With the content of today's episode... we might wanna refer to this comic as "Maraudition". It's time for Sebastian Shaw to pay for his crimes... and, boy does he! We'll talk all about it... and what it might mean for the evolution of Call Me Kate. Also: There's Some Great Mailbag to dive into! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Mar 09, 2021•42 min
Today we kick off our first Reign of X, Wave One, Number One... with a trip into (believe it or not) outer space! Whodathunkit, a current-year X book taking place in space! What we have here is a wonderfully weird assortment of characters... and, if you ask your humble host, a kind of "eh" mission statement. Let's give it a goo! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/grou...
Mar 08, 2021•41 min
To all things... an Epilogue? Hello friends, today is the surprise return of Phoenix ResurreX-Lapsed, where we're going to be taking a look at the book that bridges us from Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #5 and X-Men: Red #1 - the X-Men: Red Annual ! I hope you all have your hate-filled hot dogs at the ready... cuz we're gonna need 'em! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths...
Mar 07, 2021•27 min
Kicking off our second episode (in segmented form) of From Claremont to Claremont, Jody (@regalfan) and I dig right back into X-Men (vol.2) - and talk a whole lot about the debabying of Magneto! The Many Lives of Moira X have never been quite so scandalous... well, maybe. Also, Jody sits in for the dreaded "Pod-File" segment, wherein I ask him all of the nutty questions Marvel Staffers used to be asked in the "Pro-File" section of the Bullpen Bulletins of Marvel Comics back in the long ago! It's...
Mar 06, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Picking up where we left X-Factor when #EcksofTens got in the way, our team is prepared to present "Proof of Death" for that girl whose body they rescued from Mojoworld! We're going to talk a whole lot about that girl... why she was there... what she knew... and why she allowed herself to be shot in da head! We will also be talking a bunch more about one of my favorite HoXPoXDoXSoXRoX topics: The Crucible! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chr...
Mar 05, 2021•41 min
Welcome, friends - to the Reign of X ... which, I'm pretty sure is supposed to be said as "Reign of 10", but... yeah, I'm never going to do that. We kick things off with our newly resurrected Hellions going on a mission to retrieve some Nanny-Tech in order to bring back their final lost member. We also get some amazing Sassy Sinister moments! Lotsa great stuff to chat about, and - as always, a wonderful dip into the Mailbag! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreg...
Mar 04, 2021•43 min
More Juggernaut! Today we wrap up our post- EcksofTens /pre- Reign of X trip off the beaten path with our titular hero being put on trial for something that happened about 40 years ago! This is a callback to the two-part "Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut" story from Amazing Spider-Man #229-230 (June-July, 1982). Also, we talk a bit too much about quicksand... -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfinit...
Mar 03, 2021•27 min
By popular request - we are continuing our discussion of the recently-completed Juggernaut miniseries... and today's issue even contains a Krakoa-relevant page! Today's issue also prominently features the Hulk... which facilitates me sharing my life and times as a fan of the character and his many, many incarnations! All that, and some great mailbag too! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteear...
Mar 02, 2021•46 min
Continuing our trek off the beaten Dawn of X trail... we're stopping to take a look at the issue of Fantastic Four (vol.6) where it was revealed that Franklin Richard is NOT... and never HAS BEEN a mutant. I'm sure it'll be handled quite gracefully... and not feel like a last-minute attempt to "solve a problem". I'll also share with you my life and times as a fan of the Fantastic Four... it's not that thrilling a story, but you'll get it anyway! All that and great mailbag to boot! Be a pal, have...
Mar 01, 2021•50 min
Just when we lose one Cyclops... another comes back! In our final episode of eXLapsedination, we finally find out how The Resurrection of Scott Summers went down. Wouldja believe that a fiery bird was in-part responsible? Of course ya would... these are X-Men comics after all! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Feb 28, 2021•26 min
In our final segment of From Claremont to Claremont, Episode 1 - I am joined by my friend Adam (@hojokoolander) from Wizards: The Podcast Guide to Comics (@WizardsComics) to discuss all the X-News that was fit to print back in Wizard: The Guide to Comics #2 (October, 1991). In it, we'll look at the earliest sales charts for this era of X-Books, as well as some deep-diving on the Price Guide. Most notable about this issue, however, is that it might just have been the first place where X-Fans lear...
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Wait... what? What's a Gwenpool doing in our X-Lapsed? I promise, friends, this will all make sense in the telling - as it has some wonderful and surprising Krakoan ramifications. In fact, even taking the X-ness out of this series, this is a heckuva lot of fun... and is highly recommended by your humble host! If you don't know Gwenpool... like I didn't ... you're gonna wanna check this one out! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfini...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Friends, we have finally arrived - the twenty-second and FINAL chapter of #EcksofTens. Wanna see how our favorite mutants get out of this one? Well, I hope you're ready to be... whelmed! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Feb 25, 2021•46 min
You know I love the word "penultimate", right? It's time, friends, for the penultimate episode of our #EcksofTens coverage! It's a bit all over the place... but, we'll do our best to keep things straight! We're very nearly done... Dawn of X is Dead, Long Live Reign of X! Also: The best part of the show - the X-Cellent Mailbag! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups...
Feb 24, 2021•44 min
When are the X-Men not the X-Men? Well, it looks like they haven't been since we started this little project... nice of them to finally let us know! We're going to talk a lot about what it means to be an X-Man vs. what it means to be a Krakoan today. Also, there's going to be a bit of sword-fighting... Apocalypse vs. Genesis Plus: Our always x-cellent and x-citing mailbag, chock full of missives from our x-tended x-lapsed x-family! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chri...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 3 min
We're coming down to the wire in our Contest of Champions! Today's episode takes a look at the final two before our MAIN EVENT... which, is x-actly the fight you think it's going to be! We're looking at: Kid Cable vs. Bei the Blood Moon The White Sword of the Ivory Spire vs. Gorgon All that, and our always x-cellent mailbag! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/9...
Feb 22, 2021•52 min
In our penultimate episode, we take a look at the sort of underwhelming Cable "eulogy" issue... which features two stories. First we follow Hope and Jean around the globe to shut down some safe houses... then we get a handful of pages reminding us what a devoted husband and father Cyclops was (and no, I'm not joking!). It's a fun time as always - I sure hope you'll join us! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed....
Feb 21, 2021•33 min
No matter what the year is, Wolverine's adventures could never be kept to the handful of titles he was being featured in... and so, Walt Kneeland (@waltkneeland) and I are including his Marvel Comics Present exploits as part of this project! This time out, we're featuring all three MCP issues cover-dated October, 1991 - which see Wolverine's first tangles with Cyber and also features adventures from other X-Men (and X-Adjacents) Beast and Firestar! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshisto...
Feb 20, 2021•55 min
Everything changes... but, will anyone remember that it did? Friends, we have a Hell of an issue of Hellions to discuss today... chock full of action, intrigue, humor, disturbing imagery... and death. We got a lot to talk about... -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Feb 19, 2021•41 min
We're getting closer and closer to the end of #EcksofTens... and hardly a battle has occurred! You know what that means? It's time to rapid-fire a Contest of Champions Montage... cue "You're the Best, Around" from The Karate Kid ... and get ready! We've got: Magik vs. Pogg Ur-Pogg (the rematch) A Torture Competition: Captain Avalon, Kid Cable, & Gorgon vs. War A Sisyphus Challenge: Magik vs. Isca the Unbeaten, Pogg Ur-Pogg, & Death Undersea Action: Gorgon vs. Isca the Unbeaten & The ...
Feb 18, 2021•39 min
The 500th Program at the Chris and Reggie Channel! Wolverine has managed to sneak into another milestone, hasn't he? Today, we're going to feature four #EcksofTens bouts... with some very interesting (and batcrap insane) results! We've got: Magik vs. Pogg Ur-Pogg Wolverine vs. Summoner Wolverine vs. Storm (???) Solem vs. War -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/9...
Feb 17, 2021•37 min
Do you take this Douglas to be your Ramsey? Friends, it's time to X our Swords... as, after fourteen chapters of preamble, the rubber finally meets the road. Today's episode features the first two "bouts" of our #EcksofTens Contest of Champions: Betsy Britain vs. Isca the Unbeaten Cypher vs. Bei the Blood Moon Who you got your money on? -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook....
Feb 16, 2021•31 min
Who's hungry? Today our pre-fight Dinner Party truly commences... with all sorts of Otherworldly "delicacies" (if you enjoy eating beetles and unicorn meat, that is). We also get to watch as our Arraki opponents continue to grow their newfound characters. It's wonderful that they're finally giving us a reason to care about these upcoming bouts! A great issue, packed with drama and comedy - and gives us plenty of interesting "food" for thought. All that and we got some X-Cellent Mailbag! -- @acec...
Feb 15, 2021•57 min
So, whattayasay we finally get these kids back home? Today we wrap up the Extermination event miniseries which endeavored to send our time-displaced Original Five back from when(ce) they came! Will they make it? Will they remember everything? Will they get the ol' Xavier Mind-Wipe Special? Have a listen and find out! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Feb 14, 2021•25 min
Sooo... is Alpha Flight an X-Book? Well, if you ask my pal Sean (@Sean42AZ) and I, yeah - it totally is! If only we had a better issue to bring you to kick off our coverage... because, friends - this is a weird, uneven... and mostly "deck-clearing" endeavor to make way for next creative team! We've got a Doctor Strange guest-appearance, lotsa "potty faces" and a highlight in the form of a Diamond Lil subplot being paid off. Also: Sean shares with us his life and times as a comics and X-Fan - and...
Feb 13, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back IN! Now THIS is more like it! Today we've all been invited to a pre-contest dinner party at the Starlight Citadel... and we will bear witness to some of our interchangeable antagonists actually developing a measure of personality! A wonderful (and much-needed) issue of Marauders ! Also: Great listener mail - including more about my comics secret shame! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisis...
Feb 12, 2021•31 min
Remember that story in X-Men #12 that we hated? Y'all wanna read it again? Well - we're gonna! I wish I was joking. Today's episode discusses a chapter of #EcksofTens comprised almost entirely of art we already saw and paid for just a month or two earlier. It's the Creepy Summoner's History of Arrako... with a Genesis twist. As always, there's great listener mail to help lighten the mood! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteeart...
Feb 11, 2021•34 min
Here we are, friends - the halfway point of #EcksofTens! What better way to celebrate than cramming this over-sized issue with... a whole bunch of lists? We'll see Kingdoms of Otherworld, both Fair and Foul... Swords of Arrako... Warriors of Arrako... Tarot Cards for the Krakoans... an ending we all saw coming - and, well - not much more. Least it's pretty to look at! Also: Some X-Cellent and thought-provoking Listener Mail! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreg...
Feb 10, 2021•50 min
Remember that History of Okkara we read in X-Men #12? Y'all wanna hear it again? Yeah, me neither -- but we're gonna anyway! Today issue of X-Men (vol.5) continues filling time to ensure #EcksofTens makes it to 22-parts by having Apocalypse share a version of the story The Creepy Summoner told him... with the people of Krakoa. Also: Great Mailbag with an embarrassing admission from your humble host! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoni...
Feb 09, 2021•30 min
It's Braddock vs. Braddock as our #EcksofTens Sword Scavenger Hunt continues! Swords are found, Saturnyne gets swindled, and That Weirdo Jamie Braddock wants his pillow sniffed. All that, and some wonderful mailbag await! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Feb 08, 2021•38 min
