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Join Kris, Tim and Sergio as they make their way through the Krakoan era of X-Men comics!
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We're speeding ahead towards the first ever Hellfire Gala and we couldn't be more excited! Plus we have some brand new comics to cover with X-Corp, Way of X, an X-Men refresh, and the Trial of Magneto!
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This week we're bringing out our inner 90s comic fan as we finish up The Last Annihilation with Cable: Reloaded #1 & Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #18! Can they stop Dormammu? Will Doom betray them? And does Rocket still plan to shoot him!?
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November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Sometimes you just have to let a cover speak for itself. But surely Shadow King isn't the villain, right?
New Mutants (2019) #21, cover by Martin Simmonds.
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
And for those who got to the end of our latest episode you get to say goodbye to low-res Peepers and hello to the new space slug icon!
We'll miss you, Peepers!
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Don't. Mess. With. Warpath's. Kids.
Although he was reluctant to take on the 'camp counselor' role at first, Warpath has flourished in his role and has taken to these kids better than anyone could have ever guessed! He didn't even hesitate going against rogue Brood!
New Mutants (2019) #21
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
We're shifting gears once again and going from massive galaxy-wide conflicts to close-up character dramas and how to handle trauma. IS the Shadow King responsible for Gabby's death? Will the Council allow her to be revived? And what's going on with Wolfsbane?
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November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Sometimes....sometimes you need to just have a full villain monologue. Even if you are helping the Guardians of the Galaxy try to save the galaxy from Dormammu...
From Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #17 by Al Ewing.
November 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"Ego is gone. His puny shell is mine. A living furnace to house my terrible flame. I am the Great Enigma, Eater of Souls. I am the Keeper of the Mindless Armies. I am the Dread Lord of Secret Fire. And my name is Dormammu!" - Dormammu, Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #16 by Al Ewing.
October 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"But why would we need you to teach us, Victor? With all that is on your hands...all that can be laid at your door...why would we need you?" - Storm, Regeant of Sol. SWORD #7 by Al Ewing.
October 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This week on the Al Ewing Fancast we start our coverage of The Last Annihilation event beginning w/ Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) 16, SWORD 7, and GOTG 17. Space calls! SWORD answers!
Plus, Doom and Storm have a competition as to who can out-politick the other. The winner?
Us.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Grief takes many forms, some endless wells of sorrow, others boiling pits of rage. In Trial of Magneto #1, Quicksilver descends into the latter as he learns that not only is his sister Wanda dead but it was likely at the hands of their father, Magneto.
Art by Valerio Schiti & Lucas Werneck
October 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"Immortality is just a life sentence with a more pleasant veneer. Everlasting life is terrestrial purgatory." - Wanda Maximoff, years ago.
Trial of Magneto #1 by Leah Williams. Art by Valerio Schiti & Lucas Werneck
October 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Last episode we began the Trial of Magneto and the investigation into the murder of the Scarlet Witch. The first 2 issues are stunning and beautiful in their own right as it navigates the world of grief, loss, anger, and rage.
Written by Leah Williams. Drawn by Valerio Schiti & Lucas Werneck.
October 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Our current reading order is here!
October 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Aaaand we're back! This week we start off with a follow up to the first Hellfire Gala with the tumultuous Trial of Magneto #1 and #2 by Leah Williams!
Who killed the Scarlet Witch? Why is Magneto throwing a temper tantrum? And is this all worth the death of X-Factor??
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October 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hello Studiers! We hope you are doing well.
Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts and several weeks of sickness we will be skipping this week's episode release (26th). We will be back with our regular episode release schedule starting on the 10th of October with the Trial of Magneto!
September 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
X-Men #1 by Gerry Duggan can best be described as a feel-good saturday morning cartoon featuring your favorite superheroes. Not only does the team heroically save the day from an alien threat but they do so in one of the coolest ways possible: a giant mech piloted by the team, Power Rangers style.
September 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
As told by the man himself, X-Men under Gerry Duggan is set to focus on its villains and raise them up to combat the rising Nation of Krakoa. In X-Men (2021) #1 we even get a look at three of them! Introducing Cordyceps Jones, Dr. Stasis, & Feilong.
September 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We are wrapping up the very tail end of the Hellfire Gala with the penultimate issue of Children of the Atom, a rather divisive look at trauma in Marauders, and the first issue of X-Men as written by Gerry Duggan!
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September 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"I just hope you all know what you're doing." - Captain America, Marauders #21
The surprise of the first Hellfire Gala has been revealed: Mars terraformed into the mutant planet Arakko. As the world reels from this news, it is a time of reflection. Of hope. Of fear.
SWORD #6 by Al Ewing
September 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Gala ends...and the Trial is soon to begin. Reviled as The Pretender, the one who depowered millions of mutants, Wanda is in no short supply of enemies. But why make the move now? And who knew she was even there?
Who killed the Scarlet Witch?
September 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
You know her name! She is the Wind Rider, She-Who-Swam-With-Acanti! She is Ororo Munroe - Storm! - and she is the Regeant of Arakko and the voice of the Sol system!

SWORD #6 by Al Ewing, drawn by Valerio Schiti
September 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This week we read SWORD #6 with the reveal of Sol's Regeant, a sad goodbye to X-Factor as we cover the abrupt ending + changes Marvel Editorial made to the final issue, & Way of X #3 as we again turn the storytelling lens to the parts of Krakoan society we really see.
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August 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Seems like Wolverine isn't the only one trying for one-liners!
Unfortunately for Domino, her luck with them haven't quite hit the same level as the master himself.
From Wolverine #13 by Ben Percy & Adam Kubert
August 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
One of our favorite stories of New Mutants' tie-in to the Hellfire Gala is Warlock's tale. From his amusing copying of others to the reveal that he's doing so because he feels lonely and replaceable.
But ever the emotional rock, Warpath reminds him that some people are really just one-of-a-kind.
August 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We've seen the big reveal but the Gala must go on! Continuing the first Hellfire Gala we have X-Corp #2, an emotional New Mutants #19, and a baffling issue of Not-X-Force (aka Wolverine #13). Will emotional payoffs keep the Gala rolling or will Corpo speak bring us down?
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August 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM