Wizard New X-Men Preview & X-Men Special 2002

About this episode

The episode explores the significance of Wizard Magazine and previews key X-Men comics from 2002.

Welcome to the New X-Men era of X Is For Comics – hope you survive the experience! First up – Nico and TK get into Wizard Magazine – what it is and what it meant to X-Men fans in the early 2000s. Then join the duo as they explore the Wizard New X-Men Preview with four pages from New X-Men 114 & Uncanny X-Men 394 before they dive into the 80+ pages of the Wizard X-Men Special 2002 featuring interviews from Chris Claremont, Grant Morrison, Frank Quietly, & much more. Along with sneak peaks ahead, special looks back, and plenty of pinups, this time capsule sets the stage for the New X-Men era! Read along with Wizard New X-Men Special & New X-Men Preview 2002 – it’s all this and more on an all new MCU on X Is For Comics!

People in this episode

Host: Nico J Vasilo

Guest: TK

Topics covered

• New X-Men era
• Wizard Magazine
• X-Men Special 2002
• interviews
• comic previews

Keywords

• X-Men
• Wizard Magazine
• New X-Men
• comic previews
• Chris Claremont
• Grant Morrison
• Frank Quietly

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wizard Magazine

Books & works: New X-Men 114, Uncanny X-Men 394, Wizard X-Men Special 2002

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