Class of X
Class of X is a podcast book club for past, present and future readers of X-Men comics hosted by Jon Risinger. Each episode Jon & guest cover a specific story from the history of the X-Men, providing insight, context and humor for the audience to enjoy. It's the comics podcast where you don't need to know comics to listen!
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 48
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2024
How The X-Men Will Join The MCU
Alternate timelines? Alternate realities? It's all the same to the X-Men. It usually just means they're getting a new team member with a gritty past and warning for the future. Let's talk about those…
The TRUE Origin of Wolverine Revealed
27 years in the making, Paul Jenkins released in 2001 the 6-part mini series "Origin" that would final reveal to the world where Logan came from, what his real name is and when he was born. Let's bre…
Cable & Hope: The Two X-Men Messiahs
An attempt at explaining Cable's time travel history and Hope's weird family lineage is attempted in this episode. The two messiahs of the X-Men travel through time, form a bond and attempt to bring …
Saying Goodbye To The X-Men
5 years ago, X-Men fans moved to Krakoa, said goodbye to the sting of death thanks to the resurrection protocols, joined the Quiet Council and terraformed Mars. This week, we say goodbye to the first…
Did X-Men '97 Get It Right?
Season 1 of X-Men '97 is over and the question persists: did this show successfully serve as not only a sequel to the original Fox Kids 90's series and, more importantly, did it stay true to the comi…
The Real Villain of X-Men '97
X-Men '97 has revealed Bastion and Operation Zero Tolerance with their hidden Prime Sentinels. But what is the true origin of Bastion and what does he have to do with Nimrod, Genosha and the future o…
Deadpool Movies vs Deadpool Comics
Deadpool and Wolverine dropped their first trailer this week so there is no better time than ever to learn about where the character came from in the comics. Join me on a brief but moderately accurat…
X-Men Arcade Game Meets Inferno?
X-Men '97 episodes 3 & 4 take huge swings at paying homage to Inferno, one of the biggest X-Men stories from the 80's involving a mysterious clone of Jean and a demonic assault on the team. As well a…
X-Men '97 Episodes 1 & 2
It's a glorious day to be an X-Men fan and even better if you're a 90's kid at heart. Disney+ has premiered X-Men '97 with the first two episodes and Professor Risinger is here to feed your minds wit…
Gambit's First Appearance!
Gambit didn't make his premiere with red eyes, Magik is a lot older than you think and Rogue didn't make her first appearance in X-Men comics. All facts we talk about in this special "first appearanc…
What were the X-Men doing in 1997?
With the the Disney+ cartoon, X-Men '97, coming out this month I thought now is as a good time as any to walk y'all through what the X-Men were doing in the comics all throughout 1997. This episode w…
The Multiverse of X-Men Madness (Exiles)
The MCU has introduced the multiverse into the films but what is the history of alternate realities in Marvel comics and what lead them to creating a multiverse hopping team of mutants called the Exi…
Who Killed Professor X? (X-Cutioner's Song)
The world saw Cable assassinate Professor X at a live music concert. But was it really Cable? And what connection does the assassin have with Cyclops & Jean Grey? X-Cutioner's Song was the climax of …
Can X-Men Be A Religious Book?
A church killed an X-Men team member and a priest is the father of another. Mix that up with a techno organic alien race and Nimrod's queer eye persona, Bastion, and you have the makings of a renaiss…
Myths about the X-Men Explained
Let's start 2024 by getting the record straight. Is Jean Grey the Phoenix? Who is Nightcrawler's dad? What exactly is coming out of Cyclops's eyes? A whole episode tackling misconceptions and myths a…
Professor Xavier is a Jerk!
The X-Men are no strangers to celebrating the holidays so this Christmas, Class of X is wishing you a Merry Christmas with a good ol' fashioned Holiday Special Episode! How does Wolverine get his Chr…
The X-Men vs Everyone! (Messiah Complex PART 2)
To save mutantkind, the X-Men must save the mutant messiah. But Cable has his own plans, the Marauders are still on the hunt, Mystique is weaving webs, the Purifiers won't stop, Predator X approaches…
From House of M to Hope! (Messiah Complex PART 1)
It's been 2 years since the Scarlet Witch warped reality with three word, "Now More Mutants", and the first mutant baby since that day has just been born in Alaska. It's a race against the evolutiona…
Wolverine's French Origins
What if the Weapon X in Wolverine's origin story was actually Weapon 10? What if Wolverine's origins were linked to Captain America's creation? What if all of this was revealed by a French mutant thi…
The Mystery of the Multiple Man
You wake up tomorrow and find you can split yourself into an infinite number of identical duplicates with a snap. What do you do? Jamie Madrox, the Multiple Man from X-Factor, X-Force & the X-Men, is…