Days of Future Podcast: Examining the X-Men

175 - Superman and Fantastic Four: First Steps Review

09 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the long wait for the MCU's X-Men movie continues, listeners of the show know we've been feeling a little ambivalent and even sometimes down about ...

174 - Gambit: The Movie: The Script: The Podcast Episode

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're about to make a name for ourselves here! It's finally time to read and review the screenplay for the unmade Channing Tatum Gambit movie that w...

173 - Chairs!!!: Our Avengers: Doomsday Casting Thoughts

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Having had some time to ruminate, Trev and Joe finally offer their thoughts on the various X-Men related casting announcements for Avengers: Doomsd...

172 - Casting PodMerica: The "Captain America: Brave New World" Review

01 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trev and Joe are here to record a quick DOFP episode about recent MCU X-Men casting rumors. But then, an unexpected visit from Uatu the Watcher sends ...

171 - The DOFP 10th Anniversary Special!!

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Believe it or not, Days of Future Podcast is ten years old! That's right, a full decade of talking the weather, Richard Kind, and The Single Guy, with...

BONUS - Failure to Franchise: The New Mutants (2020)

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

***On the eve of our upcoming 10th Anniversary episode, we're giving you a little bonus - a recent episode of Trev's other podcast, Failure to Franchi...

170 - DOFP Halloween Spooktacular 2024: Dead Girl Review

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're back, just in time for one of our most stressful events of the year - trying to figure out what to do for another DOFP Halloween special! This t...

169 - X-Campus Review: The Back to School Special

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's September, and that means it's officially "Back to School" season! And we're in the academic spirit, reading and reviewing X-Campus, a four-issue...

168 - SDCCX: Comic Con News Roundup

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Trev and a Covid-brain addled Joe discuss the Marvel Hall H panel at last month's San Diego Comic Con. Are we excited for Captain Ame...

167 - Deadpool & Wolverine: The Review

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Deadpool & Wolverine is finally here, breaking box-office records and generating lots of discourse. So of course we are legally and morally bound to a...

166 - Deadpool & Wolverine Preview & Predictions

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're only days away from Deadpool & Wolverine. It's been commonly positioned as a "make or break" moment for the MCU, but is also - perhaps more impo...

165 - X-Merch, Take 2

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, June 29th, Trev and Joe got together and recorded an incredible episode about all the exciting new X-Men related merch hitting the shelve...

164 - X-Men '97 Review

22 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The long-awaited X-Men '97 is finally here, and yep, you know we watched it. What our overall thoughts on the series? How do we think it stacked up ag...

163 - From the Ashes...

08 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! Yes...again! That's right, as the X-Men's Krakoan era ends, DOFP begins a new era, returning from a nearly full-year hiatus to once agai...

162 - Dream MCU X-Men Casting? Lock it in!

29 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are finally going to lock in our 2023 dream casting (fan-casting?) of what we want to see for the X-Men in MCU. Plus Joe does the intro? And Trev i...

161 - X-Ploitation: Mutant Grindhouse

06 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're back once again to review the recent Ex-Terminators miniseries, by Leah Williams. A tribute to grindhouse exploitation pitting some of our favor...

160 - Deadpool 3: Rise of the Chimichanga

25 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're back!! Again!!! That's right, after a lengthy hiatus, DOFP finally returns. For our catch-up episode, we're discussing our thoughts on Black Pan...

159 - MCU & Comic Con Catch-Up

30 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We've reconvened, in person together for the first time in years, to discuss the current state of mutants in the MCU, and more. We're sharing our thou...

158 - Doctor Strange & the Multiverse of Sadness

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, you get to hear both our pre and post Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness thoughts. First up, a conversation recorded before ...

157 - Fashion, Bub

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In their first ever video episode, Trev and Joe are x-amining the "Elite 8" of our annual Mutant March Madness tournament (which kicked off in episode...

156 - Mutant March Madness V (Part I): Most Stylish Mutants

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's time once again for our annual Mutant March Madness tournament. This time, we're pitting the costumes, designs, and overall "look" of 64 differen...

155 - Patrick Stewart in the Multiverse of Madness

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Did you hear it?? Did you hear Patrick Stewart's voice in the trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?? Well, we sure did, and we're h...

154 - Valentine's Day Special

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's Valentine's Day, and we're feeling x-tra romantic. So in this episode, we're each sharing our own personal favorite, least favorite, and most hop...

153 - The Second Annual Daysies Awards

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's award show season, and if you're feeling the excitement, we've got you covered. With another year of X-Men comics behind us, it's time for the se...

152 - The Big Season 3 Premiere Catch-Up

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After a holiday hiatus, we're back for a brand new season of Days of Future Podcast! That's right - it's our long-awaited third season premiere, and w...

151 - DOFP Halloween Spooktacular VII

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's the Spoopiest time of the year, so you know what that means - Trev and Joe once again trying to figure out just what a Halloween episode of this ...

150 - Uncanny X-Men #150 Review

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For our 150th episode spectacular, we're perhaps going the obvious route, and taking an in-depth look at "Uncanny X-Men #150," from October of 1981. O...

149 - Hickman is Gone, Man

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The comics world and X-Men fans in particular were recently rocked by the news that, upon the conclusion of his "Inferno" event, Jonathan Hickman will...

148 - Tex-Men: The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Texas

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're back, and once again looking at a bizarre "X-oddity" of the past - this time, a free promotional tie-in comic from 1983, made in partnership bet...

147 - Hellfire Gala, Part 2: The Fallout

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Part Two of our look at the multi-issue "Hellfire Gala" story, we discuss the fallout of the gigantic revelation that the mutants have terraformed ...

146 - Hellfire Gala, Part 1: Planet-Size X-Men

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The long-awaited Hellfire Gala is upon us, and it's such a big party, it's taking us two episodes to discuss it. This time, we're looking at the first...

145 - X-Women Review (an erotic comic tale)

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we're looking at a true X-Men oddity, the 2009 one-shot "X-Women," written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by legendary Italian ar...

144 - The Falcon, The Winter Soldier, Trev, and Joe

15 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In true timely DOFP fashion, we're finally sharing our overall thoughts on THE FALCON & THE WINTER SOLDIER, the latest MCU Disney+ series. Sure, maybe...

143 - Enter the Phoenix: Review

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

No, this isn't another parallel universe episode where Trev & Joe are hosting an Avengers podcast, but we ARE taking a look at a recently completed st...

142 - Mutant March Madness IV: Unfilmed X-Men Characters

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're back for our annual Mutant March Madness tournament! This time around, we're taking a look at 64 X-Men universe characters that were never repre...

141 - Remember WandaVision?

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

And now, a timely review of Marvel's WANDAVISION! That's right, we've had a few weeks to process the entire series, and we're finally ready to share o...

140 - X-Tra Safe with the X-Men: A Very Special Episode

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

During the 90s, Blockbuster Video teamed up with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to launch Blockbuster Kidprint, a well-intention...

139 - Yeah, THAT WandaVision Scene...

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you've seen Episode Five of WANDAVISION on Disney+, you know it ended with a shocking surprise(?) that might have huge ramifications on the future ...

138 - Marvel Anime: Wolverine Review

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In 2011, Marvel Entertainment teamed with Japanese animation studio Madhouse on a set of four 12-episode anime series, each featuring Marvel superhero...

137 - The 2020 Daysies Year-End Spectacular

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With 2020 thankfully coming to an end, it's time to look back on the year in X-Men comics. With Joe reading the current books for the first time since...

136 - Star Trex: The X-Men/Star Trek Crossovers

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Two nerd worlds collide, as we take a look at two fascinating crossover issues - 1996's "Star Trek/X-Men" and the 1998 follow-up, "Star Trek: The Next...

135 - Presidential EleXtion

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You may have heard America just had an election. Even though this tiny event was not covered too much by the media, it still inspired us to try out an...

134 - X of Swords: Creation Review (Halloween Spooktacular VI)

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In our laziest Halloween special yet, we forget entirely about the themed aspect of these October episodes and instead take an in-depth look at "X of ...

133 - Robert Kirkman's JUBILEE - Review

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're finally living in a post-NEW MUTANTS world, and to celebrate, Trev has decided to be nice and let Joe lead a deep dive into - to date - the ONLY...

132 - THE NEW MUTANTS Movie Review

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

84 years after it was first announced, Fox's THE NEW MUTANTS is finally here. While your standard theaters might still not be safe, we both headed to ...

131 - New Mutants: Demon Bear Review

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On the eve of the VERY long-awaited NEW MUTANTS movie release, we finally take an in-depth look at the classic comic book story-arc that serves as it'...

130 - Gambit: The Movie (sort of)

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With Channing Tatum's oft-delayed GAMBIT movie a fading memory of our past, in this episode we turn to a recent X-Men fan film - GAMBIT: PLAY FOR KEEP...

129 - New Mutants Comic Con Coverage

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The ongoing saga of THE NEW MUTANTS, filmed back in 1923, continues, and so does our coverage. This time, we were both lucky enough to attend this yea...

128 - X-Men and BLM

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Trev & Joe return (again) from an unexpected hiatus, to address their thoughts on the strife and frustration of recent current events in America. What...

127 - DEADPOOL Audio Commentary

30 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest installment of our film commentary series, we're taking a look at 2016's surprise mega-hit DEADPOOL. What makes Ryan Reynolds such a gre...

126 - Quarantine Catch-Up

24 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Finally breaking our COVID-19 quarantine silence, in this episode we return to briefly catch-up on how we're both handling the ongoing lockdown. Thank...

125 - NEWS Mutants: A New Mutants Podcast

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Trev & Joe check in with their personal quarantine updates, before discussing the current perilous state of the comic book industry, and finally revea...

124 - Mutant March Madness III: Mutant Powers

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The actual March Madness might not have happened this year, but we've got your back, with the return of our annual Mutant March Madness tournament. Th...

123 - Obnoxio the Clown vs. The X-Men vs. a Quarantine

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As the world hunkers down into a pandemic-created quarantine, we've decided to spend this valuable time diving into one of the strangest pieces of X-M...

122 - Fallen Angels (1987) Review

22 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Why the heck was one of the new Dawn of X titles called "Fallen Angels," you ask? Well, it turns out the name (and name only) is, apparently a referen...

121 - New Year, New Mutants?

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In what feels like the saga that never ends, we are once again being promised (threatened with?) an upcoming release of Josh Boone's THE NEW MUTANTS. ...

120 - Rise of the Podtalkers: A Star Wars Special

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After a bit of a holiday break, we're back to talk all things...Star Wars? That's right, instead of our usual off-topic tangents (and on the perhaps f...

119 - A Very Claremont Christmas

17 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's Christmas time, that time of the year when we celebrate a jolly old man with a white beard...that's right, Chris Claremont! On this episode, we'r...

118 - Dawn of X Begins

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's Thanksgiving, and a reunited Trev & Joe are thankful for "Dawn of X," the start of the Jonathan Hickman overseen, post-HoxPox relaunch of the X-M...

117 - X-Men+

16 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Disney+ has arrived, and while everyone is busy obsessing over THE MANDALORIAN (and fretting over "Maclunkey"), let's not forget that means we suddenl...

116 - Halloween Spooktacular V: Heroes for Hope

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For our fifth annual Halloween episode, we're taking a look at 1985's "Heroes for Hope: Starring the X-Men" one-shot, a special issue put together by ...

115 - HoX PoX Review

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

HoX PoX is complete! Jonathan Hickman's epic, and much-publicized 12-issue relaunch of the X-Men universe wrapped up last week, so now - on the eve of...

114 - LEGION Season 3 Review

01 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! That's right, it's our long-awaited Season Two premiere, and we're celebrating with a belated, but nonetheless exciting look at the third ...

113 - HoX PoX ROX

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's the season one finale of Days of Future Podcast (don't worry, we explain within), and we're going out with a bang! First up, we discuss the MCU P...

112 - X-STATIX Returns!!

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In 2001, writer Peter Milligan and artist Michael Allred took over X-FORCE, ditching the characters fans already knew and loved for a completely new c...

111 - Fox Rankings, DARK PHOENIX Fallout, & Keanu!!

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Fox era is officially over (yeah, yeah, we know...NEW MUTANTS...but whatever), and so we figured it was a good time to look at the entire Fox X-Fi...

110 - DARK PHOENIX Review

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It is finally upon us. Nearly 20 years after it started, the Fox X-MEN franchise comes to a close with DARK PHOENIX, which arrived in theaters this pa...

109 - Lifedeath Review

02 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In 1984, writer Chris Claremont and artist Barry Windsor-Smith offered up a different type of superhero story in X-Men #186. "Lifedeath: A Love Story"...

108 - X-Men: Days of Future Past Audio Commentary

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the much anticipated return of the film commentary series, Trev & Joe are once again joined by our friend (and fellow X-Nerd) Tom, to provide a run...

107 - Earth's Mightiest Podcast: Avengers Endgame Review (a "What If" special)

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the grand tradition of Marvel's classic "What if" series, which explored alternate versions of beloved characters and stories, this episode takes a...

106 - The Gifted Season 2 Review

19 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we take a look back at the recently completed second season of FOX's THE GIFTED. How did the second year stack up against the "better...

105 - MCU X-Men Director Draft

02 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With it now more or less assured that the X-Men will soon be coming to the MCU, in this episode we discuss which directors we would most like to see h...

104 - Mutant March Madness II - Movie & TV Characters

22 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Last year, we held a Mutant March Madness tournament to determine the best X-Men comic character of all time. This year, the tourney is back, but we'r...

103 - Dark Phoenix Trailer Breakdown

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A brand new DARK PHOENIX trailer (two, if you also count the International version) has dropped, and we're here to share our thoughts. The surprising(...

102 - Dazzler's Shining Moment...almost

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The year is 1980. Mount St. Helens is about to erupt, Ronald Reagan is on his way to being elected President, and over in Hollywood, megastar Bo Derek...

101 - The Singer Conundrum

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we tackle a complicated topic in the world of X-Men. With a number of new allegations of sexual misconduct against Bryan Singer, it s...

100 - The 100th Episode Spectacular!!

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's our 100th episode! And we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than to thank our listeners, and give all of you the floor (plus, it allowe...

99 - Merry Deadpool, Everyone!

24 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's Christmas time, and because we've been good little mutants this year, Santa Fox has gifted us with...a re-edited Deadpool movie? Well, okay, we'l...

98 - Second Coming Review

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we review the 2010 conclusion to the epic trilogy of X-Men crossover events that started with "Messiah Complex" and continued with "M...

97 - Stan Lee Tribute

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we pay our respects to the legendary Stan "The Man" Lee, co-creator of the X-Men (with artist Jack Kirby). Lee's recent passing was f...

96 - DOFP+

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we discuss the potential mutant influence on Disney's upcoming streaming service. As it officially gains a name (Disney+), and starts...

95 - Halloween Spooktacular IV: Necrosha X

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In our Fourth Annual Halloween episode, we take a look at the x-tra spooky (or, "spoopy," if you well) 2009-2010 crossover event, "Necrosha X." The an...

94 - The PolitiX of Robert Kelly

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we shine a spotlight on a character that has left a surprisingly long-shadow on the X-Men universe, despite not a lot of actual appea...

93 - Dark Phoenix's Last Stand

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our very first official look at the upcoming DARK PHOENIX is finally here, with last week's release of the trailer. You know we have thoughts on it - ...

92 - The Back to School Special

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! And, perhaps more importantly, so are students, at schools all around the country. And, while it's not often the first thing people think ...

91 - Gambit, On Trial Once Again

21 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After talking about doing this episode since way back when we first started this show, the recent release of (and critical and fan acclaim for) Kelly ...

90 - Comic Con Recap

06 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The 2018 San Diego Comic Con is now officially in the rear view mirror, and while there wasn't a TON of X-related news coming out of the event, there ...

89 - Messiah War Review

23 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In 2007, a three-part saga meant to reset and redefine the X-Universe in the wake of "House of M" and Scarlet Witch's "no more mutants" declaration wa...

88 - Legion Season Two Review

09 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to finally delve into the complete second season of LEGION, Noah Hawley's mind-bending FX series about David Haller, the ultra-powerful and ...

87 - Old Man Logan Review

25 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After an unexpected break, we have finally returned, and we're diving back into the X-Men comic world for an in-depth look at one of the most popular ...

86 - Deadpool 2 Review

28 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The much anticipated DEADPOOL 2 is finally here, and so is our slightly less anticipated review episode! What did we think of the second entry in the ...

85 - Selling Out with Deadpool

14 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's almost time for DEADPOOL 2, and we're neck deep in Deadpool promotion and hype. In the spirit of the sequel's (once again) excellent marketing, w...

84 - The Wolverine Audio Commentary

04 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with another installment of our audio commentary series, this time taking a look at that OTHER Logan movie from director James Mangold. Tha...

83 - Love, Legion, & the Long Night

16 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Do you believe in life after love? First up this episode, we examine that question in a special (but somber) edition of "Chatting Tatum," as we discus...

82 - DOFP 3D (Deadpool, Donald, & Delays)

02 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we take a look at the 3-D's...Deadpool, Donald Glover, and delays. First up, we discuss the brand-new trailer for DEADPOOL 2, analyzi...

81 - Mutant March Madness

21 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A new tradition is potentially born, with our first annual Mutant March Madness episode. Who is the greatest X-Men character of all time? It's a subje...

80 - The New New Mutant

05 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

So we finally might know why THE NEW MUTANTS has been delayed a full year, and apparently it is to add an entirely new character to the film in reshoo...

79 - She's Not the Messiah, She's a Gifted Little Girl

20 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After over a year of watching the X-Men and other mutant teams deal with the devastating fallout of 2005's "House of M," in which the mutant populatio...

78 - Resurrected, and It Feels So Good

06 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we tackle one of the most debated topics in the world of comic books: death and resurrection. As the X-MEN comics (again) bring back ...

77 - The Gifted Season One Review

22 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The first season of Fox's THE GIFTED is now in the books, which means it's time for us to take a look at the full first season. What did we think of t...