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Episode 45: From the Ashes Month 10! All the New X-Men Comics of April 2025

Season 1, Ep. 45
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Another month another deluge of X-Men comics. This month saw a really strong showing across the brand and was notable for the end of two of the best books of the line--NYX by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing “The Hivemind” and Francesco Mortarino and X-Force by Geoffrey Thorne and Marcus To. Matt--who is writing-- is too sad to put a pithy joke here. Let's get into it!

Timecodes and Credits--

  • 13:05 Magik #4 by Ashley Allen, German Peralta, and Arthur Hesli, Lettered by Vc Ariana Maher Cover Artist J. Scott Campbell and Tanya Lehoux
  • 23:45 Storm #7 by Murewa Ayodele, Luciano Vecchio, and Alex Guimaraes Lettered by Vc Travis Lanham, Cover Artist: Mateus Manhanini
  • 28:18 Phoenix #10 by Stephanie Phillips, Alessandro Miracolo, and David Curiel, Letters by Vc Cory Petit, Cover Artist Yasmine Putri
  • 34:17 Cable: Love and Chrome #4 by David Pepose, Mike Henderson, and Arif Prianto, Lettered by Vc Joe Sabino, Cover Artists Ian Churchill and Morry Hollowell
  • 45:15 Psylocke #6 by Alyssa Wong, Vincenzo Carratu, Moises Hidalgo, and Fer Sifuentes Sujo, Lettered by Vc Ariana Maher Cover by Mahmud Asrar and Matthew Wilson
  • 51:02 Deadpool/Wolverine #4 by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, and Guru Efx, Lettered by Vc Joe Sabino
  • 58:50 Hellverine #5 by Benjamin Percy, Raffaele Ienco, and Bryan Valenza, Lettered by Vc Travis Lanham, Cover Artist kunkka
  • 1:11:40 Laura Kinney: Wolverine #5 by Erica Schultz, Giada Belviso, and Rachelle Rosenberg, Lettered by Vc Cory Petit, Cover Artist Elena Casagrande and Edgar Delgado
  • 1:18:11 Ultimate Wolverine #4 by Christopher Condon, Alessandro Cappuccio, and Bryan Valenza with Cover Colors by Frank Martin
  • 1:26:32 Wolverine #8/400 by Saladin Ahmed, Martin Coccolo, and Bryan Valenza, Lettered by Vc Cory Petit "Onryo" Written Penciled and Inked by Daniel Warren Johnson, Colored by Mike Spicer
  • 1:44:45 Giant Size X-Men(FCBD) by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing “The Hivemind” Iban Coello and Brian Reber with Letters by VC's Clayton Cowles
  • 1:54:04 Ultimate X-Men #14 by PEACH MOMOKO, and Zack Davisson, Lettered by Vc Travis Lanham
  • 1:59:22 X-Men #14+15 by Jed Mackay, Ryan Stegman, and Marte Gracia
  • 2:15:18 Exceptional X-Men #8 by Dr. Eve Ewing, Carmen Carnero, and Nolan Woodard, Lettered by Vc Travis Lanham
  • 2:24:29 Uncanny X-Men #13 by Gail Simone, David Marquez, and Matthew Wilson, Lettered by Vc Clayton Cowles
  • 2:46:00 Weapon X-Men #3 by Joe Casey, Criss Cross, and Mark Morales, Colored by Yen Nitro, Lettered by VC's Clayton Cowles
  • 2:54:39 X-Factor #9 by Mark Russell, Bob Quinn, and Jesus Aburtov, Lettered by Vc Joe Caramagna, Cover Artists Greg Land, Jay Leisten and Frank D'ARMATA
  • 3:02:07 Concert of Champions #1 by Jason Loo and Rafael Loureiro Lettered by Vc Ariana Maher Cover Artists Javier Garron and Romulo Fajardo Jr.
  • 3:12:30 NYX #10 Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing “The Hivemind”, Art by Francesco Mortarino, Colorist:Raul Angulo, Lettered by Vc Joe Sabino, Cover Artist Sara Pichelli and Federico Blee
  • 3:19:54 X-Force #10 Written by Geoffrey Thorne, Art by Marcus To, Colored by Erick Arciniega, Lettered by Vc Joe Caramagna Cover Artists Stephen Segovia and Rain Beredo

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