X-Factor Files: Investigating the Marvel Universe- Alpha Flight, Marvel's Star Trek, and Quasar!
Daryl and Phillip
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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
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S6E23 Quest for Quasar #12 with Phillip Sevy
Phillip Sevy (who made the phenomenal art for these episodes!) drops by to chat about Quasar issue 12! Quasar has a confrontation with his soon-to-be-but-definitely-not-his boyfriend Makkari and he…
S6E22 Alpha Flight 79-86
Phillip and Daryl take a journey to the end of James Hudnall's run on Alpha Flight- so join them as a giant chunk of issues is talked about and find out why Phillip asked, "Do we even need to cover…
S6E21 Quest for Quasar #11 with D'Manda Martini
Not only does Quasar get a lil boyfriend time with Makkari in this issue, but Excalibur is here?!?! D'Manda Martini joins Daryl to talk about this bonkers and fun issue.Episode art by Phillip Sevy!
S6E20 Quest for Quasar #10 with Escape the Mojoverse
Daryl subjects Allison and Matt from Escape the Mojoverse to issue 10 of Quasar, in which Wendall almost gets his hands chopped off! Episode art by Phillip Sevy!
S6E19 Star Trek: Early Voyages 14-17
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…
S6E18 Quest for Quasar #9 with Sara Century
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?
S6E17 West Coast Avengers 17-23
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…
S6E16 Quest for Quasar #8 with Chad Anderson
Chad journeys from Graymalkin Lane to chat with Daryl all about issue 8 of Quasar!Episode art by Phillip Sevy!
S6E15 Rawhide Kid (2003)
Join Daryl as he talks about the 2003 Rawhide Kid series, which Marvel released under its MAX line.
S6E14 Quest for Quasar #7 with Mr. Scott Free
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!
S6E13 C2E2 2026
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!
S6E12 The Other Half with Jim McCann and Joe Eisma
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…
S6E11 Quest for Quasar #6 with Jason from the Avenging Hour
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…
S6E10 Alpha Flight 71-78
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!
S6E9 Quest for Quasar #5 with John from the Avenging Hour
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
S6E8 Star Trek: Early Voyages 10-13
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…
S6E7 Quest for Quasar #4 with Christian Smith
Christian Smith joins Daryl to discuss Quasar hanging out with cult leader Aquarian! Episode art by Phillip Sevy!
S6E6 Alpha Flight 67-70
We crack into Hudnall's run of Alpha Flight and, well.....tune in for our takes.
S6E5 Quest for Quasar #3 with Mr. Scott Free
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.…
S6E4 New Star Trek Thoughts!
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!
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X-Factor Files: Investigating the Marvel Universe- Alpha Flight, Marvel's Star Trek, and Quasar! has published 209 episodes since November 2021, covering topics in Arts, Hobbies.
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