How many Spaceknights does it take to screw in a nuclear device? Welp, we're about to find out! Today's very fun issue of Cable has our titular teen hero... maybe communicating with his elder self in order to save his present day bacon? Maybe . I dunno - whatever happened here, while I might not have understand it fully - I know I enjoyed it bunches! Also: A Very Merry Mailbag, and much more! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com ...
Jan 08, 2021•36 min
When being a part of only one mass-crossover event isn't enough - today's issue of X-Men (vol.5) ties into TWO! We're both cashing-in on Empyre and one the Path to #EcksofTens... er, X of Swords . Event Fatigue? Nahhh , it's all in our heads, just like "writing for the trade"! Today we're going to be witness to Magneto... well, kicking ass like only he can do - while Exodus indoctrinates the youth of Krakoa... with the truth? We're gonna be talking a lot about that... I hope you decide to join u...
Jan 07, 2021•38 min
Between the reading of X-Factor (vol.4) #1 and #2, your humble host had a birthday... one that apparently turned him into an old man - because the issue we've gathered to discuss today, just wasn't for him. We'll talk about the possible reasons why... in a very respectful way. Also: A very Merry Mailbag, including a friend sharing his "Life and Times as an X-Fan"! You won't wanna miss it... least I hope ya won't! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisis...
Jan 06, 2021•49 min
In which Madelyne Pryor and your humble host share an x-istential crisis! What does it mean to "exist"... what proof do you have that you did ? Wanna hear an idiot talk about it for a bit - go no further! We also keep things half-assed "heavy" as we talk about the concept of transference, or "You have no idea how many times I refer to Kwannon as 'Betsy'!" All that, plus our customary x-cellent mailbag! It's a good time as always - I hope you'll join us! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gma...
Jan 05, 2021•33 min
When Kid Cable Met Deadpool (I think...)! In today's issue and episode, Young Nate has to check in with the current King of Staten Island for some "body work". It's far funnier than I'm making it sound, believe me. Also: Some great listener mail, featuring two takes on the funeral and return of Call Me Kate in Marauders #11! It's some great discussion - hope you'll decide to be a part of it! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com x...
Jan 04, 2021•35 min
Today we wrap up Phoenix Resurrection , and finally find out how Jean got her groove back. Turns out, all she had to do was tell a bird to take a hike! Also: Old Man Logan slices her friend's throat AND has the gall to insult her coffee. -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Jan 03, 2021•20 min
Due to popular demand (of a small handful of folks who expressed interest in listening to From Claremont to Claremont, but without the need to fill up their entire device with a 10-14 hour file), I've decided to keep up with our FCTC Segments -- starting with the big one, the Guinness World Record holding X-Men (vol.2) #1 (October, 1991). For the new book, I'm joined by my friend Jody Yerdon (@regalfan) to discuss all the goings on in and out of the book. Jody will also share with us his "Secret...
Jan 02, 2021•1 hr 48 min
Happy New Year, Friends! How's bout we celebrate by hitting up some dive bar in the Great White North with our titular hero? Hopefully we don't inadvertently wind up stumbling into a meeting of an anti-mutant group! Nah, nothing like 's gonna happen... right? We'd probably wind up running into a coven of vampires first... -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Jan 01, 2021•39 min
Today we look at an issue of Excalibur that sorta-kinda feels like bunch of unfinished scenes all smooshed together to fit a standard-sized comic book. That doesn't mean it's not a good time... it's just, a bit disjointed. Maybe it's the Otherworld effect? Sure, let's go with that! Also: More X-Cellent Listener Mail! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Dec 31, 2020•29 min
The Path to #EcksofTens rolls on... and we start getting some swords into hands! If you're excited for the big ol' slobberknocker between Colossus and Omega Red that the cover suggests then... hoo boy, you're gonna love this one! In addition to the story, I talk a lot about X-Force tropes... and why the overreliance on them is kind of dragging these issues down a peg for me. Also: Great listener mail! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteea...
Dec 30, 2020•36 min
We're officially on the "Path to" X of Swords - Follow along with all the fun with #EcksofTens We've still got a few problems to solve before we hop into crossover mode, however... and one of 'em won't stop telling us to "call her Kate". With today's comic, we will, by hook or by crook, put that problem behind us. How will they do it? Well, maybe they'll finally remember Kitty's entire mutant gimmick? Also: Some excellent feedback in the mailbag - including some discussion of The Crucible from X...
Dec 29, 2020•43 min
Back to business as usual... and back to our Giant-Size side-series! Get ready for some Fantomex... as he spends many pages re-entering a chaotic Danny the Street... er, I mean "The World". It might feel like we're reading "Baby's First Grant Morrison Comic", but it's got some of the finest art we're likely to see in a saddle-stapled offering! All that, plus some great and thoughtful discussion in the return of the Mailbag! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandregg...
Dec 28, 2020•43 min
In our penultimate episode, the veneer starts to crack... in more ways than one. The X-Men spend half the issue fighting... and the other half explaining. How and why is Jean Grey back? Well, there are some theories floated in this story... and we'll talk all about it! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Dec 27, 2020•22 min
From Claremont to Claremont, Episode 3 rolls on - with the final segment I've got in the hopper - Jeremiah (@bigox737) and I go dupe-crazy when we discuss X-Factor #73! From there, Jeremiah will share with us the "Soundtrack of his Life" - It's a great conversation, that I've been sitting on for far too long - we hope you'll join us! Also: I heard from several... a handful... okay, a couple of people, who said they'd like for me to break the previous two episodes of FCTC into individual segments...
Dec 26, 2020•49 min
Merry Christmas, friends! Today we wrap up our little holiday vacation from the paradise that is Krakoa with... a Christmas story that isn't! I mean, someone does eat a candy cane... and someone does wear a Santa hat... but, other than that - ain't no Christmas to see here! Today we take a look at one'a those "Feared and Hated"-focused stories that we get from time to time in our X-Reading... but, it's a good one - right out of my own personal wheelhouse - written by Scott Lobdell and drawn by t...
Dec 25, 2020•22 min
Welcome to Day Four of Merry X-Lapsed - and Merry Christmas Eve! Today we're talking about the end of Chris Claremont's return to the X-Books around the turn of the century, and reading the "soft-pilot" to his all-new X-Treme X-Men title - it's a bumpy one... -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Dec 24, 2020•32 min
At the midway point of our vacation from Krakoa, we take a look at... perhaps that "Christmas with the X-Men" book that pops into most of our heads anytime we think about "Christmas with the X-Men" books -- even though, when it comes down to it - it ain't all that Christmassy! Today we're going to get into the head of the newest X-Man, Kitty Pryde, as she tries to protect her home from the dreaded Wet Bandits... err, N'Garai Demon. We also meet Captain Aletys Forrester - listen along as I mispro...
Dec 23, 2020•29 min
Our Holiday Week rolls on... and we haven't even left Rockefeller Center yet! Today's comic, Uncanny X-Men #341 (1997) clearly takes a few of its cues from X-Men #98... just with a bit more turn-of-the-century sorta flare. We'll talk all about Cannonball's recent promotion - as well as a quick n' dirty catch-up on who in the hell Joseph is... was... whatever! -- Other Chris and Reggie Episodes Mentioned: Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 100 - Age of Apocalypse, Part One https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-qg...
Dec 22, 2020•28 min
Merry X-Lapsed, friends! Today we're starting a Holiday-themed week, during which we're going to take a look as some seminal (and not-so seminal) X-Mas with the X-Men tales! We kick things off with Chris Claremont's first Christmas-themed issue, (not-yet Uncanny) X-Men #98 (April, 1976) - Our heroes are just trying to enjoy their Christmas Eve at Rockefeller Center... but, unfortunately for them - the Sentinels are Back... and, we're going to talk all about it! Also: Wolverine reveals that his c...
Dec 21, 2020•29 min
Welcome back to the Sunday Special - we're officially at the halfway point of Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey ... and while it continues its (perhaps too) slow burn - it also continues to keep me on the edge of my seat, x-cited to see how this all shakes out! Our titular heroine is beginning to lose control over things in the Elsewhere... does she just need a stiff drink (or a stiff man?) - if that's left up to a certain Mr. Patch, I've got a pretty good idea! -- @acecomics / @cosm...
Dec 20, 2020•19 min
Episode 3 of From Claremont to Claremont rolls on! Today, I'm joined by my pal Jesse Starcher (@stiznarkey & @sourcematcast) to discuss a pair of weird offerings from the Excalibur corner of our little X-Universe - Excalibur #45 continues from our Nightcrawler subplot, and the prestige-format Excalibur: Air Apparent is... well, your guess is as good as ours! It's weird, and it's fun to talk about - that much is for sure! Once that's all out of the way, Jesse will share with us the "Soundtrac...
Dec 19, 2020•1 hr 55 min
Just when we thought it was safe to read another issue of X-Men -- Empyre rears its ugly (and horrendously dull) head! Today, in what might be the shortest episode of this program yet, we focus on Vulcan... as he happens across a bunch of nothin' happenin' aliens, while talking a lot about the fire that burns inside him. Also: Petra and Sway get drunk... because, it's not an issue of Dawn of X without somebody getting wasted -- unfortunately for me, your humble host doesn't drink. Maybe I ought ...
Dec 18, 2020•21 min
After an X-Tended absence, Cable (vol.4) is back - and boy, is this one fun issue! Today our titular character is titillated by a Cuckoo or five, before running in with some'a ROM's old running buddies. Also: We pop back over to the Otherwhere, where Old Man Cable shoots things in the face! It's a great time, and a great issue - I hope you'll join us! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths...
Dec 17, 2020•25 min
Hello Friends - today we finally round out our Dawn of X Wave Two #1's - and your humble host totally forgets to rank them from best to worst... hopefully, I'll remember for next time! Today we welcome X-Factor to the fold - and I begin this episode by recounting my life and times as a fan of the title... and just how important it was in my earliest days of X-Fandom! We will then discuss the book cover-to-cover... and, whattayaknow, talk about what I liked and didn't like about it! Sounds just l...
Dec 16, 2020•36 min
We finally reach the end of our Empyre -sploitation... the miniseries I thought would never end. Today's episode and issue sees Explodey Boy talking to himself... and several pages devoted to Doctor Strange calling the Scarlet Witch an idiot. At least it's over... -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Dec 15, 2020•26 min
The Empyre -sploitation rolls on... and Jamie Madrox is a-okay with his dupes being eaten by zombies! Oh yeah, we're gonna talk about that. It's not ALL bad though... this issue might feature the best portrayal of Beast in many, many years! Sure, it's only like two-pages... but, it's something! All that and some great and thought-provoking letters in our mailbag! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisonin...
Dec 14, 2020•38 min
Mutant psychics have gone missing... there's fire in the skies... and the X-Men have a pretty good idea what might be responsible - and so, they break into a bunch of teams to MacGuffin-hunt! Also: The Elsewhere Diner gets itself a patron with the ability to bend spoons... Still having a lot of fun with this "Sunday Special Series"... and I hope you are as well! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninf...
Dec 13, 2020•24 min
Welcome back to Episode 3 of From Claremont to Claremont: An X-Men Podcast. Today Chris Bailey (@Charlton_Hero) and I take it to the X-Treme... and (in theory) meet an all-new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Also: The "hook" for the episode continues, as Mr. Bailey shares with us the "Soundtrack of his Life"! It's a great conversation, and we hope you all enjoy! -- @acecomics @Charlton_Hero weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com charltonhero.wordpress.com/ chrisisoninfiniteearths.c...
Dec 12, 2020•1 hr 35 min
You ever hear the one about the old ladies who curse a lot? Well - ya will! Howsabout the time the X-Men killed "a billion broccolis"? Yeah, you'll hear that one too. Welcome friends, back to our rip-roaring coverage of the X-Men cash-in... er, tie-in to the Marvel Empyre Event! We're gonna talk all about it... the good, the bad, and the ugly. Also: Our customarily wonderful and thoughtful mailbag runneth other! I hope you decide to join us! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmai...
Dec 11, 2020•44 min
Welcome, friends - to Empyre ! Now, your fumblin', stumblin', humble host hasn't the foggiest idea what Empyre is all about - but, even without peeking can hazard a handful of guesses... Since this is a Marvel mass-crossover-event, one might assume we're dealing with: Interchangeable Alien Invasion Heroes Fighting Heroes A story featuring our heroes bouncing everything off uninteresting and snarky S.H.I.E.L.D. characters Finding out - Everything we thought we knew... was wrong! I mean, it's gott...
Dec 10, 2020•42 min
