Battle Of The Atom: An X-Men Podcast

Ep.318 - Cable Pulls

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes There's a real upsetting thing about time in that it feels like time is all messed up as is our perception of time. I thought these stor...

Ep.317 - Not A Disney Princess

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Adam and Zack gush about a forgotten gem and then also other comics with Domino in them. Ranked This Episode: Domino vol 1 Domino vol 2...

Ep.316 - End Of An Attitude Era with Jason Ayers

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We're finally here with our most attitude filled episode ever. Featuring WWE SmackDown referee Jason Ayers! Ranked This Episode: X-Forc...

Ep.315 - Covered In Scorpions

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Welcome to America's #1 podcast about children's X-Men comics. None of these stories are intended for the over 10 crowd, but that's not ...

Ep.314 - This Girl Is On Fire

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Oh Magma, of all the New Mutants you are simply the one who can't seem to happen. Interesting then that you have become a stealth favori...

Ep.313 - Freakiest Of Fridays

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Everyone loves Amanda Sefton, it's hard not to, despite the many terrible comics she has been in. We also love her and find, perhaps, a ...

Ep.312 - Let Claremont Cook

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Good morning folks. This one is about Rogue and then also about letting Chris Claremont do whatever he wants. Ranked This Episode: Unca...

Ep.311 - Just Plumb Adorable

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Amber is the color of our energy as we return to talk all about Eye-Boy, a great guy all around. Ranked This Episode Generation X vol 2...

Ep.310 - Wiki Wormhole

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Another episode of Battle Of The Atom, another chance for Zack to frustrate Adam by talking about the obscure X-Men characters only he a...

Ep.309 - Three Inch Inseam

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Forge! He's the maker and boy howdy does he have a lot going on. Zack has a lot going on too. He got a new chair! Ranked This Episode: ...

Ep.308 - Tidy

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes This is the one you have been waiting for. It is a podcast all about X-Men: Destiny character Pixie. Ranked This Episode: X-Men: Pixie ...

Ep.307 - Frosted Tips w/Tony Thornley

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes [Insert bit about Bendis]  Also Tony joins us! Ranked This Episode: All-New X-Men #31-36 (Meet Miles) Ultimate X-Men #40-45 (New Mutan...

Ep.306 - Down The Robbit Hole

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Once upon a time, The Rob ruled the world. It wasn't a good time, but we had fun talking about it. Ranked This Episode Youngblood/X-For...

Ep.305 - Call Me Zack

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes X-Men fans hate Avengers fans. Maybe. I don't know, sometimes I think it's just fun to do jokes and it doesn't count as "punching d...

Ep.304 - Master Of Slays

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes A couple times a year, an Exiles fan asks us to talk about comics that they like and we don't. No one is happy with this and yet we stil...

Ep.303 - Emma Frost Of 83rd Street with Emily Harding

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Very famous author Emily Harding of Emma of 83rd Street joins us to talk about another Emma you might know. Emma Frost. Who has never ac...

Ep.302 - 2 Broken Arms

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Rogue man, we all know she was a villian before joining the X-Men but for people who only read X-Men (aka listeners of this podcast, I a...

Ep.301 - Dunkimals

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Welcome to the Attitude Era. Hope you survive the experience. Ranked this episode: Ultimate X-Men #75-78 (Cable) Ultimate Comics: X-Men...

Ep.300 - Ranknarok with Brian Michael Bendis

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Episode #300 of Battle Of The Atom brings an event foretold by the sages. Ranknarok: The Rereankening. Also Brian Michael Bendis stops b...

Ep.299 - Too Many 2099s

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes What if I told you that the world of 2099 is a concept that often has diminishing returns? You would probably believe me. Anyway, this o...

Ep.298 - Signature Sound

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes It's a Cyclops week where, let me tell you what, we forgot how annoying the M-Pox era was for all of us. Ranked This Episode: Cyclops (...

Ep.297 - Your Kids Marty!

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes While editing this episode, Adam made a list of the stuff Zack trash talks in it: Elon Musk Back to the Future All 80s Movies Vision A...

Ep.296 - Gray Jeans

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes The Dark Phoenix Saga is the defining story in X-Men, and no character is more impacted by it than Jean Grey. This episode asks, perchan...

Ep.295 - Rather Read The Phonebook

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We return to 2099 with a vengeance. Unfortunately, we are beginning to understand why these books were canceled with a vengeance. An un...

Ep.294 - Ben 10

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We once again enter the weird world of Legion and let me tell you what, the takes in this episode? They are smoking hot. Ranked: X-Men:...

Ep.293 - Sharks With Rocket Butts

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We're doing the Brood this time. It's the one where the Brood Queen was most likely to go to heaven. Ranked: X-Men Vs The Brood Astonis...

Ep.292 - Cool As Ice

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes This one is about Iceman and, as promised, we make an insufferable amount of ice puns. Ranked This Episode: Iceman Vol 2 Astonishing X-...

Ep.291 - The Power Of Solar

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes The rules? They no longer apply to us. We've decided to stretch the premise of the podcast past the logical conclusion and into a world ...

Ep.290 - Anti-Emma Ammunition

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes A lot of people will be upset about the Morph we are spending the episode with. Those people need to remember that we are a podcast name...

Ep.289 - The Crappy Teens That I Love

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Shinobi Shaw should have been a big deal right? Instead he's always getting into it with teenagers. The dude just needs to chill. Ranked...

Ep.288 - The Florida Textbook Version

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes The X-Men are always infighting. That's why we love them. But this episode posits that maybe sometimes they fight versions of the origin...

Ep.287 - BotA 2099

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes It's time, finally, the reason we started this show! Zack finally gets to talk to someone about X-Men 2099. Get ready for the critical r...

Ep.286 - The Gates Of Heaven with Connor Goldsmith

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Adam was busy so Zack called up Connor Goldsmith from Cerebro to talk about the Age of Apocalypse. Shocking no one, there's a mean lady ...

Ep.285 - Sins Of Sinister with Jordan D. White

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Once again, Jordan D White, Senior Editor on the X-Men books, joins us to talk about what all happened last year and what all is going t...

Ep.284 - Say What You Will About Chuck Austen

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Zack's going on vacation so he decided to torment Adam and himself by spending a whole episode talking about Ultimatum. What a bad comic...

Ep.283 - Long Island Ice Tea

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We don't actually go to Long Island on this one, but we got to the island of Madripoor. We're all Madripoor down here. Ranked This Episo...

Ep.282 - Your Hate Has Blinded You

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Welcome to 2023. We're doing politics now. Ranked This Episode: X-Men #4 (Global Economics) X-Factor #82-83 (X-Patriots) Ultimate War ...

Ep.281 - Negging Stan Lee

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes They say don't speak ill of the dead. Well no one told Professor X and Magneto that because this episode has them negging the heck outta...

Ep.280 - Chrisesmas III (Christimas IV): Shark Puncher

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes It's Chrisesmas once again and wouldn't you know it, Chris & Christi Eddleman have joined Zack & Adam to ostensibly talk about X...

Ep.279 - Rogue ❤️ Walnuts

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We all remember Chris Claremont's classic work on his most famous characters, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Misty Knight and Colleen Wing. This ...

Ep.278 - What Comes Next

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We've done a lot of episodes about wretched war criminal Beast, but today we talk about delightful war criminal Abigail Brand and her ti...

Ep.277 - Scemma 4 Eva

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We've done it. We've become a podcast about ship wars. Get out of here you Jarbs with your Jott agenda. Emmor stans? To the side. This i...

Ep.276 - Friendly Neighborhood Nightcrawler w/Anna Peppard

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Spider-Man and Nightcrawler are our blue and red wall-crawlers but did you know they have teamed up? You did? Well so did Anna Peppard w...

Ep.275 - Hank McCoy Enablers

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Many people like to talk about the war crimes of Beast. Today, we want to highlight some of his lesser known mass murders. Everyone's fa...

Ep.274 - Beaten, Battered, Bruised

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes There's been a lot of X-Men podcasts before us, and there will be a lot of X-Men podcasts after us, but let me tell you what, ain't none...

Ep.273 - Zombie Survival Plan

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Happy Halloween! We here at Battle Of The Atom have decided to celebrate by talking about the scariest thing of all, bad comics. Ranked ...

Ep.272 - Battle Of The Atom: Stan Lee Presents: X-Men: The End: Book 272: Adams and Zacks

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Wanna see Adam grow increasingly more angry and Zack's commitment to bits? Bits everyone loves? Could this be the end of Battle Of The A...

Ep.271 - NYCC 2022

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Adam hits the show floor to talk to some fantastic creators at New York Comic Con 2022. 4:30 - Zeb Wells 7:37 - Steve Orlando 15:05 - Ma...

Ep.270 - Our Flag Means Death

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Everyone knows how the X-Men are pirates now. These are times when the X-Men met some pirates. Yo Ho! Ranked This Episode: Marauders #1...

Ep.269 - Jorts!

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We sometimes spend our time talking about deep important stories that challenge what it means to be human. Other times we talk about a d...

Ep.268 - Giant Spider Baby

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Folks, they say you can never go home again. That has literally, never once, in his entire life, stopped Chris Claremont from trying. We...

Ep.267 - Grindhouse Of X with Leah Williams

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We get it started in here with X-Terminators writer Leah Williams on a very dumb (complimentary) comic. It's X-Terminators week at long ...

Ep.266 - A Good Death

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We spend some time with Dani Moonstar as strange things happen to her all the time. Multitudes? She contains them. Ranked This Episode: ...

Ep.265 - Sparkly Crystal Diamond Claws

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Battle of the Atom present some Marvel Comics Presents. Are these comics good? Must they be? Ranked This Week: Marvel Comics Presents #...

Ep.264 - Dinosaur Hunting (For The Right Reasons)

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We travel back to 1989 and spend an entire episode talking about weird things that happened in that year, including something that didn'...

Ep.263 - A Square Of Raw Power

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes In 1998 Marvel comics decided that Cable should just be a Jack Kirby character for a while and boy oh boy was it a good time. Let Zack &...

Ep.262 - Sheath Our Blades

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We all have swords this week as we talk about stories were people get swords. Spoiler alert, it holds up. Ranked This Episode: X Of Swo...

Ep.261 - That's A Baby

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We raise our swords to talk about Excalibur this week with some wacky stories that one of us likes a lot more than the other. Who is who...

Ep.260 - I Just Eat His Salsa

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Enter the world of Mutant X, a run that's buck wild and if anyone tries to tell me it is good, I will think less of them. Maddy is in th...

Ep.259 - SSRI Hot Chick

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Dare to talk about drugs today with the boys of Battle Of The Atom. Ranked This Episode: X-Men Legacy #10-12 (Invasive Exotics) Ultimat...

Ep.258 - Battle Of The Atom: Across The Magnetosphere

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We spend the episode talking about the master of Magnetism. Content Warning: We talk about the Holocaust Ranked This Episode: Magento: ...

Ep.257 - Worried For Your Safety

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes It was a dark and stormy night, in that there was a massive storm outside of Zack's window and team? We had to call the episode early so...

Ep.256 - A Place Called Awoogah

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We talk about definitely an X-Men character no matter what you say, Deadpool on this exciting episode where there is nothing but Deadpoo...

Ep.255 - The Gallagher Family Tree

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We ask "What If those BotA boys talked about the best comic strip cat for an absurd chunk of the episode?" And we salute a fal...

Ep.254 - The Year Of Maggott with Alex Paknadel

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes X-Men Unlimited writer Alex Paknadel helps celebrate the year of Maggott as he and Zack talk about the just wrapped arc! Check out the ...

Ep.253 - Legion's Secret Wars

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Hey you tall haired freaks, we're here to talk about David Haller, the boy known as Legion. He's been in some, uhhhh, odd stories over t...

Ep.252 - Circus Crimes

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Listen folks, this one has everything you want from those BotA Boyz, religion, art, making fun of Daddy Chris, circus crimes and incest. It's always ...

Ep.251 - Daddyboros

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Shatterstar begat Longshot who begat Shatterstar who begat Longshot who begat Shatterstar who begat Longshot who begat Shatterstar who b...

Ep.250 - Chunks Of Wolverine

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We celebrate our 250th episode in a low key style with some exciting stories about X-23, plus a Q&A segment. Always a fun time. Rank...

Ep.249 - Zaladane, She Who Speaks

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We talk about some early Claremont stories with weird characters like Zaladane. Y'all know and love Zaladane right? We're not just ridin...

Ep.248 - Whassup!

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes The dream of the 90s is still alive and well in this podcast. We chat about "good 90s X-Men that we haven't already talked about&qu...

Ep.247 - Four Page Knife Fight

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes I just think Storm. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #151-152 (The Hellfire Gambit) Uncanny X-Men #169-170 (Morlocks) Marauders #20 (...

Ep.246 - The Deep Backstory Of Cr+reee

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We had so much fun talking about the Starjammers last week, we decided to keep the party going by talking about our favorites like Cr+re...

Ep.245 - Cyclops Doesn't Vote Republican

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We spend the whole episode talking about Cyclops. You must understand, we love our son so much. He has so many daddy issues. Heck, I bet...

Ep.244 - Misfortune Was Showering On Them

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes This week we take a trip to Otherworld and appreciate all the work Tini Howard did to make that place make sense. Because, wow, it might...

Feed Drop - WMQ&A: Steve Foxe Plays '92 Trivia

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We have a special ComicsXF Feed Drop for you. Check out our friends at WMQ&A! Writer Steve Foxe returns to talk about X-Men '92: Hou...

Ep.243 - Weird Choice Charles

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We spend a time talking about the Shadow King, a character who has been in two good stories. We cover one of them. The good news is, we ...

Ep.242 - Immortality Works Both Ways With Kieron Gillen

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Noted comic writer Kieron Gillen joins us to talk about his work on the upcoming Immortal X-Men and the massive summer event A.X.E.: Jud...

Ep.241 - Pepe Larraz Power Hour

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Y'all know how good Pepe Larraz is at doing art? We follow his X-Men Evolution though a bunch of stuff he did well before House Of X. R...

Ep.240 - Quietly Frank

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes It's a New X-Men party as we celebrate Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely's time on New X-Men. Also some other artists that kill the who...

Ep.239 - Absolute Unit

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Warpath is our big, friend shaped guy and this episode is all about him. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men #193 (Warpath) X-Force #-1 ...

Ep.238 - Himbo Havok

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes The thing about Havok, and I love this, is that he's actually pretty dumb and CONSTATLY get's captured by a man dresser like an extra in...

Ep.237 - Bad Blood

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Did you think we'd be fine? Still got scars on my back from your knife. So don't think it's in the past, these kind of wounds they last ...

Ep.236 - The Eighth Cosmos

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We talk about everyone's favorite character from the X-Men. That's right, this week is all about Galactus. Do we spend more time talking...

Ep.235 - Oh Captain, My Captain with Steve Orlando & Creees

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We set our sails high as Steve Orlando discusses relaunching Marauders and digging into Giant-Size Thunderbird. Plus our C2E2 discussion...

Ep.234 - The War Crimes Of Hank McCoy

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes The road to 600 comes to a startling conclusion as we recount the numerous war crimes of Hank McCoy. Ranked This Episode X-Force #6,#9-...

Ep.233 - Equicide

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes In beautiful, unintentional synergy with the X-Men Vote, we are talking about that time Emma Frost blew up a horse; for the children of ...

Ep.232 - Your Theory Is Wrong With Jordan D. White

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes X-Men Group Editor Jordan D White joins us to answers questions the brightest minds have been asking since before the Dawn of X. Want t...

Ep.231 - Wolvie Weddings

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We ring in the new year with wedding bells for our friend Wolverine. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #172-173 (Wolverine Wedding) Wh...

Ep.230 - Raised On Bear Meat With Benjamin Percy

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We close out our year with X Lives & X Deaths Of Wolverine writer Benjamin Percy here to talk to us about his work on the line over ...

Ep.229 - 2Chrises2Mas with Chris & Christi Eddleman, Chris Claremont & Larry Hama

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Chris and Christi Eddleman join us to celebrate Chrisesmas! Also exclusive interviews with Lethal Larry Hama and Cantankerous Chris Clar...

Ep.228 - Put The Body Back with Connor Goldsmith

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes This week on Battle Of The Atom, podcaster extraordinaire Connor Goldsmith talks to us about Betsy Braddock and Revanche. Also this one ...

Ep.227 - Circa 2003

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Travel back to 2003 as we talk about terrorist, spy and generally neat person Mystique. Ranked This Episode: Sabretooth/Mystique Mystiq...

Ep.226 - Level Of Domesticity

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes It's time to power up this podcast as we return to the power of the Power Pack. Ranked this episode: X-Men/Power Pack Wolverine/Power P...

Ep.225 - Leftover Cat Food

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes This is about team ups. I recorded it not 48 hours ago and I have no recollection of what our bits were. Adam says it's a "classic&...

Ep.224 - Golden Underwear

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We talk about the X-Men character Hyperion. You know him, he is fake Superman. Ranked this episode: Exiles #38-40 (King Hyperion) Exile...

Ep.223 - Omega Red Fatty Acids

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We're heading to Russia comrades! Join us as we talk all about Omega Red stories. Ranked this Episode: X-Men #4-7 (Omega Red) Wolverine...

Ep.222 - Doug Does Terrible Things With Jordan Blum

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We have a rip roaring time hanging with Hollywood big-shot Jordan Blum while we talk about Doug Ramsey and the Hellions. Ranked this epi...

Ep.221 - Down The Rabbit Hole

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes Happy Halloween, we talk about some sufficiently spooky stories. Then someone gets distracted and talks about weird Marvel continuity fo...

Ep.220 - Spider-Man 2099 Shirt

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Notes We enter the world of Mutant X, and by that we mean we get distracted by other weird Marvel stuff of the turn of the century. Ranked th...