Queer friends review the original X-Men comics from the 1960s
In 2012, a line of Season One books was launched, using modern talent (in this case Dennis Hopeless and Jamie McKelvie) to render the earliest days of the heroes. Jordan White, Chris Hassan, and Arturo Rojas join Chad in talking about comic companies, and then about this beautiful retelling of the Silver Age X-Men! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
It's the Trials of Danger and Quasimodo! Danger! The mutant sentient intelligence of the Danger Room, who has been both friend and foe to the X-Men! Quasimodo! A pathetic, misshapen robot intelligence created by the Mad Thinker! These two are a wild pair of sentient robots, and both have fought the X-Men! Chad is joined by Noelle Reed! Justin Wilder! Alicia Wilder! Daniel Byrne! And Austin Gorton! To discuss these incredible, infrequently used super robots, and it's a ton of fun. Adverti...
This week Chad is joined by three hard-working professionals currently working in X-Men comics... Zac Thompson! Enid Balam! And Phillip Sevy! After talking about their respective origins and careers, we jump back into Flashback Month by reviewing What If? -1, which gives an alternate story about Bishop and Fitzroy arriving too early in our timeline! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Chad is joined by his friend D'Manda Martini to talk all about Madam Sanctity! Tanya Trask is the daughter of Bolivar Trask--slightly insane and with the power to travel through time, she ends up in the far future of the Askani, where she manipulates events in the present... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Arkon the Magnificent arrives on Graymalkin Lane! We pick up the thread of Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch, and the Toad in an insanely misogynistic Avengers story... but first Chad, Michael Elliott, and Shaun Hatrick interview Paul Cornell (of Dr. Who, Wisdom, Captain Britain and MI:13, Dark X-Men, and more!) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Bob Quinn, who is as hilarious as he is talented, returns for a character deep dive on Merlin the Mad! This guy is nuts, you guys... an ancient wizard who might be a mutant and who has fought the X-Men as Merlin and the Maya Yogi, but who also goes by Merlin Demonspawn... that first fight with Thor... and the plan to sacrifice virgins at a comic book shop... and his boyfriend Mongu... just come give it a listen, cause he's something else. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands P...
It's Sauron vs. Magneto! Well, kinda. Things come to a head in the Savage Land as Lorna Dane, Havok, and Iceman find themselves trapped between two of the X-Men's biggest foes! But first, Chad is joined by three incredible professionals, Markisan Naso and Jason Muhr (of By the Horns) and Patrick Lugo (A Tiger's Tale) all about the modern comics industry and doing what we love. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
It's the public release of my episode on Lightbright! A Somalian light-wielding mutant who dresses like a super-model, Lightbright debuted in Silver Sable as a mercenary member of the Bio-Genes. Hear Chad and Rohan Zhou-Lee interview Gregory Wright, the creator of this character who is so full of potential! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
This week, writer and editor Marcus McLaurin comes on the show to talk about Marvel and his 90s series Cage, then joins Chad, Michael, and Daryl into breaking down the complex storylines set up in the Hidden Years 10 and 11! There's Magneto and Sauron and a girl with a toy Sentinel and a bird woman pinned to a wall and... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Chad and the hilarious and super-smart Anthony Oliveira talking about everyone's favorite cow-mom, BOVA, for 90 minutes! We talk about cow-people, the insane origins of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, Bova's very tragic end, and why people are so weirdly fond of this magical character. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
First, Annie Nocenti talks about her Storm series, and all of Storm's complicated and wonderful origins! Then, Carrie Harris and Barr Foxx join Chad to discuss a beautiful Storm origin story! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
It's the trial of Polaris on Graymalkin Lane! Chad is joined by an all female-defining jury for the first time, including Susan Kirtley, Noelle Reed, Sara Century, Isabel Dieppa, and Anya Prosser! We talk about Lorna's entire history, her key relationships, and her tremendous potential. Warning: we love this character a LOT. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Graymalkin Lane covers its last book from the 1960s... a surprise Juggernaut story from Dr. Strange 182! With the threat of Nightmare, and all Eternity hangs in the balance! But first, an incredible interview with historian and writer Peter Sanderson, and exemplary colorist Chris Sotomayor! Austin Gorton joins Chad for this historic episode. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sean McKeever returns to Graymalkin Lane to discuss one of his most heartfelt creations... Juston Seyfert, the boy who befriended a Sentinel! We review both volumes of Sentinel, then hear Sean react live to what happened to Juston next! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The Phoenix Force arrives on Graymalkin Lane! But first, Chad, Arturo, and Justin interview the delightful Erica Schultz all about her writing career, with a focus on her recent work with X-23 and Hallow's Eve! And we laugh a ton! Then, back into the Hidden Years, when Jean meets the Phoenix Force for the (kind of) first time, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four team-up against the Z'Nox, and about six other plotlines start to expand! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priv...
Chad is joined by incredible writer Ben Raab to discuss the Crimson Dawn! Underneath our Earth is a mystic realm in crimson, and it once saved Psylocke's life, giving her a dagger tattoo over her eye and some new powers. Ben Raab wrote the bulk of the Crimson Dawn stories, and we delve deep on Kuragari, Gomurr, Tar, the Undercloaks, and the Dragons of the Crimson Dawn! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Storm arrives on Graymalkin Lane! As well as new super-villain Deluge! Chad is joined by the all-star, incredibly talented mix of Stephanie Williams (discussing everything from Nightshade to Family Snikt), Steve Foxe (who talks the new Dark X-Men series), and Omar Holmon (of Black Nerd Problems!) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sapphire Styx... a mutant vampire woman based in Madripoor with shocking connections to both Wolverine and Psylocke! Join Chad and famed writer Jim Sub in exploring this little-used X-villain, a character he wrote in a storyline that changed everything for one of your favorite characters. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
In the early 2000s, a tribute series to the Stan and Jack years on the FF was published, called the World's Greatest Comic Magazine! Dozens of creators participated... including Gordon Purcell! Chad is joined by Daryl Lawrence and Rob Salerno to interview Gordon about his incredible artistic career, then he delves in with us to explore an early X-Men adventure. Remember that time the X-Men kept a couple Sentinels in their basement and the FF wanted them? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcir...
It's the Trial of Mimic and the Super-Adaptoid! Two early Marvel villains with wildly different stories, these characters are both power-stealers who have history with the X-Men! Chad is joined by the hilarious and talented crew of Hussein Rashid, Tristan Palmgren, Sara Century, Steve Duda, and Gabriella Garbero! With cover art by Seth Martel! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
These issues have strange wing bird ladies, giant gasbags, the ghost of Magneto, Candy Southern telling off Professor X, and Magnetrix! But first, Chad interviews Trung le Nguyen all about the incredible book Magic Fish, and we discuss their recent Karma in Love story! And Bob Quinn talks all about Black Cat Social Club! This episode is full of laughter. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Bonus episode this week! Chad gets to hang out with three of his favorite friends: Anas Abdulhak (of Etheres)! Terry Blas (of Reptile!) and Seth Martel (of Mare!) We nerd out over X-Men for a while, then delve into the Christos Gage and Neal Adams series First X-Men! Set in continuity before X-Men #1, this series tells the story of Sabretooth and Wolverine teaming up to rescue a group of mutants from capture by the government. Featuring a half dozen new mutants, and an early prototype of the Sen...
Wolverine arrives on Graymalkin Lane! For many years, the origin story of Wolverine was a complete mystery, part of the character's appeal. And then Paul Jenkins wrote the moving, surprising, and incredible story of his childhood! Come learn all about James Howlett with the writer of the story himself, Paul Jenkins! But first, Chad and his friends Anya and Jamie interview Paul about his career and other Marvel work! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https...
Chad and his talented friend Terry Blas discuss the history, powers, and potential of Birdy, and she gives us that glow! A powerful mutant with a giant gun, Birdy gets caught up in the violent cycle of Sabretooth until her fresh start on Krakow... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Chad is joined by the charming and wonderful Dayspring (of Power of X-Men) and Khelan Bhatia (of Homo Superior) review the next segment of John Byrne's work on X-Men: the Hidden Years, covering an insane adventure in the Savage Land, and that time Lorna used the code name Magnetrix! And then we are joined by Ken Niimura, talking all about Peni Parker and I Kill Giants! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sarah Ryan is a lesser-used mutant, and a member of the Acolytes. Finding a place among mutants, Sarah revered Magneto, but ended up abused at the hands of Fabian Cortez and Exodus. Hear Chad and his friend, cosplayer Justin Kosmachuk delve into the life and potential of Scanner! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
It's a whole new era on Graymalkin Lane as we jump into the early 2000s, where Marvel Comics was a very different company and the X-Men was a busy franchise. Years after his famous runs on X-Men, Alpha Flight, and more, John Byrne launched a whole new series set in the early years, before Giant-Size X-Men #1 ever launched! And this week, Chad has the honor of being joined by that books editor, Jason Liebig (now a beloved host on the History Channel) and that books colorist, Gregory Wright! W...
It's the Trial of Kraven the Hunter! One of Marvel's most iconic villains, Kraven is a Spider-Man villain who has a shocking amount of history with the X-Men as well! Chad is joined by Alicia Wilder, Tristan Palmgren, Daniel Byrne, Anya Prosser, and Cory Thomas to cover the life and crimes of Sergei Kravinoff, including lives, deaths, and nipple lasers! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Professional drag queens on this week's episode do a fashion review of the 1960s X-Men costumes! But instead of Toot or Boot, we are going with Snikt or Kiki... Chad in joined by three talented incredible performers: Dax Exclamation Point! Tay Bobo! And DManda Martini! After laughing hysterically about 1960s super hero fashion (because aren't all super heroes basically drag queens), we review the beautiful Alan Davis X-Men story from 2014's Savage Hulk series, picking up on threads f...
Magda, the once-wife of Magneto, the once-mother of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, survived concentration camps before losing her daughter Anya and seeing her husband's magnetic powers manifest. Magda fled into the night, and then... Hear Chad and Noelle Reed delve into the tragic life of Magda! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
