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Escape the Mojoverse: An X-Men Comics Podcast
Episode 40: From the Ashes Month 9! X-Manhunt and all the other X-Men comics of March 2025
What a breeze! Only a paltry 18 X-Men comics in March. This month saw the second crossover of the X-Men from the Ashes era. Storm goes Dark Phoenix, Scott gets punched, frozen, and stabbed, and Charles tells his kids to try the soup!
Matt does a bit about the soup Charles mentions in X-Manhunt Omega that ends at 4:31 or you can find the recipe for Humarsupa here!
8:42 Psylocke #5 written by Alyssa Wong, art by Vincenzo Carratu and Moises Hidalgo, colors by Ker Sifuentes-Sujo, lettered by Vc’s Ariana Maher. Cover artists Mahmud Asrar and Matthew Wilson
26:26 Magik #3 Written by Ashely Allen, art by German Peralta, Color by Arthur Hesli and Lettered by Ariana Maher. Cover artist J. Scott Campbell and Tayna Lehoux
36:30 Cable Love and Chrome #3 Written by David Pepose, Art by Mike Henderson, Color by Arif Prianto, Lettered by Vc’s Joe Sabino. Cover by Ian Churchill and Morry Hollowell
44:34 Phoenix #9 Written by Stephanie Phillips, Art by Alessandro Miracolo, Color by David Curiel and Lettered by Ariana Maher. Cover by Yasmine Putri
50:39 Ultimate X-Men #13 Written and art by Peach Momoko, Script adaptation by Zack Davisson, Lettered by Vc’s Travis Lanham
56:30 Weapon X-Men #2 Written by Joe Casey, Penciled by Criscross, Ink by Mark Morales, colored by Yen Nitro,Lettered by Vc’s Clayton Cowles.Cover colorist Fer Sifuentes-Sujo
1:03:25 Uncanny X-Men #12 Written by Gail Simone, Art by Gavin Guidry, colored by Matthew Wilson, lettered by Vc’s Clayton Cowles, Cover by David Marquez and Matthew Wilson
1:16:00 Wolverine #7 Written by Saladin Ahmed, Art by Martin Coccolo, Color by Brian Valenza and Lettered by VC’s Cory Petit
1:24:31 Laura Kinney Wolverine #4 Written by Erica Schultz, Art by Giada Belviso, Color by Rachelle Rosenberg, and Letterd by Vc’s Cory Petit Cover by Elena Casagrande and Edgar Delgado
1:39:19 Deadpool/Wolverine #3 Written by Benjamin Percy, Art by Joshua Cassara, Colors by Guru-eFX and Lettered by Vc’s Joe Sabino
1:46:40 Hellverine #4 Written by Benjamin Percy, Art by Raffaele Ienco, Colors by Brian Valenza, and Lettered by Vc’s Travis Lanham. Cover artist Kendirck “KUNKKA” Lim
1:53:00 Ultimate Wolverine #3 written by Chris Condon, art by Alessandro Cappuccio, Colors by Brian Valenza, lettered by Vc’s Cory Petit Cover colorist Frank Martin
2:05:55 X-Mahunt
Written by Gail Simone, Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing “The Hivemind”, Murewa Ayodele, Jed Mackay, Mark Russell, Geoffrey Thorne, and Eve Ewing
Art by Javier Garron, Francesco Mortarino, Luciano Vecchio, Netho Diaz and Sean Parsons, Bob Quinn, Marcus To, Gleb Melnikov, Fredrica Mancin and Enid Balam
Colored by Matthew Wilson, Raul Angulo, Alex Guimares, Rachelle Rosenberg, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo, Jesus Aburtov, Erick Arciniega, Brian Reber
Letterer:Vc Clayton Cowles, Vc’s Joe Sabino, Vc’s Travis Lanham, Vc’s Joe Carmanga
Covers by David Marquez, Sara Pitchelli, Mateus Manhanini, Ryan Stegman and Marte Gracia, Greg Land and Frank D’AMARTA, Stephen Segovia and Rain Beredo, Gleb Melnikov and Morry Hollowell
X-Men Graphic Design and X-Manhunt Logo by Jay Bowen
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