Charlotte Jones! Nurse-turned-cop and single mother Charlotte Jones has a complicated history with the X-Men! An unlikely love interest for Warren Worthington as she changed from Death to Archangel, Charlotte turned into a long-time ally of the mutants, and Chad, Mz. Skittles, and Dominic Middleton are here to tell you all about her potential! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jan 02, 2025•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the final episode of 2024, and we are ending with the perfection that is Marvels. In a world full of heroes, the mutants are the ones hated, and Kurt Busier and Alex Ross give us Phil Sheldon's eyes to see it all through. Featuring guests Tyson Lietz, Derek Nichols, and Seth Martel. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the last Silver Age trial before the show changes! And we've saved the most anticipated character for last... Cyclops! This character raises strong feelings, and in this episode Chad, Alex Segura, Alicia and Justin Wilder, Hussein Rashid, and Derek Kunsken take a complex journey discussing this amazing character's complicated history! You're gonna be seeing red after this one, so grab your ruby quartz! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: ht...
Dec 26, 2024•2 hr 57 min•Transcript available on Metacast As our coverage of the Silver Age wraps up, we review Original X-Men 1, a Christos Gage and Greg Land book from just last year! It's a dimension-hopping time travel story for our original five, who meet evil older versions of themselves, plus Phoenix, and... Onslaught? But first, Chad is joined by Frank Moran and Brent Wingate to interview Marvel writer and editor Glenn Herdling! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Double bonus Patreon release! First up, it's Fatale, a deadly assassin with surprising connections to X-Men history! Augmented by Dark Beast, Fatale can defeat most any opponent, powers or no! With guests Regina Givens and Dylan Carter from the House of X! And then, it's Black Mariah, a Luke Cage foe, and one of Marvel's first super-villains who is a woman of color! With guests Harum Scarum and DManda Martini! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: htt...
Dec 19, 2024•2 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bailie Rosenlund, Anthony Oliveira, and Sarah Brunstad are here to celebrate their triumphant comic, Avengers Academy, before we delve into the childhood of Scott Summers at the orphanage, from a Chris Claremont back-up story in X-Men Classic 41-42! Then things get saucy and serious both with three men working in the adult entertainment industry: Michael Hamm, Ken Crist, and Colby Melvin! We talk about their jobs and how it intersects with nerd culture, then review a Roy Thomas story from X-Men ...
Dec 16, 2024•2 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Victoria Hand! A lesbian conservative S.H.I.E.L.D. agent turned Norman Osborn's chief of staff turned double agent for Captain America... A fascinating and brilliant character by Brian Michael Bendis who has shocking relevance in 2024. Sara Century and Priya Saxena join Chad for a thought-provoking and hilarious discussion! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 12, 2024•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast First, it's a conversation about the new Psylocke series with writer Alyssa Wong and amazing guests Leah Williams and Justin Park, then we delve into the complex origins of Cyclops! Then it's a little-known Charles Xavier/Namor story from Invaders 4, featuring Derek Kunsken, Scott Free, and Miltown Cosplay! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 09, 2024•2 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast As part of our Pride month celebration, Al Ewing, and Steve and Nathan, join Chad to discuss the incredible work of Peter Gillis in establishing the character Cloud, introduced by JM DeMatteis during New Defenders, a character who has gone on in Defenders Beyond to defy constructs like gender and embrace potential. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the first appearance of Madrox the Multiple Man, in a Chris Claremont, Len Wein, and John Buscema story in Giant-Size Fantastic Four 4! This issue is delightful and full of shocking continuity. Featuring Jamie Madrox super-fans: Jason Loo, Daryl Lawrence, and Scott Free! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Franklin Richards, the son of Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, is a child with god powers, and is the heir to the the most famous family in the Marvel Universe. Created nearly 60 ago, he's held an interesting place in the Marvel pantheon, and has at times been closely connected with the X-Men. Chad is joined by Tom Brevoort, Molly Lazer, Anthony Oliveira, and D'Manda Martini for this months maxi-episode! With cover art by Seth Martel! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/br...
Nov 28, 2024•2 hr 46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Wolverine month concludes with... Donald Duck? Chad, Dax Exclamation Point, Jenalee Sanders, and Daniel Gilford take a weird journey into a side world, where Disney and X-Men collide in odd ways! Then, it's a Cold Snap, as Chad, Todd Wing, Anthony Laudani, and TJ Neece to discuss that time Iceman joined the Fantastic Four in the Silver Age! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Nov 25, 2024•2 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Double Patreon Release! First, it's Grizzly! Theodore Winchester is the strong, red, and mostly silent member of the Six Pack, Best friends with Domino, he suffers a tragic end before returning on Krakow! With guests Gil Baron and Christian Smith! Then it's all about Punchout! A black female member of the Press Gang on Genosha, Punchout is a complicated mutant who hunts escaped mutates around the world! With guest Reisa Rococo! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy ...
Nov 21, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast In another world, Wolverine never joined the X-Men, but instead was recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D.... and it doesn't take long before he takes over, with insane art and shocking twists! But first, we celebrate the character arc of Morph from the recent X-Men 97 series, with voice actor JP Karliak, director Emmett Yonemura, and producer Sean Gantka! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Christian Frost! Emma Frost's gay older brother came out in a time when queer storytelling was very different, and it is only through recent writers that we've seen his potential explored. Featuring my guests Anthony Edward Laudini and Mike Ciriaco! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast We first meet Wolverine in a massive battle with the Hulk. But what if that had gone differently? Journey with Chad, WolverSteve, Colby Melvin, and Ken Crist into a universe where things go hilariously different! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Two powerful female villains featured with their creators! First it is Radha Dastoor: Haven, a complex super-villain from X-Factor, created by JM DeMatteis! Then it's Astrid Bloom, a rival of Emma Frost, created by Karl Bollers! Anas Abdulhak and Taylor Vessel join Chad for these interviews! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Nov 07, 2024•2 hr 45 min•Transcript available on Metacast In Incredible Hulk 181, a new character called the Wolverine takes center stage, a short Canadian with whiskers and claws, in bright yellow, in between two massive monsters. He has two names... Wolverine... and Weapon X. Paul Jenkins and Erica Schultz join Chad for this epic episode! Then it's a script reading of X-Men Unlimited 11! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Nov 04, 2024•2 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Chad is joined by Professor Phillip Smith to talk all about Gabrielle Haller! A concentration camp survivor and the mother of Legion, Gabrielle later launched a long career as an ambassador. Gabrielle is a character connected to both Xavier and Magneto, who has a complex history steeped in trauma and political complications. Trigger warning: this one has significant discussion of topics like sexual trauma and genocide. And note: this episode was recorded in May, 2024, before recent conflicts in ...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the final page of Incredible Hulk 180, it's the first appearance of Wolverine! But first, Hulk is drawn into a fight with the Flesh Eater, and inside both monsters is a man! Chad is joined by incredible writers Marc Guggenheim and Phillip Kennedy Johnson, of Wolverine and Hulk fame accordingly! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the Trial of Mephisto! The devil himself graces the court of Graymalkin Lane, with jurors Alicia Wilder, Hussein Rashid, Justin Wilder, Gabriella Garbero, and Austin Gorton! With cover art by Seth Martel! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 24, 2024•2 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast What if Juggernaut had Killed the X-Men? Jacoby Salcedo, Julio Anta, and Ken Crist join Chad to talk about it! Then What if Magneto's daughter, Anya, had Survived? Terry Blas, Kevin Kiniry, and Scott deGeest are here to find out! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 21, 2024•2 hr 54 min•Transcript available on Metacast The saga of the Flesh-Eater continues in an early Claremont story from Monsters Unleashed! Featuring Tyler Chin-Tanner (A Wave Blue World), Adrian Berryman, and Seth Martel! Then it's a bonus release of the Patreon episode of Nereel, with Liana Kangas and Phillip Sevy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 17, 2024•2 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Incredible Hulk 172! Juggernaut has been floating through the dimensional void for months, but now he's back, and he's here to fight the Hulk! But first, a robust discussion about queer culture in television and comics, and the calling to write, with Matt Baume, Charles A. Bush, and Anthony Oliveira! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this bonus Patreon release, Chad features one of his all-time favorite characters, one of Marvel's original Silver Age villainesses: Zelda Dubois, the Princess Python! With guests D'Manda Martini and Steve Duda! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 10, 2024•2 hr 48 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's Halloween month, and we open with... the Flesh-Eater! Chad is joined by hilarious horror writers Thomas Krajewski and Clay McLeod Chapman to talk about horror writing, then we delve into the first appearance of the Flesh-Eater itself during the Hulk's sojourn in Canada! And things get scary and surprising! Then, it's a script reading of X-Men Unlimited 10, featuring the Dark Beast! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/priva...
Oct 07, 2024•2 hr 59 min•Transcript available on Metacast At the end of April, we finished Sentinels month on Graymalkin Lane! And the concluding episode on the Patreon covered categories of Sentinels outliers, the weird versions of these characters that show up all over the Marvel Universe! We called it Random Ass Sentinels, and my guests include Theo Chase and Justin Kosmachuk! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast In another world, Charles Xavier became the Juggernaut, and Jason Loo, Alanna Smith, and Mike Rossi are here to talk about it in this very special Librarian Episode! Then, Preeti Chhiber, Enid Balam, and Michael Elliot look into a world where Beast went savage! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Sep 30, 2024•2 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the Stranger! You don't think about this guy often when it comes to the X-Men, but his story is wild. Ready for sexy space grandpa silliness balanced by deeply high concept psychology and pop culture references? You've come to the right place! With Derek Kunsken, Justin Wilder, Steve Duda, Daryl Lawrence, and Justin Kosmachuk! Cover art by the amazing Seth Martel! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sep 26, 2024•2 hr 39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tini Howard and Connor Goldsmith on Graymalkin Lane together, answering the question "What if Mr. Sinister Formed the X-Men?", a rad book by Simon Furman from the mid-90s. (Disclaimer: adult language, explicit themes, and discussions of a sexual nature in this episode). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
