Something Sinister this way comes... and your humble host has a field day trying to figure out exactly what this might mean moving forward. We're playing with X-History here... in a way that I'm kinda diggin' on! We get the origin story of Krakoa, some Doug Ramsey... Xavier in a pith helmet... Then... we check in with X³ and I nearly lose all motivation to move forward! No worries, though... push on I shall! Also: Some great Listener Mail... and baby-steps toward putting together a potential Boo...
Sep 10, 2020•51 min
So, who's ready for even more HoX / PoX Hot Takes from your fumblin', stumblin' humble host? Boy, the issue we're discussing today ( House of X #4) does not pull any punches. We've got a lot to talk about here... and, lemme tell ya, I had quite the conversation with myself over the direction of this event! I look forward to continuing the discussion with actual humans! Also, some great and helpful feedback... and, in the Krakoan spirit, planting the first seeds of an idea for a "BooX Club" (clev...
Sep 09, 2020•33 min
Who's ready for some Hot-Takes? Because, as we reach the halfway point of the HoX / PoX event, your fumblin', stumblin' humble host has got a bunch of 'em! Your paranoid pal has started to worry about the man in the Cerebro helmet... and the potential disposability of his favorite mutant heroes! It's all wickedly off-the-cuff... and hopefully unfounded... but, in the interest of passing along the thoughts that are rushing through my head as I read this... they're all here for you to laugh at! In...
Sep 08, 2020•26 min
As we continue counting down to the final issue of Strikeforce: Morituri ... we finally see our new "Killer Morituri" in action! Nobody's safe... especially our heroes (and their beloved Super-Train)! It's a roller coaster of an issue... cramming a whole lotta graham into just twenty-odd pages of comic! Also: The show turns a little blue as we discuss things like snuff films and... entering the World of F.I.S.T.! Team-building, learning how to draw, kicking field goals and a whole lot more... th...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 46 min
Greetings, smokers, tokers, and midnight chokers! In this, the penultimate episode of Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill, we look at one of Reggie's favorite underground comix, The Collected Adventures of the Fabulous Furry Freak Bros. #1 by Gilbert Shelton, first published in 1971 by Rip-Off Press! There's Shelton's bio, and some info about Rip-Off Press, and then we go through every panel of this 48-page zonkfest, attempting to keep it cool around the fuzz. After a few words from Gilbert Shel...
Sep 06, 2020•1 hr 42 min
For today's episode I am joined by a special HoX / PoX "tour guide", Jeremiah Jones-Goldstein (@bigox737) as we learn the final (?) fate of X-to-the-Second-Power... which is to say, the X-Men: Year 100 crew... as well as Moira the IX! Jeremiah will also share some of his memories of following along with these two series'... that are one, during the Summer of 2019. It's a very fun discussion, and we hope you all enjoy! As always, a huge thank you to everyone who reached out over the course of the...
Sep 05, 2020•50 min
Welcome back, X-Perts! Today, we're going to learn a bit more about of various Powers of X... and your humble host might just have to eat a little bit of crow. More discussion of the "rules" of comic book storytelling, and worries that everything I ever knew about the X-Men (even the inconvenient stuff) might wind up getting wiped out of continuity! It's a (mostly) stream of conscious one-man debate... you won't wanna miss it! And, of course - Thanks to everyone who reached out over the course o...
Sep 04, 2020•29 min
Whatever happened to Moira X? Join me as I get quite the education on the founder of the Muir Island Institute. This is certainly a case of the old Marvel standby "Everything you thought you knew... was wrong!" , but it's one that (despite some reservation) I'm having trouble getting mad at. In House of X #2, we'll work our way through (most of) the ten lives of Moira Kinross... and discuss whether or not this game we're playing has any rules. I'm trying not to get too attached to any of this, f...
Sep 03, 2020•28 min
Welcome back to X-Lapsed... so far we've survived the experience! Today we begin our look at the other of the "Two Series that are One", Powers of X . Now, if I'm being honest, this was the half of the HoX / PoX event that initially caused me to tap out back in mid-to-late 2019. This here issue is dealing with the far-flung future... and, if you know anything about my tastes... you'll know that's about as far out of my wheelhouse as the X-Men can go! Thanks to anyone who's following along... I'm...
Sep 02, 2020•24 min
You ever have one'a those reading projects you just can't seem to get around to? Yeah, me too! Today, I'm going to try and change that... with this new series that I'm calling X-Lapsed (and yeah, I totally know that sounds a lot like Ex-Lax!). Despite having been a rabid reader of the X-Men for nearly three decades, I now find myself in the very bizarre position of a "new reader". These characters might be familiar... but, I'm anything but comfortable with them! Hopefully this reading exercise w...
Sep 01, 2020•35 min
Whatever happened to the Morituri Master? Today, in the first "official" issue of James D. Hudnall's "new direction", we find out all about what's been going on with Dr. Kimo Tuolema... and why he returned to Paideian employ. Also, for the first time ever, we find out all about the origins of the Morituri formula... and see the Black Watch put through their paces! Other topics discussed: Marvel's New Mutants film (which one of the Chris's saw, and the other didn't), whether or not there is an ad...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 56 min
Hello to our gorgeous patrons listeners! Here's your "dirty" episode of Cosmic Treadmill for the month week--and boy, this one is filthy. There's a pretty good bio of Wally Wood in here, with lots of quotes from friends and colleagues, and the main event... well, it's gross. But we provide background on all the intellectual properties that get parodied, so it's almost educational! It should go without saying, that... this will be a "spicy" episode, and listener discretion is strongly advised! Yo...
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Uncanny X-Men #308 is one of my very favorite single-issues ever created... and is the reason why I'll pretty much always buy anything with Scott Lobdell's name attached to it. Why then did it take so long for me to cover? Well, we'll get into that here (eventually). Today I share some personal anecdotes about the times I'd visited with this issue... and how it will always hold a special place in my heart. It's like two hours of me talking to myself about mental health and the X-Men... what's no...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 42 min
Good evening, comics enthusiasts! In this episode, humanoid weevils Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) get very uncomfortable when they cover the Kitchen Sink Comics reprint of "Omaha" the Cat Dancer from 1986! We cover every sexy page...and probably spend too much time on the dialogue. It's a scintillating episode that is sure to have you looking at your pets strangely, so don't miss it! It should go without saying, that... this will be a "spicy" episode, and listener discretion is s...
Aug 23, 2020•42 min
In our not-so-milestone 26th episode, the War we've been following for the past couple of years draws to a close... with sort of a whimper! The new aliens beat the old aliens... and our Morituri Warriors sorta play second fiddle to the whole dealio! What could be left for our heroes, as we enter a time of... peace?! It certainly can't be that easy... could it? Also: Aunt May rules the World, Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF, Loss-Prevention, Rappin' bout Retail, The New People as a precursor to LOST...
Aug 17, 2020•2 hr 6 min
Hello Everybody! We're kicking off the FINAL FIVE episodes of Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill with a "new to most" episode from deep in our formerly top-secret " Cosmic Treadmill After Dark " Patreon Archives. Cherry Poptart #1 was actually the first ever request Reggie and I received... way back in the long ago. We put it off for quite a while, for reasons that might become apparent should you choose to listen to this episode! This wound up being how we kicked off our then-exclusive After D...
Aug 16, 2020•55 min
Welcome, friends to a Morituri Milestone... the twenty-fifth episode of Morituri Mondays (we apologize for not covering ourselves in glitter and holograms... but, you can probably fit us both in a bag of some sort)! This time out we're taking a step back from the ongoing war between the Earth and the Horde, and watching as our current team sorta-kinda falls apart! We've got new members, we've got deaths, we've got some backroom shenanigans from the Paideia... we've got the return (a-hem) of Pete...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 48 min
Hey folks! In a wildly outdated episode Chris and Reggie get frank about... well, a comics industry rumor. It's nothing we would cover on the main show--heck, we weren't even sure it was going to happen as described in the comics' media! Thankfully it didn't! But we still had our opinions about it, boy howdy, Have a listen to 'em! I'd like the listeners to know that this was the final bit of audio Reggie and I ever recorded together... I truly hope you enjoy it. -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com c...
Aug 09, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Remember that beacon that Dr. Tuolema set off in the very last pages of the Gillis & Anderson run? Did you think our new creative team was just going to let that fall by the wayside? Well... so did we. Thankfully, that wasn't the case... and here is where those chickens will start coming home to roost! Strikeforce: Morituri #24 is another solid issue of the post-G&A run... and we hope you'll decide to give it a try (or, a retrial, as it were). We've got new aliens, new recruits, and a ne...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Hello all of you mind-bendingly supportive and good-looking listeners! First thing: we know "villainry" isn't a real word. In this episode, we're talking about how comic book villains, once wholly evil and without origin stories, have become more relatable and "humanized" over time--to the point that it's tough to tell which are the heroes and which are the villains in some of today's comic books! We have our own opinions, but we'd love to hear yours. Let us know what you think! -- weirdcomicshi...
Aug 02, 2020•58 min
Big Daddy Danger , what's that? Well, it's a little discussed/little known DC Comic about a superhero professional wrestler. Why are we talking about it? Well, how else would I be able to shoe-horn a conversation about my own life and times as a professional wrestler... for about six months or so. It's a story of stupidity, obsession, and putting oneself in very dangerous situations... after that, there's also a comic to talk about! Trigger Warning: Part of this episode ventures into some darker...
Jul 31, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Could it be... that Strikeforce: Morituri has returned to form? An issue of the post-Gillis/Anderson run that didn't make us want to run for the hills??? Well, believe it, friends... because we have a heck of an issue to chat about today! If you dropped this show like you dropped this book back in 1988... we humbly ask you to give this new creative team a try along with us! We don't think you'll regret it! Today we have corporate and political intrigue, Morituri-adult-fun-time, and an examinatio...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 53 min
Hey Gang! Have a title-specific installment of Comix Tawk to share this week... which was meant to be the first episode of a multi-part series wherein we discussed the lives and times of the Teen Titans. Rather than referring to this as a "Part One", we will just look at it as our look at "The Early Years" of that team we enjoy so much. Any memories of the Titans? New? Teen? Team ? Lemme know, I always love chatting about 'em! -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfinitee...
Jul 26, 2020•57 min
Hi Everybody! Chris is on Infinite Earths returns after an extended hiatus to discuss a very interesting issue of Batman ... featuring a strange fellow who would linger in the background for years to come. This episode includes an extended introduction with a lot of housekeeping, Q&A, and introspection... which, if that ain't your thing and you'd still like to hear me drone on about Batman and Harold, feel free to hop to around the 45-46 minute mark of the show. The inspiration to discuss th...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Welcome Back, Recruits! This time out, and after a little time away... we kick off "Season Three" of Morituri Mondays! We open with a bit of an explanation/apology for the lack of new episodes over the past couple of months... and then hop right on into our Morituri Action! We got us a little ditty, 'bout Jack and Diane... err, Janet and Dan... two 'Merican kids growin' up in the Horde Land. All the usual nonsense you've come to expect from Morituri Mondays is included as well, including a very ...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 28 min
In this, honestly, rather novel episode of Comix Tawk... Reggie and I focus on the positive! Rather than dwell on the machinations of an industry that a) we don't really understand, and b) has sorta-kinda passed us by; we take a trip down memory lane to discuss some of our very favorite scenes in all of comics history... or, at least the handful that came to mind in the hour-and-change we gave ourselves for this episode! I'd love to hear some of your favorite scenes in all of comics! Let's turn ...
Jul 19, 2020•42 min
Shade and Sweet Water, Friends! Today, rather than going BACK TO THE PAST... we're going to be taking a peek into the future. This is a pilot episode for the feature that will eventually replace Morituri Mondays on the podcasting schedule when we run out of issues of that series to talk about. QUESTERDAYS will feature the Chris's (@Charlton_Hero & @AceComics) going through the Marvel-EPIC run of Cutter and Company's ORIGINAL QUEST. This is a series that means a lot to both of us, and we're v...
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 34 min
For this week's (sorta-kinda dated) installment of Comix Tawk... Reggie and I take a look at a 10-Point Plan outlined by Brian Hibbs at the 2019 ComicsPRO Meeting, which he felt would keep the industry healthy (or perhaps even make it even healthier/ actually healthy!). So, please spend an hour listening to a couple of guys with zero experience in comics retail, discuss a fella who's been "in the trenches" for decades! The 10-Points we discuss here include: Stop Mixing SKU’s Sales Charts with a ...
Jul 12, 2020•1 hr 4 min
This time out, we went through the history of comic book reboots and relaunches... and the resulting law of diminishing returns. It's a frustratingly fun chat... have your cork-boards and red yarn at the ready and see if you can help US keep things straight! -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com
Jul 05, 2020•1 hr 34 min
This time out we discuss the not-so-secret phenomenon of writing "for the trade". When did it begin to take over the mainstream comics industry... and, after all years since, is it still just something the fandom "imagined up"? It's a lean and mean episode discussing excessively padded pablum... you won't wanna miss it! -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com
Jun 28, 2020•49 min
