It's AvX -- Round One! Yes, friends - this is the first official run-in between The Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the World's Strangest Teen-Agers... and, it's a battle for the ages! And, by "ages", I mean it's like a three-page slap fight, that includes actual hair-pulling. Also: The truth about Professor X's injury, a Letters Page where people won't shut up about Marvel Girl's "catseye" headgear and Iceman's booties, and much much more! Join me, won't you? I'm very lonely in here! -- X-Lapsed V...
Jul 07, 2021•37 min
In which an X-Man threatens to quit the team and our heroes face off against a Brand-New (somewhat) Evil Mutant! It's just another day in the neighborhood for the World's Strangest Teen-Agers! Also: The first time where we see them being "Feared and/or Hated"! A seminal issue, indeed! All that plus - Letters Page Goodness, prehistoric Bullpen Bulletins, and Mailbag! Special Note: There is a bit of a... temporal distortion in the middle of this episode. I can't really explain it... but I couldn't...
Jul 06, 2021•34 min
Today we're covering the issue which finally caused your humble host to pull the trigger on Marvel Unlimited... mostly because he couldn't see himself attempting to track down an issue of Thor... and boy, is he glad he did - because this is a very fun issue, pitting the Odinson against our resident Master of Magnetism! How can Magneto fair against Mjolnir? Quite well, surprisingly enough! Have a listen and find out for yourself! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @ac...
Jul 05, 2021•27 min
What do you do when a new guy rolls into town and tries to take your best gal? Well, if you've got one handy - you might just throw a centuries-old ceremonial wand in their direction! Today, friends - we kick off THE CHALLENGE. It's the oddly sympathetic Rayek challenging the oddly kinda dickish Cutter, and it's "Winner take Leetah"! We will talk all about this, while trying our best not to say the words "current year" and/or "2021" every other sentence! Also: We go through the first-ever ElfQue...
Jul 04, 2021•2 hr 11 min
We knew it wouldn't be too terribly long before we got ourselves a Dawn of X era Wolverine ongoing... and so, here it is! This compilation episode (and anthology volume) only includes four "issuesodes"... but, that Wolvie ish is a long'un. But first, the Marauders deal with the fallout of their loss last issue, Excalibur THANKFULLY takes a break from Otherworld to go on a foxhunt, and a Domino-centric issue of X-Force raises some very thought-provoking questions regarding the collectivist nature...
Jul 03, 2021•2 hr 28 min
The Blob is back... and hanging out with, who else... Magneto and his Brotherhood! Do the newly-graduated X-Men... without their mentor - but with their new field leader, stand a chance? You don't wanna miss this one... or, ya know, maybe you do! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Jul 02, 2021•33 min
It's the highest-profile X-Men guest-appearance yet... and perhaps their highest-profile appearance period! Today the X-Men meet and fight the Fantastic Four... for the first of many times! We're going to talk a bit about how this appearance might just have legitimized the world's strangest teen-agers to the fans of the wider Marvel Universe, and much more! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie...
Jul 01, 2021•26 min
The X-Men continue looming large over the early Marvel Universe... this time with their youngest member - the sixteen-year old Kid Kool himself - crossing paths with the youngest member of the Fantastic Four - Johnny Storm, the Human Torch in the pages of Strange Tales #120! Will these two teen-agers forgo the "Superhero Team-Ups... the Marvel Way" formula... or, will we waste several pages of this short story with a Silver Age clashing of Fire and Ice? You may be surprised... I know I was! -- X...
Jun 30, 2021•22 min
Today we head off the beaten path for the first (but not last!) time ever during our dip into the silly Silver Age, with the first X-Men guest-spot outside their own Marvel Mag! Here we will focus on Angel as he invades an Iron Man story in Tales of Suspense ... and also gets hit in the face with an ATOMIC BOMB! It's a seminal look at the old Marvel Method of hero on hero violence... back before it was something we'd see every month (if not week)! A fun little story, and I hope you'll check it o...
Jun 29, 2021•26 min
The Hellfire Gala continues... and not everyone from our favorite crew of Irregulars has received an invite! It's almost as though... not all mutants are created equal! Hmm. We might just keep talking about that. Also: Some Inferno theories, Mailbag, and Comichron Sales Charts for everything X in March, 2021 (it's not great news)! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfin...
Jun 28, 2021•47 min
Celebrating 30 Years of X-Force by sharing a compiled version of my three or so hour conversation with myself regarding 2019's sorta-kinda controversial miniseries (until people forgot it was still a thing) - Major X ! I discuss my roots in Liefeld fandom, what early 90's comics meant (and continue to mean) to me... and then, we get into it! This is a very up and down little outing, so strap in - it's going to be a bumpy ride! -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) Major X #1 (00:26:33) Major X #2 (00:45:06)...
Jun 27, 2021•2 hr 48 min
As news begins to trickle in regarding the upcoming INFERNO event, The Collected X-Lapsed is inadvertently relevant (well, as relevant as it can be) - as this compilation episode contains the "shoe-drop" issue of X-Men wherein we all learn of Mystique's designs on our Island Nation! Also: Kitty goes for an x-tended swim in Marauders , Fallen Angels mercifully ends, and Beast gets even nastier over in X-Force ! All that, as well as the always x-cellent Mailbags and the normal amounts of my marble...
Jun 26, 2021•3 hr 41 min
In which the Hellfire Gala continues... and I talk myself in circles trying to figure out how to "fix" the Beast! Our favorite sociopathic mad scientist might just have veered a little too deep into straightforward supervillainy at this point... where only a "deus ex cerebro" can save him! I'll talk all about it... after I kvetch a bit about the rampant spoilers for everything-X overflowing on Social Media! Also: Great Mailbag, wherein I get the opportunity to wax nostalgic over my days on USENE...
Jun 25, 2021•41 min
We are cordially invited to the Hellfire Gala... and so, if you can find something outrageous and/or stupid enough to wear - I invite you to be my date! Today we kick things off with sort of a bird's eye view on the event... it's a tough issue to analyze, since so many of the story threads will be fleshed out as we proceed... and so, this is mostly a recitation of events with very little in the way of analysis and editorializing. But that's not all! Come for the Gala, stay for the x-tended Mailb...
Jun 24, 2021•53 min
On the eve of the Hellfire Gala, our flagship book (in its penultimate issue) finally decides to advance the main story of this era! Remember Nimrod? Remember Orchis? Remember Mystique threatening to burn everything down? Well - it's finally time to start moving these elements forward - and it looks like it's all headed to INFERNO ... but, ya know... first, a fashion show. -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.co...
Jun 23, 2021•36 min
Today we continue our discussion regarding a budding Krakoan "class system" when certain rules are bent for one of the more connected members of society... We're headed back to the Crucible... this time to "make whole" a Mutant who... still has their powers? Hmm... We've got a lot to talk about! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfin...
Jun 22, 2021•34 min
Wolverine is... still fighting Vampires? Ya kidding me? Don't we have a Gala to prepare for or something? This time out Cranky Chris complains about this story that refuses to end... and wonders how much longer it's going to go. Oh yeah, we also go to friggin Otherworld for the third time this month, so I'll complain about that too! At least there's our always X-Cellent Mailbag... and our "This Week in X" segments! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Inst...
Jun 21, 2021•36 min
Celebrating FIVE YEARS of Chris and Reggie with a compilation of our first "big" project together! If you've ever wanted to listen to our Comics Code Authority series... but found the Archives to be too daunting (which they are!), here is a one-stop shop for nearly eight-hours of post-war comics chatter. If all you know about the CCA is "Frederic Wertham did it!" , I invite you to give this a listen, because ol' Doc W. is only a itty bitty part of the package! We actually READ Seduction of the I...
Jun 20, 2021•7 hr 35 min
Stepping away from our regular Dawn of X storyline... due to a dramatic event that occurs in the sixth issue of one of our ongoings, we're taking a look at the four-part X-Men + Fantastic Four miniseries, which your humble host was absolutely chomping at the bit for. Marvel must've known that, as they wasted very little time rendering the entire thing moot by de-Mutantifying Franklin Richards! In todays Collected Edition, we'll discuss all four parts of the event miniseries as well as the issue ...
Jun 19, 2021•3 hr 39 min
It's my favorite day of the X-Lapsed Month... Way of X day! After reading the first issue of this series, I was sure nothing could ever top it... and then they went and DID! A truly wonderful issue, indeed - listen to me gush over it for over a half hour! Plus: Our Always X-Cellent Mailbag! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteea...
Jun 18, 2021•47 min
When is a penultimate issue more like a finale? Well, when your actual final issue is a chapter of an Event Crossover... like the Hellfire Gala . Oh, you didn't know? There's a Hellfire Gala on the horizon. They totally don't talk about it every chance they get... so, I don't blame you for not knowing! Today, we look at a book whose watchword is "truncation". The axe of cancellation appears to have fallen during the production of this issue... and yet, Williams and Baldeon still manage to delive...
Jun 17, 2021•55 min
Welcome, friends... to, hands down, the most difficult episode of X-Lapsed I've ever done! If you've been following this show for any length of time, you'll know I really don't like being negative about our books... but, this one... hoo boy. I literally almost threw up the white flag. I feel like I need to publicly apologize to Fallen Angels , Empyre: X-Men , the Broo King Egg story, X-Men #12 and #14 being the same damn book, and even X-Men: Curse of the Man-Thing ... because, those were all a ...
Jun 16, 2021•42 min
The CotA "slow burn" continues... and, well - there ain't a whole heckuva lot to say about it! We do have some great mailbag discussion today though! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen...
Jun 15, 2021•36 min
Today we cover a One-Shot... that is actually a Part III... which includes Chapters 7-9 of a story that started two One-Shots ago... and ran through a second One-Shot, that all had different names. Also, it's just not very good! Today I'm going to complain all about it... and Steve Orlando's wildly unnatural sounding dialogue! Plus: Great Mailbag, including the return of a recently X-Lapsed friend And - a plea to the comics social media bubble NOT to rush to spoil this week's Planet-Sized X-Men ...
Jun 14, 2021•42 min
It's the final episode of Generation X-Lapsed! Will the Loser Squad be able to defeat M-Plate? Will Jubilee be able to adequately use her newly returned PAFF powers? Will we ever see these characters again? Those answers... well, might be in this issue. -- Help me pick the next Sunday Special Series! Mr. & Mrs. X-Lapsed 18 Episodes Rogue & Gambit 1-5 X-Men Gold Wedding Issue Mr. & Mrs. X 1-12 JEANeration X-Lapsed 12 Episodes Jean Grey 1-11 Generations: Jean Grey -- The ALL-NEW ALL-DI...
Jun 13, 2021•27 min
We're at our traditional "penultimate chapter" issues of each of our Dawn of X launch titles... however, only one of the six seems to be playing along! Fallen Angels gets ready to wrap up by finally putting together their team (who we'll never see work together again after this series) - X-Men decides to ignore Fallen Angels completely by having X-23 fall back into her pre- FA character and costume... before the other series even ends - Forge acts a chucklehead in X-Force - we resume our New Mut...
Jun 12, 2021•3 hr 7 min
Stop me if you've heard this one... it's the X-Men vs. The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! But, friends, that's not all... this time out, the Brotherhood is joined by Namor the Sub-Mariner, firmly establishing that the X-Men are part of the shared Marvel Universe! Why, we even get editorial footnotes pointing us to recent issues of Fantastic Four and Avengers ! Plus: Starting today (and hopefully for as long as we can), we're going to be taking the pulse of the comics fan of the day, when we read a...
Jun 11, 2021•35 min
Boy, I hope you're not already tired of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants... because, we're just getting started with them! Today, we meet Jean Grey's parents... who have such a high opinion of Charles Xavier, they probably wouldn't even mind him creeping on their little girl. They also don't seem to have a problem with the fact that she's the only young lady in a house full of teen-age boys. Different times, I s'pose! Also... the Brotherhood! They do Evil and/or Morally Ambiguous stuff... it's ki...
Jun 10, 2021•32 min
The Seminal Slog that is X-Men #4! It's the first appearance of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants... including everybody's favorite former-mutant... The Pretender herself! This issue takes a while to get going... but, gives us plenty of fun stuff to talk about! Plus: Great Mailbag... and a brief discussion on Facsimile Editions! -- 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 ...
Jun 09, 2021•43 min
As the Hellfire Gala looms ever nearer, today's issue is basically an opportunity for us to be reminded that Storm was an integral part of the Marauders team... despite the fact that she's hardly done anything with them over the past couple of years worth of stories! It's Ororo's farewell dinner... with plenty of sorta-kinda forced emotion and jokes about knives. Plus: Great Mailbag and I complain about how quick social media is to spoil every beat of every story coming out! -- The ALL-NEW ALL-D...
Jun 08, 2021•34 min
