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This week in On Shelves Now we look at Marauders 6 and 7, Excalibur 6 and 7, Fallen Angles 6, New Mutants 6 and 7, X-Force 6 and 7, X-Men/Fantastic Four 1, and X-Men 6.   We then pick the Top 5 mutants we would want quarantined at home with our families during this pandemic.   And in Retro Reviews we read the complete Fatal Attractions series:  X-Factor 92, X-Force 25, Uncanny 304, X-Men 25, Wolverine 75, and Excalibur 71.    Download the episode right here or on iTunes.  Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! You can leave voicemails at 843-NEFARIA, or email us at uncannyxcast@gmail.com.

In our first shelter at home episode, we review issues 3 and 4 of Marauders, Excalibur, X-Force, New Mutants, X-Men and Fallen Angels.  We then blast through a giant sized Fastball Special.  And in Retro Reviews we work our way towards Fatal Attractions with X-Men 22, 23 and 24 and Uncanny 302 and 303.  And here is the recipe for Alabama White BBQ Sauce

This week we continue through the Dawn of X with issues 2 and 3 of X-Men, Excalibur, Marauders, New Mutants, X-Force and Fallen Angels.  In the long awaited return of The Top 5 we honor the Jean/Scott/Wolverine living situation by coming up with the best X-Men “Throuples”.   And in Retro Reviews we dig into X-Factor 91, X-Factor Annual 8, and X-Force 22 and 23.

This week in On Shelves Now we read the #1 issues of X-Men, The Marauders, X-Force, Excalibur, New Mutants and Fallen Angels.  We then take a deep dive on our complicated feelings about The Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian Season 1.   And in Retro Reviews we look at Uncanny 300 and 301, and X-Men 20 and 21.  

This can't be real. Two in one month. Well believe it true believers! This week Rob and Brian finish up House of X and Power of X reading issues 3-6 of both.  Then we have an impromptu debate about our perfect mutant existence.  And in Retro Reviews we go through X-Force 20 and 21 and X-Factor 89 and 90.

Year One.    Podcast begins.  Year 10. We barely record. Year 100.  The illegitimate children of Count Nefaria take over the show.  Year 1000. Still the greatest X-Men podcast ever. Welcome back to the Uncanny X-Cast my children. We hope you survive the experience.

After a short hiatus, the X-Cast returns to catch up on everything we haven't talked about in the past year. We also continue where we supposedly left on in Retros, looking at Uncanny 288, X-Force 19, X-Factor 88 and X-Men 17.

This week we review Civil War: X-Men 2, Extraordinary 11, Uncanny 10 and 11, All New X-Men 11, and a bunch of comics from the DC Rebirth launch.   We then catch up on ComicCon and Non-ComicCon related information in KAPOW! News.   And in Retros we look at Uncanny 287, XFactor 87, X-Men 17, and X-Force 19.

This week in On Shelves Now we review Civil War 0 - 3, X-Men Civil War 1 and 2, Uncanny X-Men 7 - 8, All New X-Men 9 - 10, Extraordinary X-Men, They’re Not Like Us, and Descender.   We then discuss the imminent end of the X-Men in KAPOW! News. And in Retros we finish off X-Cutioner's Song with Uncanny 286, XFactor 86, X-Men 16, and X-Force 18.   All this and more about the X-Men, Wolverine, Deadpool, Apocalypse, Count Nefaria and all your other favorites from Marvel's Merry Mutants. 

This week in On Shelves Now we look at Uncanny X-Men 6, All-New X-Men 7 and 8, Extraordinary X-Men 9, Avengers Standoff - Civil War, and Harrow County.  We then catch you up on everything news from Star Wars comics to Snotgirl.  And in Retro Reviews we continue our look back at X-Cutioner''s Song with XFactor 85, X-Men 15, Uncanny 295 and X-Force 17.  

This week in OSN we review Extraordinary 8, Uncanny X-Men 4 and 5, All New X-Men 6, Uncanny Avengers, The Wicked & The Divine, and Superman: American Alien.  We then tackle a ton of stories in KAPOW! News.  And in Retro Reviews we begin X-Cutioner's Song with Uncanny 294, X-Factor 84, X-Men 14 and X-Force 16.

This week in On Shelves Now we discuss Extraordinary X-Men 7, All New X-Men 4 and 5, Uncanny X-Men 3, Wolverine 1 - 3, Worst X-Man Ever 1,  and Old Man Logan 1 and 2.  We then look at all that's going on in the comics news Rob was ambitious enough to find in KAPOW! News.   And in Retro Reviews we near closer to X-Cutioner's Song finishing up X-Men 13, X-Factor 83, Uncanny 293 and X-Force 15.  

This week we review  Uncanny X-Men 1 and 2, Extraordinary X-Men 5 and 6, All New X-Men 3, Secret Wars 9, Vision 1, Scarlet Witch 1, and Dark Knight III.  We then go through lots of breaking stories in KAPOW! News.  And in Retro Reviews we look through X-Men 12, X-Factor 82, X-Force 14 and Uncanny 292.

This week in On Shelves Now we look at Extraordinary X-Men 1-4, All New All Different X-Men 1 and 2, Secret Wars 8, Alias, Captain America White, Batman and Robin Eternal, and the new Deadpool Trailer.  We then uncover all the things you need to know to finish out your year in KAPOW! News. And in Retros we look at Uncanny 291, X-Men 11, X-Force 13 and X-Factor 81.

Because you asked for it - a full episode devoted to The Force Awakens.

Matty Ryan, owener of Farrago Comics, is our special "Three's Company" guest this week. In between Brian's mic cutting out we go through a hodgepodge of issues, looking at as many Marvel #1s as we can.  Then we attempt to find information to deliver in KAPOW! News. And in Retro Reviews we look at Uncanny 290, X-Factor 80, X-Men 10, and X-Force 12.

This week in On Shelves Now we look at the new Star Wars comics, Jessica Jones and Secret Wars 7.  In KAPOW! News we bring you some possible MAJOR X-Men spoilers from our investigative journalism team.  In Retros we look at X-Men 9, X-Factor 79, Uncanny 289, and X-Force 11. 

This week in On Shelves now we finish up the Brian Bendis run on Uncanny X-Men with issue 600, and we start the post Secret Wars world before Secret Wars has ended with Extraordinary X-Men 1.  In KAPOW! News we have a very special visitor who delivers some VERY special news. And in Retros we read the Shattershot storyline in X-Men Annual 1, Uncanny X-Men Annual 16, X-Factor Annual 7 and X-Force Annual 1.

This week in On Shelves Now we talk Secret Wars, Saga, Alias, Harbinger, the Daredevil TV show, Star Wars trailer and more. We then catch you up on all the crazy stories floating around the comic world in KAPOW! News.  And in Retro Reviews we read X-Men 8, Uncanny 288, X-Factor 78 and X-Force 10. 

This week we continue to work our way through Secret Wars and some of it's spinoffs, Fear the Walking Dead, and spend most of the show actually talking about comic books.  KAPOW News does some of it's award winning in depth journalism by getting to the bottom of the Stan Lee intern incidents.   And in Retro Reviews we look back at X-Factor 77, X-Men 8, Uncanny X-Men 287, and X-Force 9.