Scrollin', Scrollin', Scrollin'... get dem doggies Scrollin' Prepare to work out yer thumbs, folks... cuz, we be scrollin' quite a bit in this one - almost to the point where this story feels like it actually has a bit of girth to it! It doesn't though! We've got Jeff to brighten our day though! Plus - Mailbag, Shout Outs, and the Week in X! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.co...
Oct 05, 2021•35 min
Is that idiot REALLY talking about Action Comics Weekly again? Yes, I am! Welcome, folks to the preview episode of the Patreon-first Action Comics Daily Appendix, wherein I will be translating my year-long written trek through Action Comics Weekly into an audio format, with particular attention and care paid to the Letters Pages. In this Frankenstein's Monster of a first episode, I introduce the concept, we discuss the Retailer Preview, and all of the first chapters from ACW #601. Plus, some rel...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Welcome to a new ongoing series here at the channel! "... to the Choir" will be an issue-by-issue look at the legendary DC Comics/Vertigo series, Preacher! Join a Preacher newbie (Chris) and a Preacher veteran (Dave) as we kick off this exciting new project! For this first episode, we will be talking about when we discovered the character, and what our initial impressions were. In addition to chatting up the entire first issue, we will also be diving into the pre-historic Internet reaction from ...
Oct 03, 2021•2 hr 30 min
The second-half of the twenty-two chapter X of Swords saga -- in which our heroes engage in a meal with the enemy, and run the gauntlet of her Royal Whyness' ridiculous contests. It's a long one... weighing in at just shy of eight hours, so - if nothing else, I'll keep ya company throughout an entire work day! Plus - All the usual X-Lapsed Nonsense! Mailbag, hot takes, anecdotes and et-cetera! -- TIMESTAMPS : (00:00:00) X-Men (vol.5) #14: "X of Swords, Chapter 12" (00:34:00) Marauders #14: "X of...
Oct 02, 2021•7 hr 55 min
Shoes just keep on droppin' as we draw closer and closer to Inferno ! You remember that "dupe rule" we discuss like... all the time on the show? Well, this issue changes a lot of what we thought we knew about it. Only, will this turn out to be one of those situations wherein it's far easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission? Could we be witnessing the beginnings of a schism between The Five and the Quiet Council? We'll ask questions like that... and many more - today! Plus: Mailbag,...
Oct 01, 2021•41 min
Welcome to the Future - The Future is... Chimera! It's a shoe-drop issue of Hellions , where secrets are revealed - betrayals become apparent - and many interesting questions are raised! There is so much to get into here, your humble host can hardly contain himself! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninf...
Sep 30, 2021•31 min
Wolverine and Seyvr Blackmore talk... and fight... then talk again... That's really about it! It's not BAD or anything... but, there isn't much more to say about it! Plus - Mailbag, Shout-Outs, Thank Yous, and X-Men Green ??? -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed 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/90sx...
Sep 29, 2021•29 min
In which your humble host gets FAR too hung up on lazy use of "dur-hur, pouches!" references - and we meet our All-New X-Terminators team... in what's definitely not a back-door pilot for a post- Inferno ongoing series! It's also part of the Last Annihilation crossover - so, if you're following that story, you'll wanna check this out! Plus - Mailbag, Shout-Outs, Corporate Intrigue and much, much more! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter:...
Sep 28, 2021•30 min
In which the opening arc of X-Men Unlimited creeps ever so slowly forward, and your humble host makes the argument that Jeff the Land Shark could save the comics industry (well, not really... but sorta!) Plus: Great Mailbag, Voicemails, X-News and Rumors, This Week in X, more sappy thank yous, and much much more! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com ...
Sep 27, 2021•39 min
Questerdays is back - and today we get a sandwich-type story wherein we learn the value of teamwork! When the elves work together... nothing can stop them! Not half-snake/half-cat demons... and not half-horse/half-camel abominations! We talk more about the generational schism among the elves regarding the curse of Recognition... and also, an almost unhealthy amount about Go-Bots! It's a great time as always, we hope to see you there! -- Leave us a Voicemail! 623-396-JERK @acecomics @Charlton_Her...
Sep 26, 2021•1 hr 46 min
Welcome, friends - to a giant-size installment of The Collected X-Lapsed! It's time to kick off EcksofTens... and so, let's spend the next eight or so hours tracking down swords we're not going to use! This episode includes the entire first-half of the... twenty-two part crossover event, plus as a special "bonus", I've included my look at the X-Men Free Comic Book Day 2020 special - so we can see the potential changes that were made to X of Swords during the Covid-hiatus... and also, you can hea...
Sep 25, 2021•7 hr 52 min
Friends, we have arrived at 1/4 of 1000 episodes of X-Lapsed... and what better way to celebrate than by kicking off one of our most anticipated series'? This one's been a long time coming... and, we might eventually look back at is as the first domino being tipped over in wrapping up the Hickman Era! Plus: Mailbag, Shout-Outs, Gushy Thank Yous, and the announcement of the X-Lapsed Patreon Launch (along with the entire first episode of the Patreon X-Clusive X-Lapsed Point One!) Thank you all so ...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 9 min
On the eve of #XLapsed250, we take a look at (hopefully?) the penultimate issue of X-Corp ... and, fair warning from your humble host: I don't like this book. If that's something you take issue with... maybe skip this one. We can still be friends! Plus: Mailbag, Shout-Outs, and More! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.co...
Sep 23, 2021•33 min
It's a most bittersweet day here at X-Lapsed... as we wrap up the Way of X volume (but thankfully, not its story!). Here we tackle and deconstruct the Third Krakoan Law "Respect this Sacred Land", discuss the mundanity of Mutant Death, and chat up the Onslaughtian Revelations we are gifted with. This is (was) a wonderful series... and I am going to miss it dearly. Also - Mailbag and Shout-Outs, Oh My! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxme...
Sep 22, 2021•35 min
When the most consistently good book in the line feels like it's "phoning it in", it still makes for a decent issue. Unfortunately, I've come to x-pect so much more from this book. This is the tale of two stories... and, feels more like an issue of (original recipe) X-Men Unlimited than an issue of Marauders! Plus - Mailbag, Shout-Outs, and news about the rumored futures of several of our X-Ongoings come 2022! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram...
Sep 21, 2021•34 min
Wrapping up our two-part Man-Slaughter storyline... basically because they seemingly ran out of pages to devote to it! Does the XENO story move forward any? Of course not, don't be redeekolous! Plus: Mailbag, Shout-Outs, The Week in X, and a brief news bit about the upcoming Sabretooth series! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfinit...
Sep 20, 2021•38 min
Our weekly look at the weekly X-Book continues... and so does our opening Wolverine vs. AIM vs. MODOK... in spaaaaaaaaaace story! We're going to spend most of this episode talking about how this story is predicated on scrolling for great swaths of time... and, while that isn't a bad thing, it kinda hampers the ability to ever comfortably translate this into a physical product. Also: The adorable second chapter of... It's Jeff! What happens when our tiny Land Shark finds his way into a washing ma...
Sep 19, 2021•23 min
With the Dawn of X behind us, and X of Swords on the horizon - I thought it would be nice to take a breather from the heavy-duty Krakoa stuff, and check in on what Professor X's sometimes evil brother is up to (especially since nobody's willing to let the poor guy just live on the island!). We'll meet D-Cel, who is totally not a mutant... and find out how Cain Marko regained the power of the Juggernaut. A fun series... here's hoping for a follow-up! Note: The "Mailbag" segments of the latter epi...
Sep 18, 2021•3 hr
Today we wrap up the story of the COTA kids... for now! What will they do with an actual honest-to-goodness Mutant in their midst? Will they fanboy and fangirl out... or wallow in jealousy that it isn't THEM who's got dem special genes? Also - We thought we'd gotten away from it, but... much like DC Comics' Manhunters: Nobody escapes the Hellfire Gala! Yes... we're back at the Gala. Plus - An X-Tra Size Mailbag, Shout-Outs, Marvel Previews for November, 2021 - and more! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 62...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 4 min
It's the milestone 25th issue of X-Men ! Wow, remember when volumes of X-Men actually hit twenty-five issues?! Seems like a lifetime ago, dunnit? So, how will our Silver-Age Sensations celebrate the occasion? Well, if you were to guess that they're going to fight another awful bad guy, then you win the world's worst No-Prize yet! It's time to tangle with the dread El Tigre (no relation to Jean Grey). All'at plus Letters, Bullpens, Merry Marvel Marching, Marvel Heroes on TV, Mailbag, Shout-Outs.....
Sep 16, 2021•26 min
If you thought we were hitting rock-bottom with Plant Man and the Porcupine... wait'll ya get a load of - The Locust! Today, we've got the X-Men fighting giant bugs, and an idiot dressed like one! All that, and Professor X pulls off some wicked hermit cosplay! You won't wanna miss it! Also: Letters Pages, Bullpen Bulletins, our own Mailbag, Shout-Outs and more! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandre...
Sep 15, 2021•36 min
Wrapping up our two-part Count Nefaria caper, with an all-out action issue! You'll never see the twist ending coming! Well, unless you've been following along from the start - then you'll see it coming from a mile away... All that, plus the 1966 Letters Page, Bullpen Bulletins, a future pro poppin' up among the ranks of the MMMS, and plenty more gestalty goodness! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisan...
Sep 14, 2021•33 min
Kicking off The Corridor of Cruddy Villains here at The Essentials - with Count Nefaria and his dread Maggia! These are some winners, indeed! We're still going to have more fun than should be humanly (mutantly?) possible with it, doncha worry none! Plus: The Original 1966 Letters Pages, Bullpen Bulletins, and much more! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.c...
Sep 13, 2021•39 min
A surprise Sunday episode wherein we begin our look at the new Marvel Unlimited X-Clusive weekly title, X-Men Unlimited ! Now, listeners of X-Lapsed know that your humble host has been advocating for a new post- HoXPoX take on XMU for quite some time now -- so, is this a case of "Be careful what you wish for..."? Listen in, and find out! Plus: A Bonus "Back-Up" story... featuring X-Lapsed favorite, Jeff the Land Shark! It's Jeff! #1 features our little hero visiting the public pool! -- X-Lapsed ...
Sep 12, 2021•27 min
We have arrived at the FINAL volume of the Dawn of X Anthology Trade Collection. Today we will witness the rest of our ongoings being rushed to a stopping point so that their casts can drop everything and search for swords they're not going to use! Heck, one of these very issues is about a sword... which, even as deep into the Reign of X run as we are at the time of this upload, we STILL haven't seen again! -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) X-Force (vol.6) #11: "Red Dawn" (00:35:46) Excalibur (vol.4) #1...
Sep 11, 2021•3 hr 15 min
Wrapping up the mesmerizing Mentallo Trilogy! Prepare your senses to be shocked... or, mildly amused, I suppose! Today the S.H.I.E.L.D.sters and Tony Stark team up to neutralize their mental (and hydrogen) threat! Will they make it in time... or will Nick Fury get his patch blown off? -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.c...
Sep 10, 2021•25 min
The Middle chapter of the Monumental Mutant Menace of Mentallo Trilogy! Today we're talking x-tremely deep pockets, and reading the minds of inanimate objects... if nothing else, this story definitely isn't boring! I hope you're enjoying this trip off the beaten path as much as I am! Lemme know! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfin...
Sep 09, 2021•24 min
Stepping off the beaten path to introduce current-year S.W.O.R.D. cast member, the Mutant Menace of Mentallo! We're broadening our horizons here at The Essential X-Lapsed... checking out series' that I never would have before! Today's episode comes from the Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. portion of Strange Tales -- Hydra has fallen, ESPers are the new hotness, and Nick Fury tries to get TV from Tokyo! It's a funner than x-pected time! Also: Great Mailbag! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (o...
Sep 08, 2021•32 min
Welcome back to the Essentials! Wrapping up Roy Thomas' first two-parter... featuring (hopefully) the last we see of Lucifer! It's kind of a rough formulaic outing for our mutant heroes... Plus: Original 1966 Letters Pages, the Marvel Bullpen Bulletins, our own Mailbag, and much more! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.c...
Sep 07, 2021•50 min
It's the August finale of X-Lapsed, and we are checking back in with the flagship book... which actually features the flagship team! And guess what -- they're fighting something from outer space! Whodathunkit? Thankfully there's much more to this issue than that - great characterization and forward momentum in our overarching story! This is a book that feels like an EVENT every time out... in a good way! Plus: Mailbag, Voice Mail, Shout-Outs and Sales Charts! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 ...
Sep 06, 2021•36 min
