Double release of two Patreon episodes! First it's Gryphon! Ekaterina Gryaznova is a villainess turned into a Prime Sentinel by Bastion, but Gryphon has her own agenda, and it involves taking down Domino! With delightful guests Christie Porter and Ruthanne Price! Then it's an exploration of the Tri-Sentinel! A Sentinel with six arms and three faces, the Tri-Sentinel was created by Loki... but later becomes the face of extinction in X-Men 97! Featuring the hilarious Kevin Kiniry and Joe J...
Sep 19, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Transcript available on Metacast First up, it's an early X-Men appearance in Avengers 2.1, when the Stranger battles the Kooky Quartet! Then, it's What If 90, a world where Scott and Alex never lost their parents to the Shi'ar! In the first half, the legendary Jon Macy is featured for his historic queer storytelling, along with writer/artists Rob Kirby and Seth Martel! Then in the latter half, voice actor Sean Rohani, writer Doug Wagner, and sociologist Guinevere Chambers have amazing conversations! Advertising Inqu...
Sep 16, 2024•2 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Trask Family... Bolivar Trask, the anthropologist who created the Sentinels, died in his first appearance but he has been reinvented over the years, growing consistently more bigoted in scary. And then there is his son, Larry, who is a mutant... his daughter Tanya, also a mutant... his bigoted brother Simon... and more! Chad is joined by friends Rob Salerno and Noelle Reed to delve deep into this oft-overlooked family! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: ht...
Sep 12, 2024•2 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad is joined by Alex Paknadel (From the Ashes writer) and Frank Moran (X-Men 97!) to delve into Defenders 16! Magneto has created the ultimate mutant, Alpha, and they've attacked the United Nations! And it all ends with the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants being turned into babies! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the public release of my episode on Escapade with her creator, Charlie Jane Anders! Shela Sexton is a transgender mutant with one of the oddest power sets in comics! Chad and her creator Charlie Jane discuss what makes Shela's stories unique! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Sep 05, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Magneto is back with a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! But Professor X also has a new team in the Defenders! Chad is joined by the incredible combination of Adam Pollina (X-Force! Rise of Apocalypse!), Steve Seagle (Uncanny X-Men! Alpha Flight!), and Emmitt Yonemura (X-Men 97!) THEN it's a script reading of X-Men Unlimited #9! Featuring Kevin Kiniry, Dylan Carter, Justin and Alicia Wilder, Taylor Vessel, Dominic Middleton, and Caroline Bird! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bran...
Sep 02, 2024•2 hr 57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Two bonus releases from the show Patreon channel! First, it's Empyrean! Michael Solis joins Chad to discuss the strange case of Jonathan Chambers, a mutant drawing power from those suffering with the Legacy Virus! THEN writer Simon Furman joins Chad and Scott Free to talk about his run on Alpha Flight, focused on his creation, Were, a rugged mercenary with ties to Wild Child! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 29, 2024•2 hr 53 min•Transcript available on Metacast The epic Secret Empire storyline in Captain America comes to a conclusion in the Oval Office! Mutants around the country have been captured, and the corruption runs deeper than our heroes could have guessed! Chad is joined by Ryan Penagos, and the creative team of the new X-Factor book: Mark Russell and Bob Quinn, and Ryan Penagos! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the Trial of Moonstone! One of Chad's all-time favorite comic book villains, Karla Sofen is an evil psychiatrist who is obsessed with power and tearing down everyone around her. Chad is joined by Sara Century, Harum Scarum, Noelle Reed, Susan Kirtley, and Alicia Wilder to delve deep into the evil deliciousness of Moonstone! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 22, 2024•2 hr 44 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Secret Empire saga continues in Captain America 173, called the Sins of the Secret Empire! Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and Professor X help Captain America and the Falcon infiltrate the villain base! Featuring Richard Hall, Juan Ponce, and Scott Free! And in 174, X-Men editor Terry Kavanagh and John Harris Dunning join me as every mutant on Earth is found captured! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 19, 2024•2 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast A few months ago, a new Madame Web film was released, and it is cringe and delightful. Chad, D'Manda Martini, and Gary Halpin did a full read-through of the comic version of Cassandra Webb, and reviewed the movie to boot! Be prepared to laugh a lot with this one. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the beginning of our review of the epic Secret Empire storyline by Steve Englehart! With Captain America framed for murder and on the run with the Falcon, they hitchhike to Nashville for intel and meet... the Banshee? And then the X-Men! Chad is joined by long-time X-Men editor Mike Marts, writer Jeremy Whitley, and show producer Gil Baron! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast A pair of bonus releases from the show's Patreon channel... Wundarr the Aquarian, with Daryl Lawrence and Christian Smith! And the Lava Men, with Patrick Lugo! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Aug 08, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Transcript available on Metacast First up, it's an interview with Rainbow Rowell! Then Molly Lazer and Phillip Lindquist join Chad for a review of the Gail Simone story in Women of Marvel 1! Then it's a hilarious script reading of X-Men Unlimited 8! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Aug 05, 2024•2 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad is joined by Khelan Bhatia, of the Homo Superior podcast, to discuss the big super-villain from the first X-Men book Chad ever purchased: Reignfire! A mysterious and powerful character with ties to Sunspot and the Mutant Liberation Front, Reignfire's story takes some very weird turns along the way... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast The 7-part Nekra/Mandrill story comes to a conclusion with Daredevil 111 and 112! First, it's the first appearance of the Silver Samurai, as he fights Daredevil on behalf of the Mandrill! Then it all comes to a head in the Oval Office of the White House, as Mandrill, Nekra, and Black Spectre conquer the whole country! Featuring an amazing line-up of guests! buttercup! Seye Sanyalou! Sarah Brunstad! Micheline Hess! Tiffie Starchild! Rohan Zhou-Lee! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com...
Jul 29, 2024•2 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Before there was Storm, there were Nekra Sinclair: Priestess of Hate, and Tilda Johnson, the Deadly Nightshade! Chad is joined by Bones, Harum Scarum, Isabel Dieppa, Andre Mason, and Darrell Taylor for an episode that will educate and entertain, featuring two incredible characters full of potential. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 25, 2024•2 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast The exploration of the early days of Nekra and the Mandrill continue in maybe the wildest origin story you've ever seen in comics! Chad is joined by three of the most influential creators of the show X-Men 97 cartoon! Chase Conley! Emmett Yonemura! And Sean Gantka! Celebrate the cartoon, and then hear us cackle our way through this insane story. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 22, 2024•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Candra of the Externals! The benefactress of the Thieves Guild, Candra was created as a foil for Gambit, and has gone on to be an enduring (if infrequent) X-Men foe. An immortal telekinetic with insane fashion choices, Candra is unforgettable. Chad is joined by the hilarious and delightful Sarah Gailey, who recently wrote Candra on. date with Black Cat! Be ready to laugh with this once. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Double episode release! Continuing our exploration through the first appearances of Nekra and Mandril, we open with Daredevil 109, featuring Gui Aguistino, Jerry Gaylord, and Alan White! Then we jump over to Marvel Two-in-One 3, with Isaac Robinson-Smith, JK Woodward, and Trung-le Nguyen! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 15, 2024•2 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad is joined by sociologist Michael Elliot for a discussion about zeitgeist--the spirit of the times as it's changed in the last 25 years--with a focus on the character Zeitgeist! Axel Cluney is a reprehensible character, a narcissist who spews acid and obsesses with fame at all costs. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast First up, it's an interview with Jed MacKay all about his new run on X-Men, which he's balancing with the Avengers! Get some insight into the post-Krakoa era! Then we continue with the first appearance of Nekra in Shanna the She-Devil #5, and it is unforgettable! Featuring Dax Exclamation Point, Bruce Rants, and Scotty DeGeest! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 08, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Patreon Release! Chad and the hosts of the X-Wife Podcast join together once again, this time to delve into time travel craziness as we examine the story of Charles Xavier II, the son of Charles Xavier and... Mystique?! This episode involves multiple teams of time traveling mutants, focused around the evil telepathic sociopath Charles Xavier II. And boy is it a journey! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 04, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast A new month and new content on Graymalkin Lane! This month, we will take you through the early 70s stories by Steve Gerber that gave us the characters Mandrill and Nekra! And it's an insane ride. We begin with Shanna the She-Devil #4, the first appearance of the Mandrill! My guests include Harum Scarum Cosplay, Dotun Akande (X-Men cover artist), and Murewa Ayodele, the new writer of Storm! In the latter half, the gang gathers for a script reading of X-Men Unlimited #7! Featuring Alicia and J...
Jul 01, 2024•2 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's Iceman! For Pride month, we celebrate the incredible journey of Robert Drake, and put him on trial for his various crimes. Chad is joined by a diverse journey of gay men, including Anthony Oliveira, Rob Salerno, Justin Park, Scott Free, and Andre Mason to talk about the complex journey of this character and the way he has been portrayed over the decades. This one is special. :) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jun 27, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Double episode release! First it's an Iceman/Human Torch hook-up from Marvel Team-Up 23, with Justina Ireland, Sarah Gailey, and Anas Abdulhak! Then it's a Jean Grey/Hulk/Spider-Man team-up from Spider-Man Family 9, with Mike Rossi, Nathaniel Dolquist, and Robyn Moffat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jun 24, 2024•3 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Her motivations are her own! Chad is joined by Dmanda Martini and Gary Halpin to discuss the mysterious origins, powers, and history of Eileen Harsaw! Grab your white wigs and your Astrophysics books and learn all about this obscure character. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Double episode! First, it's Sunfire's last appearance before Giant-Size #1, and boy is it a doozy! Sunfire is in Viet Nam, but so is the Mandarin, and Iron Man, and Yellow Claw! Featuring the incredible talents and insights of Sabir Pirzada, Jason Loo, and Hussein Rashid! Then it's a story about that time that Cyclops and Iceman changed into Hulks and reminisced about the past... Featuring the hilarious combination of Scott Koblish and Alex Segura! Advertising Inquiries: https://redc...
Jun 17, 2024•3 hr 51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Double Patreon release! Chad is joined by two delightful X-Men fans, Ruthanne and Jena, for explorations of, first, Harry's Hideaway, the Westetchester-based hangout of our favorite mutants! (Note, many teeny tiny appearances of HH are not comprehensively covered in this recording). And then, it's Beast's evil girlfriend from the 70s, the super-spy Linda Donaldson! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jun 13, 2024•2 hr 52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jordan White (outgoing X-editior) and Tom Brevoort (incoming X-editor) join Chad this week for a very special and healing episode. We discuss why Krakoa matters so much, the nature of Marvel events, and what it is like to run an X-Men line. Plus a review of Marvel's first BIG crossover event, the Avengers/Defenders War, which includes a Sunfire appearance! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
