From the Patreon Archives, an off-the-cuff... and nearly off-the-rails discussion between Reggie and I regarding the origins of comics collect-ability, and how the comics industry has come to count on (and perhaps, exploit) the obsessive and addicted! Also, the concepts of passive peer-pressure, and "tipping points" in collecting. -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com
Jun 21, 2020•1 hr 12 min
From the Patreon Archives, a topic inspired by Jeremiah Jones-Goldstein, wherein Reggie and I discussed the characters in comics that we never quite glommed onto. We open by explaining the long-running Cosmic Treadmill gag of my snoring anytime DC's The Spectre would show up in a story... and move on from there. We had a blast with this one, and we hope you can tell! Surely to be a contentious topic... prepare to disagree with some of our picks! Originally Released: December 5, 2018 -- weirdcomi...
Jun 14, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Is it too late to turn back? That's right, folks... it's a new day for Strikeforce: Morituri and Morituri Mondays . Out with the old, and in with the new... for better or worse. Gone are Peter B. Gillis and Brent Anderson... and in their place, James Hudnall and Huw Thomas. Will it be too much of a shock for our systems to properly process? We encourage you to tune in and find out! Would it help if we told you there'll be a full-grown man wearing a diaper for the entirety of the issue? No? Then ...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 51 min
The second episode of Comix Tawk featured our conversation regarding Dreaded Deadline Doom... how missed deadlines have affected the comics industry dating back to the yesteryear of publication, how a certain tall Editor and Chief sought to fix that... and how it all went back to pot once mainstream writers decided it would be cool to "slum it" in comics. It's a pretty heated conversation... and the sort of discourse you don't usually hear on the main Chris and Reggie feed. Enjoy! Originally Rel...
Jun 07, 2020•51 min
The moment is finally upon us... today's episode is our deep-dive on Peter B. Gillis & Brent Anderson's final issue of Strikeforce: Morituri ... and, friends they are leaving us on one amazing high-note! Fates are sealed, and questions are answered... you won't wanna miss this one! Also: Whatever happened to The Young Astronauts ? A piece of lost-media on multiple fronts! What the heck is a Lane Mastodon ... and why are his stories so slow? Tic-Tac Cocktails, sticky fingers, The Elvis Files ...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 59 min
Hello Friends, Over the course of the next few months, I will be sharing our formerly Patreon-exclusive content to the main Chris and Reggie feed. We're going to start with the first episode of Comix Tawk... which was more or less, Reggie and I committing some of our Pre-Treadmill warm-up chatter to properly recorded audio. For our first exclusive outing, we discussed the contentious and controversial topic of comics book variant covers... the glut, the exploitation, and how they're affecting th...
May 31, 2020•43 min
Hello friends, Today I'm sharing the story of how Reggie got me into podcasting... and discussing our first outing of Weird Comics History. -- https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/p/reggie-and-me.html
May 26, 2020•1 hr 6 min
May 16, 2020•13 min
Welcome back! Continuing our look at some lesser-discussed Weird Comics History, today we're going to discuss the 1988 Crimson Avenger mini-series from DC Comics... with a particular focus on why you're unlikely to see it reprinted or made available digitally any time soon. Also, how a story behind the story led to a seemingly innocent Cap's Hobby Hints strip in the pages of Christmas With the Superheroes #1 (1988)... and what it was actually (in part) referring to! Fair Warning: This episode co...
May 13, 2020•54 min
Welcome, friends... to the penultimate issue of the Peter B. Gillis/Brent Anderson run of Strikeforce: Morituri . As this Sword of Damocles hangs over your humbles hosts' heads... we will endeavor as ever... to keep our respective chins up! In today's issue, the Strikeforce gets its first actual field leader in quite some time... and, it's probably not who you're expecting (if, in fact, you're expecting anybody at all!). Today's mission... a trip to the Serengeti, not all of our recruits will ma...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 51 min
Welcome friends, to the long-awaited... well, long "in the works" 34th Episode of Chris is on Infinite Earths! After a few minutes of "housekeeping", we dive into some Weird Comics History, in the form of the Great Ducknapping of 1996! We discuss the plot hatched by Steve Gerber and Erik Larsen to swipe Howard the Duck from Marvel Comics... and, in so doing, check out Spider-Man Team-Up #5 from Marvel, Savage Dragon/Destroyer Duck #1 from Image, and... in order to tie it all in with the blog's D...
May 07, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Welcome back, Recruits! This time out, our main man Will Deguchi takes center stage. He's a changed man since his run-in with the Morituri Monsters, and appears to have immeasurably more (and less) control over his mental projection powers. What could it mean to a team with a death sentence, when one of their own might just know who's next to perish? Many questions are raised in this one, really setting the stage for the next chapter(s) in the (truncated) lives of our heroes! Also: The faaaaar-o...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 51 min
Welcome back, X-Perts... to the second episode of FROM CLAREMONT TO CLAREMONT: AN X-MEN PODCAST! For our "difficult second album", we're looking at everything X with a November, 1991 cover-date! We'll be meeting the man called Bishop, learning about what Moira MacTaggert did to Magneto during his babyhood, learning the fate(s) of Jamie Madrox, finding out who blew up the Excalibur bathroom, bidding a certain Toddster adieu from Marvel Comics... and much, much more! It's another long one, we hope...
May 02, 2020•11 hr 55 min
Monsters walk among us! Well, sorta... maybe "Monsters strapped to tables are upon us" might be more accurate a description. Whatever the case, it's here where we'll all see what might happen when Dr. Tuolema is removed from his careful position of Morituri-Maker. We're in for high drama and an absolute roller-coaster ride of emotions this time out folks! Also: The FINAL chapter for our Morituri Mondays Recruits! Who will survive? How does their story end? Plus: The usual nonsense, including a p...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 53 min
Change is in the air... and, boy do we hope it's fleeting! Welcome folks, to our exhaustive look at the 16th issue of our favorite comic book series, Strikeforce: Morituri ! You ever wonder what might happen when the constant threat of death becomes mundane? Well, wonder no more... because last issue's fatality barely gets a passing mention this time out! Also, our last remaining original Aline goes... AWOL! Where did she go? None of the Morituri seem to care in the slightest! We've got Mr. Wetw...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 54 min
As we near the half-way point of the Morituri Mondays project, the stakes continue to rise! In today's show, our "One to Grow On" character, Louis (Radian) makes some startling discoveries... and his methods might just wind up costing him his life! Also, fresh off her Court Martial "performance", Ruth seems to be getting a bit of the stink-eye from the Paideia Brass and Commander Yuri! Also still... Aline is still pregnant, and is growing more and more concerned as her clock continues to tick! O...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 42 min
Welcome back, Recruits! Remember how over the past few episodes, our original Morituri's kind of went against the orders of their superiors? Ya know, potentially throwing everything away and turning traitor in the hopes that their death-sentences might be thwarted? Well, now is the time where they're going to answer for that! Also, a Hordian car-jacking in Detroit! Other nonsense includes: why you should always pay a few more bucks for the updated maps in your GPS, the Konami Code (which doesn't...
Apr 06, 2020•2 hr 9 min
Welcome, Friends! We are beyond x-cited to start this new adventure! Welcome to FROM CLAREMONT TO CLAREMONT: AN X-MEN PODCAST, where I will be taking a trip back and cover the era of X-Books that made me a lifelong fan... and I've brought a great group of friends with me for the ride! We've got Mutant Angst, deaths that won't stick, shoulder pads, weird floating babies, a constipated Dr. Strange, not one but TWO Coolometers, and a whole lot more! For our maiden voyage, we are looking at all of t...
Apr 04, 2020•9 hr 54 min
A lot can happen in between issues... as we're about to learn today! New characters! New leaders! New challenges! All things that will face our favorite team! Also: Death, and lots of it! We officially say goodbye from two from our main cast... as well as a newbie who didn't even stay around to finish a cuppa coffee! It's MORITURI vs. MORITURI... and it ends the only way it can! Back-up features including The Official Handbook of the Morituri Universe, and an in depth look at the methodology beh...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 55 min
Well hello there, everybody! Believe it or not, it's safe to look forward to Monday again... well, we hope so anyway! We are happy to present the long-awaited 12th episode of Morituri Mondays here at the Chris and Reggie Channel, where we will be covering the climactic 12th issue of Strikeforce: Morituri! Has the team turned traitor? Are there buns in any ovens? And what's the deal with Harold's father's hair? We'll answer all of those questions and more! Also: Perusing the Sears Wishbook from 1...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Welcome, friends to Super-Blog Team-Up: CHROMIUM... where the gang is going "all-in" on the eras of excess in the comic book industry. I, Your humble host, have decided to take a look at what I consider to be among the more "predatory" gimmicks out of the "Big Two" Publishers. Not only preying upon collectors who require owning each individual variant cover a book is shipped with... but also, including variant-exclusive content within! That's right, folks... if you wanted the "entire story" of T...
Jan 22, 2020•59 min
Calling all Bloggers! Trying something new today here at the channel, as I begin what will hopefully turn into a series of episodes wherein we discuss the trials and frustrations of creating fandom-related content on the internet. After taking a few moments to explain my recent solo-effort absence, I share the history of Chris is on Infinite Earths as well as my life and times as a blogger. It's a story of obsession, fear, doubt and eccentricities... you don't wanna miss it! If you are a fandom-...
Dec 20, 2019•1 hr 39 min
And now back to our regularly-scheduled programming. After a bit of a departure last issue, this time out a bit loopier than normal Chris and Chris rejoin the ranks of the Morituri and keep fighting the good fight against the dreaded Horde! After the shocking revelations of Strikeforce: Morituri #9, it's here that we begin to deal with the fallout. Will our "One to Grow On Man" Louis take the Horde up on their offer of a cure for the Process? What was the deal with Commander Nion collapsing on t...
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 41 min
Welcome to the double-digits, friends! And to the first issue of Strikeforce: Morituri that... well, we didn't really care for all that much! If you were hoping for a payoff to the awesome cliffhanger from last issue... well, hmm... please listen anyway? We promise you'll have a good time! In addition to checking out the issue, we discuss other disappointing cliffhanger moments in media, we get up close and personal with Tom DeFalco and learn about his distaste for stinky freelancers, how one of...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Hey folks! In this, the fifth episode of our look at the hobby of collecting–but the first one re-titled to reflect that–Reggie talks to his dear friend Jamie Greiff about her history of collecting and chasing that oft-talked about "high" that comes with the perfect find. reggiereggie@gmail.com @reggiereggie chrisandreggie.com
Dec 05, 2019•57 min
Hello, Runners! In this episode, dystopian love slaves Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) examine the future world of hedonism and group suicide when they read Marvel Comics' Logan's Run #6, written by John Warner and drawn by Tom Sutton and Terry Austin! After discussing the film that this series initially adapted, they dive right into the first comic book after that five-issue adaptation that was meant to continue the story, despite the wishes of the movie studio. And while they're ...
Dec 01, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Greetings, fellow Weekday Warriors! Morituri Mondays is back, and we're primed to take a look at the ninth issue of Strikeforce: Morituri . After a touching reunion with a feared-dead friend, our team has a pizza party and eventually breaks every rule in the book in order to once again try and protect a certain chocolate factory! Speaking of chocolate... today Chris and Chris conduct a most scientific challenge ever attempted. It is the great M&Ms vs. Smarties Challenge! Canadian Chris has A...
Nov 25, 2019•1 hr 46 min
Hello, everyone! In this episode, Reggie (@reggiereggie) talks with Patrick Kotenberg, someone relatively new to collecting comic books...and is already disillusioned! Check out the thoughts of someone new to the hobby, as well as Reggie's feelings on the current comics landscape! reggiereggie@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com
Nov 20, 2019•42 min
Guilt-Stricken, sobbin' with our heads on the floor... today, we meet The Freshmen ! That's right, gang... today we get up-close and personal with those newbies that, for the past couple of issues, have been cookin' in Dr. Tuolema's proverbial "kitchen". Not only do we meet 'em, we accompany them on their first actual mission as part of the team... and, ho boy, it is quite the trial by fire! All that, and we also tell you how you can become: An Orange Big Shot... with Tang! A Neighborhood Ninja....
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 30 min
What's happenin', mutants? Today I go off-the-cuff and share my life and times as an X-Fan. From the gimmicky nineties, through the event-heavy aughts, and into the reboot-heavy present. Up until a few years ago, the X-Men have always been a "comfort food" for me... and I'm doing my darnedest to get that feeling back!All that, and some news about the future of the show! Note: If you're a regular listener, the first 5-10 minutes will be bits of stories you've likely already heard... at least once...
Nov 08, 2019•1 hr 22 min
