Queer friends review the original X-Men comics from the 1960s
Chad and Dylan Carter (of the House of X podcast) hang out to discuss Thornn! Lucia Callasantos is a cat-woman, sister to the more popular Feral, who has connections to the Morlocks, and who has one of the most tragic backstories ever. Come delve deep on this obscure 90s character... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Magneto Month begins on Graymalkin Lane! First up, Chad and Anas Abdulhak interview J.M. DeMatteis all about the complexities of Magneto being explored in the new Magneto limited series! Then, it's an emotional roller coaster as Chad, Gabriella Garbero, Phillip Sevy, and Christie Porter do an in-depth review of the series Magneto Testament, by Greg Pak and Carmine di Giandomenico, from 2008. There are lots of feelings in this one. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...
In place of the trial episode this month, Chad is joined by Sara Century, D'Manda Martini, Justin Wilder, Alicia Wilder, and Arturo Rojas to talk all about Candy Southern, in the most unexpected way possible. (Cover art on this episode by Seth Martel!) Candy Southern is named by Roy Thomas after a book called CANDY by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, written in 1958. The book is classified as SMUT. It's now 65 years old and it is.... difficult to explain. In the first half of today&#...
Fresh out of the X-Men and on his own for the first time, Iceman shines in this 1971 story where he uses his powers in the coolest ways yet while sparring with Spider-Man to save Gwen Stacy! But first, Chad is joined by Rob Salerno and Steve Duda to interview Steve Orlando about his work on the new series, Astonishing Iceman! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
This week, mom (Regina Givens from House of X) and dad (Chad) guide you through the complex family history of Norton and Edna McCoy! We take you from the nuclear incident to the farm, from the kidnapping to the time they faced down Professor Power. It's a powerful episode all about parenting! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Chad is joined by the incredibly charming Ryan Penagos, Agent M himself, Marvel's hype man and a professional podcaster himself! Jason Loo and Christie Porter are there with us to review Wolverine minus 1, which gives us an easter egg-rich story of Wolverine's past that includes Alpha Flight, Sabretooth, Nick Fury, Carol Danvers, Black Widow, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Chad is joined by J.M. DeMatteis to talk about classic villain Professor Power! A billionaire obsessed with the Roman Empire, his own legacy, and the shape of American politics, Power has fought the X-Men in multiple encounters... He's sparred with Wolverine, Beast, the X-Men, X-Factor, the New Defenders... and his worst enemy is Charles Xavier. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Thunderbird, Warpath, and Boom-Boom arrive on Graymalkin Lane! First up, it's an interview with Jed MacKay, all about his incredible work on Avengers, Moon Knight, and Dr. Strange! Then, Chad is joined by Sarah Gailey and Scotty White to delve into X-Force -1, featuring a story from the past lives of Thunderbird and Warpath! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Chad is joined by Jeff Christiansen, former Marvel Handbooks editor and head of the Appendix site, to discuss the Sidri! A gestalt alien race of spider-creatures who can combine into various forms... and some of them are mutants! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
It's the final episode of the Hidden Years! And what a journey it has been! But first, an interview with Elliot Kalan, famed comedy writer who has done Marvel work, including the series Spider-Man and the X-Men! Erica Schultz and Gregory Wright join Chad for the wrap-up on the Hidden Years series as we prepare for a new era on Graymalkin Lane! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Chad is joined by Anas Abdulhak (Etheros, Eleutheromania) to discuss Magneto's greatest creation, and the one who turned him into a widdle baby... ALPHA! THE ULTIMATE MUTANT! With lots of 70s Defenders goodness mixed in, and some surprising X-Men history. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
First Chad reunites three incredible creators to remember good times... Mike Carlin, Eliot R. Brown, and Peter Sanderson worked together with Mark Gruenwald on the original Marvel Handbooks! In the second half, Christian Smith and John Klein III join Chad to review Hidden Years 19 and 20! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
It's the Trial of the High Evolutionary! The queer-coded super-scientist who elevated himself to godhood and back, the High Evolutionary is a fascinating character study of super-villainy as he creates planets, commits genocide, and launches races of animal men. Chad is joined by the hilarious and insightful jury of Derek Kunsken, Justin Wilder, Alicia Wilder, Sara Century, and Anthony Oliveira to examine this weird and fascinating man. Come get a whole damn education on one of Marvel's ...
Kraven the Hunter is after the Beast! And the X-Men face the Promise, a group of mutants with a very unique agenda! But first, Chad is joined by the incredible and hilarious writer, Daniel Kibblesmith! With co-hosts front he Tomb of Ideas podcast! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Chad is joined by the talented Steve Orlando (of Marauders, Scarlet Witch, and Astonishing Spider-Man) to talk all about Crimson Commando! Frank Bohannan is a mutant soldier who has had to redefine himself more than once... a veteran, along with his queer-coded buddies Super Sabre and Stonewall, he's survived in the present by being an assassin... a member of Freedom Force, then the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants... and then a murdering cyborg... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bra...
Dan Watters (Loki!) and Sarah Gailey (Be Gay, Do Crimes!) join Chad and guest host Alicia Wilder for a fun discussion about story-telling, then we get lost in the evil nonsense of Uncle Dazzler and jump into the crazy continuity of the Promise as Graymalkin Lane's review of the Hidden Years continues! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
It's the public release of my focused episode on... Cobalt Man! Insightful and hilarious guest Phil Ewing joins Chad to talk all about cobalt bombs, early X-Men antics, and the legacy and history of one of Marvel's most obscure villains. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Chad is joined by Karl Bollers (Emma Frost and X-51 writer) and Jason Loo (of Jubilee, and Madrox and Strong Guy) to review Hidden Years 13-14! Two incredible creators from two different eras of publishing history, plus the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and half a dozen other intense plot lines. This one is full of insider comic knowledge and a whole lot of laughs. And who is... the Promise? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
It's Shamrock! Molly Fitzgerald debuted in Contest of Champions as "Ireland's lucky lass". Used once every ten years or so, she seems to have ever changing powers, costumes, and careers. Hear Chad delve deep on this obscure character with the incredible, talented, and super-smart Triona Farrell! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
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
