Women of Marvel title before hopping over to DC for a double dose of catching up – first with Justice League Unlimited to find ou…
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From The Archives: Join Nico & Kevo as they hang with TK while he plays Marvel Rivals. The guys talk NONSTOP nonsense in this bonus episode never before released on X Is For Podcast! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a…
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It’s Devils, Doom, & Dark Magic on an all new XI4P! Kick things off with a look at BOTH Daredevil books dropping today plus a catchup on the titles, taking us further and deeper into the darkness of Hell’s Kitchen, with a double-hell-bent attack on the Hornheads! Then, see the new face of Weapon X in Weapon X-Men 1 and Strange Academy in Doom Acade…
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From The Archives: Join Nico & Kevo as they hang with TK while he plays Marvel Rivals. The guys talk NONSTOP nonsense in this bonus episode never before released on X Is For Podcast! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a…
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It’s another week of new books! Nico & TK, alongside producer Kevo, talk titles, issues, and more as they kick things off with Eddie Brock: Carnage, Charles Soule’s new take on the classic character(s). Then, kick things over to One World Under Doom, as Ryan North brings in the new era of the Marvel U. Next up, the team turn their attention to the …
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From The Archives: Join Nico & Kevo as they hang with TK while he plays Marvel Rivals. The guys talk NONSTOP nonsense in this bonus episode never before released on X Is For Podcast! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a…
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Spirits of Vengeance & Batman end, Timeless Power Man returns, and a one-shot from Shazam brings onboard Sina Grace on an all new X Is For Show! Nico, TK, & Producer Kevo look at the (short) run of Spirits of Vengeance before examining the long form Chip Zdarsky run on Batman, and the team takes a moment to consider: are these characters better off…
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From The Archives: Join Nico & Kevo as they hang with TK while he plays Marvel Rivals. The guys talk NONSTOP nonsense in this bonus episode never before released on X Is For Podcast! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a…
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It’s New Book Wednesday and Nico, TK, & Producer Kevo are here talking about all of it. Kicking things off with an All-Black Creators Special celebrating Storm! Then turn things over to the pages of Spider-Boy where this Spider-Boy and the new Spider-Girl somehow wind up embroiled with Daredevil & Bullseye in the Tournament of the Open Maw? Sure! T…
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From The Archives: Join Nico & Kevo as they hang with TK while he plays Marvel Rivals. The guys talk NONSTOP nonsense in this bonus episode never before released on X Is For Podcast! X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gathers to discuss a…
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