X-Factor Files: Investigating the Marvel Universe- Alpha Flight, Marvel's Star Trek, and Quasar!
Join Daryl and Phillip (and their silent partners, bunnies Nick, Nora, Asta, and Clyde) as they review corners of the Marvel universe! Catch us weekly for coverage of Alpha Flight or Star Trek comics (or special bonus episodes!). Find us on Instagram @xfactorfilespodcast
Episodes
Marvel's Star Trek: Early Voyages comes to an end and, much like most other Marvel Trek series, comes to an unsatisfying end- we get left with a cliffhanger! But before that final page, join Phillip and Daryl as we explore these last four issues!
M.O.D.A.M. superfan Sara Century swings by to talk about issue 9 of Quasar. Did M.O.D.A.M. do anything wrong, or is this all just Wendell's fault?
Yee-haw! Phillip and Daryl take a journey through space-time with the Avengers (west coast variety) as part of the Mighty Marvel Western Crossover event! With special insight directly from Steve Englehart (shout out to Steve for answering Daryl's questions), this is an episode that shouldn't be missed!
Chad journeys from Graymalkin Lane to chat with Daryl all about issue 8 of Quasar!
Episode art by Phillip Sevy!
Join Daryl as he talks about the 2003 Rawhide Kid series, which Marvel released under its MAX line.
Senior Spider-Man correspondent Mr. Scott Free joins Daryl to discuss Quasar #7, which sees a Peter Parker appearance AND Terminus is here (for reasons!).
Episode art by Phillip Sevy!
We journeyed to- and survived- three whole days at C2E2 and had a great time! Listen to our tired selves talk about the creators we met, the fun art we bought, and our general impressions of the con!
Phillip and Daryl are joined by co-creators of Ignition Press' The Other Half, Jim McCann and Joe Eisma! Issue one just dropped and we are about a month away from issue two, so we chat with Jim and Joe about the series, their inspirations, their style, and what to expect from coming issues!
Jason from the Avenging Hour joins Daryl to chat all about Quasar #6, We're still in the grips of the Acts of Vengeance crossover- we get appearances from Venom, the Watcher, Red Ghost, and the Living Laser!
Episode art by Phillip Sevy!
As promised, we are steaming our way through the Hudnall run of Alpha Flight (in more ways than one) and you get a TON of issues covered in this episode!
John is back with Daryl to discuss Quasar's fifth issue, which is an Acts of Vengeance crossover complete with a Stingray appearance!
Episode art by Phillip Sevy
We get a fun little two part story with a Tholian-adjacent species, then time travel and meet Jim Kirk- but not in the way you expect! Join us as we go through four issues of Star Trek: Early Voyages in our penultimate episode covering this series!
Christian Smith joins Daryl to discuss Quasar hanging out with cult leader Aquarian!
Episode art by Phillip Sevy!
We crack into Hudnall's run of Alpha Flight and, well.....tune in for our takes.
The Quasar series really starts grooving with this issue, as we are down with the backstory and can start building out Quasar's world! Daryl is joined by Mr. Scott Free to talk about this himbo.
Episode art by Phillip Sevy
Phillip and Daryl chat about the four Trek series put out by IDW- including the two that have wrapped up by now- as well as the new Starlet Academy show and the upcoming Voyager video game!
John from the Avenging Hour joins us as we get part two of Quasar's origin story- where has he been the last few years?!?! Well, we have some answers for you!
Episode art by Phillip Sevy!
We have reached the end of the Bill Mantlo's run and, along with that, the most unorthodox issue of the entire series!
Are you ready to join the Quest for Quasar? We begin our journey through Mark Gruenwald's solo Quasar series by chatting with Gregory Wright, who was not only one of Mark's assistant editors, but also a personal friend. Jump in for an insightful chat about Mark and why he was drawn to the character of Quasar.
Quasar Art by Phillip Sevy
We kick off this episode with...Klingons...but it goes uphill from there! We end on an issue that may be Phillip's favorite of the series so far.
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