Episode 11: Dawning of the Age of Apocalypse

About this episode

The episode kicks off a reread of the pivotal 1995 comic event, Age of Apocalypse, exploring its characters and themes.

Welcome back and welcome to the AGE OF APOCALYPSE! In this episode we kick off our massive reread of the 1995 event that took the comic world by storm. Xavier is gone, Magneto is in charge of the X-Men, Cyclops literally has one eye, and Apocalypse rules America! Join us as we dive into this pivotal story that absolutely has no parallels to today’s society. Issues Covered: Blink (2001) 1-3 X-Men Chronicles (1995) 1-2 Xclubpod.com Krakoaradio@gmail.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick, Josh

Topics covered

• Age of Apocalypse
• X-Men
• comic book reread
• 1995 event
• story analysis
• societal parallels

Keywords

• Age of Apocalypse
• X-Men
• comic reread
• Blink
• X-Men Chronicles
• Magneto
• Cyclops
• Apocalypse

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: AGE OF APOCALYPSE, Blink (2001), X-Men Chronicles (1995)

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