The Uncanny X-Cast

This week we continue through the Dawn of X with issues 2 and 3 of X-Men, Excalibur, Marauders, New Mutants, X-Force and Fallen Angels.  In the long awaited return of The Top 5 we honor the Jean/Scott/Wolverine living situation by coming up with the best X-Men “Throuples”.   And in Retro Reviews we dig into X-Factor 91, X-Factor Annual 8, and X-Force 22 and 23.

This week we review Civil War: X-Men 2, Extraordinary 11, Uncanny 10 and 11, All New X-Men 11, and a bunch of comics from the DC Rebirth launch.   We then catch up on ComicCon and Non-ComicCon related information in KAPOW! News.   And in Retros we look at Uncanny 287, XFactor 87, X-Men 17, and X-Force 19.

This week in On Shelves Now we look at Uncanny X-Men 6, All-New X-Men 7 and 8, Extraordinary X-Men 9, Avengers Standoff - Civil War, and Harrow County.  We then catch you up on everything news from Star Wars comics to Snotgirl.  And in Retro Reviews we continue our look back at X-Cutioner''s Song with XFactor 85, X-Men 15, Uncanny 295 and X-Force 17.  

This week we continue to work our way through Secret Wars and some of it's spinoffs, Fear the Walking Dead, and spend most of the show actually talking about comic books.  KAPOW News does some of it's award winning in depth journalism by getting to the bottom of the Stan Lee intern incidents.   And in Retro Reviews we look back at X-Factor 77, X-Men 8, Uncanny X-Men 287, and X-Force 9.  

This week in On Shelves Now we read up to issue 4 of Secret Wars, Old Man Logan, Southern Bastards and some DC comics.   KAPOW! News takes a deeper look at the newly unveiled Marvel lineup post-Secret Wars and the possibity of the X-Men joining the Marvel movie universe.  And in Retro Reviews we read Uncanny X-Men 286, X-Force 8, X-Men 7, and X-Factor 76.

This week we review Legacy 230, Necrosha the Gathering, X-Force Annual 1, X-Factor 200, New Mutants 8, X-Force 22, Legacy 231, and Cable 21. Then we give out our 2009 Year End Awards! And in retros, Uncanny X-Men Annual 11, New Mutants 52, X-Factor Annual 2, and Fallen Angels 1. And we finish up with a Fastball Special.

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This week we bring on the legendary creator of Cherry Poptart... Larry Welz! 

We talk underground comix, censorship, stories from Rob that should be censored, and the future of Cherry Poptart. 

Special thanks to Larry for coming on the show!  To order commissions from Larry, go here!

This week the X-Cast brings forth a very special holiday themed episode!

In On Shelves Now:  Sword 1, Astonishing 31 and 32, Dark X-Men 1, Legacy 229, Uncanny 516 and 517, and New Mutants 7.

Then we go Inside the Mansion with the Marvel version of Santa Claus!!

In Retro Reviews, we look at X-Factor 17, New Mutants 51, NM Annual 3, and Uncanny 217.

And we finish up with Retro Reviews.

And we manage to sneak in 3 songs, a quiz, an argument about strippers, and one more surprise bombshell.

Plus cameos by EVERY SINGLE X-CAST CHARACTER EVER.  (We think)

This week we try and empty out our ever growing On Shelves Now shelf and review X-Force 21, Weapon X: 5 and 6, Dark Wolverine 78 and 79, Dark Reign Wolverine: The List, Cable 19 and 20, X-Factor 50,  and X-Men Legacy 228.

We then turn down the lights and do a little X-Men Roleplay.

In Retro Reviews we look at Thor 377 and 378, X-Factor 16, and Uncanny 218.

And as always we finish up with a Fastball Special.

This week we welcome Chris Claremont on the X-Phone to talk about Uncanny, New Mutants, Uncanny Forever, New Mutants Forever, and of course the death of Douglas Ramsey.

Special thanks to Chris for taking the time to talk to us.

This week we empty our wallets to provide the following for On Shelves Now:   X-Factor 49, Forever 7 and 8, Dark Wolverine 77, Old Man Logan Finale, Uncanny 515, X-Force 19 and 20, Necrosha One Shot and New Mutants 6.  

In our Top 5, we pick the X-Men we want brought back from the dead.

In Retros, we look at New Mutants 49 and 50, X-Factor 15, and Uncanny 217.

And we finish up with a Fastball Special.

For those looking for the no bings version of the gameshow:

On Inside the Panel we will be bringing in three comic podcasters, in addition to the X-Cast's very own Brian Perillo, to debate hot comic topics and have their answers judged and scored by Rob Briscoe.

Introducing the newest game show to the growing stable of Uncanny X-Cast gameshows:

INSIDE THE PANEL

On Inside the Panel we will be bringing in three comic podcasters, in addition to the X-Cast's very own Brian Perillo, to debate hot comic topics and have their answers judged and scored by Rob Briscoe.

In this installment we welcome Lene Taylor of I Read Comics, Ron Richards of iFanboy, and Louis Kwok of KwokTalk.

This week in OSN: X-Factor 48, Cable 18, Dark Reign: The List X-Men, Dark X-Men Confession,  Legacy 227, Legacy Annual 1, and New Mutatnts  5.

In Top 5, we give our Top 5 New Mutants Covers.

And in Retros:  X-Factor 13 & 14, Uncanny 216, and New Mutants 48.

PLUS:  Pregnancy Sex, solicitation hatred, Mr Shaw from Bat-Radia, and the unveiling of a new voicemail number!

This week we welcome back Matt Fraction to talk about Utopia, Exodus, Dak X-Men and since it's the Uncanny X-Cast - Doug Ramsey and Mammomax!

Relaxed from yoga and ready to record, we review X-Force 18, Dark Avenger 8, Forever 6, New Mutants 4, Dark X-Men Beginnings 3, Weapon X 4, and X-Factor 47 in On Shelves Now.

We go Inside the Mansion with Brian's favorite mutant, Cypher!

And in Retro Reviews, we look at New Mutants 47, X-Factor 12 and Uncanny 214-215.

As always we finish up with a Fastball Special.

This week we review Dark Wolverine 75 and 76, Cable 17, Uncanny 514 and Forever 5.

We then  bring Peter Rios back to defend his X-Cast Password title vs. colorist Brian Reber!

In retros we finish Mutant Massacre with Thor 374, XF11, DD 238 and UXM 213.

And as always we finish up with a Fastball Special.

This week in OSN we review Weapon X 3, Dark X-Men Beginning 2, X-Factor 46, X-Men Legacy 226, X-Men Forever 4, and Legacy 226.

We then Roleplay out the summer X-Conference, featuring Warren Ellis, Peter David, Duane Swierczynski, Zeb Wells, Marjorie Liu and Chris Claremont.

In Retro Reviews we hit part 2 of our Mutant Massacre special, reviewing New Mutants 46, Thor 373, Power Pack 27 and Uncanny 212.

As always we finish it up with a Fastball Special.

PLUS:  25 bucks for .. what??  Your favorite movie is... what??  Fingerbang... what???

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00:00 Open
0:41:55  On Shelves Now
1:21:00  Roleplay
1:45:20  Retro Review
2:01:00  Fastball Special

Episode 69:  Peters, Pants and Pregnancy

This week we review Astonishing 30, Cable 16, New Mutants 3, Dark X-Men The List 1, X-Men Forever 3, Dark Avengers 7 and Uncanny 513.

Next is our Top 5 Upcoming Peter David Shock Endings in X-Factor.

And in Retros:  Mutant Massacre Part 1!  Uncanny X-Men 210 and 211, and X-Factor 9 and 10.

We finish up with a Fastball Special.

This week we review X-Factor 45,  X-Men Forever 2, UXM 512, Cable 15, X-Force 16, Legacy 225, UXM 512, and XMen/DA Utopia 1.  Top 5: Michael Jackson songs for X-Men. And in Retros, NM 45, Uncanny 209, X-Factor 7 and 8 and UXM Annual 10.

00:00      Open
35:00      On Shelves Now
1:23:34   Top 5
1:44:30   Retro Review
2:18:24   Fastball Special

This week we've got Matt Fraction on the X-Phone!  We talk with Matt about X-Men/Dark Avengers Utopia, Uncanny X-Men, his love of Emma Frost, carjackings, and Jeff Loeb supervillain.

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In this week's episode, we review Weapon X 2, X-Factor 43, Legacy 224, Old Man Logan 72, Cable 14, X-Force 15, and Uncanny 509. In our Top 5, we decide which X-Universe characters we would most like to have working under as at our current jobs. And in Retro Reviews we look at New Mutants 41-43, Uncanny 206, and X-Factor 3 and 4. As always we finish with a Fastball Special. In off topic news, Brian hates cats and pitbulls, gap teeth, and fear of 3D. 00:00 Open 56:22 On Shelves Now 1:25:25 Top 5 1:44:38 Retro Reviews 2:08:04 Fastball Special Download it on iTunes or right here, and visit us at our forum. Don't forget to leave a comment about us on iTunes. We need the self validation!

This week we have a chat on the X-Phone with writer for the re-launched New Mutants book, Zeb Wells!  Zeb talks New Mutants, possible returns to the team, homemade superhero videos, and Robot Chicken.   Hope you enjoy!

 In this week's episode we review Astonishing 29, X-Factor 42,  Wolverine: Weapon X 1, New Mutants 1, Uncanny 508, and X-Force 14.

We take another shot at X-Men Roleplay, then we welcome Jean Grey Back in Avengers 263, Fantastic Four 286, X-Factor 1, Uncanny 206, and X-Factor 2. And as always we finish up with a Fastball Special.

00:00 Open
46:00 On Shelves Now
1:17:40  X-Men Roleplay
1:37:20  Retro Review
2:03:10  Fastball Special

In OSN: X-Force/Cable Messiah War, Cable 13, Wolverine 71, Legacy 222, Uncanny 507 and X-Factor 41.

Next up a Casting Call for the original New Mutants. 

And in Retros we look at Uncanny 204 and 205, New Mutants 38-40 and X-Men Heroes for Hope.

As always we finish with a Fastball Special.

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This week we once again try to keep up with the nonstop barrage of X-Men comics and review X-Force 13, X-Infernus 4, the X-Men Kingbreaker mini, Young X-Men 12 and Manifest Destiny: Nightcrawler.

Then we get a very special call from Rob's brother Woody.   The topics in this call are frankly too disturbing to ever print here.

In Retro Reviews we rid ourselves of the Beyonder forever by finishing Secret Wars 8, New Mutants 37, Uncanny X-Men 203 and Secret Wars 9.

And as always we finish up with a fastball special.

Highlights include the importance of busts, deals at the Pig, blatant lies, and the stalking of Brian P.   Also, our apologies to everyone offended in this episode.

This week in On Shelves Now we review X-Force 12, Legacy 221, Young X-Men 11, Cable 11, Uncanny 506 and X-Men Noir.

We bring back Top 5 with picks of the worst mutant powers.

And in Retro Reviews we look at Secret Wars 2: Issue 7, New Mutants 35 and 36, and Uncanny 201 and 202.

As always we finish up with a Fastball Special.

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This week we do a ton of catching up in On Shelves Now, reviewing the Magneto Testament mini-series, Young X-Men 10, Manifest Destiny 5, X-Force 11, X-Infernus 3, and X-Factor 40.  

We then bring Brian Braddock (aka Captain Britain) on to give some advice to our listeners.  Special thanks to Brian for being on the show!

And in Retro Reviews we look at Secret Wars 2: 5 and 6, and finally make Brian happy by reading New Mutants Special Edition 1 and Uncanny X-Men Annual 9.  We finish up a big review of Uncanny X-Men 200.

And finally, an action packed Fastball Special.

Highlights include Brian's review of Cherry Poptart 1, germs, going to the movies alone, checking out chicks with a four year old, and which On Shelves Now sent Rob on an angry tirade?

This week we bring you a special X-Phone interview with Andy Schmidt, former X-Men editor, and current Senior Editor at IDW Publishing.  We talk X-Men, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Fallen Angel and about the job of editor in general.

With Brian seemingly free of the Legacy Virus, we finally get to reviewing Astonishing 29, Cable 10, the X-Men World's Apart mini, Legacy 220, X-Men Annual 2, and X-Factor 39.

We get a VERY special treat in Inside the Mansion as our mystery guest does his own Inside the Mansion, much to Brian's chagrin.

And in Retro Reviews we look at Uncanny 197-199 and New Mutants 32 - 34. 

And we finish with an action packed Fastball Special with topics ranging from back hair to circumcision.

In this episode we catch back up in On Shelves Now, reviewing:

Young X-Men 9, Ghost Boxes 2, Cable 9, Wolverine 70, X-Force 10, and X-Infernus 2.   

Next we try out a new segment - X-Men Roleplay - where Brian and Rob surprise each other with 3 questions for X-Men characters, creators, etc. and the other roleplays that character answering.  Hilarity clearly ensues.

In Retro Reviews we have an... interesting... week with Secret Wars 2: 2 - 4, and X-Men Alpha Flight 1 & 2.

And we wrap things up with a Fastball Special.

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This week in On Shelves Now we review X-Factor 38, Cable 8, Manifest Destiny 4, Wolverine Origins 30, Legacy 219, Uncanny 505, and X-Infernus 1.

Next we hand out our 2008 Year End Awards.

And in Retro Reviews we look at New Mutants 29 through 31, Secret Wars II: 1, and Uncanny X-Men 196.

And back by popular demand - Fastball Special!

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Frank Capra directs this weeks episode of the Uncanny X-Cast, as Angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated podcaster by showing what life would had been like if he never befriended his co-host.

In between all this we review Young XMen 8, Manifest Destiny 3, XFactor 37, Wolv Origins 29, Legacy 218, Wolverine 69, XForce 9, and Uncanny 504.

Next we take a look at the March Solicitations for X-Men comics.

And in Retro Reviews we discuss Uncanny X-Men Annual 8, Uncanny 194 and 195, and New Mutants 26 - 28.

Special thanks to Tony G and Laurin Evans on this one, and special apologies to people who hate when we take a perfectly serviceable podcast and try and do something silly with it.

This week in On Shelves Now we finish off Secret Invasion reviewing #8 and SI: X-Men 3 and 4.  We also review X-Men Legacy 217, X-Factor 36, X-Force 8, and Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes 1.

Then we take a look at the February Marvel solicitations.

We also get a visit on the X-Phone from Bumper Girl!

And in Retro Reviews we play catch-up and review two fabulous mini-series:  Beauty and the Beast and Nightcrawler.

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Catcing up on OSNs, we review Magneto Testament 2, X-Factor 35, Words Apart 1, NYX 3, Young X-Men 7, Cable 7, Original Sin 1, and Uncanny 503. We then interview new GI Joe artist, Robert Atkins! And in retros Uncanny 192-193 and the Firestar mini-series.

This week we try and play a little catch up in On Shelves Now and review Astonishing 27, Manifest Destiny 2, X-Men Legacy 216, Uncanny X-Men 502, and X-Force 7.

Then we bring Mike Carey back on the show to talk in depth about X-Men Legacy and the future of his X-work.

In Retro Reviews we argue over the quality of New Mutants 24 and 25, Uncanny X-Men 191 and 192, and the original Iceman mini-series.

And as always we finish up with a Fastball Special.

Plus:  Bumper Girl wears the pants in the Briscoe household, Brian argues why kids 1 and under should trick or treat, and balls just keep coming up.

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The Uncanny X-Cast Musical!

This week we review Secret Invasion: XMen 2, XMen Manifest Destiny 1, NYX 2, Uncanny 501, Wolverine 68 and XMen Legacy 215. Next we take a look at Marvel's X-Men solicitations for December. And in Retro Reviews we examine Uncanny X-Men 188 and 189, New Mutants 22 and 23, and New Mutants Annual 1. As always we finish up with a Fastball Special.

In this episode we review X-Force 6, X-Factor 34, Cable 6, Young X-Men 5, and Astonishing 26.

Next we do the Top 5 X-Men who could have bright futures as music stars.

In Retro Reviews we finish up Kitty Pryde and Wolverine with issues 4-6, Uncanny X-Men 187, and double-sized New Mutants 21.

And as always we finish up with a Fastball Special.

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In this week's episode, we review X-Men Secret Invasion 1, X-Factor 33, SheHulk 31, NYX 1, Legacy 214, Wolverine 67 and Secret Invasion 5. Plus a little sidebar about X-Men: Odd Men Out.

We then look at November's Marvel solicitations, followed by Retro Reviews featuring Wolverine and Kitty Pryde 1-3, and Uncanny X-Men 186 and 187.   And as always we finish things up with a Fastball Special.

PLUS:   Major LCS drama, Brian's son loves the Yankees, and so... much... more.

This week we review Uncanny 500, Cable 5, X-Force 5, Young X-Men 4, and GeNext 3.  We have a chat with Chris Yost on the X-Phone, and in Retro Reviews we go through New Mutants 18 - 20, and Uncanny X-Men 183 - 184. Then we finish with a Fastball Special.

Big episode!    In OSN we look at Secret Invasion 4, X-Factor 32, Old Man Logan, Uncanny 499, X-Men Legacy 213 and Astonishing 25.

We rate the Top 5 Mutants we would like to see get a chance on the main X-team.

In Retros we're moving right along through New Mutants 15 - 17 and Uncanny 181 and 182.

Next, a look at Marvel's October solicitations, and as always we end things with a Fastball Special.

And last but not least, we hit the X-Phone not once, but TWICE to talk with Comic Convention Correspondent Tony G and we also get a look behind the scenes that are Brian Perillo's life, when we talk live with Laura Perillo!!!

All this packed into 2 hours and forty minutes!!! <loads gun to blow brains out>

This week we run through a TON of books.  In On Shelves Now we look at X-Men Legacy 212, Cable 4, XFactor 31, Gen NeXt 2, Young X-Men 3, and X-Force: Ain't No Dog.

In an un-traditional Top 5, we list the Top 5 things you never want to hear in the X-Mansion.

And in a very special Retro Review, we look discuss Secret Wars!

And as always we end things with a Fastball Special.

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In a very busy week, we review Secret Invasion 3, Divided We Stand 2, X-Force 4, Uncanny 498, Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men 1, Colossus: Origins and Angel: Revelations.

We take a quick call on the X-Phone from an EXTREMELY important guest, then take a look at September solicitations.

In Retro Reviews we dive further into New Mutants with issues 12 through 14, and also look at Uncanny 180.

And as always we finish things up with a fastball special.

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This week we review Wolverine 64, Cable 3, GenNext 1, and X-Men Legacy 211.

We get former Marvel letterer/trade paperback layout guy (and friend of Brian's) Matty Ryan on the X-Phone!

And in Retro Reviews, Rob tries to follow New Mutants 10 and 11 better than last week while Brian talks about Uncanny X-Men 177 - 179.

And as always we finish with a Fastball Special.

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This week we look at X-Factor Quick and the Dead, Young X-Men 2, X-Men Legacy 210, X-Force 3, Free Comic Book Day X-Men, and Logan 3.  

Then we return to EVERYONE'S favorite segment... the long missed... ever loved... Chances Are!!!!! *runs for cover*

In Retro Reviews we review Uncanny X-Men 175 and 176, New Mutants 8 and 9, and X-Men Annual 7.

And we finish up with a peak at August's solicitations and as always a Fastball Special.

This week we review Cable 2, Wolverine 64, Logan 2, X-Factor 30, and Uncanny 497.

We mess with a bull and get the horns doing a Breakfast Club casting call.

And in Retro Reviews we look at New Mutants 6 and 7, and Uncanny X-Men 172 - 174.

And as always we bring it home with a Fastball Special.

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In this week's episode we review Secret Invasion 1, Teen Titans 1 (whah??), X-Men Legacy 209, Young X-Men 1, Logan 1, X-Force 2, and Divided We Stand 1.

We kick off baseball season with a Top... 9 players in our lineups for the heroes vs. villains X-Cast softball game.

Retro Reviews cover the first Wolverine four issue mini, and New Mutants 5.

We take a quick look at July's solicitations, and end things with a Fastball Special.

We enter a Post-Messiah Complex world this week in On Shelves Now and review Uncanny X-Men 495, X-Factor 28, X-Force 1, and Wolverine 62.

And speaking of Wolverine, we get Jason Aaron on the X-Phone to talk about his arc on the book and his other work.

In a VERY special Retro Review to the X-Cast, Brian finally gets to his beloved New Mutants with the New Mutants graphic novel, and issues 1 - 4, along with Uncanny X-Men 167. 

We take a look at a very full May solicitations for X-books, and introduce a new segment to the show - the Fastball Special!

This week Rob and Brian review Emperor Vulcan 3 - 5, New Exiles 1, Wolverine Origins 20, and Astonishing 24.  We place X-Men in the roles of Scooby Doo in casting call, and get a visit on the X-Phone from our colorist of the year Brian Reber!  We also review the last pre-New Mutants comics of our retro review: X-Men Annual 6 and Uncanny X-Men 161 - 166.

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00:00 -     Open
51:38 -     On Shelves Now
1:18:15 -  The X-Phone
1:59:04 -  Casting Call
2:11:05 -  Retro Review

Rob's X-Men First Class song review in all it's mp3 goodness.
Sync your ipods..... now!

Lyrics

As a special treat, here is an mp3 version of the X-Men First Class song review by Rob.  Sync your ipods..... now!

Lyrics:

Start printing issues
Stories of yesterday....

An all new continuity, X-Men First Class...

These brand new issues..
Great art by R. Cruz...
Jeff Parker slinging one liners..
X-Men First Class...

I don't want to wake up
To a pullbox full of these..
Oh Kingdom Comics would you leave them out please..

The first sixty six..
Just weren't bad enough...
Why make a brand new start of it..
X-Men First Class...

Marvel stole my... thirty bucks..
They can suck ... my long box...
It's up to you X-Men First Class....

X-Men... FIIIIRST Class...

I want to wake up to more stories that have no point..
And find Gorilla Man's here...
Zelda is back...
Angel is banging...
The Scarlet Wittcchhh...

These brand new issues....
I'll sell on ebay....
Unless they bring back Mammamox...
I'm done... with thisssss....

If I had to choose between this and X-Calibur,
I'd take a bullet like Cypher..

Just not to read... X-Men: First Class!
First Classssssss!

This week we finish up the Messiah Complex event reviewing issues 10 through 13.

We also take an in depth look at April's soliciations and all the new X-titles.

And we finish up with a Retro Review that is right in Brian's wheelhouse with Uncanny X-Men 160, the Magik mini-series, and the Marvel/DC crossover event X-Men/Teen Titans.

And in a review you will try to but never be able to forget, Rob gives his impressions of X-Men: First Class.


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In our Christmas Spooktacular, we review Wolverine Origins 19, Uncanny 493, X-Factor 26, New X-Men 45 and X-Men 206. 

We hand out our year end awards, and we inch closer to New Mutants #1 in retros with X-Men Annual 5 and X-Men 156 - 159.

We also take a look at the newest solicitations.

This week we dive forward into Messiah Complex by reviewing Uncanny X-Men 493, X-Factor 25, New X-Men 44, X-Men 205 and remember the Astonishing arc is still going in issue 23. Next up is a fan suggested Casting Call - X-Men characters in Star Wars films. And in Retro Review we look at Avengers Annual 10 and Uncanny X-Men 53 - 55.

In our fastest turnaround of episodes in over a year, we present
Episode 32:  Buying and Burning Houses!

This week we review the soon to be classic X-Men Die By the Sword #1, Emperor Vulcan #2, New X-Men 43, X-Men 204, and take our first step in Messiah Complex with #1.

In our Top 5 we rank our favorite X-Men Crossovers.

Retro Reviews take us ever closer to New Mutants #1 with X-Men 48 - 52.

And we close out the show with a look at February's post-Messiah Complex Solicitations!

Recently we've gotten a lot of emails about new listeners going back and listening to the previous episodes from the first to the most current.  While we appreciate this enthusiasm, it also frightens us on several levels.

So as a special thank you to our loyal listeners and newfound ones as well, we've assembled our "Year One Funniest Moments" episode in an effort to help new listeners catch up with the show.

Think of it as a Cliff Notes for the Uncanny X-Cast.   You'll learn things like:

What is Paradox?
Who is Mammamox?
What is a wheelhouse?
And most importantly, who the hell is Rick?

The Miasma of Man-Thing

Welcome to the big Episode 30!!

Tonight we ramble for 40 minutes about more non-X-related things than any of us are comfortable with.

We follow that up with an On Shelves Now including Wolverine Origins 18, X-Men 203, Uncanny 491, and X-Factor 24.

This episode gets jam packed with a Top 5 (favorite DC characters) and Inside the Mansion (Dark Beast... woops!)

Somewhere around the hour and a half mark we hit Retro Reviews running 143 through 147.

And we finish things up with January's Solicitations.

Hope you enjoy the all new, non-positive, Man-Thing filled, Brian side-kick loving, Rob Ellis hating episode of the Uncanny X-Cast.

And yes, the rap is back. (My heartfelt apologies to Worthington a.k.a. Aaron for me forgetting to edit it in last time. It's the best part of the show, and should and always will end the show from here on.)

This week we review X-Factor 23, New X-Men 42, Wolverine Origins 17 and Emperor Vulcan 1.

In our all positive Top 5 we pick our favorite current team members.

And in retros we review Uncanny X-Men 138 - 142 and X-Men Annual #4.

We also give our early Fall TV impressions, answer tons of mail and voicemails, and give much love to Wendiiiiiiiiigo.

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This week we review Astonishing X-Men 22, World War Hulk: X-Men 3, X-Men 202, and Uncanny X-Men 490.

Then we take a look at our Top 5 favorite Adjectiveless X-Men covers.

Next we finish the Dark Phoenix Saga in Retro Reviews with issues 134 - 137. 

And finally we take a look at the December solicitations.

Here's the mp3 of the awesome rap sent in by Worthington (aka Aaron).  Special thanks to him again for the truly amazing work.

Here's the lyrics:

You just tuned into the Uncanny X-Cast
Explore the x-world in the Days of Future Past
With On shelves now, featuring the latest issue
Claremont days in the retro review
Brian P. New Mutant lover, X-vet is in your presence

Not failing to mention his obligatory Cypher reference
Robs back in the mansion, he's a year in the game
Never let him catch you disrespecting Mammomax's name 

Not a hour, hour half, keep'em two hours long
Need to hear Rob's cursing, Brian hating Skottie Young
Check the forum for posts on how Rockslide Rocks
Also get the link for Brian's fic Paradox.
Inside the mansion lighting all from Wolverine to Skids

This show should last forever, forget the wife and kids
Its been two weeks, you need your X-news fast
Click on your mouse, download the Uncanny X-Cast

This week we review Wolverine Origins 16, Uncanny X-Men 489, X-Factor 22 and New X-Men 41.

We also go Inside the Mansion with lifetime tag-along Skids.

In Retro Reviews the golden age of X-Men begins in The Dark Phoenix Saga part 1, issues 129 through 133.

And in one of our more... creative... Top 5's we pick theme songs for X-characters using Disney songs!

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This week we review New X-Men 40, X-Men 201, WWH: X-Men 2, and the soon to be classic Wolverine 51-55 arc.  We get the scoop on what happened at San Diego Comicon, and plow forward in retro reviews from X-Men 125 - 128.

In celebrating our 25th episode *hey we never thought we'd get past 2* we mix things up a bit and talk to the listeners!  We go "live" on the phones with a few folks in an open ended Q&A session.

In "On Shelves Now" we go X-Factor crazy with issues 20 and 21, and also take a look at Uncanny 488.

And in "Retro Reviews" we work our way through a few more - Uncanny X-Men 122 - 124 and Annual 3.

In this week's episode, we review some heavy hitters:  Uncanny X-Men 487, X-Men Endangered Species, World War Hulk:  X-Men, and X-Men 200.

We also introduce "Casting Call", a new segment where we cast roles in a non-existant film about different X-teams.  Up this week - The Jamie Madr.... errr.. X-Factor!

And we plow forward in retros, reviewing 118-121 of Uncanny X-Men.

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That's right, pinkeye.

This week we take a look at the conclusion of the X23 mini with #6,  breeze through the classic that is Excalibur 20, try to figure out New X-Men 39, and try desperately to get our hands on X-Men 199.

We dig our "Chances Are" segment up from the grave and dust it off to give it another try.

And we creep closer to New Mutants retros by reviewing Uncanny 114 through 117.

Plus an in depth look at Marvel's August solicitations!

And as always, don't forget to visit us on our forum.

In 22 we review New Excalibur 19, X-Factor 19, Astonishing X-Men 21, and go in depth finishing off Brubaker's space opera in Uncanny X-Men 486.

We go "Inside the Mansion" with cult favorite Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik.
And in our "Retro Reviews" we take a look at issues 111 through 113 of Uncanny X-Men.

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In this episode, we follow up the X-Phone visit from Mike Carey with an interview with Stan Lee!! Just kidding. *Call us Stan!*

This week we review X23 #5, X-Men 198, X-Factor 18 and New X-Men 38.

In our Top 5, we continue to find topics that have no right being topics: The Top 5 songs from the 80s that work well as X-Character theme songs!

We dive into Retro Reviews 107 - 110 and take a look at August's solicitations.

But wait, there's more! For the low price of nothing, you get a heated debate about current X-Men artists, an "Extra Credit Roundtable" led by Puffin, a disturbing explicit tag earning commentary on the ... assets of X23 #5s cover, and more copyright law breaking then you can shake a stick at!

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Two words:    Mike Carey.

This week we interview Mike Carey, writer of adjectiveless X-Men. 

We also review New Excalibur 18, X-Factor 16, Uncanny X-Men 485 and New X-Men 37.

In Retro Reviews we hit issues 104 through 106.

And this weeks Top 5:  TV Shows that would work better with some X-Men intervention.

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In Episode 19, we review New X-Men 36, X23 #4, Uncanny 485 and X-Men 197. 

We celebrate the life that was Maximus Jensen in a tearjerking edition of "Inside the Mansion"

And this weeks retros reviews: Uncanny 100 - 103.

We also take a look at June's soliciations.

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This week we review Excalibur 17, X-Men 196 and X-Factor 16.  We also get a visit from Ron Richards of iFanboy to talk all things X *Special thanks to Remy from the forums for setting this up!*

In our Retro Review we discuss issues 96-99 of Uncanny X-Men, and then we take a look at the June solicitations.

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Or email us at UncannyXCast@gmail.com

To kick off a new era, we finally hit Giant-Sized X-Men 1 in our retro reviews.  We also review Uncanny X-Men 94 and 95.

In On Shelves Now we discuss X23 #3,  X-Men 195, Astonishing X-Men 20, and the X-Men Annual.

Our Top 5 this week discusses possible X-baby names for Brian's newest family addition.

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Since we've been falling behind our currents, we play catch up this week.  We review Uncanny 483, New X-Men 34, X-Factor 15, Phoenix Warsong 5, X-Men 195, and New Excalibur 16. 

We go Inside the Mansion with Nocturne, and we review every X-Men appearance between 66 and Giant-Sized!

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A sentimental episode for the Uncanny X-Cast!  We round out the original 66 issues of the X-Men in this weeks Retro Review.  And to celebrate this, we count down the Top 5 things we'll miss from the retros!

In On Shelves Now we  review X-23 #2, Uncanny X-Men 482, and Astonishing X-Men 19.  We also discuss the May solicitations.

 

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In the long awaited Episode 14, we review New X-Men 33, X-Factor 14, X-Men 194 and the instant classic Wolverine 49 - the "Christmess" issue.

We go "Inside the Mansion" and learn everything there is to know about Rictor, and inch ever closer to Giant-Sized in our retro review covering issues 56-60.

We also introduce our newest segment, Solicitations, in which we discuss what we find interesting in this months comic solicitations.

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This week we review Phoenix Warsong 4, Wolverine 47, X-23 #1 and X-Men 194.

We rate our Top 5 Alternate Versions of X-characters, and get ever closer to Giant-Sized in our retro reviews with 51-55. 

Also included:  the user submitted Uncanny X-Cast forum roundtable!

And just to warn everyone, it's Giant-Sized again! Get the show on iTunes or right here.

Also make sure to email us at UncannyXCast@gmail.com and vist our forum.

In our first show of 2007, we review New X-Men 32, Uncanny X-Men 481 and X-Factor 13.  We go  "Inside the Mansion" with Polaris, and go retro reviewing in issues 46 - 51.  We also talk cookies.

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In the final X-Cast of 2006, Brian and Rob review 4 current books in On Shelves Now: The penultimate issue of Mike Carey's initial X-Men run, #192, Wolverine #47, Greg Pak's Phoenix: Warsong #3, and Astonishing X-Men #18. For our Top 5, we take on the Lamest X-villains (since the Giant Sized Revamp), and of course our Retro Review flashes back to the FIRST Death of Professor X with X-Men #42-45 and Avengers #53.

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In our tenth episode we review Uncanny X-Men 480, New X-Men 31 and X-Factor 12.  We got Inside the Mansion with M, and continue through the retro reviews hitting issues 37 - 41.  It's also time for our first annual X-Awards!

At long last... Episode 9!

This week we review a whopping 6 current issues:  Wolverine 46, X-Men: Civil War 4, Uncanny X-Men 479, Astonishing X-Men 17, Phoenix Warsong 2, and X-Men 191.

We also dive back into the retro reviews this week hitting X-Men 32 - 36.  And this week in the Top 5 we rank our five favorite X-Men Mini-series!

Please let us know what you think via email, or on our forum.

Episode 8, another Giant-Sized Uncanny X-Cast, is now available Right Here.

This is a super-sized review episode where we tackle 6 current X-books: Uncanny 478, X-Factor 11, Wolverine 45, New X-Men 30, Adjectiveless 190 and Civil War: X-Men 3

On Inside The Mansion we delve into the history of everybody's favorite were-wolfette, Wolfsbane, and take a break from the Retro Reviews to share our thoughts on NBC's sorta-X-Men series, Heroes

Finally, as if there aren't enough X-books out there, we share the Top 5 spinoffs we'd all like to see.

Please let us know what you think via email, or on our forum.

In this double-sized episode, we review Phoenix Warsong 1, Uncanny 477, X-Factor 10, and Astonishing 16.  Inside the Mansion features everyone's favorite Irishman, Banshee! Our retro review covers X-Men 27-31, and we count down the Top 5 X-Relationships.

Rob and Brian review X-Men 189 and Uncanny X-Men 476, take a closer look at Warpath "Inside the Mansion",  dive back into the vault for the original X-Men 17 - 21, and rate the Top 5 Worst X-Universe Costumes. 

In our 3rd episode, we review the debut of the new team in X-Men 188,  check out X-Factor 9, and dive back into Stan Lee's original X-Men issues 7 - 11.  We also go "Inside the Mansion" to discuss Multiple Man, and list our Top 5 Favorite Uncanny Covers.

In our second episode, we review Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men 14, The New X-Men 28, and Stan Lee's original X-Men issues 2 - 6.  We also go "Inside the Mansion" to discuss Forge, and debate our Top 5 Favorite Mutant Powers.

In our first episode, we disect Ed Brubaker's first Uncanny issue, Civil War, Stan Lee's original X-Men 1 and list our Top 5 Favorite Mutants.