Wrapping up the latest Hellions arc to make sure we're done for the Hellfire Gala! Oh, by the way... did you know there's something called the Hellfire Gala headed our way? Betcha didn't... they hardly ever mention it! Here, the Hellions fight their way from the Mindscape and we progress Sinister's story perhaps one step closer to the Chimeras! All that, and I heap a creepy amount of praise on our Hellions creative team! Plus: Great Mailbag (including a "day and date" missive), and a report on t...
Jun 07, 2021•53 min
The Chris's are back... and on time (!), to deliver this third helping of Questerdays! This time out, we pick up right where we left off with the Wolfriders' arrival at the little slice of paradise in the desert we'll soon find out is Sorrow's End. We're going to meet some characters here that will loom large over the rest of this series... and be introduced to several very deep and interesting concepts - such as "Recognition" and "Soul Names"! Definitely a seminal issue for the Questers! Also: ...
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 47 min
The X-Books are still on somewhat shaky ground here - they're all going their own way! X-Force does a thing, X-Men sees the movers and shakers of Krakoa take their seat at the Global Table, Rictor begins studying under Ayyyy in Excalibur , New Mutants takes aim at some scarily safe targets while at the farm (did YOU know that Big Pharma was bad? Betcha didn't!), Marauders pays off the Taipei story from the first ish... and Fallen Angels continues being a collection of sheets bound together by tw...
Jun 05, 2021•3 hr 27 min
We're finally here... the star-studded 200th Episode of X-Lapsed! Today we're making good on a discussion that was supposed to happen way back in Episode 112 of this program... but, became delayed over and over again due to me family's never-ending moving woes! Well, the moving woes are still ongoing... but, I figured this special GIANT-SIZE episode would make a really fun milestone episode, and so - over the course of the past several weeks, I have had the pleasure of sitting down with a great ...
Jun 04, 2021•10 hr 41 min
On the eve of our landmark, star-studded TWO HUNDREDTH episode, we're taking a look at a recent Marvel Anthology... which, in the opinion of you humble, fumblin', stumblin' host... could have been much more than it was. It's a "Just the X, ma'am" look at the Women of Marvel one-shot, with a little bonus chatter about an X-Relevant scene that appeared in 2020's Immortal She-Hulk one-shot! Man, what a missed opportunity for a "Variant X-Lapsed Cover", eh? Oh well... -- The ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT X-...
Jun 03, 2021•23 min
On the Eve of the Hellfire Gala... we're going to talk about a potential "class system" at play on Krakoa. We're also going to spend a fair amount of time in Otherworld... but, the less said about that, the better! We're going to talk a lot about "conventional beauty" and the value placed on it. It's going to be a good time, trust me! Please... trust me! Also: The Ever X-Cellent Mailbag! -- The ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT X-Lapsed Voicemail! 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK)... as in "Professor Xavier i...
Jun 02, 2021•38 min
Continuing the countdown to our final issue of Cable , our teen hero has a heart to heart with his father about brining the "Old Man" back... and worlds collide when we get a confusing look into the Old Man's journey through "another place and another time"! All that, plus we go through the X-Related Solicits for July, 2021 straight out of Marvel Previews ! -- The ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT X-Lapsed Voicemail! 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK)... as in "Professor Xavier is a..." and not anything off-co...
Jun 01, 2021•33 min
Wrapping up that pesky "Quentin Quire introspection arc", so we can make room for the HELLFIRE GALA! Today we're going to talk more about mutant dupes, the question of memory as it pertains to tinkering with Cerebro Backups... and much, much more! Great Mailbag, and - since it's Monday, our fairly brief "This Week in X-Stuffs" segment -- Introducing the ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT X-Lapsed Voicemail! 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK)... as in "Professor Xavier is a..." and not anything off-color! Shame ...
May 31, 2021•30 min
In our penultimate outing with the lovable Loser Squad, we finally get to the scene that caused us to look at this book in the first place - the de-vamping and re-mutifying of Jubilation Lee! We've got questions... -- Introducing the ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT X-Lapsed Voicemail! 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK)... as in "Professor Xavier is a..." and not anything off-color! Shame on you for thinking it was! -- Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbe...
May 30, 2021•26 min
In Soviet Russia, trade wait for you! Hey everybody, we're back fo(u)r another compilation episode... covering the third issues of the Dawn of X, Wave One launch titles - and it feels like, for some of these, the bloom is coming off the ol' rose. Hordeculture? The New Mutants Farm story? Fallen Angels still being a thing? The tonal shift here into attempts at comedy, a weird fill-in arc, and poetic waxing might be too severe for your humble host to take! -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) X-Men (vol.5) #...
May 29, 2021•3 hr 13 min
If you only listen to one episode of X-Lapsed today... this should be it! Folks, we have finally arrived at Way of X ... our first "shoe drop" issue in quite some time. It reads like something straight out of our very own Mailbag, and I cannot wait for more! Nightcrawler is our POV character... and I can't think of anyone better to question the fact that... nobody else seems to question the goings on around Krakoa! Plus: X-Cellent Mailbag... including our first ever "Day and Date" missive coveri...
May 28, 2021•59 min
S.W.O.R.D. has done the impossible... made me feel sympathy for Fabian friggin' Cortez! Today's episode features a Quiet Council pile-on on the poor former Acolyte... who is given the floor to make a plea, but is not even given a pair of boxers post bursting outta his goldball! There's also some Snarkwar stuff... but ain't nobody got time for that! Plus: Great Mailbag and chatting a bit about the INFERNO announcement! -- Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chri...
May 27, 2021•44 min
Logan and Licia's Merry Chase thru Madripoor continues... and every merc worth their salt is hot on their trail - well, Deadpool shows up, anyway. A fun issue that only makes me wish there were more hours in the day to devote to non-X comics! Plus: Great Mailbag! FA Comics History: The Life and Times of Tamara Blake! It'll be the most exciting 18 seconds of your day! -- Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com x...
May 26, 2021•29 min
Anyone out there miss X-Men Unlimited ? No? How 'bout I pretend you said 'Yes'? Well, have I got the book for you! In this "Just the X, ma'am" look at another issue of the Marvel's Voices anthology, we've got some very X-Men stories you'll swear you've already read... at least twice! First, Domino talks about how lucky she is... then, Storm recruits a young troubled mutant. All that, plus great Mailbag, and the X-Sales Chart from February, 2021! -- Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weird...
May 25, 2021•28 min
Another day off the beaten X-Lapsed Path... and we're back in the Outlawed corner of the Marvel Universe taking a look at the last couple of issues of the recent Power Pack miniseries... which just so happens to feature Wolverine... and his super-secret supervillain twin brother we've never heard of before: Wolvermean! It's a fun couple of issues! I hope you'll tune in! Also: Mailbag! Sales Charts! Marvel Unlimited! On-Shelves! Oh, my! -- Check out Unpacking the Power of Power Pack at: https://j...
May 24, 2021•39 min
They've been through the desert on a wolf with no name... After a long layoff, the Chris's's's are finally back to begin the the Quest of the Wolfriders in earnest! This time out, our tiny heroes try and strike a deal with some crafty Trolls... and find themselves in quite a mess... stranded in a desert wasteland with absolutely nothing on the horizon. It's a good thing Skywise has that hunk of rock he won't stop talking about! Will our Elves make it to safety? Will they keep banded together eve...
May 23, 2021•1 hr 51 min
Welcome back, Trade-Waiters! For our third compilation/anthology episode - we're taking a look at the difficult second issues of each of our DoX launch books, in which they all sorta go their own way. I gotta wonder, while incredibly convenient... was this a satisfying read if you were following along via the anthology trades? Anyways, in the wake of the apparent assassination last time out, Krakoa is... well, I would say "high alert", but nah, they're all still dancing around that bonfire like ...
May 22, 2021•3 hr 34 min
After many, many months... Wolverine has finally remembered that there's a Vampire Nation in the making -- and so, it's time for him to deal with it. Also: Omega Red's ego takes a hit when he realizes that the people of Krakoa don't like him all that much. Go figure! -- Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
May 21, 2021•24 min
Two issues in, and the CoTA kids are already in repeats! In this very similar to the first issue issue... the CoTAs face off against the Hell's Belles... are approached by some Krakoans about going "home"... and stand longingly in front of the Coney Island Krakoan Gateway! Hey, but the Avengers show up for two pages... so there's that! Plus: Great Mailbag, and a F.A. Comics History piece on the many, many, many appearances of The Hell's Belles! -- Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdc...
May 20, 2021•31 min
Wrapping up our time with the Runaways! Wolverine and Pixie get their gal... but, it isn't the one you might think it is. After they head back to Krakoa, your humble host is left at quite the disadvantage due to his lack of Runawareness! Plus: Some great discussion from the Mailbag and More! -- Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
May 19, 2021•38 min
In which the Marauders look for a loophole around their United Nations ruling! It's a story of flaming ice sculptures, sewage, vomit, and Morlocks! Also: X-Cellent Mailbag and a teensy bit of X-News! F.A. Comics History: Let's meet Bliss! -- Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
May 18, 2021•52 min
Today's is a most malicious issue of Excalibur ... which, thank whoever's listening, does not take place in Otherworld! It does have a Betsy/Kwannon team-up though... which is something that's getting a bit long in the tooth itself, innit? We're going to be learning a lot about Malice McMallister... and talking about some iffy-Resurrection Protocol shenanigans. Also: Great Mailbag Also Also: Reign of X Summer of Bloat News! Also Also Also: A Brand-New Segment - F.A. Comics History, where we're g...
May 17, 2021•46 min
Welcome to Marvel Legacy, Gang! We're back to our Legacy Numbering and everything... and by "everything", I mean... well, that's basically it. Nothing else about this screams "legacy", but... we can't have everything, now can we? Here, as Generation X barrels toward its conclusion, we're seeing all of our main story threads converge in a most convenient way. We've got two issue-sodes left after this! -- Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean...
May 16, 2021•29 min
Wassup, Trade-Waiters! The Collected X-Lapsed continues its journey through the post- HoX / PoX era with a look at the first volume of the Dawn of X Anthology Collections. These anthologies are a fantastic way to keep up-to-date on all things (current year) X, and are something your humble host gives Marvel two thumbs up for coming up with (keep in mind, my thumbs up and a dollar might buy you a cuppa coffee at McDonalds). Today we're diving deep on all of the Dawn of X , Wave One, Number Ones.....
May 15, 2021•4 hr 22 min
In which Professor X reveals which of his X-Men he loves the most... and, no... I'm not kidding. Also: Cyclops gets his real first name, the Beast gets brainy, and Iceman attempts to eat himself. On top'a that, we meet and defeat The Blob! Plus: Great Listener Mail! -- @acecomics / @90sxmen / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
May 14, 2021•28 min
Welcome back to the least essential podcast with the word Essential in it's title! Today our teen-age heroes are going to take on the dread threat of the villainous Vanisher! What hope might they have against a foe who can... ya know, vanish? Will Professor X have to get his hands dirty this time??? Let's find out! Plus: We've already got a letter in the Essential Mailbag! Hop aboard, we're havin' fun ova hea'! -- @acecomics / @90sxmen / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com ch...
May 13, 2021•42 min
Kicking off a brand-new X-Lapsed offering... in which we go all the way back to 1963 and revisit with our Original Five! Lookitus being actual fake-ass comics historians, ova hea'! Today we meet Professor Xavier, Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Angel, and Jean Grey... as they do battle with the first ever Evil Mutant -- Magneto! I mean, I ain't blowin' any minds here... this is X-Men #1, of course you know what happens in it! It's my hope that this program will run concurrently with the main X-Lapsed se...
May 12, 2021•43 min
In which we spend what feels like 100 years talking about 100 years in the Vault! The good news is, this is where it ends (for now). We've got more charts and graphs than you can shake a stick at this time out... please listen anyway! -- @acecomics / @90sxmen / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
May 11, 2021•36 min
In (hopefully) the final time X-Lapsed looks at the #KinginBlack Mass-Event Crossover, Conan stands side-by-side with the Marauders to try and take down The Knullifed Cyclops and Storm Who Laugh! Also: Deadpool is Wile E. Coyote Plus: Great Listener Mail! -- @acecomics / @90sxmen / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
May 10, 2021•33 min
In the FINAL issue of Generation X (vol.2), we deal with the fallout of Kid Krakoa's accidental rampage through the streets of New York City... where, evidently, the Police and Emergency Services are too disinterested in taking a look at themselves... because it's all being left to our lovable loser squad (and Quentin Quire)! Also: Jubilee gives Jono one heck of an arm hickey... Next Time Out - It's Marvel Legacy! -- @acecomics / @90sxmen / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com...
May 09, 2021•24 min
