X-Factor Files: Investigating the Marvel Universe- Alpha Flight and Marvel's Star Trek!
by Daryl and Phillip
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Quest for Quasar #13 with D'Manda Martini
Jun 24, 2026
24m 13s
Quest for Quasar #12 with Phillip Sevy
Jun 10, 2026
21m 58s
Alpha Flight 79-86
Jun 3, 2026
49m 38s
Quest for Quasar #11 with D'Manda Martini
May 27, 2026
29m 25s
Quest for Quasar #10 with Escape the Mojoverse
May 13, 2026
21m 55s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 6/24/26 |  Quest for Quasar #13 with D'Manda Martini | Our favorite queen is back to chat about issue 13 of Quasar, in which our hero meets up with the Squadron Supreme (herein referred to as "The Supremes." Episode art by Phillip Sevy! | 24m 13s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 |  Quest for Quasar #12 with Phillip Sevy | Phillip Sevy (who made the phenomenal art for these episodes!) drops by to chat about Quasar issue 12! Quasar has a confrontation with his soon-to-be-but-definitely-not-his boyfriend Makkari and he might have a pain fetish. Who knows, really? | 21m 58s | ||||||
| 6/3/26 | Alpha Flight 79-86 | Phillip and Daryl take a journey to the end of James Hudnall's run on Alpha Flight- so join them as a giant chunk of issues is talked about and find out why Phillip asked, "Do we even need to cover this issue?" | 49m 38s | ||||||
| 5/27/26 |  Quest for Quasar #11 with D'Manda Martini | Not only does Quasar get a lil boyfriend time with Makkari in this issue, but Excalibur is here?!?! D'Manda Martini joins Daryl to talk about this bonkers and fun issue.Episode art by Phillip Sevy! | 29m 25s | ||||||
| 5/13/26 |  Quest for Quasar #10 with Escape the Mojoverse | Daryl subjects Allison and Matt from Escape the Mojoverse to issue 10 of Quasar, in which Wendall almost gets his hands chopped off! Episode art by Phillip Sevy! | 21m 55s | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | Star Trek: Early Voyages 14-17 | Marvel's Star Trek: Early Voyages comes to an end and, much like most other Marvel Trek series, comes to an unsatisfying end- we get left with a cliffhanger! But before that final page, join Phillip and Daryl as we explore these last four issues! | 43m 56s | ||||||
| 4/29/26 |  Quest for Quasar #9 with Sara Century | M.O.D.A.M. superfan Sara Century swings by to talk about issue 9 of Quasar. Did M.O.D.A.M. do anything wrong, or is this all just Wendell's fault? | 15m 46s | ||||||
| 4/22/26 | West Coast Avengers 17-23 | Yee-haw! Phillip and Daryl take a journey through space-time with the Avengers (west coast variety) as part of the Mighty Marvel Western Crossover event! With special insight directly from Steve Englehart (shout out to Steve for answering Daryl's questions), this is an episode that shouldn't be missed! | 1h 10m 39s | ||||||
| 4/15/26 |  Quest for Quasar #8 with Chad Anderson | Chad journeys from Graymalkin Lane to chat with Daryl all about issue 8 of Quasar!Episode art by Phillip Sevy! | 17m 38s | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | Rawhide Kid (2003) | Join Daryl as he talks about the 2003 Rawhide Kid series, which Marvel released under its MAX line. | 28m 45s | ||||||
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| 4/1/26 |  Quest for Quasar #7 with Mr. Scott Free | Senior Spider-Man correspondent Mr. Scott Free joins Daryl to discuss Quasar #7, which sees a Peter Parker appearance AND Terminus is here (for reasons!). Episode art by Phillip Sevy! | 21m 58s | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | C2E2 2026 | We journeyed to- and survived- three whole days at C2E2 and had a great time! Listen to our tired selves talk about the creators we met, the fun art we bought, and our general impressions of the con! | 29m 13s | ||||||
| 3/25/26 | The Other Half with Jim McCann and Joe Eisma | Phillip and Daryl are joined by co-creators of Ignition Press' The Other Half, Jim McCann and Joe Eisma! Issue one just dropped and we are about a month away from issue two, so we chat with Jim and Joe about the series, their inspirations, their style, and what to expect from coming issues! | 48m 26s | ||||||
| 3/18/26 |  Quest for Quasar #6 with Jason from the Avenging Hour | Jason from the Avenging Hour joins Daryl to chat all about Quasar #6, We're still in the grips of the Acts of Vengeance crossover- we get appearances from Venom, the Watcher, Red Ghost, and the Living Laser!Episode art by Phillip Sevy! | 22m 05s | ||||||
| 3/11/26 | Alpha Flight 71-78 | As promised, we are steaming our way through the Hudnall run of Alpha Flight (in more ways than one) and you get a TON of issues covered in this episode! | 1h 09m 25s | ||||||
| 3/4/26 |  Quest for Quasar #5 with John from the Avenging Hour | John is back with Daryl to discuss Quasar's fifth issue, which is an Acts of Vengeance crossover complete with a Stingray appearance! Episode art by Phillip Sevy | 19m 38s | ||||||
| 2/25/26 | Star Trek: Early Voyages 10-13 | We get a fun little two part story with a Tholian-adjacent species, then time travel and meet Jim Kirk- but not in the way you expect! Join us as we go through four issues of Star Trek: Early Voyages in our penultimate episode covering this series! | 44m 35s | ||||||
| 2/18/26 |  Quest for Quasar #4 with Christian Smith | Christian Smith joins Daryl to discuss Quasar hanging out with cult leader Aquarian! Episode art by Phillip Sevy! | 22m 20s | ||||||
| 2/11/26 | Alpha Flight 67-70 | We crack into Hudnall's run of Alpha Flight and, well.....tune in for our takes. | 1h 10m 48s | ||||||
| 2/4/26 |  Quest for Quasar #3 with Mr. Scott Free | The Quasar series really starts grooving with this issue, as we are down with the backstory and can start building out Quasar's world! Daryl is joined by Mr. Scott Free to talk about this himbo. Episode art by Phillip Sevy | 21m 46s | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | New Star Trek Thoughts! | Phillip and Daryl chat about the four Trek series put out by IDW- including the two that have wrapped up by now- as well as the new Starlet Academy show and the upcoming Voyager video game! | 34m 49s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 |  Quest for Quasar #2 with John from the Avenging Hour | John from the Avenging Hour joins us as we get part two of Quasar's origin story- where has he been the last few years?!?! Well, we have some answers for you!Episode art by Phillip Sevy! | 20m 24s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | Alpha Flight 64-66 | We have reached the end of the Bill Mantlo's run and, along with that, the most unorthodox issue of the entire series! | 55m 43s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 |  Quest for Quasar #1 with Gregory Wright | Are you ready to join the Quest for Quasar? We begin our journey through Mark Gruenwald's solo Quasar series by chatting with Gregory Wright, who was not only one of Mark's assistant editors, but also a personal friend. Jump in for an insightful chat about Mark and why he was drawn to the character of Quasar. Quasar Art by Phillip Sevy | 52m 39s | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | Star Trek: Early Voyages 7-9 | We kick off this episode with...Klingons...but it goes uphill from there! We end on an issue that may be Phillip's favorite of the series so far. | 43m 59s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.