It's the release of two Patreon episodes! First, it's Courtney Ross, with the incredible Andrew Deman and the lovely Michelle Waffel! The love interest of Captain Britain, Courtney Ross started as a 70s gal and went on to launch an impressive career in banking. Then Arcade and Saturnyne showed up... Then, Chad and the hilarious Markisan Naso dig deep into the character archives to talk about the illicit pirate, Cap'n Barracuda! He fought Iceman one time, and then, well, it gets weird...
May 02, 2024•2 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sentinel Takeover Month concludes with Avengers #104! With a Bang and a Whimper! The Sentinels are led by the mutant Sentinel, Number Two, and he has plans to sterilize all of Earth! But can the Avengers, including Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, stop them in time? And what will happen to Larry Trask? Chad is joined by John Layman (Sentinel Squad O*N*E writer!), Steve Ekstrom, and Michael Elliott! Then, Chad reunites two incredible friends, Annie Nocenti (writer of the upcoming Giant-Size X-Men: ...
Apr 29, 2024•2 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the epic episode we are calling SENTINEL 101. The major movements of the Sentinels are explored, weaving through their debut in the 1960s, the Days of Future Past, Project Wideawake, Operation Zero Tolerance, Sentinel Squad O*N*E, E is for Extinction, and Orchis! Purple death machines that reflect the X-Men over a 60 year history, with a world that has not only changing customs, but changing political agendas and ever-changing technological capabilities. Be ready for a whole Sentinel ed...
Apr 25, 2024•3 hr 40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sentinel Takeover month continues with guests David Baron, Jeremy Whitley, and Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos! Then, the Sentinels have taken the Scarlet Witch! And even one Sentinel is too much for the Avengers! Meanwhile, Quicksilver has found the son of Bolivar Trask, Larry, and he grabs him right out of the swimming pool and heads to the other side of the planet! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Apr 22, 2024•2 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's a bonus double release of two episodes from the channel's Patreon! First up, Karl Bollers joins Chad to talk about his early 2000s series Muties! An experimental title that introduces mostly new characters in edgy situations, each issue with a different artist, Muties uncovers a lesser known corner of the X-Men world. Then Scott Free joins Chad to talk all about Jack of Diamonds, that guy who tried to make Cyclops evil in the 60s! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands ...
Apr 18, 2024•2 hr 56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sentinels month continues with Avengers #102! Remember that time Cyclops convinced the Sentinels to fly into the sun? Well... it didn't work. Because the Sentinels are back, and they are after the Scarlet Witch! Featuring the humanity of the Vision, the misogyny of Hawkeye, and the evil of the Grim Reaper! But first a conversation all about robots and A.I. in story-telling, featuring Jeremy Holt! Richard Hall! And Robert Whiteman! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...
Apr 15, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the public release of two episodes from the coverage in Magneto Month, all about the concept of mutant homeland! First, it's Asteroid M, with Hussein Rashid! Magneto builds a base in space, and it later becomes the blueprint for Avalon, and later Utopia! Then, Chad and Rob Salerno discuss the bizarre history of Santo Marco, the very first country Magneto took over in the name of mutants! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/pri...
Apr 11, 2024•3 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad is joined by the wonderful Ajuan Mance, Steenz, and Darrell Taylor to have a discussion about the series Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel from 2008! And yes, there is a surprise appearance by Bolivar Trask and hints to the origins of Project Wideawake and the Sentinels! Adam Brashear is a complicated hero, and we have a long discussion about why... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Apr 08, 2024•2 hr 46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Double release of two Patreon episodes that I put out during Magneto month in October, 2023! First up, it's the tragic story of Django and Maria Maximoff, the adoptive parents of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, with my friend Daniel Byrne! Then, it's another insane 90s powerful villainess, the teleporting temptress herself, Astra, who was retroactively added into Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://r...
Apr 04, 2024•2 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sentinel Takeover on Graymalkin Lane for the full month of April! We begin with the two issue series Conspiracy, featuring Sean Howe (Marvel Comics: the Untold Story!) and Anthony Oliveira (Dayspring!). And in the half, a whole murderers' row of Graymalkin Irregulars do a script-reading of X-Men Unlimited #4! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Apr 01, 2024•3 hr 58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad is joined by five talented novelists to talk all about world-building, the history of realms of fantasy in popular fiction, the locations and backdrops of the X-Men's world, and finally realms in Marvel Comics that are based on other works of fiction! In place of the trial this month, it's a fascinating conversation that will change the way you see comic book environments! With incredible novelists Derek Kunsken, Tristan Palmgren, Carrie Harris, Alex Segura, and Keith DeCandido! Adv...
Mar 28, 2024•3 hr 59 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Chad and guests Molly Lazer and Annalise Bissa talk all about their various editorial careers and successes, then we analyze two Jean Grey stories from modern years set back in the Silver Age! First, a story by Rainbow Rowell from Marvel Age 1000 (2023); then one by J. Torres in X-Men Unlimited 42 (2003)! Then, Chad interviews the incredible Leslie Ewing about her life and career! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privac...
Mar 25, 2024•2 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's Al Ewing, one of the best writers in comics! Chad interviews Al about his tendency to use diverse teams of heroes (Mighty Avengers, Ultimates, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men Red, SWORD) who challenge the power structures, about queer relationships (including Hercules coming out), about his incredible recent stories with Storm and Magneto, and so much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Mar 21, 2024•2 hr 47 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the second appearance of Sunfire, in a Sub-Mariner comic, and it's Namor at his worst. Plus we get Namorita, Betty Dean, and a little-known mutant named Dragon-Lord! Featuring Andrew Drilon! With Dave Ebersole and Melanie Bolen! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Mar 18, 2024•2 hr 47 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the public release of my episode on Dennis Dunphy aka D-Man with the show's official bear correspondent, Christian Smith! D-Man has been a costumed wrestler, a brainwashed assassin, a sidekick, a super hero, a homeless vagrant, the leader of a hidden city, and a gay icon. Tracking this character's journey over this years was fascinating. Come learn all about this D-lister in an episode that will leave you smiling. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt...
Mar 14, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast First up, we finish our review of the first storyline featuring Zaladane and Garokk the Petrified Man! And things get... problematic. Featuring three incredible scholars who have written books about analyzing X-Men comics: Andrew Deman (the Claremont Run), Darieck Scott (Keeping It Unreal), and Ramzi Fawaz (the New Mutants!) THEN Chad interviews Eric and Julia Leeward, writers and producers from the X-Men cartoon! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://red...
Mar 11, 2024•3 hr 44 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's a double bonus Patreon release of two eeeevil girl mutants! First up, with Arturo Rojas, it's SIENA BLAZE! An environmentally disastrous mutant who dresses in a pink ski costume and engages in games alongside the Upstarts... and the All-New Exiles? And then, with Michael Anderson, it's MORTIS! Lois London is the evil sister of Dazzler, with some wild 80s origins and a deadly death touch, including that time Selene made her join the Necrosha death cult! Advertising Inquiries: htt...
Mar 07, 2024•2 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast The saga of Garokk the Petrified Man and his high priestess Zaladane continues as fire rains down on the innocents of the Savage Land in the name of conquest! But first, Chad is joined by returning guests Jason Loo and Anas Abdulhak, and we interview the incredible writer Jeff Jensen (X-Factor volume 2! The Watchmen! And more!) Before things get very silly, we have a serious discussion about the portrayal of violence in comic books. (Trigger warning: sensitive content involving discussions about...
Mar 04, 2024•3 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast One of the most enduring plot threads, brought in by Fabian Nicieza (and sometimes Mike Carey) in key moments across X-Men history, learning about Black Womb means gathering the evidence, from Gambit to X-Men Forever, to X-Men Legacy... Chad is joined by the incredible combination of Anthony Oliveira and Sara Century to discuss all things Amanda Mueller! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 29, 2024•2 hr 46 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the first appearance of Zaladane, and the origins of Garokk the Petrified Man! In the name of her god, Zaladane is spreading conquest and genocide through the Savage Land, from the back of her winged steed! Chad is joined by the incredible combination of three writers/artists... Sina Grace (Iceman/Superman: the Harvests of Youth), Luciano Vecchio (Resurrection of Magneto!), and Patricio Oliver! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/...
Feb 26, 2024•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the long-awaited Trial of Jean Grey! One of the original X-Men, a woman bearing the name of the company on her shoulders, this telepath/telekinetic went on to become the host for the Phoenix Force, a storyline that changed everything at Marvel! In this incredible episode, Chad is joined by Sara Century! Alicia Wilder! Regina Given! Noelle Reed! And Stephanie Nina Ptisirilos! And we discuss what makes Jean special, delve into what the Phoenix Force actually is, and then put her on trial ...
Feb 22, 2024•3 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast The battle between Ka-Zar and Kraven the Hunter continues when Ka-Zar arrives in New York to save Zabu! There are nets! Thrown vases! Nipple lasers! Surprise reveals! And the first appearance of Garokk the Petrified Man! Featuring the incredible talents of Marvel editor Alanna Smith! Liana Kangas and Sarah Gailey (the team behind. Know Your Station and so much more!) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad is joined by the wonderful Trung-le Nguyen (of the Magic Fish and Karma in love) to talk about Karma's evil uncle, the General! A war criminal and human trafficker, the General has a shocking history with multiple X-Men characters and storylines, and Trung is here to discuss the real world implications of Karma's origins! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 15, 2024•2 hr 43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Graymalkin Lane continues coverage of the early 70s comics with a surprising jaunt into the world of Astonishing Tales! In a few weeks, Garokk and Zaladane arrive, but we begin with our old friend Ka-Zar battling Kraven the Hunter! Featuring an interview with the delightful Rob Kirby (Marry Me A Little!), with Seth Martel (the Mare!), and Scott DeGeest! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Fontanelle! Named after a baby's soft-spot, Fontanelle is an obscure character with connections to Gambit, Black Womb, and others. Potentially a distant relative of the Summers family, Gloria Dayne is a dream therapist who dresses in leather and slips in and out of the minds of others, gathering intel. Chad is joined by his friends Dmanda Martini (who had an accompanying drag look) and Justin Kosmachuk to take a deep dive into the complicated world of Gambit by Fabian Nicieza! Advertising In...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Beast's Amazing Adventure run concludes with Amazing Adventures #16! Juggernaut is having his worst day--dropping out of portals as he tries to smash the Beast, and that's before he gets Holy-Grailed. Meanwhile, Beast and Vera Cantor are hanging out with the employees of Marvel Comics, including Steve Englehart and Glynis Oliver, at the Rutland Halloween Parade! Featuring the hilarious combination of Ryan Cady, Phillip Sevy, and Chris Magnus! Then it is a script reading of X-Men Unlimite...
Feb 05, 2024•3 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this bonus release, Chad is joined by X-editor Jordan White and the lovely Anna Peppard (host of Oh Gosh, Oh Golly, Oh Wow!) to analyze an oft-overlooked X-Men villain: Gatecrasher! She's a space mercenary and the leader of the Technetium, possessed of extreme body confidence, a sense of fun-loving adventure, and a tendency toward the bizarre. Plus, there was that time she romanced Rocket Raccoon... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Angel guest-stars as the Beast fights the new creation of the Secret Empire: the Griffin! But first, Chad is joined by three incredible professional cosplayers: Roger Presa! Cree Michelle! And returning friend, Andre Mason! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jan 29, 2024•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Coming from an era where women were relegated to love interests and token places on teams, Madame Hydra shines brightly as a complicated woman dedicated to nihilism, fascism, and personal gain. Sometimes going by Viper, Ophelia Sarkisan is a vision in green, with some of the most insane capers in Marvel's history. Also, she married Wolverine once. With cover art by the amazing Seth Martel, this episode features the jury of Isabel Dieppa, Steve Duda, Hussein Rashid, Susan Kirtley, and Noelle ...
Jan 25, 2024•2 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Beast saga at the Brand Corporation continues as Beast faces another threat from the Secret Empire: the frightening Quasimodo! (Remember that guy?) Plus, what is Patsy Walker doing here! Chad is joined by returning guests, the talented Alex Segura and the witty Scott Free, to interview Simon Furman, of Transformers, Brute Force, Alpha Flight, and Northstar fame! Hear us take a deep dive into Marvel history, and laugh the whole way. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy ...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
