Episode Notes Adam and guest Austin Gorton answer your questions while Zack sells air-conditioners. Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack! Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, …

Episode Notes Everyone loves conflict. Especially interpersonal conflict. Surely you will also enjoy it in this episode. Ranked this episode: New Mutants vol 3 #5 X-Force #124-129 Gen Hope #13-17 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack!…

Clarissa grew up in South Africa, and has a background in acting. She homeschools three fiercely spirited girls and is wife to a man who gets paid to make actors look like superheroes. The Murrays live in downtown Atlanta, with their 90-lb Doberman named Blaise.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes My guy Cable is just a dude in the world trying to make it through another day. Also he has a massive spear for anyone who gets in his way. That's just the way he rolls. Ranked This Episode: Cable #54 (Jungle Action) X-Man #45-47 & Cable #63 (Blood Brothers) Cable #65-68 (Signs of the End Times) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master…

Dr. Jenkins is the Director of the St. Basil Center for Orthodox Thought and Culture at Eastern University He has taught History, Theology, Greats, Latin, and Greek, and recently published A Perilous Realm: Confronting Dragons, Angels, and Saints in the Ordering of the Soul.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes Adam and Anna talk about Skids this week. I wasn't there so I don't know how to describe it except "probably great" Ranked This Episode: X-Factor #16 (Skids Backstory) Spider-Man and the New Mutants New Mutants #86 (Rusty & Skids vs Vulture) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com F…

Dr. Mark Faries, professor in behavioral medicine and adjunct faculty with the College of Medicine with Texas A&M College of Medicine and School of Public Health, Mark is the Director of the Well Church Initiative. He specializes in theology in health, health behavior change, and the role of religious beliefs in chronic disease prevention.…

Episode Notes This week we have two dudes with a podcast talking about Carol Danvers. Which is the most concerning sentence you could pay in 2019.Ranked This Episode:Uncanny X-Men 246-247 (Master Mold)X-Men Legacy #269-270 (AVX Rogue vs Carol)Ms Marvel (vol 2) #9-10 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on Com…

Zachary Porcu is a professor of history and theology and a catechist. His is the author of Journey to Reality. He earned his PhD in church history from the Catholic University of America and holds degrees in philosophy, classics, and interdisciplinary humanities.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes Look, we are just as tired of this as you are but we want that sweet, sweet SEO boost so we got to try and capitalize on what looks to be the most insufferable film of the summer. You ever think about how jaded Adam & Zack have gotten over the years? How they no longer find joy in seeing their favorite blorbos on the big screen? What …

Episode Notes There's no villains this week, but there is Ken. We all love Ken, and by all I mean Zack and Adam. Ranked This Episode: Dazzler #21 (Carnegie Hall) Uncanny X-Men #309 (Xavier & Voight) New X-Men #131 (Beak/Angel, Scemma) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter…

Episode Notes We were going to release this on Canada Day but that darn novel corona virus got in the way. Anyway, Anna is here and we are going to talk about John Byrne a lot.Ranked This Episode Uncanny X-Men #109 Alpha Flight #17 X-Men/Alpha Fight vol 2 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com F…

A mother, writer, and teacher of college students and preschoolers, Laura received her Ph.D. from Harvard, earned tenure, published her first academic book, and then left to homeschool her children. She's working to set up Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in her parish.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes It's well known that Charles Francis Xavier is a jerk. Here's some more. Ranked This Episode: X-Men: Original Sin The Shattering X-Men #65-66 (Z'Nox) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack! Our theme music is Junk Factory…

Aleksandr Jovic just made his directorial debut with the documentary, Beyond the Peak. He has spent years in Hollywood, working in various roles in both production and post-production. Get to know Aleksandr, and learn about his lenten documentary!By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes Outgoing X-Line editor and one of the friendliest friends of the pod Jordan D White talks about the First Krakoan Era and also a bunch of stuff that we wanted to talk about that is going to make the segment who wants us to ask any questions about "continuity" or "original plans" or "dropped plot points" or things that aren't extended …

Kristi grew up with a Yiayia who truly lived the faith. In one of the hardest experiences of Kristi’s life, she was diagnosed with MS and Lyme. She relied on prayer, like Yiayia, and this struggle led to her true calling - author and illustrator of Orthodox children’s books!By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes Ah Albert & Elsie-Dee. The kind of characters only people terminally cursed with X-Men brain rot could love. We love them so much.Ranked This Episode Wolverine #38-43, 45-46 (Albert & Elsie Dee) 2020 iWolverine Dark X-Men vol 2 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on …

Evan and his wife discovered Orthodoxy in 2008 and soon established Otherworldly Productions, a video production company specializing in quirky commercials (Adidas, Clif Bar). Now, they're focused on Facing Phantoms, a feature-length documentary on the beauty of Orthodoxy.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes Fill-in stories are a great chance to try and get a character over. Not Hazard though, he ain't ever getting over. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men #110 (Warhawk) X-Men #11-12 (Hazard) Age Of X-Man: Marvelous X-Men Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @ar…

With years of experience in prison ministry, Fr. Michael Pejovic serves as a Prison Relationship Manager for OCPM, responding to the spiritual needs of prisoners and supporting the community surrounding them. Serbian-American, he serves as an OCA priest in New Jersey.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes The guy from Lost wrote a comic one time. It had Hulk into. Ipso facto we are doing a Hulk episode. Ranked This Episode Ultimate Wolverine Vs Hulk Incredible Hulk #390-392, X-Factor #76 (War & Pieces) W.M.D.: Weapons Of Mutant Destruction Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Foll…

Episode Notes Everyone is talking about X-Men '97 aren't they? Well, I guess everyone includes us because you get the unfiltered opinions of these two chuckleheads now. Also we talk about adaptations of things from the original Animated Series. Look we are nearly 350 episodes into this thing, you know what to expect at this point. Ranked This Episo…

Fr. Nick specializes in negotiation, diplomacy, peacemaking, and change leadership. He has used those gifts in service to the GOA, the Patriarch of Constantinople, the Assembly of Bishops, and the UN––and now he's part of the effort to translate the Divine Liturgy into ASL.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes The prompt was "a fine selection of Claremont tentacles, please". So that's what we are doing this week. Ranked This Episode Uncanny X-Men #176 Uncanny X-Men #262-263 Excalibur vol 3 #5-7 (Food Fight) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & neve…

Artist Emanuel Burke found Orthodoxy through icons. His art, rooted in Orthodox tradition, portrays saints in fresh ways, exploring the boundaries of light and dark, life and death, and sketching out the path of salvation. He and his wife, Yam, have 3 young children.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes I (Zack) asked my wife if she ever thought about Spider-Man's old pants and how that is what Venom is. She said I need to mulch.Ranked This Episode: Poison X Web of Venom: Ve'Nam Venom: Tooth and Claw #1-3 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy &…

Episode Notes Nightcrawler is a constant in the world of X-Men. Here's some stories where he isn't. Ranked This Episode Uncanny Spider-Man & X-Men: Blue Origins Uncanny X-Force #24 X-Men 2 Prequel: Nightcrawler Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never tr…

You know Jonathan Jackson from General Hospital, Tuck Everlasting and Nashville -- but now get to know him as a fellow Orthodox Christian. We'll talk about his faith, his role in the upcoming film, Unsung Hero, and his new album, The Harrowing of Hell.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes 900 X-Men stories in and we may be losing the plot because oops this one is all Malice and we don't actually get much closer to understanding her. Ranked This Episode: Excalibur (2019) #20 X-Factor #103-105 X-Men #200-203 (Blinded by the Light) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.co…

Richard Ramsey co-wrote and co-directed the feature film, Unsung Hero. He and his brother, John, make comedic short films which have been featured in numerous film festivals. Richard and his wife live in Nashville and have five children (all named after Beatles songs).By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Fr. John Kowalczyk serves as chaplain at S.C.I. Waymart’s Forensic Treatment Center. He is an executive member of the board of Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM), and advocates for prison inmates in need of Christ and pastoral care.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes When I wore a younger man's clothes I used to go to concerts and have a great time. Now I talk about them on podcasts. Ranked This Episode: X-Men Unlimited #32 (Behind The Music) New Mutants #33-36 (Diskhord) X-Men '92 #6-10 (Lilapalooza) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Foll…

Michael is a husband and father of three, a parish council president, the son of an Orthodox priest, and the President of The Antiochian Men. We'll hear his story and learn why and how he founded this impressive new group.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes Sometimes SOMEONE will start a plot and ever finish it. This is about the time Claremont decided Dazzler was immortal. Ranked This Episode Uncanny X-Men #217-218 (Dazzler v Juggernaut) New Excalibur #1-3 (Here We Go Again!) New Excalibur #6-7 (So Why Is It I'm Not Dead?!) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New conte…

Eleanor is a delightful woman whose deep faith has carried her through tragedy, including the loss of her sweet son. A wife and mother, she works in the banking industry and has taught Sunday School, sung in the choir, and baked prosphora.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes I once threatened Adam with a Madam Web episode. Well guess what the Bad Boy Of X-Men Podcasting did? Plus Zack & Adam sent each other predictions of the new X-Men era. Now that it's announced we get to see who was right and who is committed to bits you couldn't possibly understand. Ranked This Episode: Amazing Spider-Mam #229-230 (No…

Episode Notes Our beloved Bendis era X-Men. Our Saint, Eva Bell. This one is for you.Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men Annual & All-New X-Men Annual (The Secret Life Of Eva Bell) Uncanny X-Men vol 3 #17-18 Uncanny X-Men vol 3 #19-22 (VS S.H.I.E.L.D.) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follo…

Episode Notes Who is ready for a huge amount of discussion about sustainability and how to manage the pending climate disaster? Ranked This Episode: X-Men Green Wolverine: Global Jeopardy Doom 2099 #19-21 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to f…

Pres. Melanie and her husband, Fr. Joseph, have one son, Michael Seraphim, whose special needs greatly impact his health and independence. She works to encourage families who face similar challenges and to dispel cultural stigmas associated with disabilities.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes Austin Gorton teams up with Adam today for a very exciting episode all about Lila Cheney.Ranked This Episode: New Mutants #42 (Sam + Lila) X-Factor v1 #110-111 (Lila + Guido) Strong Guy Reborn #1 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try…

Episode Notes With apologies to our neighbors up north, this sure is not the nicest thing anyone has ever recorded about Canada...Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men #139-140 Amazing X-Men #8-12 (World War Wendigo) Incredible Hulk #180-181 (And Now... the Wolverine!) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on Com…

Fr. Eugen is the author of Church Ministries on a Shoestring Budget, a subject he knows well, having established mission churches in Pittsburgh, PA, and Columbus, OH. A husband and father, he has been a priest for 32 years, and speaks on Pastoral Theology and other topics.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes I know cats aren't dogs. I don't know if Jeff Loeb does. Ranked This Episode: Wolverine v3 #13-19 (Return of the Native) Wolverine v3 50-55 (Evolution) Wolverine v3 57-61 (Logan Dies) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zac…

Episode Notes Oh baby, we're hot just like an oven for this the newest episode of Battle Of The Atom. This time it's about dating. Ranked This Episode X-Men v2 #24 Ultimate X-Men #66-68 (Date Night) Wolverine & the X-Men #14 (Kitty/PhoenixPiotr Date) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow…

Episode Notes Celebrate Betsy with us as Psylocke meets our psyche. Ranked This Episode: New Mutants Annual #2 (Wildways) Uncanny X-Men #328 & Sabretooth Special #1 X-Men #77-78 (Psi-War) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack! Our the…

Michael Witcoff is one of Elissa's AHOS classmates. He grew up Jewish, and then became a Freemason, before converting to Orthodox Christianity. His book ‘On The Masons And Their Lies’ was written to help communicate the fraternity’s incompatibility with Christianity.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes Zack has the week off so Adam is joined by Harvard Prof Stephanie Burt (of Taylor Swift course fame) to talk Kitty Pryde! Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men #168 (Professor Xavier Is A Jerk) Marvel Team Up #135 (Spidey & Kitty) Classic X-Men #35 (Paper, Not Paper) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every…

Marie is cradle Orthodox from the coal region of Pennsylvania. She married her best friend and they have three adult children. She is outgoing and fun, and works as a Medical Assistant. Her family was always active in the Church, laying a firm foundation for her.By Elissa Bjeletich Davis

Episode Notes Has Battle of the Atom turned into too much of a dads making dick jokes podcast? You be the judge because we are talking about X-Men character Man-Thing this week. I cannot tell if people enjoy it when we stretch the premise of the show like this and we no longer need the feedback as we have become part of the great mycelium network. …