In our penultimate chapter of Extermination , Kid Cable finally reveals why he's here... and why he's doin' what he's doin'! We've got a mostly united front against Ahab... and one slim teen-ager's life hangs in the balance. Business is picking up! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
His story MUST be told. Friends, today Joe Crawford (@IowasJoe) and I will share with you: the Life and Times of Tracykins. It's a story of gettin' stupid, size-shifting pistols, and rabid dogs - you WON'T wanna miss it. It'll change yer life... we promise. Oh, Wolverine's here too... so, there's that! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com http://www.dcnoisepodcast.com/ xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/...
It's #EcksofTens... but, whatta we do when our titular hero already has his sword? Well, we kill some time fighting generic aliens - like ya do! Kid Cable and his folks give the upcoming S.W.O.R.D. series a hand by sorta-kinda reintroducing the concept - and that's about it! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Today we explore the unbearable lightness of being... Doug Ramsay. Our favorite mutant translator has his hands full with the upcoming Contest of Swords, and we get a front-row seat to his sparring sessions. We're going to be talking a lot about Doug, Warlock, and Magik today - I hope you'll all be there for the... uh, fun? Yeah, we'll go with that. Plus: Great Mailbag action! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlaps...
While the rest of our #EcksofTens books zig... Hellions zags! In a delightfully ZebWellsian tale - our team of inconvenient mutants seeks to swipe some swords... but, not the ones the heroes of Krakoa look to wield! Instead, they're looking to force a forfeit by snagging the Arakkii blades! Plus - An unexpectedly deep and profound take on the Resurrection Protocols... from an equally unexpected source! Also - Great Listener Mail! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisa...
The #EcksofTens sword-hunt continues... this time taking Storm (and us) to Wakanda for the Skybreaker. It's a story of sorta-kinda political intrigue - where the very valid question of Krakoan "ethnocentrism" is raised. We'll definitely be talking about that! Also: Our always X-Cellent and thought-provoking Mailbag... in X-Tended form! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.c...
Wolverine went to Hell... and all he got was this lousy sword. Today we're wrapping up the Muramasa beat in our #EcksofTens SwordQuest - and, in the opinion of your humble host, spending far too many pages doing so! Also: Some great stuff in the Mailbag - including more Maddie Pryor blibbuh-blabbuh! It's X-Lapsed's five-month milestone episode... why do all our milestone issues feature Wolverine??? -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisonin...
Marking FIVE YEARS of daily discussions, reviews, blogs and/or pods at Chris is on Infinite Earths dot com! Today's episode is another short one... but, it's action-packed. Your humble host starts to get a feel for where this is headed - and is still having a lot of fun x-periencing and getting answers out of this event miniseries. -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/g...
And now for something completely different... While the rest of the X-Family of books was undergoing a somewhat x-treme and hyper-posed makeover - across the pond, Excalibur was just plain weird. With a rogues gallery that included the crazy Technet (including show-favorite Joyboy) and a bird-bomb Henery Hawk knockoff - and mysteries surrounding the interdimensional garbage can that is Widget's dome - this title can't help but to stand out as something special. For this segment, I am joined by m...
The Search for the Swords has begun -- and it's taking our titular hairy hero straight to Hell? Well, I guess that's as good a place as any - but, to paraphrase from our theme song: "Well, how did we GET here?" Will we get that answer? Uhh... please listen anyway! Also, the Mailbag is a'rockin! We hope you join in on the discussion! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/...
As we reach the 1/11th point of this massive crossover event, your humble host's barometer moves from "neutral" to "positive" - as what we get here is a wonderfully solid bit of storytelling that really amps up the threat... and includes something these books have been missing since the get-go: actual STAKES! The Resurrection Protocols and yours truly have the same problem, and it's name is "Otherworld"! We're gonna talk a LOT about that... as well as the Father-Daughter relationship between a c...
The moment has finally arrived, friends - we have reached... #EcksofTens! I hope we survive the x-perience... Today's x-tra sized tale is pretty wild... giving us A LOT to talk about in this x-tra sized episode. I hope you'll join us for the ride! Also - An awesome selection of letters from the X-Lapsed Mailbag... one of which left your humble host laughing like a buffoon (well, more of a buffoon). Plus - The opportunity for you (yes, YOU) to guide the X-Men into their next phase... as Marvel.co...
We're on the Eve of #EcksofTens... and, we're about to be taken to school. It's time to look at the Dawn of X offering for 2020's Free Comic Book Day... which, leads to your humble host angrily shaking his fist at the clouds about how halfhearted and throwaway so many FCBD issues are! The one we're covering today is... well, it's something. We'll do our best! Also: More X-Cellent (and X-istential) Listener Mail! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.c...
Today's episode of X-Lapsed takes us a bit off the beaten path inasfar as our Dawn of X coverage has gone... and right into your humble host's own personal X-Fan wheelhouse! Today's issue was written by Fabian Nicieza, who loomed large in the X-Braintrust when I was just finding my footing in the franchise... and who really informed my take on what the X-Men are. Mr. Nicieza is also, in a roundabout way, responsible for my becoming pals with a real good buddy of mine - and I'll tell ya how today...
Extermination rolls on, and we're down another time-displaced original X-Man! What'll happen when our Amalgamated X-Men Color-Guard and Adjacents realize that Ahab isn't the only threat on their radar? And what might happen if our heroes have a Hound Sleeper Agent among them? Give a listen and find out (some of the answers)! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/9...
In this very special segment of From Claremont to Claremont, Episode 1 - Chris and Chris cover not one... not two... but, the first three issues of X-Force ! They also work their way through a certain temperature-taking thing that Marvel used to add to their Bullpen Bulletin Pages... the Coolometer! All that, and Mr. Bailey shares with us his history as an X-Fan! It's a great time as always, we hope you'll join us! -- @acecomics @Charlton_Hero weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean....
That beeping sound you hear is a dump truck... backing up, about to drop about 5000 lbs. of exposition right on top of us - and, unfortunately, all we've got are these tiny li'l 5 lb. bags! It's everything you wanted to know about Arakko... but never knew you were supposed to ask! #EcksofTens can't come quick enough! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
A somewhat Giant-Sized episode to discuss a Giant-Size issue... wherein we barely talk about the comic, because - well, not a whole heckuva lot happens that's worth talking about! There IS however an X-Tended and X-Cellent Mailbag segment, wherein we will discuss some eXLapsedination theories, chat up some divisive books, and ask some much-needed questions about clones and the Resurrection Protocols! We'd love it if you joined us! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.p...
How do you solve a problem like Candra? Or, the rest of the Externals for that matter? Welp, ya do a little literal soul-searching... I think. This is a confusing one, gang - I think I'm falling prey to the "Otherworld Effect"... save yourselves! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
We're still on the Path to #EcksofTens - and our man Hank McCoy is engaging in some mutant profiling to aid in tracking down the Cerebro Sword. It's a sticky read... made even stickier when you notice all the details. Plus - Our usual X-Cellent Mailbag segment! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
We're still in the "current year" Mojoverse... and your humble host is doing his best to adapt. Will this be the issue that breaks me? (Spoiler Alert: No). Some strong scenes in this issue, as well as a returning 'star straight from my wheelhouse as an X-Fan. Also: Great listener mail, including a sorta-kinda "live-tweeted" tour through Empyre(colon)X-Men! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ ...
After pressing through the "Countdown to", we're into the event miniseries proper! It's an issue with a couple of casualties (one notable... one, less so)... as well as an introduction of a character who looms large in our current Dawn of X landscape! We'll talk a lot (ie. project) about potential original plans for the original five... and what that might've meant for X-Men lore. If the time-displaced crew were a) from the 616, and b) sent back to the past with the knowledge of everything that ...
Back to the #FCTCXMen Episode One Redux... today, I'm sharing the FIRST segment we'd ever recorded for the program... and, for the first time, you're going to be hearing the whole thing! It's the X-Tended Cut of X-Factor #71 with Jeremiah (@bigox737), complete with awkward Treadmillisms I'd included when I wasn't completely sure how these segments were going to go, and a long chat on the house ads included in the issue! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.p...
We tease her a lot... cuz we got her on the spot - Welcome Back, Kitty! Yes, friends - Call Me Kate is back... re-tatted, and ready for revenge - which might have to be put on hold so we can sidebar into #EcksofTens. Let's talk about it! Also: Our X-Cellent Mailbag features some... kind words regarding Empyre-colon-X-Men??? All that, and much more - You won't wanna miss it! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisonin...
In which Madelyne Pryor and your humble host continue sharing an X-istential crisis! We talk a lot about legacy... what does it mean to exist, and when you can be sure that you actually do! It's a half-hour of a marblemouthed idiot trying to sound as deep as a high school freshman who'd just discovered Nietzsche - you won't wanna miss it! Plus - Our customarily awesome mailbag including more #XLapsed100 chatter! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisiso...
Hello friends - today we take a sorta-kinda pitstop over to a sorta-kinda "unofficial" chapter of Dawn of X ... in, of all things, an issue of Deadpool (vol.8)! What happens when Wade feels like he's being left out of the X-Men's reindeer games? Well, he does exactly what your humble host does when he feels the same way - he pouts a bunch! Trust me, it's a lot funnier than I'm making it sound... this issue is an absolute delight, and if you're following the Dawn of X books - you need this one as...
In our milestone ONE HUNDREDTH episode... we talk about a wildly underwhelming issue of Wolverine ! Welp, we certainly do play the ball where it lay here on the show, don't we? Today's episode is dedicated to anyone who has listened to this program - without you, there's no way I'd be able to keep up this rigorous schedule. Your listenership and engagement mean more to me than I can put into words. Thank you all. We have an excellent Milestone Mailbag this episode as well! -- @acecomics / @cosmi...
On the eve of #XLapsed100, we're going to be talking about a confrontation that listeners of the show know I've been looking forward to for awhile - it's the New Mutants vs. DOX! Can this face-off possibly live up to my expectations... or will my uncharacteristic optimism be slapped down! It's a story of slippery slopes and technicalities... you won't wanna miss it! Also: Our final "Merry" Mailbag feature (for now), and much begging for #XLapsed100 engagement from your humble host! -- @acecomics...
Welcome to the new X-Lapsed Sunday Special Series... It's another one that I've been really looking forward to: Extermination - wherein we're going to find out where Kid Cable came from... and where the time-displaced Original Five went! Well, that's the plan anyway... anything could happen! But before all that, we're going to have to get to Extermination... you might say, we're going to have to Countdown to Extermination . Today we're going to chat about the post AvX landscape which brought us ...
Continuing our way through the legendary (legendary mean from like a really long time ago, right?) first episode of From Claremont to Claremont: An X-Men Podcast - and in this segment, I'm joined by my pal Billy (@BiLLYd_licious) to discuss the first issue of the new-look Uncanny X-Men ! The Gold Team is up to their shoulders in trouble... but not quite as much as the poor Hellions (RIP in Pieces Beef!). Billy will also share with us his X-Fan Secret Origin! It's a fun conversation, I hope you'l...
