Queer friends review the original X-Men comics from the 1960s
X-Women 1! Yup, that infamous issue by Manara where the women all look like..... Well, Preeti Chhibber and Seanan Mcguire are here to talk all about it with Chad! THEN, its the final Red Skull chat in the series... with Karen Charm! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Priya Saxena and Theodate are here to delve into the world of the Invaders, as we talk about the concepts of the Ubermensch, focusing on the sometimes hilarious but also deeply problematic histories of Warrior Woman and Master Man! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The X-Men are trapped in Cassidy Keep by evil husbands Juggernaut and Black Tom, and the crew is back for an incredible script read, and we also do a Nightcrawler story you will never forget! And then we celebrate Janet Van Dyne, and Alicia Wilder and DManda Martini are here to talk about her costume gallery! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
You remember them from the X-Men cartoon, the protesting crowd in berets shouting "No More Mutants!" In the comics, this group revolves around Graydon Creed, and the group is redefined over time. Join Chad, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Mike Duven, and Kevin Kiniry, though we are not friends of the Friends of Humanity... Then Joshua Catone is here for a Red Skull chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Marvel Western month concludes on Graymalkin Lane with the Trial of the Rawhide Kid! We forge paths in the Old West of Hollywood and Marvel Comics before analyzing this crazy character and the wild re-interpretations of him over the years! Chad is joined by a smart and hilarious jury, with Morgan Ward, Scott Free, Phillip Lundquist, Matt Parent, and Daryl Lawrence, with cover art by Seth Martel! And a Red Skull chat with Geezah Gobble! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy ...
Inspired by the Man in the High Castle, this Excalibur journey by Claremont shows a very dark counterpart of our favorite mutants, very dark indeed. Andrew Deman joins Chad for this discussion about the Lightning Squad! And James-Lee Campbell is here for a Red Skull chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Western month continues with some time travel CRAZY from the limited series Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine! Be ready for cowboys, dinosaurs, talking doom planets, and eyeball heads, and the space-time continuum has ripped right open! B. Earl and Jeremy Whitley are here on this crazy ride! Then Excel Summers joins for a Red Skull chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
In one of the Fantastic Four's earliest adventures they face a man literally cloaked in symbols of hate (hoods and a certain emblem from the one-time German flag), and when they unmask him, well, it's the clone of the worst man the world has ever known. Dr. Phillip Smith and Molly Lazer are here to dive deep into a very uncomfortable and insightful conversation. Then Dean Morgan joins me for a Red Skull chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redc...
Marvel editors Alanna Smith and Jordan White join Chad to talk all about that time the X-Men fought Magneto over a mutant centaur at the State Fair of Texas! Be ready for laughter with this one. Then, Morgan Ward joins Chad for a Red Skull chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
It's a new episode, all about the Bi-Beast! Designed as a robot protector of the Bird-People of Sky-Island, this little picket monster is two heads stacked on top of each other with massive claws and a metal diaper... And we're gonna give this one a they/them, in that there are two in one... Be ready for laughs with Arturo Rojas and Steve Duda! Plus a Red Skull chat with Nico Action! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Yee-haw! Cowboy month launches on Graymalkin Lane! As Beast and his allies are captives of Roxxon, Thor and Moondragon travel to the Old West for some rootin-tootin' rasslin' with Kang the Conqueror! Then Mark Bernardo joins Chad to discuss his Marvel work, and Terry Brown is here for a Red Skull chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Erik and Rey from Rage Gear are back for an episode they never wanted... the X-Babies! It's a little bit baby-talk, a little bit Saturday morning cartoon, and a whole lot of Mojo as we rock these weird kids to sleep. And I guarantee you have feelings about the X-Babies! Then Rob Salerno joins Chad for a Red Skull chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Gimmick month concludes as we talk about two recession era villains... Stuart Clarke: Rampage, and Wilbur Day: Stilt-Man! Tech-based villains with Napolean complexes take the stage as we talk about the WILD histories of these two. With Theodate Chase! Steve Duda! Derek Nichols! Shawn Porett! And Justin Kosmic! With cover art by the incredible Seth Martel! And then a Red Skull chat with Andrew Wheeler! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.co...
Beautiful Dreamer, wake unto me! Erica Schultz and Patricio Oliver (who did the art for this cover card) are here to celebrate this mysterious Morlock! Named for a classic song, Dreamer changes your memories with pink puffs of smoke, and boy is there a lot of tragedy to her story! Plus a Red Skull chat with Khelan Bhatia! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Gimmick Month continues with Gus Beezer, a Calvin/Hobbes type who had some odd misadventures in the early 2000s! Written by Gail Simone, this character has a one-shot with the X-Men, and the hosts of the Mutant Studies 101 podcast are here to talk about a genre of fiction you don't often think about! Then, it's a Red Skull chat with Cameron Hebron! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Ash Alleyne joins Chad to talk about a little-known character named Sapna who has every potential in the world! Debuting in abject tragedy, Sapna becomes the ward of Magik in Limbo, and then, well, things get dark. And weird. If you love Illyana Rasputina, come and learn about her in a new light. Then, a Red Skull chat with Alex Segura! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Gimmick month continues as we delve into the odd worlds of X-Men animal parodies, including the Uncanny X-Bugs, the X-Simians, and the Alligator X-Men! Joining me are the hosts from the delightful Ex-Men Podcast, Beth and Shanni! Plus, a Red Skull chat with Daniel Wilson! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Delightful friends Alyssa Wong and Trung-le Nguyen are here to talk about Susan Hatchi, the complicated older half-sister of Karma, and her job as a businesswoman doing businesswoman things! Plus, a Red Skull chat with Patrick Ryall, fellow Handbook writer from Chad's era! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Gimmick Month continues as we delve into one of the craziest X-Men parodies ever, the world of the Power Pachyderms! Andrew Wheeler and Rex Ogle are here to celebrate their world, and then talk mutant elephants! Then Daniel Gilford joins me for a Red Skull chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Our month of coverage on 'problematic characters' concludes with BOX, aka Roger Bochs of Alpha Flight, a brilliant inventor who is paraplegic and has some... rough... stories over the years. Chad is joined by experts Gabriella Garbero and Daryl Lawrence for this crazy character episode. Then stay tuned for a Red Skull chat with Ryan Eorio! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
The Champions gang is back as our heroes face off against Griffin, Rampage, and.... DARKSTAR! It's the first appearance of Laynia Petrovna! And then, the theme this month on the show is GIMMICKS, and Jim Salicrup and Glenn Herdling are here to talk all about Marvel's history with parody magazines and partnering with other franchises! Then Terry Kavanagh is here for a Red Skull chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Our coverage of some of Marvel's most problematic characters continues as we talk all about the incredible potential of Big Bertha! DManda Martini and Harum Scarum are back to talk all about Great Lakes Avengers, and that early 2000s story you can never forget... Then Jarrod Jahoda is here for a Red Skull chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Voodoo month concludes by leaning heavily into Marvel's most voodoo-tropey characters: Brother (Doctor) Voodoo and the Black Talon! An excellent jury consisting of Alan White, Cameron Hebron, Darrell Taylor, Num1cosplay, and Scotty deGeest will leave you laughing and learning as we take these characters way too seriously. With cover art by the amazing Seth Martel! And stay tuned for a Red Skull chat with DJ McIver! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https:...
Hussein Rashid joins Chad for a focused episode on one of Marvel's most problematic characters, the Arabian Knight! In fact, we cover all three of them! Lost in story stereotypes and cultural tropes with clashing points of reference, these super heroes grant some odd representation in some very concerning stories, with lots of laughter along the way. And Derek Kunsken is back with a Red Skull chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/p...
It's an early X-Men/Spider-Man team-up! Your favorite mutants, with the new Phoenix on the team, and Spider-Man fight some... radioactive gods? Stephanie Williams and Murewa Ayodele are here for a hilarious conversation in a classic Claremont story. Plus, a Red Skull chat with Molly Lazer! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
M'Baku the Man-Ape is one of those characters who falls in the category of problematic, until written in just the right way. Created as a foil to the Black Panther, Man-Ape has a long history as a villain with different kinds of focus, and then there's the Black Panther movie... Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande join Chad for this conversation! And then a Red Skull chat with Jenalee Saladino! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
It's a Blade and vampirism episode as we talk about a comic featuring a crazy Wolverine flashback! Seye Sanyaolu and Dotun Akande are here to nerd out with me, and Seye sticks around afterward for a Red Skull chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Carmella Unuscione, with her psychic green exoskeleton, is a favorite member of the Acolytes, and two of her biggest fans, Tom O'Connor and D'Manda Martini, join me to give you everything you need in a Unuscione episode! Then it's a Red Skull chat with Dante Rodriguez! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
It's a new month on Graymalkin Lane! We open with a Captain Britain script read, featuring the Brit Crew (Christian Smith, James-Lee Campbell, Geezah Gobble, and Robyn Moffat), with a special guest voice by Adam Koussari! Evil super-computers and fascist super-villains are in the wings as Captain America lands in London and spars with Brian Braddock! Then the show theme for the month is... VOODOO! Be ready for an incredible interview with the smart academic Yvonne Chireau all about this topic in...
Chad and guest Scotty White delve deep into the history and psychology of the complicated villain Ahab! Based off the character in Moby Dick, Ahab is a cyborg slaver from the Days of Future Past time, credited with turning Rachel Summers into a Hound! And then stay tuned for a Red Skull chat with Brent Wingate! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
