In our third compilation of the X-Ploits of the Silver Age X-Men, the Marvel Universe tour continues -- pitting our heroes against the Avengers for the first of a billion times! Also, they have their sure-to-be final confrontation with Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants... EVER! After which, the two fan-favorites from that crew have to decide where their allegiances lay -- will Wanda and Pietro make dozens of letterhacks happy by joining the X-Men... or, will they wind up somewhere alto...
Dec 04, 2021•3 hr 30 min
Taking a half-step off the beaten path to deep dive on... a robbery! That's right, gang - there's been a heist in the Marvel Universe, wherein editorial and marketing stole one of the more seminal beats in X-History and handed it over to the Avengers... cuz, lord knows they need it! Today it's Phoenix Song: Echo - can Maya Lopez sidestep both Phoenix Corruption and Mansplaining long enough to do something worthwhile? Let's find out together! All'at plus a super-sized mailbag, featuring Inferno-c...
Dec 03, 2021•37 min
It's the milestone twenty-fifth issue of Marauders - the first-ever 25th issue of the post-HoXPoX era! It's also the penultimate issue of the book, but let's not dwell on that. So, how do we commemorate this landmark triumph in comics numbering? Do we get an enhanced cover? Do we get a big story blowoff? Do we drop a bunch of shoes? Well.. no. What we get is the second-part of the Eden Rixio filler story. I guess we ARE too smart for those 90's milestone gimmicks... though, somehow we're still f...
Dec 02, 2021•29 min
Celebrating 15 months of X-Lapsed with the second chapter of our big Fall-Winter event! In today's offering, we get a couple of "shoe-drop" moments, as well as a slew of all new questions that we're gonna need answered pretty quickly! The Quiet Council is finally whole again... but, just how compromised has it become? We've got lots to talk about - I hope you'll join in on the fun and speculation! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @ac...
Dec 01, 2021•33 min
It's "hump day" for the (bordering on false-advertising) Trial of Magneto ... and you all know what that means - it's time for a pointless fight to take up two-thirds of the issue! Yes, folks - while we wonder what's going on with Wanda... and whether or not Magneto will be held responsible, the X-Men and Avengers team-up to fight off... giant kaiju monsters? Oh... okay. In addition to the story, we will touch briefly on the concept of the Triple Goddess concept from Neopaganism -- which might j...
Nov 30, 2021•29 min
In my 30+ years of reading X-Men comics, I've certainly read some stinkers... After X-Men Green, however, I feel I owe them all a sincere apology. Today marks the end of what is, in my opinion, the worst X-Men story ever put to digital paper. Will Nature Girl and Curse have to answer for their crimes? Of course not! Will the actually learn anything? Hell naw! Will this story wrap up in a satisfying way? You sh*ttin' me? Also - the "season finale" of It's Jeff! where he steals something and looks...
Nov 29, 2021•32 min
For our second MasterworX compilation, we x-plore the X-Men's first crossovers... having them cross paths with the likes of the Fantastic Four and Iron Man... while Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants has a run-in with The Mighty Thor! We also advance the X-Men's own story... including an episode that has some sort of weird temporal anomaly... not sure if y'all can help me out with this, but - during X-Men #8, the pages get a bit fuzzy... and the art and writing style changes a bit for a...
Nov 28, 2021•2 hr 48 min
Hey, remember how Laura, Darwin, and Synch were sent into the Vault like a hundred years ago? I'd almost forgotten myself! That'll all get cleared up during this compilation episode... also, more King in Black in S.W.O.R.D. , more lawless Madripoor in Marauders , and more Quentin Quire corpses in X-Force ! It's fun f'r the whole family! -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) X-Force (vol.6) #17: "Omega, Reconsidered" (00:26:22) Marauders #18: "Saving Face" (00:58:54) X-Men (vol.5) #18: "Inside the Vault" (01...
Nov 27, 2021•4 hr 2 min
Beyond rolls on with the (literal) fallout of last issue's cliffhanger! Peter's in the hospital... and things might never be the same - ya know, until they are again! Meanwhile, Ben Reilly has himself a severe case of the "Parker Guilt"... which he really needs help in getting over! Another excellent issue of this brave new era for Spider-Man... and definitely a fun jaunt back into the webs for your humble host. I hope you all enjoy - please let me know if'n ya do! -- https://www.patreon.com/xla...
Nov 26, 2021•26 min
Happy Thanksgiving! Today we're doing something a little bit special for the holiday weekend... kicking off a couple of installments of a potential new program here at the channel, very much (as the name might suggest) in the vein of X-Lapsed. I haven't been a regular Spidey reader since the first few months after the Marvel NOW! era Superior Spider-Man ... however, due to the "Beyond Board" being comprised of creators whose work I very much enjoy, I couldn't help but to be yanked back in! Today...
Nov 25, 2021•55 min
Our Wolverine book begins revisiting some older plot threads, perhaps in order to tie them off before we enter into The Age of #XLADOW this winter. If you've missed Jeff Bannisher, Maverick, and Dolores Whatsherface from the X-Desk as much as I have, you'll probably dig this ish! -- 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 The All-New, All-Different chrisis...
Nov 24, 2021•22 min
In what we might've called a "shoe-drop issue"... had this series ever had the opportunity to find its own identity, rather than being background for various line-wide events - we find out who Henry Peter Gyrich of Orchis's MOLE inside S.W.O.R.D. is! Be ready to be whelmed! Also - we talk and postulate a bit about the upcoming shipping delays, and... well, not much more! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxm...
Nov 23, 2021•25 min
It's the penultimate insult! X-Men Green, Part Seven of Eight... in which Duggan tries to continue to amp up the comedy - emphasis on "tries". We've also got Jeff... and a great thought-provoking email about the X-Men Green endeavor overall! Plus: This Week in X, and 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 The All-New, All-Different chrisison...
Nov 22, 2021•25 min
Collecting the first six episodes of The Essential X-Lapsed... which, coincidentally covers the first six issues of X-Men ! If you've been interested in starting with the Essentials program, but don't dig the shorter episodes... or don't know where to begin, welp - here ya go! This first and seminal selection will introduce our young mutant heroes, and have them face off against the likes of Magneto, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Blob, and the star of X-Lapsed Point One, Namor the Sub-Mar...
Nov 21, 2021•3 hr 44 min
Welcome to the compilations of perhaps the X-Lapsediest X-Lapsed "Sunday Special Series" yet! When I walked away from the X-Books in 2015-2016, the Time-Displaced Original Five (get used to THAT phrase, by the way) were still looming large in the present day. When I made my return... they were gone - and they seemed to have taken Old Man Cable with them! What happened? Where did they go? How did they leave? Were they the same O5... or not?! Well, all of those questions were answered in this here...
Nov 20, 2021•3 hr 13 min
Cuz this is FILLER... FILLER night! Yes folks, we're only four issues into the flagship... and we're already smacking headfirst into the filler wall, with a story featuring Marvel's Crown Prince of Filler Issues: NIGHTMARE! So, guess what? The X-Men are going to have to face their... nightmares! Also, Ben Urich continues his expose on the Mutant Resurrection hoo-doo... in the fantastical Marvel Universe where heroes and villains die and return on a weekly basis! Plus, perhaps the Secret Origin o...
Nov 19, 2021•21 min
Today the Chronicler chronicles... and Colossus crushes! As we (hopefully) approach the end of the Mikhail Rasputin/Cerebro Sword mishigas, our story is finally picking up a bit of steam. Boy, will your humble host be happy when these books hit their 25th issues so maybe we can start getting some fresh content! Plus - Mailbag and the Rest! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com ...
Nov 18, 2021•31 min
It's time for another milestone episode... the two hundred seventy-fifth! I almost feel like our cover-art today should have an Eagle Award logo on it! Does anybody get that reference? Ehh, probably not. Anyway, today we get back to our never-ending Shadow King storyline... which, hey... is going to have to end at some point in the next couple of months. In fairness, it kind of turns the corner here, and there's a true feeling of progression. Plus - Mailbag, "Old Man" ranting, and much much more...
Nov 17, 2021•25 min
You ever hear a grown man gush? If not, you've probably never listened to anyone talk about Hellions ... because, damn this is one well-done book! As we approach our conclusion we're taking a trip thru "shoe-drop city"... lotsa revelations, and food for thought dropped right in our waiting laps. And, if you've listened to this program for a minute... you'll know that I'll sometimes sink my teeth into a theory, and not let it go. I might do that a couple of times throughout today's discussion! Pl...
Nov 16, 2021•30 min
Original Recipe X-Lapsed is back... and, it's Excalibur Day! Shockingly, this time out it doesn't completely feel as though I've missed an issue -- though, some oddities do abound. What we have here is a mostly enjoyable issue, where pieces are falling into place to (hopefully) take this volume into its satisfying conclusion. Plus: Mailbag, the January 2022 Solicits (before everything fell apart), This Week in X, and much more! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 ...
Nov 15, 2021•40 min
It's Unlimited day... and X-Men Green refuses to quit! What's more, I fear it's become sentient... having realized that it might just be the worst X-Men story ever put to paper, it's now shifted from full-blown lecture mode into being an attempt at comedy! ... at least we've got It's Jeff! Plus - Mailbag, Shout-Outs, and more! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggi...
Nov 14, 2021•26 min
Ya know what these books need MORE of? Aliens and Otherworld! Yes folks... that's what we've got on our plates today... Excalibur does the Otherworld thing (when doesn't it?), and three tie-ins to the King in Black event! -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) S.W.O.R.D. (vol.2) #2: "In the Dark" (00:34:22) King in Black: Marauders #1: "Queen in Red" (01:04:57) Excalibur (vol.4) #18: "Mad Women" (01:40:40) S.W.O.R.D. (vol.2) #3: "Everywhere Man" (02:17:24) Excalibur (vol.4) #19: "Wild Violets" -- https://www...
Nov 13, 2021•2 hr 44 min
In our Essentials "October finale... in the middle of November", we're going out with a... meh! The X-Men fight another interchangeable monster of the month... and Cyclops fears that Professor X might have the not-so-secret hotpants for the lovely Ms. Grey! Plus: Our Origins of the X-Men featurette rolls on, showing us how Scott and the Prof first met! Plus - All the usual back-mattery nonsense you've come to know and tolerate! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 ...
Nov 12, 2021•29 min
It's the regular-sized, nothin' happenin' Landmark Milestone FIFTIETH Episode of The Essential X-Lapsed! And, boy do I wish we had a better story to talk about... It's the X-Men vs. Frankenstein('s Monster)... by the way, I will refer to him both as "Frankenstein" AND "Frankenstein's Monster"... so, consider that your trigger warning! Also, we meet the First Evil Mutant, the ridiculous Jack O'Diamonds! All'at and all of our normal nutty back-matter! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Vo...
Nov 11, 2021•32 min
Finally... our X-Tended stint with Factor Three comes to a close! Today, your humble host proves that not even threat of illness will keep his stupid ass off the microphone, as we close out this arc, and prepare to jump headlong into the next... even weirder era! Plus: Mutant Mail-Box, Bullpen Bulletins, a radio interview with Stan Lee, and much more! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistor...
Nov 10, 2021•34 min
Our Factor-Three story rolls on... well, it kinda limps on, but we'll try and remain positive. Also, for the first time ever, X-Men has a back-up featurette, as we're kicking off the long-promised "Origins of the X-Men" series of stories! Plus - The Mutant Mail-Box, Bullpen Bulletins, a new (hopefully unsqueaky) chair and all that nonsense! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
Nov 09, 2021•28 min
Finally... FACTOR THREE! No more lollygaggin' and beating around the bush... it's time to finally get down to it. Our heroes are faced with the menacing mutants behind the clandestine organization bent on world domination. Not only that, they're put on TRIAL by them! Plus: Mutant Mail-box (featuring a missive by VIP Peter Sanderson, Jr. - and a brief biography of the actual Comics Historian himself... delivered by your favorite Fake-Ass Comics Historian), the Bullpen Bulletins Page (featuring an...
Nov 08, 2021•34 min
For the fifth of... however many weeks, it's more X-Men Green - and rather than waste all of your time kvetching over how much I don't like this story, this is a pretty basic recitation of the story beats... with little (relatively speaking) in the way of editorializing. We've also got a great li'l It's Jeff! short, which actually ties in with our current year X-Stuff! Plus - The return of the Mailbag, "real-time" feedback, shout-outs, and much more! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed V...
Nov 07, 2021•28 min
Revisiting and Collecting one of the X-Lapsed "Sunday Special Series", where I looked at mini-series and events that I'd missed out on during my 2015-2019 X-Hiatus. This time out, we're going to find out just how Jean Grey managed to wriggle her way back to the land of the living... and we're also going to find out that hot dogs taste like mustard and bigotry! It's kind of an uneven thing... -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomic...
Nov 06, 2021•2 hr 17 min
Today our Merry Mutants are truly down on their luck... not only is the X-Mansion nearly robbed, but the kids realize that, without Professor X -- they're dirt poor! So, what is a hero to do? Why, head down to the Welfare Office in your Rolls Royce to beg for some cash! And no, I'm not joking... The X-Men also look for some blue-collar work, and take part in the most touching Father and Son reunion this side of that episode of Saved by the Bell when Zack's dad wouldn't take him fishing. All that...
Nov 05, 2021•33 min
