New X-Men: E Is For Extinction + Annual

About this episode

Nico & TK discuss the transformative X-Men arc 'E Is For Extinction' and its impact on Marvel comics.

Nico & TK are talking NEW X-MEN: E IS FOR EXTINCTION! The duo finally talk about one of the best X-Men arcs of all time, responsible for changing the course of Marvel comics forever in just 3 issues. The conversation wraps through years of X-History exploring the core identity of what makes X-Men stories truly X-Men, the scrapped Alex Ross run, and of course every single wild page of these four issues, from the color theory to the character moments and everything in between. Join Professor X, Scott Summers, Jean Grey, Hank McCoy, Emma Frost, and new characters like Cassandra Nova, John Sublime, and Xorn as Nico & TK examine how everything changed in this moment. Read along with New X-Men #114 - 116 & Annual 2001 – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

People in this episode

Host: Nico

Guest: TK

Topics covered

• X-Men
• comic book arcs
• Marvel comics
• character analysis
• color theory
• X-History

Keywords

• X-Men
• E Is For Extinction
• New X-Men
• comic analysis
• Marvel history
• character moments
• color theory

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: New X-Men: E Is For Extinction, New X-Men #114 - 116 & Annual 2001

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