Class of X
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
How The X-Men Will Join The MCU
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alternate timelines? Alternate realities? It's all the same to the X-Men. It usually just means they're getting a new team member with a gritty past a...
The TRUE Origin of Wolverine Revealed
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
27 years in the making, Paul Jenkins released in 2001 the 6-part mini series "Origin" that would final reveal to the world where Logan came from, what...
Cable & Hope: The Two X-Men Messiahs
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An attempt at explaining Cable's time travel history and Hope's weird family lineage is attempted in this episode. The two messiahs of the X-Men trave...
Saying Goodbye To The X-Men
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
5 years ago, X-Men fans moved to Krakoa, said goodbye to the sting of death thanks to the resurrection protocols, joined the Quiet Council and terrafo...
Did X-Men '97 Get It Right?
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Season 1 of X-Men '97 is over and the question persists: did this show successfully serve as not only a sequel to the original Fox Kids 90's series an...
The Real Villain of X-Men '97
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
X-Men '97 has revealed Bastion and Operation Zero Tolerance with their hidden Prime Sentinels. But what is the true origin of Bastion and what does he...
Deadpool Movies vs Deadpool Comics
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deadpool and Wolverine dropped their first trailer this week so there is no better time than ever to learn about where the character came from in the ...
X-Men Arcade Game Meets Inferno?
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
X-Men '97 episodes 3 & 4 take huge swings at paying homage to Inferno, one of the biggest X-Men stories from the 80's involving a mysterious clone...
X-Men '97 Episodes 1 & 2
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a glorious day to be an X-Men fan and even better if you're a 90's kid at heart. Disney+ has premiered X-Men '97 with the first two episodes and ...
Gambit's First Appearance!
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gambit didn't make his premiere with red eyes, Magik is a lot older than you think and Rogue didn't make her first appearance in X-Men comics. All fac...
What were the X-Men doing in 1997?
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the the Disney+ cartoon, X-Men '97, coming out this month I thought now is as a good time as any to walk y'all through what the X-Men were doing ...
The Multiverse of X-Men Madness (Exiles)
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The MCU has introduced the multiverse into the films but what is the history of alternate realities in Marvel comics and what lead them to creating a ...
Who Killed Professor X? (X-Cutioner's Song)
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The world saw Cable assassinate Professor X at a live music concert. But was it really Cable? And what connection does the assassin have with Cyclops ...
Can X-Men Be A Religious Book?
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A church killed an X-Men team member and a priest is the father of another. Mix that up with a techno organic alien race and Nimrod's queer eye person...
Myths about the X-Men Explained
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's start 2024 by getting the record straight. Is Jean Grey the Phoenix? Who is Nightcrawler's dad? What exactly is coming out of Cyclops's eyes? A ...
Professor Xavier is a Jerk!
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The X-Men are no strangers to celebrating the holidays so this Christmas, Class of X is wishing you a Merry Christmas with a good ol' fashioned Holida...
The X-Men vs Everyone! (Messiah Complex PART 2)
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To save mutantkind, the X-Men must save the mutant messiah. But Cable has his own plans, the Marauders are still on the hunt, Mystique is weaving webs...
From House of M to Hope! (Messiah Complex PART 1)
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been 2 years since the Scarlet Witch warped reality with three word, "Now More Mutants", and the first mutant baby since that day has just been b...
Wolverine's French Origins
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if the Weapon X in Wolverine's origin story was actually Weapon 10? What if Wolverine's origins were linked to Captain America's creation? What i...
The Mystery of the Multiple Man
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You wake up tomorrow and find you can split yourself into an infinite number of identical duplicates with a snap. What do you do? Jamie Madrox, the Mu...
Who is Nimrod, the Ultimate Sentinel?
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You've seen him in X-Men: The Animated Series! You've seen him HoX/PoX! But who is this pink robot from the future? And why does he hate mutants so mu...
X of Swords (PART 2)
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
X of Swords, a massive crossover event of the Krakoan era, is heating up! Cypher, The Braddock Twins, Gorgon and Apocalypse himself are the remaining ...
X of Swords (PART 1)
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apocalypse, the ultimate 90's villain, gets his own historic retcon with X of Swords, the giant X-Men crossover event that proceeded after House of X/...
X-Men Hellfire Gala 2023
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why is Marvel Girl with the X-Men now? Who is Iceman's new boyfriend? Why is Rogue with the Avengers? This year, the Hellfire Gala was the opening sal...
Ultimate X-Men with James Willems
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In December of the year 2000, Mark Millar, after only having seen the X-Men film, launches a reboot of the X-Men franchise within the Marvel Ultimate ...
X-Men: Supernovas w/ Laurel Rothamel
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know what happens when you let Rogue pick her own X-Team to serve as an independent strike force from the school? She ends up using Sabretooth,...
X-Men: Deadly Genesis w/ Mikey Neumann
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
30 years after the historical release of Giant Size X-Men #1 comes X-Men: Deadly Genesis, the biggest retcon yet in Marvel history! Professor X had a ...
Inferno (1988) with Mikey Randolph
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Inferno is the culmination of years of stories leading to a giant hellish brawl in Manhattan between the X-Men and demons and Mr. Sinister and the Gob...
Old Man Logan (2003) with Diction
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wolverine is living in an alternate timeline where the villains have won, super heroes are no more, and our protagonist goes simply by Logan now. Mark...
Emma Frost (2003) with Barbara Dunkelman
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Frost, the White Queen of the X-Men, wasn't always the platinum chic goddess known for telepathically wrapping everybody who crosses her path aro...
Iceman: Thawing Out with Blizzb3ar
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For almost 60 years, writers and editors alike kept Iceman frozen in the closet and it wasn't until 2017, with the help of Brian Michael Bendis, that ...
The Fall of the Mutants with Joel Rubin
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Smosh let me borrow my good friend Joel Rubin for the night so that we could cover the death of the X-Men in The Fall of the Mutants. But more importa...
Where No X-Man Has Gone Before! with Jacob Fullerton
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're going to space! In Uncanny X-Men 107 & 108 means we're in the beginning of the epic Phoenix Saga and we get to see what Jean Grey can really...
X-Treme X-Men with James Willems
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
X-Treme X-Men, as the title would lead you to believe, is the exciting story of Storm and her independent team of X-Men seeking the diaries of the pre...
X-Men: Fatal Attractions w/ Bruce Greene
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The sister of Colossus, Illyana, has died of the mysterious Legacy Virus and Magneto has decided that her funeral is where he will recruit the X-Men t...
Episode 013 - New Mutants: Aftermath (with Elyse Willems)
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After the New Mutants die at the hands of the Neyonder, only to come back to life with the memories of their demise intact, Professor Magneto is grapp...
Episode 012 - Dawn of X PART 2
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You've read House of X/ Powers of X and you want more? Good news! X-Force, X-Factor, Hellions, Cable, Wolverine and more are ready for you to read! An...
Episode 011 - Mystique (with Griff)
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mystique has been a spy, an assassin, a terrorist, and a freedom fighter. But how will she fair as an agent of Professor X himself? In Brian K Vaughan...
Episode 010 - Dawn of X
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So you've read House of X and Powers of X, now what? Have no fear, my readers guide for Dawn of X is here! Dawn of X is the title given to all of the ...
Episode 009 - House of M (with Blaine Gibson)
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The foundation of what became WandaVision, the House of M tells the story of the Scarlet Witch's world changing attempt to bring peace between humans ...
Episode 008 - New X-Men: Academy X
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing the rich history of new students at Xavier's school, New X-Men: Academy X introduces to the next generation of mutants and who better to di...
Episode 007 - New X-Men: E is for Extinction (with Geoff Ramsey)
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If Chris Claremont defined the X-Men from the 70's to the 90's then Grant Morrison defined them for the new millenium. New X-Men #1-3 and New X-Men An...
Episode 006 - X-23: Innocence Lost (with Alanah Pearce)
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You've seen her in "Logan", you've seen her in X-Men Evolution, but have you ever wondered what is the true origin story of Wolverine's daughter, X-23...
Episode 005 - Age of Apocalypse (with Tim Gettys)
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wanted to know what would the world be like without Professor X? Age of Apocalypse answers that question with an alternate timeline that took ove...
Episode 004 - Giant Size X-Men (with Steven Spohn)
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The year is 1975, it's been 5 years since there has been a new X-Men comic when all of a sudden, this behemoth hits the newsstands and changes the cou...
Episode 003 - Days of Future Past (with LawrieBird)
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The year is 2013 and the Sentinels are in charge, mutants are outlawed and most of the X-Men are dead. Kate Pryde must go back in time to 1981 and cha...
Episode 002 - Mutant Genesis (with Diction)
22 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We time travel back to 1991 where Chris Claremont is ending his 26 year run on X-Men and handing the reigns to Jim Lee. Magneto is vibing in space, Pr...
Episode 001 - House of X/Powers of X (with Andrew Blanchard)
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode we cover Jonathan Hickman's 2019 soft reboot, House of X/Powers of X. Moira MacTaggert is a mutant, Krakoa is now the home of all...