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The Uncanny X-Cast is the net's best podcast featuring reviews and analysis of Marvel's Mighty Mutants. Focusing almost exclusively on the comics, It's hosted by two long-time friends and X-fans, one of whom has been reading consistently for 20+ years an

The Uncanny X-Cast


    • May 1, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 191 EPISODES


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    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 188

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 125:34


    This week in On Shelves Now we look at Marauders 6 and 7, Excalibur 6 and 7, Fallen Angles 6, New Mutants 6 and 7, X-Force 6 and 7, X-Men/Fantastic Four 1, and X-Men 6.   We then pick the Top 5 mutants we would want quarantined at home with our families during this pandemic.   And in Retro Reviews we read the complete Fatal Attractions series:  X-Factor 92, X-Force 25, Uncanny 304, X-Men 25, Wolverine 75, and Excalibur 71.    Download the episode right here or on iTunes.  Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! You can leave voicemails at 843-NEFARIA, or email us at uncannyxcast@gmail.com.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 187

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 143:49


    In our first shelter at home episode, we review issues 3 and 4 of Marauders, Excalibur, X-Force, New Mutants, X-Men and Fallen Angels.  We then blast through a giant sized Fastball Special.  And in Retro Reviews we work our way towards Fatal Attractions with X-Men 22, 23 and 24 and Uncanny 302 and 303.  And here is the recipe for Alabama White BBQ Sauce

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 186

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 103:13


    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.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 185

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 120:50


    This week in On Shelves Now we read the #1 issues of X-Men, The Marauders, X-Force, Excalibur, New Mutants and Fallen Angels.  We then take a deep dive on our complicated feelings about The Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian Season 1.   And in Retro Reviews we look at Uncanny 300 and 301, and X-Men 20 and 21.  

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 184

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2019 128:17


    This can't be real. Two in one month. Well believe it true believers! This week Rob and Brian finish up House of X and Power of X reading issues 3-6 of both.  Then we have an impromptu debate about our perfect mutant existence.  And in Retro Reviews we go through X-Force 20 and 21 and X-Factor 89 and 90.

    Uncanny X-Cast: Episode 183

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 123:08


    Year One.    Podcast begins.  Year 10. We barely record. Year 100.  The illegitimate children of Count Nefaria take over the show.  Year 1000. Still the greatest X-Men podcast ever. Welcome back to the Uncanny X-Cast my children. We hope you survive the experience.

    Uncanny X-Cast: Episode 182

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2017 101:12


    After a short hiatus, the X-Cast returns to catch up on everything we haven't talked about in the past year. We also continue where we supposedly left on in Retros, looking at Uncanny 288, X-Force 19, X-Factor 88 and X-Men 17.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 181

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2016 116:48


    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.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 180

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2016 117:38


    This week in On Shelves Now we review Civil War 0 - 3, X-Men Civil War 1 and 2, Uncanny X-Men 7 - 8, All New X-Men 9 - 10, Extraordinary X-Men, They're Not Like Us, and Descender.   We then discuss the imminent end of the X-Men in KAPOW! News. And in Retros we finish off X-Cutioner's Song with Uncanny 286, XFactor 86, X-Men 16, and X-Force 18.   All this and more about the X-Men, Wolverine, Deadpool, Apocalypse, Count Nefaria and all your other favorites from Marvel's Merry Mutants. 

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 179

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2016 94:24


    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.  

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 178

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2016 99:55


    This week in OSN we review Extraordinary 8, Uncanny X-Men 4 and 5, All New X-Men 6, Uncanny Avengers, The Wicked & The Divine, and Superman: American Alien.  We then tackle a ton of stories in KAPOW! News.  And in Retro Reviews we begin X-Cutioner's Song with Uncanny 294, X-Factor 84, X-Men 14 and X-Force 16.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 177

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2016 90:01


    This week in On Shelves Now we discuss Extraordinary X-Men 7, All New X-Men 4 and 5, Uncanny X-Men 3, Wolverine 1 - 3, Worst X-Man Ever 1,  and Old Man Logan 1 and 2.  We then look at all that's going on in the comics news Rob was ambitious enough to find in KAPOW! News.   And in Retro Reviews we near closer to X-Cutioner's Song finishing up X-Men 13, X-Factor 83, Uncanny 293 and X-Force 15.  

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 176

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2016 103:07


    This week we review  Uncanny X-Men 1 and 2, Extraordinary X-Men 5 and 6, All New X-Men 3, Secret Wars 9, Vision 1, Scarlet Witch 1, and Dark Knight III.  We then go through lots of breaking stories in KAPOW! News.  And in Retro Reviews we look through X-Men 12, X-Factor 82, X-Force 14 and Uncanny 292.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 175

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2016 104:06


    This week in On Shelves Now we look at Extraordinary X-Men 1-4, All New All Different X-Men 1 and 2, Secret Wars 8, Alias, Captain America White, Batman and Robin Eternal, and the new Deadpool Trailer.  We then uncover all the things you need to know to finish out your year in KAPOW! News. And in Retros we look at Uncanny 291, X-Men 11, X-Force 13 and X-Factor 81.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 174

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2015 109:46


    Because you asked for it - a full episode devoted to The Force Awakens.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 173

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2015 105:43


    Matty Ryan, owener of Farrago Comics, is our special "Three's Company" guest this week. In between Brian's mic cutting out we go through a hodgepodge of issues, looking at as many Marvel #1s as we can.  Then we attempt to find information to deliver in KAPOW! News. And in Retro Reviews we look at Uncanny 290, X-Factor 80, X-Men 10, and X-Force 12.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 172

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2015 90:23


    This week in On Shelves Now we look at the new Star Wars comics, Jessica Jones and Secret Wars 7.  In KAPOW! News we bring you some possible MAJOR X-Men spoilers from our investigative journalism team.  In Retros we look at X-Men 9, X-Factor 79, Uncanny 289, and X-Force 11. 

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 171

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2015 90:10


    This week in On Shelves now we finish up the Brian Bendis run on Uncanny X-Men with issue 600, and we start the post Secret Wars world before Secret Wars has ended with Extraordinary X-Men 1.  In KAPOW! News we have a very special visitor who delivers some VERY special news. And in Retros we read the Shattershot storyline in X-Men Annual 1, Uncanny X-Men Annual 16, X-Factor Annual 7 and X-Force Annual 1.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 170

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2015 121:36


    This week in On Shelves Now we talk Secret Wars, Saga, Alias, Harbinger, the Daredevil TV show, Star Wars trailer and more. We then catch you up on all the crazy stories floating around the comic world in KAPOW! News.  And in Retro Reviews we read X-Men 8, Uncanny 288, X-Factor 78 and X-Force 10. 

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 169

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2015 115:49


    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.  

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 168

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2015 96:08


    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.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 167

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2015 78:37


    This week we review Uncanny X-Men, All New X-Men, and touch briefly on Secret Wars.  We then catch you up to date with all the important things going on in the world of comics in KAPOW! News.  And in Retros we look at Uncanny 285, X-Force 7, X-Men 5 and X-Factor 75.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 166

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2015 93:48


    This week we take a look at BLACK VORTEX, finish Peter David's X-Factor run with 19 and 20, and more.  We then try and make sense of the upcoming Secret Wars in KAPOW! News.  And in Retros we pour through X-Men 4, X-Men 2 (whooops!), X-Factor 74, Uncanny 284 and X-Force 6.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 165

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2015 87:37


    This week we review Amazing X-Men 15, Uncanny 28 and 29, All New X-Men 34 and 35, Shazam TPB and Multiversity- Shazam #1 and the Uncanny and X-Men Annuals.  We then present a more incorrect than usual KAPOW! News, and finish with Retro Reviews of Uncanny 283, X-Factor 73 and X-Force 4.  

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 164

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2015 117:57


    This week we review X-Axis 5 - 8, X-Factor 18, All New X-Men 34, Amazing X-Men 13 and 14, The Avengers, Wytches, and Punisher/Eminem.  We then catch up on all the New Year's exciting stories with KAPOW! News.  And this week's retro reviews look at X-Factor 72, X-Men 3, X-Force 4, Spider-Man 16, and Uncanny 282.     Plus Star Wars 1.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 163

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2014 127:34


    It's Three's Company time and we welcome longtime listener and emailer Katheryne from Philly to the show!  We talk about Dr. Who, Disney, X-Factor, Uncanny X-Men, Logan Legacy, The Flash and more!  Then we get a special Top 5 from Katheryne about Comic-Con Tips.  Rob does his best to deliver accurate (or even somewhat accurate) info in KAPOW News, and we finish with Retro Reviews of a NEW ERA:   X-Men 1, Uncanny 281, X-Factor 71, and X-Force 3.  

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 162

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2014 84:47


    This week in On Shelevs Now we review Uncanny 25 and 26, X-Axis 1-3, Age of Ultron, Uncanny Avengers, and Walking Dead.  We then look at an insane amount of Marvel stuff in KAPOW News.  And in Retro Reviews we look X-Force 2, Uncanny X-Men 280, and X-Factor 70. 

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 161

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2014 108:03


    This week in OSN we talk about All New X-Men 30 and 31, All New X-Factor 12 and 13, Amazing X-Men, Death of Wolvine 3 and 4, Original Sin 8, Sandman, and Batman Zero Year.  Then we review the Kings of Pain Annuals in Retro Review, and finish with an action packed KAPOW News.  All this and more X-Men talk then you can possibly handle.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 160

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2014 116:24


    This week in On Shelves Now we look at Nightcrawler, Death of Wolverine, The Death of Captain America, Justice League, and Flash. We also spend a good bit of time on Arrow, Agents of SHIELD and the future of comic television shows.  In Retro Reviews we look at Rahne of Terror, X-Force 1, X-Factor 69 and Uncanny 279.  And as always we finish up with KAPOW! News. All this and more of the few minutes of X-Men coverage you crave.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 159

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2014 112:09


    This week we review the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, All New X-Factor, Uncanny X-Men, Original Sin, other Original Sin books, Avengers Undercover, Walking Dead and Alex and Ada.   We then look at Uncanny X-Men 278 and X-Factor 68.  As always we finish up with KAPOW News.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 158

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2014 92:53


    This week in On Shelves Now we talk about Uncanny X-Men, All New X-Men, Amazing X-Men, Adjectiveless X-Men, Nightcrawler, 100th Anniversary Issue, Saga, and Lazarus.  We also dive into the Veronica Mars movie, and tease next weeks Guardians of the Galaxy talk.  In Retro Reviews we look at X-Factor 67 and Uncanny X-Men 277.  We then wrap things up with Kapow News.  

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 157

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2014 92:50


    This week in On Shelves Now we take a look at Cyclops, New Invaders, Avengers Undercover, Outcast, The Wake, Southern Bastards, Wicked and Divine, and MPH.   We then talk about X-Factor 66 and Uncanny X-Men 276.   And we learn about Batgirl, Netflix for Comics, Wolverine's Death, Dungeons and Dragons and more in KAPOW! News.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 156

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2014 96:05


    This week in On Shelves Now we talk about Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny Avengers, Original Sin, X-Men Days of Future Past (the movie), The Wolf of Wall Street and The Fault In Our Stars.  In Retro Reviews we look at Uncanny 275, X-Factor 65, and finish off Brian's favorite comic of all time The New Mutants with issue 100.  And as always we get you caught up on all the most important things in the comics industry with KAPOW News.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 155

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2014 90:53


    This week in On Shelves Now we look at Wolverine and the X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, Amazing X-Men, and All-New X-Men.  We also talk about Game of Thrones, Trees, Ms Marvel, and Deadly Class.  We then look at New Mutants 99, X-Factor 64 and Uncanny X-Men 274.  And we finish up with a little bit of KAPOW NEWS.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 154

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2014 93:24


    This week in On Shelves Now we talk about X-Factor, Amazing X-Men, Nightcrawler, Cyclops, Magneto and a bunch about All New X-Men 25.  We also dive into Southern Bastards, Sandman, The Martian, Fear Agent and Magic the Gathering.       We then begin a new format in Retro Reviews where we read our retros month by month in Marvel history, so we start with New Mutants 98, X-Factor 63 and Uncanny 273.       And we finish up with KAPOW News!

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 153

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2014 118:32


    It's Three's Company time, so we welcome in friend of the show Douglas Mangum from UncannyXMen.net.   In On Shelves Now we review Legacy 300, X-Men 10 and 11, X-Factor 2 and 3, Uncanny Avengers 18, Wolverine and the X-Men 1, and finish the Trial of Jean Gray with All New X-Men 24 and Guardians of the Galaxy 13.  We then answer your questions in a Fastball Special before finishing out X-Tinction Agenda in Retro Reviews.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 152

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2014 109:10


    This week we begin the Trial of Jean Grey with parts one through four - All New 22, Guardians of the Galaxy 11, All New 23 and Guardians of the Galaxy 12.  We also review Uncanny X-Men 17, Magneto 1, Wolverine and the X-Men 42, Origin 2 #3, and Amazing X-Men 4. We then bring back our famous (infamous?) musical top 5s and look at our Top 5 90s Songs for Mutants. In Retro Reviews we continue X-Tinction Agenda with Uncanny 271, New Mutants 96, and X-Factor 61.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 151

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2014 120:19


    This week we talk about comics, LOTS of comics.   In On Shelves Now we review All New 20 and 21, Amazing X-Men 3, Uncanny X-Men 16, X-Men 9, Wolverine and the X-Men 40 and 41, X-Force 1, and All New X-Factor 1. We then do a comic book questions only Fastball Special, and finish up with a Retro Review of the start of the X-Tinction Agenda with New Mutants 94, Uncanny X-Men 270, New Mutants 95 and X-Factor 60.  

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 150

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2014 82:05


    Very little was planned to celebrate this episode.  Then Mojo showed up.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 149

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2014 97:52


    This week in On Shelves Now we review All New 9, W&TXM 38, Wolverine Origin 2 # 1, Amazing X-Men 2, Uncanny 15 Inhumans, W&TXM Annual 1 and Marvel Knights X-Men 1.   We then take your questions in a Fastball Special.  And things finish up with Retro Reviews of Uncanny X-Men 267 - 269.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 148

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2013 126:58


    This week in On Shelves Now we review Amazing X-Men 1, X-Men Gold 1, All New X-Men 18, X-Men 7, Uncanny 14, and get really daring and read Longshot Saves The Marvel Universe # 1.   We then have a hodgepodge middle taking the "How Many X-Men Do You Know" quiz and then critiquing the Marvel Top 50 X-Men of All Time list.   In Retro Reviews we read Fantastic Four Annual 23, X-Factor Annual 5, New Mutants Annual 6, and Uncanny Annual 14 - which all make up Days of Future Present!

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 147

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2013 181:11


    This week week we review X-Men 3 and 4, finish Peter David's X-Factor run, and review ALL of "Battle of the Atom" in one fell swoop. We then welcome Marvel Senior Editor Nick Lowe to the show via X-Phone to talk NY ComiCon, X-Men, and Mammomax.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 146

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 104:12


    This week in OSN we review Wolverine and the X-Men 31 - 34, All New X-Men 13 - 15, and Uncanny X-Men 9 - 11.   We then visit with Doop, Goldballs, Peter David and Marjorie Liu in Roleplay.  And in Retro Reviews we go in depth with New Mutants 91 and 92 and X-Factor 59.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 145

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2013 101:42


    This week we look at Uncanny X-Force 3 through 6 and X-Factor 253 through 259.  We then debut the toughest X-Men trivia game of all:  Dead or Alive!  And in Retro Reviews we summarize Uncanny X-Men 263 - 266.  We finish things up with a quick Fastball Special.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 144

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2013 116:36


    This week we review X-Men 1 - 3, Uncanny X-Men 6 - 8, Wolverine & The X-Men 29 and 30, and All-New X-Men 11 and 12.  We then try our best to report on the exciting X-Men "news" coming out of San Diego Comic-Con.  And in Retro Reviews we look at New Mutants 91 and 92, and X-Factor 57 and 58.  

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 143

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2013 121:40


    This week we welcome Woody Briscoe back to the show for a special Three's Company episode.  In this show we try and review Uncanny X-Men 4 and 5, All New X-Men 8, 9, and 10, and Wolverine and the X-Men 26, 27 and 28.  We also take a look at Wolverine AU (Australia) for no good reason. We then grill Woody on "X-Men: Real or Pretend".  In Retros we review Uncanny 261 and 262.  We also go on a lot of tangents.  A LOT.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 142

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2013 103:43


    This week we review X-Factor 248-252 and Cable and X-Force 3-5.  We then answer the important questions that you want to know in Fastball Special.  And in Retro Reviews we have two special listener submitted Retro Reviews that you don't want to miss.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 141

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2013 124:36


    This week we catch up with the rest of the world in On Shelves Now with All-New 3-7, Cable and X-Force 1-2, Uncanny X-Force 1-2, Wolverine and X-Men 21-25, and Uncanny X-Men 1-3.  We finally give out our 2012 Year End Awards, and then review X-Factor 55 and 56 in Retro Reviews.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 140

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2012 115:27


    This week we review All New X-Men 2, Uncanny Avengers 2, Wolverine and the X-Men 19-20, Uncanny X-Men 20, and X-Factor 246-247. We also get a dramatic reading of the ORIGINAL Grinch mansucript - "How Nefaria Ruined Christmas". And in Retro Reviews we look back at Uncanny X-Men 259 and 260. Stay tuned at the end for a new, X-Cast classic Christmas song as well! Download the episode right here or on iTunes.  Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! You can leave voicemails at 765-NEFARIA

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 139

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2012 109:53


    This week we review X-Men 35 and 36, WATXM 17 and 18, AVX 6, Uncanny 19, Consequences 1-5, Legacy 1, Uncanny Avengers 1, and All New X-Men 1. We then look back at the introduction of Cable in New Mutants 87 and 88.

    Uncanny X-Cast Episode 138

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 111:20


    This week we review AVX 11 and 12, Versus 5, Wolverine and the X-Men 15-16, Uncanny X-Men 17-18, New Mutants 48, Astonishing 53, Legacy 272, X-Factor 243, and UXForce 30-31. We then bring back Top 5 to figure out the best ways to fix current X-Men comics. And in Retro Reviews we look at X-Factor 53 and 54.

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