Welcome, friends - to the collection of Cosmic Treadmill episodes wherein Reggie and I commemorated the 25th Anniversary of the landmark Doomsday storyline that shook the comics industry back in the Fall/Winter of 1992-93! In these shows, we broke down what was going on in the world of Superman leading up to his final battle with Doomsday, the story itself... and all of the fallout in Funeral For A Friend and Reign of the Supermen . If you weren't in the fandom (or perhaps even on the planet bac...
Sep 05, 2021•8 hr 13 min
With the Empyre -sploitation firmly in the rear-view, it's time to rush our stories to a halt... or at least to a semi-organic point where #EcksofTens can effectively put them on hold for a couple'a months. This compilation also includes the "milestone" One-Hundredth episode of X-Lapsed! It's chock-full of my regular nonsense - couldn't have done it without you all. Thanks you! -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex #1: "The World" (00:43:00) Marauders #11: "To Live and Die on Krak...
Sep 04, 2021•3 hr 50 min
It's Episode 2 in the #XLapsedCrownSaga... wherein your humble host is still stammering and struggling through some dental work! Thankfully, we've got a wonderful book to chat about today in Hellions ! The Sinister Story that's been building since HoXPoX is starting to take shape... and secrets are shared! It's a goodie - you don't wanna miss this one! As I always say... if you're not reading Hellions -- READ HELLIONS ! Plus: An abbreviated Mailbag... due to lockjaw (again, not that Lockjaw )! -...
Sep 03, 2021•37 min
Through gritted teeth we head off the beaten path and take a look at a Wolverine guest-spot in Shang-Chi ! Now, the "gritted teeth" ain't an indictment on the quality of the story... it's due to some dental work I had done earlier in the day! So, not even lockjaw (not that Lockjaw) will keep us from our (self)appointed task! Apologies in advance if I sound rough(er than usual) today! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshisto...
Sep 02, 2021•31 min
It's the first Anniversary of X-Lapsed... and somehow Wolverine has weaseled his way into yet another X-Lapsed Milestone! Today, friends... the comic is basically secondary, thankfully it's just Wolverine doing Wolverine things in Madripoor anyway, so, it's not like there's much to say anyway! The real "meat" of this episode is the discussion of the genesis of X-Lapsed, and a celebration of the community we've built together over the past year. Thank you all for helping me to get here... trust m...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Or, [X]Lapsed Annihilation, Episode 003! Welcome friends, to the episode that marks one-year of daily podcasts here at the Chris and Reggie Channel! That, and a couple'a bucks ought to get me a cuppa cheap coffee - but, hey - it's still something I can say I did! Today we're keeping with the Last Annihilation gimmick, and getting our S.W.O.R.D. cast on the board... and boy are they snarky. Well, Abigail Brand is, anyway. All this, plus some great Mailbag, wherein we talk a bit about the S.W.O.R....
Aug 31, 2021•41 min
Or, [X]Lapsed Annihilation, Episode 002 if you prefer! Today we're kicking off the actual Last Annihilation coverage with a look at Guardians #16. There isn't much of a mutie presence here... but, they do get mentioned a bunch and we even get a scene on MarsArakko! We're laying the foundation for what's to come before Abigail Brand and S.W.O.R.D. show up to deliver the sass and snark! Also: Mailbag, This Week in X, and Shout-Outs! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @...
Aug 30, 2021•39 min
Today I am sharing a compilation of the last deep-dive Reggie and I did together, wherein we focused on another "tent-pole" series of Weird Comics History. From the very start, we knew this was a topic we really wanted to sink our teeth into... and we were very fortunate to get that opportunity! We cover it all... from newsies shillin' papers, to the origins of the "organized" comics fandom, and how that fandom kicked off an aftermarket for comics, thereby creating the "back issue". We'll meet P...
Aug 29, 2021•2 hr 16 min
Today's is a pretty interesting compilation... as, if you're a listener of the more recent episodes of X-Lapsed, you'll be familiar with my gushing over X-Factor ... and lamenting its cancellation. Well, wouldja believe that there was a point in time where I was actually HOPING it would be canned with the quickness? It was with the second issue of the volume where I was officially "done" with this book. Boy, how things change! Also, despite the fact that we're wrapping up the Empyre -sploitation...
Aug 28, 2021•3 hr 9 min
Today we wrap up the fourth volume of Cable ! When the dust settles... are we going to be left with Old Man Cable... or will Kid Cable remain? Well, I'm sure it was spoiled for you at 12:01am the day it came out... but, please play along anyway! We'll talk all about the issue, as well as the second-half of this funner-than-it-had-any-right-to-be series! Also: Mailbag and Shout-Outs! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistor...
Aug 27, 2021•35 min
Weekend At Gabby's! Today we're going to be spending even more time discussing the concept of clone resurrectability... and distrusting those who are older than you to make your decisions! A very fun issue... which, in a subtle way, makes us ask a lot of inconvenient questions! Also: Mailbag and Shout-Outs! -- Check out my appearance chatting up X-Men with Mark Radulich! Source Material LIVE - X-Men: Deadly Genesis -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Inst...
Aug 26, 2021•31 min
Today we're talking trauma on several fronts - what happened to Wilhelmina? What happened to Lourdes? What was Emma forced to do? We'll find out some of those answers today. If you're hoping to see any actual Marauders this issue... well, I've got some bad news for ya. Plus: Your humble host stumbles into some uncomfortable discussion when he questions the wisdom of trying to alienate upwards of half your American audience in current year comics! Drink in the awkwardness! Also: Mailbag and Shout...
Aug 25, 2021•35 min
After terraforming Mars... the mutants' next trick is - quick internet? No, really. Today we're heading to a Tech Expo so the Corp can unleash their broadband service upon the world... all the while acting wildly out of character! Least we got the Mailbag! -- 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/90sxm...
Aug 24, 2021•35 min
In what might be the penultimate issue (but not penultimate chapter) of Way of X , we get the x-pected levels of amazingness from Spurrier and Quinn. Awesome character work, and further x-ploration of the Krakoan Laws. I tell ya what... at the risk of sounding crass - Way of X is the kind of book I just wanna sit back and let have its WAY with me! If you're not reading this... you should be! Also: Great Mailbag, This Week in X, and Shout-Outs! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JER...
Aug 23, 2021•44 min
Gather 'round gang, it's time to learn about being a responsible citizen! Today's TOTAL PACKAGE revisits the times Reggie and I discussed the Public Service Announcement specials released by DC Comics during the first-half of the 1980s, chock full of Gestalty goodness - and in our own inimitable style! In addition to the Cosmic Treadmill episodes, and in the interest of completionism, I have also included an episode of the old Chris is on Infinite Earths show, where I spend an hour blabbing abou...
Aug 22, 2021•4 hr 32 min
That awkward volume where you're dealing with not one, but two mass-crossover events, and just trying to keep your head above water! Today's compilation piece is part Empyre ... and part X of Swords - I suppose we could (and should) blame the Covid-Hiatus on this, but still - it makes for a very odd reading x-perience. I couldn't imagine what trade-waiters thought when they picked this one off the shelf! Also: I so hate to do this to y'all... but, the first two parts of Empyre: X-Men are a part ...
Aug 21, 2021•2 hr 59 min
Who missed Otherworld? Yeah, me neither... but, we gotta. Today we're chatting up Merlyn and Wisdom... as the latter reassembles his team of S.T.R.I.K.E. psychics (let's hope this isn't a back-door pilot to launch a new book!) There's plenty of meat on this bone... so, let's talk about it. Also: More X-Cellent Mailbag, another dip into the Voicemail Box, and Shout-Outs! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com c...
Aug 20, 2021•52 min
It's a most newsworthy day indeed! Today, not only are we launching the sixth volume of X-Men ... we're also discussing the breaking news that we're abut to lose our Head of X, Jonathan Hickman! What will this mean to the X-Line? Are things going to "go back to normal" after the events of Inferno ? Lotsa questions... not many answers - yet! All 'at plus the Mailbag and More - hope you'll join us for this most opportune "jumping-on point"! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Tw...
Aug 19, 2021•52 min
When is Man-Thing not Man-Thing? When he's Man-Slaughter! Does this make him any less boring than regular ol' Ted Sallis? Well... yeah, kinda! Today we're going to be meeting Jackson Strode, Man-Slaughter - first introduced by our X-Force scribe in a semi-recent Weapon Plus one-shot (which I'll also give ya the quick n dirty on during this ep)! It's a goodie... I hope you'll join me for it! Plus: Mailbag and some long-overdue Shout-Outs! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twi...
Aug 18, 2021•40 min
Whenever I'm feeling down about the direction of the X-Books... I'm so happy to be reminded that a book like Hellions exists (at least for now)! Today we're going to talk about the surprising "heart" of, not only this book.. but the team itself! Also: Something Amenthi this way comes! Plus: An X-Cellent and X-Tended Mailbag Segment, as well as a "This Week in X" chat! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chr...
Aug 17, 2021•41 min
The sorta-kinda long-awaited return of "original recipe" X-Lapsed! We kick off the August episodes with a look at a surprise penultimate issue! Didn't realize this series was coming to an end... it's Children of the Atom , and in it - the secret is out! Was the destination worth the journey? Well, you be the judge of that! Also: An(other) appeal for dissent, wherein I ask folks to reach out to me if they feel I'm "harshing" too much on certain books/creators... rather than anonymously leaving me...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Today the Chris's's's are back to cover a most important issue - for a few reasons! A) This was the first comic book one of them paid an entire $5 for! B) It tells the Secret Origin of Cutter's (unwitting) ascent into Wolfrider Chiefdom! It's the story of Bearclaw's last stand and the menace of Madcoil -- but, as usual for us, that's not all! We've also got all the MARVELous mid-80's backmatter to share! Letters Pages! Bullpen Bulletins! Adverts! Nonsense Tangents! And more! -- Leave us a Voicem...
Aug 15, 2021•2 hr 14 min
The compilation features the episode which started the show's fixation on Madelyne Pryor and her nebulous resurrectability! We also get our first glimpse of the island that would eventually host the Hellfire Gala ! Plus: The fourth volume of X-Factor launches... which, your humble host was initially NOT a fan of! Listen to me complain... only to have to eat my words a few months later! It's a super-seminal episode... in the cleanest way possible. -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) Marauders #10: "Leave N...
Aug 14, 2021•2 hr 45 min
Welcome to the X-Men, Rascally Roy Thomas - we hope you survive the X-Perience! This time out, we're reintroduced to the dread Lucifer... as well as the tandem of ersatz X-Men, Blob and Unus the Untouchable?! We'll talk a fair bit (probably too much) about the concept of "Fan Turned Pro" as it pertained to eventually making comics less accessible, storywise, to the more casual reader - Was X-Men #20 the first domino to tip in that direction?! Plus: Our regular smattering of Silver-Age backmatter...
Aug 13, 2021•50 min
It's Stan Lee's swansong as scripter... and the issue where he introduces the world to: The Mimic! Now, you might be asking why the X-Men need their own version of the Super-Skrull... and, well, yeah... that's basically what he is, just in a gaudier costume! I suppose we can just chalk it up to "It's the Silver Age" and move on. Plus: All of the 1966 Marvel Backmatter you could possibly ever want... and probably some ya don't! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acec...
Aug 12, 2021•39 min
It's yet another X-Lapsed Milestone Episode -- 25 episodes in, and we're nearing 1/3 of the way through the original run! Today's episode features the (short-lived) return of Magneto... the promise that Iceman might just save the day! I wonder if Professor X can ever stand back long enough to let anyone other than himself save the day? Prob'ly not! All'at plus the always entertaining Silver-Age Back-Matter we all know and love! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @ace...
Aug 11, 2021•37 min
Today we talk about the "Spectrum of Suspension of Disbelief" when we ask how in the world people haven't put together that Charles Xavier has an association with the X-Men! The creep is constantly being seen in public with and for them! Good thing his kneejerk move is a mindwipe, eh? Also - We've got the return of a most dangerous mutant - doncha dare spoil the end of this episode with anybody - we'll be watching! Plus: The always amusing Letters Page, the Bullpen Bulletins, MMMS updates... and...
Aug 10, 2021•46 min
Wrapping up our first three-part X-Men story -- it's the Sentinel Saga, wherein, it should come as no surprise that - once again, Professor X steals the spotlight and wins the day! Also: Stan Lee gets taken to task for his poor Latin usage in the Letters Page, the Bullpen Bulletins takes off - and the Merry Marvel Marching Society won't quit! It's a fun time in the Silver Age, and I hope you'll join me for it! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram...
Aug 09, 2021•31 min
The celebration of Five Years of Chris and Reggie rolls on, with a compilation of the series we used to commemorate the one-hundredth episode of the Cosmic Treadmill. In our Crisis on Infinite Earths style, we break down the entirety of Marvel's Age of Apocalypse event from 1995... providing bios for all of the creators involved... as well as every single character to make an appearance! Things get especially crazy once we get to the X-Universe issues! It's a long one indeed... but a project we ...
Aug 08, 2021•10 hr 37 min
This is the compilation I've both been looking forward to AND dreading... ya see, this is our "audit" episode! Since between Amazon, Marvel, Comixology, and the Marvel Wikia... NOBODY can keep straight which issues appear in each collection - we've been forced to dig a bit deeper, and figure out x-actly where we stood. As such, this will be a bit of a shorter installment, as we've already covered two of the issues that were actually a part of this volume! Those issues were Excalibur (vol.4) #10,...
Aug 07, 2021•2 hr 37 min
