What, you were expecting black leather? Josie and Becca marathoned the first season of X-Men 97 to prep for today’s launch of Season 2, and they had a wild ride, sugah! They're joined by Pop Heist's Brett White to discuss the ins and outs of the show, especially how it integrates Grant Morrison's writing to the world of the 90s. What happens when you remix storylines in new and weird ways? How can you discuss genocide and trauma in a show that aired on Disney Plus? How does Wolverine sound to the completely uninformed? And of course...we learn a bit about what Black Francis was singing about. Listen and get ready for Season 2!

Chances are, you haven't heard of X-Men: Mad Avenue, but that changes today. Becca and Josie are pleased to welcome Riley Thomas to the podcast to talk about the X-Men musical he created! X-Men Mad Avenue is a new musical designed to be performed in schools, and Josie and Becca love talking about X-Men, theater, and schools, so this had to happen.

It's time for a little Q&A with B&J! You asked the girls about X-Men, and they're answering in this bonus episode.

Look, we're all living in a badly-wounded orphan universe, so strap in and get ready for some Phoenix Work.

Magneto is back? Xorn isn't real??? You better believe it, kids! It's a scary new world in New York City, but luckily, Josie and Becca are joined by a real Magneto expert: writer Asher Elbein!

We're entering the home stretch of New X-Men and things are getting intense. This week, Josie and Becca break into The World as they launch an Assault on Weapon Plus.

It's time for Grant Morrison to ask "whodunnit?" and your hosts to ask "why do we care?" That's right, it's Morrison's cooldown arc from the past few heavy-hitting storylines, Murder at the Mansion! But don't skip this one, listeners, because Josie and Becca are joined by an incredible guest: Marvel comics writer Evan Narcisse!

New X-Men is a comic about the new vs. the old, and Riot at Xavier's is that theme at its most relevant. Which is why Josie and Becca needed a very special guest: Jay Edidin of Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men!

It's time for Josie and Becca to wade into the most infamous New X-Men issue of all: Dust, 2002's post-9/11 Islamophobia whirlwind tour.

By this point in New X-Men, it's been one year since Cassandra Nova attacked Genosha, and more importantly, one year since the real-world attacks on September 11.

World-famous, attractive, tall, and unquestionably the problem, hi, the problem, it's them: am I talking about Taylor Swift or Scott Summers? Who can tell?

Et maintenant, vos filles préférées se rendent dans la belle France pour discuter de Fantomex, le groupe de cellules qui pense qu'elles sont un ninja pervers!

The only constants in life are death, taxes, and Xorn, so it's time for us to meet up once again with the man in the iron mask for this one-shot Xorn story! Josie and Becca are joined by journalist Rui Zhong!

Josie and Becca are lucky to welcome New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie for a chat about the politics and aesthetics of the Shi’ar invasion!

Talking about “E is for Extinction,” the first arc of Grant Morrison’s NEW X-MEN.

The first episode of “Here Comes Tomorrow,” focusing on Grant Morrison’s X-Men manifesto.