It's time for the middle chapter of the Sensational Sentinel Saga -- and also, for the original of the Barefoot Bouncing Blue-Suited Beast! Prepare to be... whelmed! Also - the always interesting "Let's Visit With the X-Men" letters page, the Bullpen Bulletins, the MIGHTY Marvel Checklist... and more MMMS content than anyone could *possibly* ever want! Tune in, you'll love it! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.p...
Aug 06, 2021•34 min
Kicking off our three-part Sentinels Saga - with some FEAR AND HATE! What can the X-Men do when noted anthropologist Bolivar Trask takes a page out of J. Jonah Jameson's book to assert that Mutants are a MENACE? Well, their creepy, bald leader might decide to engage in a televised debate with him... which, might not go according to plan! It's a fun story... and I hope you'll join me for it! Also: The original Letters Pages, the OFFICIAL Marvel Bullpen Bulletins (featuring plenty - ie. too much -...
Aug 05, 2021•34 min
Welcome friends, to a most blessed event - it's the Wedding of Sue Storm and Reed Richards, and we're all invited... along with many of the movers and shakers of the Marvel Universe in its relative infancy! Without hyperbole, this might just be the most important Marvel comic of its time! The X-Men not only show up... but get a few good shots in as well! It's the first time I'm reading this in decades, so it's basically new to me! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @...
Aug 04, 2021•31 min
Wrapping up our first two-part X-Men story - with the (final?) fate of the Juggernaut! Listen as ol' Cain Marko gets his helmet ripped off for the first time! Also: The always amusing 1965 X-Men Letters Page - where you can find out how much it'll cost ya to join the Merry Marvel Marching Society! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninf...
Aug 03, 2021•32 min
What terror lurks outside of X-Mansion... and why in the world did Cerebro pick up on it?! It's the first appearance of Professor X's stepbrother, the Juggernaut... and the first time we find out (to my knowledge) that the Xavier's first name is Charles! It's a fun one... that, reading as an adult... almost makes me sympathize for the villain! Plus: A pretty hilarious Silver-Age Letters Page, everything Marvel for (cover-date) July, 1965 - and a plea from your humble host for dissenting opinions...
Aug 02, 2021•30 min
Celebrating eleven months of X-Lapsed, with something a little different! Today, I finally check something off my "X-Men Blind Spot" list... after thirty-odd years! Looking at X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men for the first time ever! It's a fun chat I had with myself... I hope you'll join in! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths....
Aug 01, 2021•40 min
A tale so tragic it took the entire HoXPoXDoX X-Book brain trust to put it together! To say that your humble host is a bit grumpy reading the Empyre cash-in miniseries might just be underselling it. This might be the downest you'll hear me (until we get to X-Corp , that is)! Engage in some schadenfreude and listen to me trudge my way through this one! *NOTE: Next Episode (14) of The Collected X-Lapsed will be an "audit", since between Amazon, Marvel(dot)com, Comixology, the Marvel Wikia, and the...
Jul 31, 2021•2 hr 30 min
The Old Order Changeth! Taking a step off the beaten X-Path to follow Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Alum, Pietro and Wanda as they officially join the good guys as part of Cap's Kooky Quartet! Checking in with the Avengers won't be a regular thing here on the show... but, if there are any especially important Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch stories you'd like to see on the show - please don't hesitate to let me know! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Inst...
Jul 30, 2021•24 min
The Essential X-Lapsed is back... and it's just about time to finally deep-six Magneto and his Brotherhood! But, you might be asking - how could we possibly go about doing that? Well, wouldja believe that we're going to get a "deus ex characta" to do it for us?! Today we meet the Stranger, in a story that could only be called "The Triumph of Magneto!"? Also: Some great mailbag content... both for the show, and from the actual Letters Page from X-Men #11! Hope to see you there! -- X-Lapsed Voicem...
Jul 29, 2021•49 min
A most awkward episode in which your humble host stumbles and fumbles his way toward x-plaining how he feels this issue fell a bit short. Marvel at my ability to ride the fence in attempt to not inadvertently insult anybody! An important issue and an important discussion... that kinda misses the mark, and is priced WAY out of whack at $10 USD. For better or worse, we're going to talk all about it. Also: Mailbag, some news, and (since this IS the July Finale) the X-Book Sales Charts for April, 20...
Jul 28, 2021•48 min
Welcome friends, to the milestone 225th Episode of X-Lapsed... or, maybe, considering the subject matter - we dump the [X] from the title, and just call it Lapsed Annihilation, Episode 0?! Maybe then people will give it a listen? Today, we're kicking off our look at the upcoming Last Annihilation story, which will run through Guardians of the Galaxy , S.W.O.R.D. , and Cable: Reloaded - Ego the Living Planet has been covered with a candy shell... and is about to pop! What horror lurks below the s...
Jul 27, 2021•38 min
It's the penultimate issue of Cable ... and we've got a mighty big return to discuss! Who's that popping out of the GoldBall? The answer (won't) surprise you... or, at least it shouldn't! Another fun issue of this wickedly fun series, which I will miss very much! Also: X-Cellent Mailbag, our first dip into the X-Lapsed Voicemail Box, and "This Week in X"! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.p...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 4 min
The Celebration of Five Years of Chris and Reggie rolls on with a compilation of one the projects we were most proud of -- our coverage of Crisis on Infinite Earths! This was a series several months in the making... and was comprised of hundreds of hours of research and writing. This was an "around the clock" production... and the notes we took on Crisis actually filled more pages than Crisis itself! It's a heck of series... and we had a blast getting to the bottom of it. We bio EVERY SINGLE CHA...
Jul 25, 2021•11 hr 19 min
Finally... it's time for Hellions ! The Collected X-Lapsed rolls on with the introduction of, perhaps THE surprise hit of this entire era... a team of B, C, and D list villains (plus Havok) engaging in therapeutic violence under the watchful eye of Mr. Sinister... what could possibly go wrong? Also, Broo eats an egg, Wolverine fights flowers, and a Giant-Size issue supposedly featuring Nightcrawler! All 'at and the usual X-Lapsed nonsense to boot! *NOTE: Episode 14 of The Collected X-Lapsed will...
Jul 24, 2021•4 hr 45 min
Welcome friends, to a day of Multiple Milestones! Today we wrap up both the Hellfire Gala and the fourth volume of X-Factor ... as well as celebrate TWO-THOUSAND days of Daily Comics Content at Chris is on Infinite Earths! We bid a sad farewell to our Boneyard residents, mysteries are awkwardly solved, people are horribly dressed... and wrap up with the discovery of SPOILER ALERT's dead body! Whodunnit... well, we're going to have to wait and see! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396...
Jul 23, 2021•45 min
If we were using Marvels Legacy Numbering, this would be X-Lapsed LGY#275! And to commemorate, we're discussing one of the best books in the line! Today, as Nightcrawler recovers from a raging hangover, he (and we) get a lesson in how Making More Mutants might not be the best "way" forward for the nation of Krakoa. Also, some psychic-sexytime facilitated by Legion, and an appearance from a character from the Joe Casey era... and no, I'm not talking about Warp Savant! It's a great issue... and a ...
Jul 22, 2021•40 min
S.W.O.R.D. takes us into some Hellfire Gala fallout... and, it's all pretty great! To say any more would be to spoil it... and, since the events of this story WERE spoiled for your humble host, I will do you all the kindness of saying no more! You don't wanna miss this one! Plus: My usual Musings, Mailbag, and more Facebook Friends! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninf...
Jul 21, 2021•44 min
In what could've (and perhaps should've) been the next issue of X-Force, the Mutant CIA deals with the Telefloridian Menace... while also attempting to reconcile Beast's involvement in making them so! This leads into your humble host having rather the odd conversation with himself, wherein I do my damnedest to come to the Beast's defense (sorta). I'd love to hear your thoughts on current-year Hank McCoy - is there ANY saving this character? Inquiring mind(s) wanna know! Plus: Great Mailbag, and ...
Jul 20, 2021•51 min
It's X-Corp day... let's just push forward! For those of you who can make it - there's some great listener mail, Planet-Size X-Men fallout and "This Week in X" to discuss! -- 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 19, 2021•47 min
Picking up right where we left off last time - Cutter and Rayek are in the midst of THE CHALLENGE, and there two trials remain! We'll discuss'em both right here! Also: Our usual "back-matter", including the Quests & Answers Letters Page, the Bullpen Bulletins, and an extended look at the Ads... which feature some of our very favorite ones of the era: Saturday Morning Cartoons! All that, plus some news on the ElfQuest AUDIO MOVIE and an update on the ElfQuest lead figurines we didn't even kno...
Jul 18, 2021•2 hr 14 min
Welcome to the fold, Cable ! Hope you enjoy your (relatively short) stay! Our eleventh Collected Edition sees Kid Cable best Wolverine in battle before getting swept away to deal with some, of all things, Spaceknight stuff. Excalibur is... back in Otherworld (duh), The New Mutants deal with boring Nova Roma stuff, X-Men focuses on Vulcan... and banging Brood in what might be the worst story to come out of this volume, X-Force heads into Terra Verde, and Marauders sees Pyro infected by a tiny lit...
Jul 17, 2021•4 hr 36 min
The New Mu's are in their Carnation Abominations, and are ready to strut their stuff down the Green Carpet for the Hellfire Gala. What's up with Tier? Where's Gabby? What's the deal with Amahl Farouk? Can Doug and Warlock still be pals in a post-Bei the Blood Moon world? Is Tran gonna show up? Some of those answers and more... today! Also: Mailbag and a little bit of x-relevant news for fans of Marvel mobile games -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Insta...
Jul 16, 2021•38 min
Finally... we get to talk about the event that we had mostly spoiled for us months ago! It's no longer the worst kept secret in the X-Books... it's out in the open! So, for the few of you asking what it IS that I'm talking about -- Well, you'll have to listen (or, ya know, read the issue AND listen) to find out. We've got some X-Cellent X-Tended Mailbag today as well, introducing a new letter writer to boot! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: ...
Jul 15, 2021•57 min
Taking a sidebar from the #HellfireGala to check in on the COTA kids... who are still, after four issues, trying to figure out their way through the Krakoan Gates! The glacial pace continues... we'll talk Mutant Appropriation, Pit-Sweat Consent, and much more! We've also got some great Mailbag! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfini...
Jul 14, 2021•39 min
It's the FINAL ISSUE of X-Men (vol.5)... and it's where we FINALLY get our first actual X-Men team of the Krakoan Era! This should be super-exciting... if only Marvel didn't spoil it for us three month ago! Oh well, we'll make the best of it! Plus: More Sinister Secrets! Illuminati Talk! Mailbag! I wax on about Beast's Ethical Handcuffs for way too long! And much much more! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.c...
Jul 13, 2021•48 min
Welcome back to X-Lapsed... I wish we could be meeting under better circumstances, but alas - it's Excalibur day! The Hellfire Gala rolls on, and Betsy Britain and the Gang engage in some ridiculous global politics, Rictor broods, and one of our team members is lucky enough to escape this book! You WILL believe that a Coven of Witches can impact the global landscape... or not, but you'll see it either way. -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @9...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Continuing the celebration of FIVE YEARS of Chris and Reggie with a compilation of another one of our "tentpole" series' wherein we go deep into the somewhat seedy, certainly salacious, world of Underground Comix! We start with Tijuana Bibles... and don't stop until present day... talking about what Underground Comix were, what they became, and how they're still relevant to this day. I hope you enjoy! -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) Part I: Tijuana Bibles, Joe Shuster, Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood, and...
Jul 11, 2021•5 hr 42 min
This "collected edition" includes, among other things, the first mention of an X-Lapsed favorite: THE CRUCIBLE! If you're new(er) to the show, and would like to hear where my fascination with the concept began... well, go no further! Also: An homage to the 'NUFF SAID! issue of New X-Men by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely, with a bit of a Weird Comics History lesson on exactly what 'NUFF SAID! was, and much much more! -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey & Emma Frost #1: "...
Jul 10, 2021•4 hr 24 min
Today we take a trip to my second least favorite place in all the Marvel Universe... The Savage Land! Listen to me mispronounce Ka-Zar's name about five-dozen times! That - plus the original Letters Page discussion from the issue, the prehistoric Marvel Bullpen Bulletins, and the MIGHTY Marvel Checklist! Also: An X-Tended X-Cellent Mailbag feature! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean....
Jul 09, 2021•44 min
We're back off the beaten path... checking in with our two resident conflicted members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants as they attempt to officially "go good". They figure the best way to go about this is to... break into the Baxter Building! Oh well, they can't ALL be good ideas... Fighting and Flames ensue! We chat up Wanda and Pietro... and dig into the X-Cellent Mailbag! Be there! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicsh...
Jul 08, 2021•26 min
