David Munroe, American photojournalist, married N'Dare, an African princess. And despite the vast differences in their cultures, their love bonded them, as did their child, Ororo, a name meaning beauty. Exhausted by American racism, they moved to Cairo, where, well, a plane crashed into their house, killing them. Chris Claremont started this story, and other writers have added to the story in unexpected places. Hear Chad delve deep with the wonderful Barr Foxx in a very special episode. Adve...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our first guest in the new year... Bob Hall! You know Bob as the incredible artist from so many books.. Squadron Supreme! West Coast Avengers! Emperor Doom! Avengers! And so much more... Bob delves into some of the most legendary moments of his historic career, then joins Chad, Jamie Fay, and Ben Rathbone delve into X-Men Origins: Cyclops #1, a Stuart Moore and Jesse Delperdang book from 2010 that delves deep into the traumas of Cyclops's childhood. (In the new year, new episodes come out on...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad and returning guest (and friend) Josh Trujillo take a deep dive into the obscure villain, the Porcupine! Alexander Gentry was a weapons designer who obsessed over porcupines... so he made a battle suit! His first fights with Ant-Man and the Wasp are WILD! And the way he dies... and the ways he's been remembered... Let's just say we quill-y like this guy. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's Sauron vs. everyone! Sauron vs. the X-Men! Sauron vs. his girlfriend's dad! Sauron vs... himself? Hear Chad, Darieck, Ramzi, and Phil laugh so hard about this wonderful issue in the midst of an intellectual discussion about fantasy, fandoms, the reinterpretation of characters of color, and what the X-Men represent. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Happy Holidays from Graymalkin Lane! Chad is joined by his handsome husband, Mike, and two adorable kids, 14-year old J and 11-year old A! We sing Christmas Carol parodies (written by Kelly Corvese), read Santa Claus for filth, and then review Marvel Holiday Special 1991! With accents! And then a Vogue/Rogue song. This episode is more fun than podcasting should be... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 22, 2022•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad is joined by Steve Foxe (of X-Men 92, X-Men Annual, and so much more) to delve deep on SOLARR! A lesser known mutant with sun powers, Solarr has a strange history in the Marvel universe, and in the Animated Series! Give this wonderful episode a listen, and come support more episodes like this by joining Graymalkin Lane's Patreon channel! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sean Kelly McKeever (of Sentinel, Inhumans, Young Allies, and so much more) joins Chad, Scott Free, and Markisan Naso in discussing his incredible career and journey, then we delve into Marvel Snapshots: X-Men #1, an incredible story about Scott Summers' childhood, written by Jay Edidin (of Jay and Miles X-plain the X-Men!) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 18, 2022•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad is joined by wonderful artist (of Champions, Bloodline, and New Mutants) Danny Lore, as well as returning guests Bob Quinn (of Knights of X!) and Arturo Rojas! And we laugh so so much. Chad can barely corral this conversation as we are just all over with everything we are passionate about, from high school mascots to the CONQUISTADOR! Plus, teenage Beast, back when he was nice, in a story by Mike Carey! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's a bonus Patreon episode release! Chad is joined by the ever-handsome Andre Mason to delve deep into the dastardly Moses Magnum! One of the X-Men's few foes of color, Moses Magnum is a war profiteer with earthquake powers, a savage edge to his villainy, and a comic book history from all over the Marvel Universe. He's also powered up by Apocalypse! We want more of this guy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 10, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gwen Stacy meets the X-Men! This episode, Chad is joined by three incredible novelists from the Aconyte Books family: Marsheila Rockwell! Tristan Palmgren! Carrie Harris! First we delve deep into the Sisters of Sorcery book, featuring characters like Talisman! Agatha Harkness! Clea! And Margali Szardos! Then it's a deep review of Giant-Size Gwen Stacy, including a team up with 60s Marvel Girl, Iceman, and Beast, in a gorgeous battle with the Green Goblin (story by Christos Gage and Todd Nauc...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the untouchable mutants, Vanisher and Unus the Untouchable! Telford Porter and Gunther Bain are among the X-Me's very first foes, but among the ones least used over the years. Vanisher is the evasive thief, the trainer of pickpockets, the drug dealer, and the mercenary... Unus is the costumed wrestler who likes to rob local businesses... and we love these villains. Hear Chad, Steve, Alicia, Justin, Noelle, and Hussein put these characters on trial, and laugh. A lot. Advertising Inqu...
Dec 03, 2022•2 hr 40 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's Lorelei! Chad and the notoriously drag queen D'Manda Martini delve deep into the history of the flaxen-haired singing siren of the Savage Land Mutates, Lorelei! OooOOOooo! This episode is a blast. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad is joined by the wonderful editor Sarah Brunstad, amazing writer Steve Foxe, and incredible artist Jason Muhr (what a talented group!) to discuss representation in comics! And then we review a 2008 book set in the 1960s chronology... X-Men/Spider-Man #1! Our heroes meet Spider-Man and his supporting cast, then they fight the unlikely combination of Kraven the Hunter (complete with nipple lasers!) and the Blob (who is drawn... unfortunately). Plus, Mr. Sinister is in the wings! Advertising I...
Nov 29, 2022•2 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad and returning co-host Derek Kunsken are joined by the incredible artists of Rage Gear Studios, Eric Guerrero and Rey Arzeno! We talk X-Men, art degrees and styles, and the complex workings of telepathy power sets as they relate to the human brain... then we delve deep into the beautiful origin story of Jean Grey, as portrayed by Sean McKeever and Mike Mayhew! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Nov 23, 2022•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad and guest Hussein Rashid delve deep into Juggernaut's rage-daddy, Cyttorak, the lord of the Crimson Cosmos! Sometimes he's portrayed as a giant red angry space god, sometimes as a little old jealous man... sometimes he's the god himself, sometimes an 'aspect' of the god... sometimes the Crimson Cosmos is a vast sprawling empire, and sometimes it's in a tiny gem... Come here us delve into the complex history of this minor Marvel character, and get new insight into Jug...
Nov 21, 2022•2 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Alex Summers has had a tough life! After losing his parents, he was adopted by a family who put too much pressure on him to be perfect. Then local bullies showed up... some unwelcome mutant powers... and the deadly Mr. Sinister. But first! Chad is joined by Justin Hall (who discusses comics education and erotica), Michael Elliot (who discusses the sociology of fandom), and Anya Prosser (who is put in an impossible ethical dilemma). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Op...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's X-Men -1! Set before X-Men #1 in 1963, this issue (from 1997) shows us Professor X and Amelia Voght facing off with Magneto, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch in... Auschwitz? It's a conversation about anti-Semitism, mutant philosophies, and the ridiculous body of Charles Xavier. But first! A conversation about the lives and careers of Joseph Giampietro (amazing artist!), John Smith (the wonderful artist, Vox the Devil), and Phil Ewing (political analyst and former journalist!) Adv...
Nov 13, 2022•2 hr 48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Unicorn has only fought the X-Men once, as part of Count Nefaria's plot to overthrow the government... and my has he been on a journey since then. A Russian agent with a, ahem, power horn, who went mad when his powers were boosted, who walked into the ocean and returned years later completely overhauled as one of the biggest weirdos in comics. Hear Chad and Daryl (X-Factor Files Podcast) delve deep into one of Iron Man's weirdest enemies. Want an appletini, Spot? Advertising Inquiries: h...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hold on, True Believers! Stan Lee's here to usher you in to a very complicated X-Men story that is all about the Summers, Greys, Askanis, Trasks, giant robots, the Twelve, mutants who see the future, mutants who travel to the future, and more! We jump WAY forward to 1997 for Flashback month... which takes us into the history before X-Men #1! Chad is joined by the incredible combination of Andrew Drilon! Juan Ponce! And D'Manda Martini, dressed as Madame Sanctity herself! Come hang out an...
Nov 08, 2022•2 hr 36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Just cry Havok! It's the long-awaited trial of Alexander Summers! The kid brother of Cyclops, Havok is one of the first early additions to the X-Men. A mutant powerhouse with an impossible power, a government agent and team leader, and a man who is so frequently controlled and influenced by others. Havok is a beloved character in the X-Men franchise, and it's his turn to be put on trial! Join Chad Anderson, Anthony Oliveira, Hussein Rashid, Noelle Reed, Andre Mason, and Rob Salerno as we...
Nov 03, 2022•2 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chuck Austen wrote one of the most controversial runs of the X-Men of all time... and he's a genuinely nice guy! Hear Chuck and Chad talk about the infamous moments and relationships from his run, including Juggernaut and Squid Boy! Nurse Annie! Polaris as the daughter of Magneto! Stacy-X! Angel and Husk! The Draco! Nightcrawler, Mystique, and Azazel! Northstar and Iceman! And more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus episode! The Changeling... a mysterious shape-changing mutant about whom little is known... he was an agent of Factor Three, he died while posing as Professor X, and he inspired the characters Morph (from the Animated Series and the Exiles)... but is there more to him than you realize? Hear Chad and friend George Michael Duve explore all there is to know about this obscure X-Men character! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 26, 2022•2 hr 51 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the first appearance of Chad's favorite villain, Sauron! But first an incredible and inspiring conversation about professionalism, story-telling, and representation with the incredible Steenz (Heart of the City!), Markisan Naso (By the Horns), and artist Jamie Fay! Then we review the insane origin story of Sauron and his first fight with this X-Men, and laugh SO much. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 24, 2022•2 hr 45 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Sentinels are back and sassier than ever! The X-Men, plus all the mutants in the world (so far), are captured and only logic will defeat them! (This issue is insane)! Chad is joined by incredible artist Jerry Gaylord (of the upcoming X-Men 92) as well as cosplayer Caroline Bird and podcaster Steve Duda! This episode is all laughs. All that, plus the first appearance of Sauron! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 19, 2022•2 hr 40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Patreon episode! Featuring Grotesk! The man who killed Professor X! (Well, the Changeling...) Prince Gor-Tok is the last survivor of his underground race, and he wants revenge on the surface world! Hear Steve Duda and Chad explore the motivations and power of this intense lesser-used villain. (He's kind of amazing). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Larry Trask has weaponized the Sentinels into rounding up every mutant that is out there for containment until he learns he is a mutant himself! Plus, Alex Summers gets his iconic costume, and the codename HAVOK! Plus an interview with the iconic Mike Friedrich! Mike has epic runs on Ian Man, Ka-Zar, and more... and he is the co-creator of Thanos! Mockingbird! Moondragon! And more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 14, 2022•2 hr 36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad and his friends Sara Century and Connor Goldsmith talk to the legendary writer J.M. DeMatteis about his incredible career, focusing on his work with the New Defenders, a team of complicated dual-natured misfits (like Gargoyle, Devil-Slayer, and the Son of Satan) and characters who would go on to become queer icons (like Valkyrie, Moondragon, Iceman, and Cloud!) Plus, Kraven's Last Stand! The Spectre! And so much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast (Sensitive content warning) Chad hosts a panel discussion featuring Susan Kirtley, Jessica Baldanzi, Carrie Harris, Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos, and Marsheila Rockwell all about the portrayal of mind control powers in comic books used for sexual assault. Chad (a survivor of sexual abuse) frames the conversation around stories from the 1940s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 2000s, showing the evolution of this topic over time. Following the Trials of Mastermind and Mesmero, which portray evidence of the removal...
Oct 05, 2022•3 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the Trials of Mastermind and Mesmero! These two villains have similar power sets... the ability to influence minds through illusions and hypnosis respectively. And both have used their powers to awful extent, removing the will of others and ordering them to do as they see fit. (Warning: sensitive content in this episode). Chad acts as judge, and our jury this time includes Cory Thomas! Justin and Alicia Wilder (of the X-Wife Podcast), Noelle Reed (of X-Men Unraveled), and Derek Kunsken ...
Oct 04, 2022•2 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast In X-Men #2, we meet FBI Fred Duncan, a human ally of the X-Men, who works toward mutant affairs. He's super obscure, and rarely used, but he shows up in the X-Men mythos more than you think. Chad and artist Seth Martel (who does the amazing art for this pod!) Come learn a ton about a forgotten character! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
