The X-Wife Podcast: An Introduction to X-Men Comics

Here is the setup: Justin is a lifelong X-Men obsessive. Alicia, his wife, had never read an X-Men comic in her life. Together they started working through Jonathan Hickman's Krakoan era, with Justin explaining the decades of context needed to understand what is happening and Alicia bringing the perspective of someone encountering these stories completely fresh. It is a brilliant format because it solves the biggest problem with X-Men content: the assumption that everyone already knows everything. Alicia asks the questions that new readers are afraid to ask, and Justin answers them with genuine enthusiasm rather than condescension. The show has grown to 280 episodes over six years, expanding beyond Hickman to cover current X-Men titles. Their recent episodes discuss a dozen titles at once, covering characters like Wolverine, Storm, and Cyclops across the current publishing line. The monthly update schedule keeps things manageable. Listeners consistently praise their chemistry, with several reviewers admitting the show got them to actually buy comics for the first time. One person mentioned purchasing five omnibuses after listening. The clean rating makes it approachable for younger fans too. At 4.8 stars from 55 reviews, the audience is small but fiercely loyal.