Escape the Mojoverse: An X-Men Comics Podcast
Episodes
Absolute Mojoverse Episode 6: Galaxy the Prettiest Star by Jadzia Axelrod and Vash Taylor
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month we are using each episode to raise money for the Transgender Law Center. If you would like to donate to our particular fundraiser you can d...
Episode 49: From the Ashes Month 11! All the New X-Men Comics of May 2025
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lots of X-Men books. RIP X-Factor Vol. 5This month we are using each episode to raise money for the Transgender Law Center. If you would like to donat...
Absolute Mojoverse Episode 5: Absolute Trinity Guest Artists
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Absolute Mojoverse is back to shovel refuse, freeze the rich, and trick the devil himself as we read the Absolute Trinity. Each book has incredible gu...
Episode 48: Sabretooth: The Dead Don't Talk by Frank Tieri and Michael Sta. Maria
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Escape the Mojoverse is back to talk the book Matt has been calling "Sabretooth: Dead and Loving it" for about half a year now! We get hyperviolent, c...
Absolute Mojoverse Episode 4: Two-Face by Christian Ward and Fábio Veras
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Absolute Mojoverse is back and we're All In on Harvey Dent. We head to the club to read lips, defend Victor Zsasz, and secretly plot escape from mind ...
Episode 47: X-Men the Trial of Magneto by Leah Williams, Valerio Schiti and Lucas Werneck
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week the results from our very first fan poll as we read X-Men: The Trial of Magneto: a crossover that ties up loose threads of X-Factor, the boo...
Mojo Mini: Moon Knight 1-6 by Jed Mackay and Alessandro Cappuccio and a Convo with Megan from Vigilante Vibes!
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A two part mini?!? In this economy? It's the return of Also By! Our series where we read the other works of the current X-Men writers and artists! Don...
Episode 46: NYX Vol. 1 by Joe Quesada with Special Guests Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast we're talking NYX with superstar comics writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly "The Hive Mind" You're asking yourself, "did...
Mojo Reverse: Lore Olympus Vol. 1 by Rachel Smythe
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the mini, it's Allison's turn to drag Matt kicking and screaming into the wonderful world of Webtoon as we read modern retelling of the H...
Episode 45: From the Ashes Month 10! All the New X-Men Comics of April 2025
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another month another deluge of X-Men comics. This month saw a really strong showing across the brand and was notable for the end of two of the best b...
Mojoverse Premium: NYX Talk Back with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly "The Hive Mind"
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, one of the most daring books of the X-Line came to an end: NYX written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly. We sat down with them to go ove...
Episode 44: Climbing the Claremountain "Days of Future Past" with D'Manada Martini
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Enough of the tangentially related solos, we're back on the Claremont Climb with Days of Future Past. Joining us is drag star multi-hyphenate D'Manada...
Mojo Mini Young Avengers: Style > Substance by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a fan request, and we put it off to the very last minute! Holy crap what were we thinking? Young Avengers is great! The lesson is: you should r...
Episode 43: Pools of Blood by Cody Ziglar
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk Deadpool vs Miles Morales. Two legacy characters that should shoulder the narrative focus for Marvel in the next few decades. Also, ...
Mojo Mini: What's your X-Men Enneagram with Shayleigh Ward
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on an increasingly rare Mojo Mini, we sit down with our X-Men novice friend Shayleigh Ward to discuss our Enneagrams and read a screen rant ...
Episode 42: Scarlet Witch by Steve Orlando
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're really stretching that "X-Men Comics" part of the title to its limit this week, but honestly, the Scarlet Witch has been quietly one of the most...
Mojoverse Premium: Interview with Erica Schultz
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month on the Mojoverse Premium Interview Show, Allison sits down with Laura Kinney: Wolverine author Erica Schultz to talk Laura's new status quo...
Episode 41: Gambit by Howard Mackie and Lee Weeks with Nikhil Clayton
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago on the podcast, Matt was coerced to admit he doesn't like Gambit. This week, we call upon TikTok and YouTube star Nikhil Clayton (a no...
Mojoverse Premium: Sentinels by Alex Paknadel and Justin Mason with Alex Paknadel
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Sentinels and Asonishing X-Men scribe Alex Paknadel to talk about nasty protagonists, robot cops, and Mark Russell's...
Episode 40: From the Ashes Month 9! X-Manhunt and all the other X-Men comics of March 2025
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What a breeze! Only a paltry 18 X-Men comics in March. This month saw the second crossover of the X-Men from the Ashes era. Storm goes Dark Phoenix, S...
Absolute Mojoverse Episode 3: Absolute Superman "The Last Dust of Krypton" by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Absolute Mojoverse is here one last time--this month--to mine really fast, smell really nice, and stop ourselves from killing that jerk Peacemaker. Al...
Episode 39 Grant Morrison's New X-Men: Here Comes Tomorrow with Chad Anderson from the Graymalkin Lane Podcast
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're wrapping up Grant Morrison's X-Men opus with a challenging, far-future story and a reveal about a nasty little germ that's been plotting against...
Absolute Mojoverse Episode 2: Absolute Wonder Woman "The Last Amazon" by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Absolute Mojoverse is back to sacrifice an arm and feed our dead horse some magic--duh--in the incredible Absolute Wonder Woman by Kelly Thompson and ...
Episode 38 Grant Morrison's New X-Men: Planet X with Gianni Palumbo from Biff! Bam! Pow!
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the penultimate episode of our exploration of Grant Morrison's New X-Men we finally reach the twist that has been nigh impossible to keep from spoi...
Absolute Mojoverse Episode 1: Absolute Batman "The Zoo" By Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Absolute Mojoverse, we hit the gym and brandish our knives and axes as we break down the first arc of Absolute Batman. Absolut...
Episode 37 Grant Morrison's New X-Men: Assault on Weapon Plus With Myle Yan Tay from the Comic Sans Podcast
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's March Mash-Up, and we're inviting some of our favorite comics podcasters to help Matt and Allison break down the last three arcs of New X-Men by ...
Storm Arc 1 Breakdown with Murewa Ayodele
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stormcasters! Ororospoilers! Any and all X-Fans! We are honored to sit down with Murewa Ayodele to talk all about the first arc of his run on Storm. M...
Episode 36: From the Ashes Month 8! All the new X-Men Comics of February 2025
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Literally don't have space for a joke here.Timecodes and Credits--13:03 Storm #5 Writer: Murewa Ayodele, Art by Lucas Werneck, Colored by Alex Guimara...
Episode 35.5 Transformers Vol 1 by Daniel Warren Johnson
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robots in disguise? More like... a really thoughtful comic about our responsibility to others with bombastic one-of-a-kind art and non-stop action. I ...
Episode 35: Jonathan Hickman's X-Men "The Vault" (5, 18 and 19 of X-Men)
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Party on pod people! In the last episode of Krakoa is for Lovers we're breaking into that pesky vault to see what the isolationist evolutionary-minded...
Episode 34.5 Captain America: Brave New World and All New Captain America (2014-2015)
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are NOT an MCU podcast...but... y'all want a Captain America episode?Spoilers for Captain America: Brave New World begin at 18:26 and go until 31:4...
Episode 34: Hellions by Zeb Wells and Stephen Segovia
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Krakoa was for broken people, or at least that's what they told themselves. We read the incredible Hellions about a group of weird little freaks just ...
Episode 33: Spider-Man and the X-Men with Jordan Morris
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oh, do we have a treat for you! We're talking about one of the absolute funniest X-Men stories "Spider-Man and the X-Men" so we HAD to get one of the ...
Episode 32: X-Factor by Leah Williams and David Baldeon
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's love month and we're celebrating by going back to the island that reignited (and created) a passion for the X-Men for so many people. Krakoa was ...
Mojoverse Premium: Interview with X-Factor's Mark Russell
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month on Mojoverse Premium, we sat down with X-Factor scribe and Eisner, Harvey, and Ringo award winner Mark Russell to talk about his work on th...
Episode 31: From the Ashes Month 7! (New X-Men Comics of January 2025)
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh of New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants, we made Allison read 20 new X-Men comics. We might have to get the eye vices out for this one folks!T...
Episode 30: New Mutants Marathon Part 8 X-Tinction Agenda and THE END
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the end of New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants! X-Tinction Agenda sees the mashup we've been waiting for as X-Factor, the X-Men and the New Mu...
Episode 29: New Mutants Marathon Part 7 (Days of Future Present and New Mutants 93 and 94)
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants hits a brick wall of lore as we dive deep into the Days of Future Present, or rather, the Days of Future Past d...
Episode 28: New Mutants Marathon Part 6 (New Mutants Summer Special, New Mutants Annual 5, New Mutants 81-92)
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants hits some growing pains, and I don't just mean how uncomfortable everyone looks in their new Rob Liefeld costum...
Episode 27: New Mutants Marathon Part 5 INFERNO (New Mutants Annual 4 and New Mutants 67-80)
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants continues as we figure out what's going on with Amara in Nova Roma, meet everyone's favorite* little silk monst...
Introducing: Comic Sans--S03E04: The Nice House on the Lake with Escape the Mojoverse
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Content warning: suicide, suicidal ideation [16:54-18:18; 43:57-48:47; 53:09 - 54:05]After a long week in the recording studio, our hosts can't wait t...
Episode 26: New Mutants Marathon Part 4 (Fallen Angels and New Mutants #53-66
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants takes a slight detour to beat street as we hang out with our pals the Fallen Angels. We have some spicy takes, ...
Episode 25: New Mutants Marathon Part 3 (New Mutants 32-52, New Mutants Special Edition, New Mutants Annual 2+3)
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants continues as we FINALLY deal with Mojo. We're not IN the Mojoverse per se but we're getting closer! Featuring B...
Episode 24: On Bill Sienkiewicz New Mutants Marathon Part 2 (New Mutants 18-31, and New Mutants Annual #1)
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants continues as we dive deep into the avant-garde as the iconoclast artwork by Bill Sienkiewicz mashes up like a p...
Episode 23: New Mutants Marathon Part 1 (Marvel Team Up 100, New Mutants Graphic Novel, New Mutants 1-17, Magik Vol 1),
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants begins with a bang as we read the beginnings of our pals Dani, Rahne, Roberto, Sam, and the rest. We also spend...
Episode 22: From the Ashes Month 6 (New X-Men Comics of December 2024)
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the end of the year and the X-Men books are crossing over. Join Matt and Allison as we dive into 18(!) X-Men comics. Credits and Timecodes:6:05: ...
Episode 21.5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Jason Aaron
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the mini we're talking mutants but not the ones we usually discuss.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles written by Jason Aaron with Letters by Sh...
Episode 21: The Dark Phoenix Saga (Climbing the Claremountain)
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas and happy holidays! As a special winter holiday episode, we have X-Men's most famous (and adapted) story. No, not Mojo Madness-- The D...
Episode 20.5 The Second Safest Mountain and Home by the Rotting Sea by Otava Heikkilä
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The patriarchy sucks but comics are great!CW: frank discussions of sexual assaultThe Second Safest Mountain and Home by the Rotting Sea are written an...
Episode 20: Climbing the Claremountain Uncanny X-Men 109-128
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alpha Flight! Arcade! The Savage Land! Proteus! Some of the most iconic stories and ideas in The X-Men all begin here in this lead-up to The Dark Phoe...
Episode 19.5 Deadpool by Cody Ziglar and Roge Antonio
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With special thanks to our fans on BlueskyDeadpool (2024) 1-8 written by Cody Ziglar, Pencilled and inked by Roge Antonio, Colored by Guru Efx, Letter...
Episode 19 New X-Men by Grant Morrison Part 2 (127-141)
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can Allison's fandom for Quentin Quire survive his origin? Find out this week as we dig back into New X-Men!New X-Men 127-141Written by Grant Morrison...
Episode 18.5 X-Men From the Ashes Infinity Comics 19-25 "Becalmed" and "Agents of T.H.A.N.K.S"
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving. Are you ready to cry?X-Men: From the Ashes Infinity Comic #19-21 "Becalmed" written by Alex Paknadel, Pencilled and Inked by Dioge...
Episode 18: From the Ashes Month 5!
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There were a lot of good X-Men comics this month, but mostly there were a lot of X-Men comics this month.Credits and Time Codes13:10 Uncanny X-Men #5 ...
Episode 17.5 Do a Powerbomb by Daniel Warren Johnson
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. As a treat we've flipped the script and Allison brings Matt a comic that he has put off reading for far too long!Do a Pow...
Episode 17 X of Swords Part 2
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Enough table setting, it's time to fight. And by fight we mean dance, eat gross food, get married, and kill an innocent kitten.Krakoan Graphic Design ...
Epsiode 16.5 Helen of Wyndhorn by Tom King and Bilquis Evely
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dive deep into the other world and kill (or kiss) a god with this year's critical darling about a drunk 16-year-old girl with a battle axe.CW: Brief f...
Episode 16: X of Swords Part 1
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Raise your swords and gather your champions this week we dig into the first half of X of Swords propper. Krakoan Graphic Design is by Tom MullerX of S...
Episode 15.5 ALSO BY: Deadpool #1 (2022) Written by Alyssa Wong with art by Martin Coccolo
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we try something new and present you ALSO BY a series where we will read an issue by an X-office writer and artist each episode to support t...
Episode 15: Path to X of Swords
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before we can begin the most ambitious linewide event in modern Marvel history, we have a little bit of set up to do. Is Allison's attention span up f...
Episode 14.5 Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, and Absolute Superman
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode BOTH hosts are newbies! We read the Absolute Universe #1's and man these books are unfortunately prescient. Absolute Batman #1 Written by...
Episode 14: From the Ashes Month 4!
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Really making good on that promise to pry our eyes open and binge the X-Men this month. 14 comics!Time Codes and Credits6:07 Sentinels #1 Written by A...
Episode 13: Halloween Special with Myle Yan Tay co-host of the Comic Sans Podcast
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on a very spooky episode of Escape the Mojoverse we talk about the monster that lurks in the basement with Kieron Gillen and Dan Panosian's ...
Mojoverse Premium: Interview with Phillip Sevy
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are thrilled to have Phillip Sevy on the podcast to discuss X-Men Infinity comics right at the end of their run and the beginning of the ...
Episode 12.5 Mojo Mini: The X-Men Draft
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by the only thing nerdier than comic books, fantasy football.If you have a comment or question you can email us @[email protected] ...
Episode 12: Climbing the Claremountain- THE PHOENIX SAGA
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Phoenix Saga features much less Phoenix than you'd probably figure. More leprechauns too!Uncanny X-Men 101-108 written by Chris Claremont, Pencile...
Episode 11.5 X-Men From the Ashes Infinity Comics 13-18
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If a mini is almost as long as a regular episode that's more of a maxi isn't it?X-Men From the Ashes Infinity Comics #13-18 Written by Alex Paknadel a...
Episode 11: Climbing the Claremountain: Uncanny X-Men 94-100
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to start the climb.Uncanny X-Men #94-100 written by Chris Claremont with outlines for issues 94-95 by Len Wein and issue 96 by Bill Mantlo, ...
Episode 10.5 Allison asks "But what the f#$% happens to Kitty Pryde?!?"
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the mini, Allison dives deep into the recesses of X-Men past to find out how the "Kitty trapped in a bullet" thing wraps up.Uncanny X-Men...
Episode 10 Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Allison and Matt discuss Astonishing X-Men. Not to tip our hand, but Whedon is lucky that John Cassaday was a genius.Astonishing X-Men 1-24 ...
Episode 9.5 The Loveable Lockheed Infinity Comic #1-4
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We read the adorable and endearing "Loveable Lockheed Infinity Comic" by Nathan Stockman with colors by Triona FarrellLater we play the game that's sw...
Episode 9: From the Ashes Month 3
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whoa, there were a LOT of X-Men books this month!Time codes and credits:04:50 Exceptional X-Men #1 Written by Eve Ewing, Pencilled and Inked by Carmen...
Episode 8.5 Giant Size X-Men: Thunderbird (2022)
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first mutant to die in action is back! This time with WAY less racism.Giant Size X-Men: Thunderbird is written by Nyla Rose and Steve Orlando, pen...
Episode 8: Giant Size X-Men
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The most important comic of the entire X-Men line? We give Allison the education by fire as we read Giant Size X-Men.Giant Size X-Men #1 is written by...
Episode 7.5: Allison Explains the Omegaverse
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dead dove. Do not eat.Thank you to Icarus Pendragon and Yvonne Gonzales whose paper on the Omegaverse can be read here.Our theme song is by Megan Leni...
Episode 7: New X-Men by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely Part 1
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
E is for Excellent, too!We dive into the deep end of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's classic New X-Men. No costumes! Leather pants! Pre-9/11 politi...
Episode 6.5: Mojo Mini What if Donald Duck became Wolverine and Ultimates 4
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Mojo Mini with an obvious connection to this week's House of X/Powers of X episodeWhat if Donald Duck became Wolverine #1 writer Luca Barbieri art b...
Episode 6: House of X/Powers of X
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Krakoa ahoy! We read House of X/Powers of X and break down what makes it so easy to hyper-fixate on.House of X (2019) 1-6 written by Jonathan Hickman,...
Episode 5.5 Mojo Mini X-Men From The Ashes Infinity Comic "Samosud"
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Mojo Mini! We dive into the infinity in Alex Paknadel and Phillip Sevy's incredible ballad of Omega Red "Samosud"X-Men: From the Ashes Inifinty...
Episode 5: From the Ashes Month 2
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Month two of From the Ashes brings us death, dragons, and Corsair's naked buttTime Codes and Credits8:26--X-Men #2 and #3 written by Jed Mackay, penci...
Episode 4: Hellverine (2024)
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hell(verine) yeah, brother.Hellverine (2024) is written by Benjamin Percy, penciled and inked by Julius Ohta, and colored by Frank D'AMARTAOur theme s...
Episode 3: X-Men Heir of Apocalypse and X-Men FTA Infinity Comics Rundown
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who doesn't love a tournament arc?We read X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse 1-4 and X-Men From The Ashes Infinity Comic 1-9 (Eversong, What Charlie Did, and D...
Episode 2: Ultimate X-Men 1-5 by Peach Momoko
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with our FIRST "historical background" episode with a very modern take on the X-MenUltimate X-Men (2024) is written, penciled, inked, and ...
Episode 1: From The Ashes Month 1 Recap
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing comics fans love more than a BRAND NEW #1 issue!We read X-Men #1, Phoenix #1, NYX #1, and X-Force #1.Our theme song is by Megan Lenius.Our log...