Wolverine month concludes with... Donald Duck? Chad, Dax Exclamation Point, Jenalee Sanders, and Daniel Gilford take a weird journey into a side world, where Disney and X-Men collide in odd ways! Then, it's a Cold Snap, as Chad, Todd Wing, Anthony Laudani, and TJ Neece to discuss that time Iceman joined the Fantastic Four in the Silver Age! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Nov 25, 2024•2 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Double Patreon Release! First, it's Grizzly! Theodore Winchester is the strong, red, and mostly silent member of the Six Pack, Best friends with Domino, he suffers a tragic end before returning on Krakow! With guests Gil Baron and Christian Smith! Then it's all about Punchout! A black female member of the Press Gang on Genosha, Punchout is a complicated mutant who hunts escaped mutates around the world! With guest Reisa Rococo! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy ...
Nov 21, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast In another world, Wolverine never joined the X-Men, but instead was recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D.... and it doesn't take long before he takes over, with insane art and shocking twists! But first, we celebrate the character arc of Morph from the recent X-Men 97 series, with voice actor JP Karliak, director Emmett Yonemura, and producer Sean Gantka! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Christian Frost! Emma Frost's gay older brother came out in a time when queer storytelling was very different, and it is only through recent writers that we've seen his potential explored. Featuring my guests Anthony Edward Laudini and Mike Ciriaco! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast We first meet Wolverine in a massive battle with the Hulk. But what if that had gone differently? Journey with Chad, WolverSteve, Colby Melvin, and Ken Crist into a universe where things go hilariously different! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Two powerful female villains featured with their creators! First it is Radha Dastoor: Haven, a complex super-villain from X-Factor, created by JM DeMatteis! Then it's Astrid Bloom, a rival of Emma Frost, created by Karl Bollers! Anas Abdulhak and Taylor Vessel join Chad for these interviews! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Nov 07, 2024•2 hr 45 min•Transcript available on Metacast In Incredible Hulk 181, a new character called the Wolverine takes center stage, a short Canadian with whiskers and claws, in bright yellow, in between two massive monsters. He has two names... Wolverine... and Weapon X. Paul Jenkins and Erica Schultz join Chad for this epic episode! Then it's a script reading of X-Men Unlimited 11! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Nov 04, 2024•2 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Chad is joined by Professor Phillip Smith to talk all about Gabrielle Haller! A concentration camp survivor and the mother of Legion, Gabrielle later launched a long career as an ambassador. Gabrielle is a character connected to both Xavier and Magneto, who has a complex history steeped in trauma and political complications. Trigger warning: this one has significant discussion of topics like sexual trauma and genocide. And note: this episode was recorded in May, 2024, before recent conflicts in ...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the final page of Incredible Hulk 180, it's the first appearance of Wolverine! But first, Hulk is drawn into a fight with the Flesh Eater, and inside both monsters is a man! Chad is joined by incredible writers Marc Guggenheim and Phillip Kennedy Johnson, of Wolverine and Hulk fame accordingly! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the Trial of Mephisto! The devil himself graces the court of Graymalkin Lane, with jurors Alicia Wilder, Hussein Rashid, Justin Wilder, Gabriella Garbero, and Austin Gorton! With cover art by Seth Martel! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 24, 2024•2 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast What if Juggernaut had Killed the X-Men? Jacoby Salcedo, Julio Anta, and Ken Crist join Chad to talk about it! Then What if Magneto's daughter, Anya, had Survived? Terry Blas, Kevin Kiniry, and Scott deGeest are here to find out! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 21, 2024•2 hr 54 min•Transcript available on Metacast The saga of the Flesh-Eater continues in an early Claremont story from Monsters Unleashed! Featuring Tyler Chin-Tanner (A Wave Blue World), Adrian Berryman, and Seth Martel! Then it's a bonus release of the Patreon episode of Nereel, with Liana Kangas and Phillip Sevy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 17, 2024•2 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Incredible Hulk 172! Juggernaut has been floating through the dimensional void for months, but now he's back, and he's here to fight the Hulk! But first, a robust discussion about queer culture in television and comics, and the calling to write, with Matt Baume, Charles A. Bush, and Anthony Oliveira! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this bonus Patreon release, Chad features one of his all-time favorite characters, one of Marvel's original Silver Age villainesses: Zelda Dubois, the Princess Python! With guests D'Manda Martini and Steve Duda! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Oct 10, 2024•2 hr 48 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's Halloween month, and we open with... the Flesh-Eater! Chad is joined by hilarious horror writers Thomas Krajewski and Clay McLeod Chapman to talk about horror writing, then we delve into the first appearance of the Flesh-Eater itself during the Hulk's sojourn in Canada! And things get scary and surprising! Then, it's a script reading of X-Men Unlimited 10, featuring the Dark Beast! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/priva...
Oct 07, 2024•2 hr 59 min•Transcript available on Metacast At the end of April, we finished Sentinels month on Graymalkin Lane! And the concluding episode on the Patreon covered categories of Sentinels outliers, the weird versions of these characters that show up all over the Marvel Universe! We called it Random Ass Sentinels, and my guests include Theo Chase and Justin Kosmachuk! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast In another world, Charles Xavier became the Juggernaut, and Jason Loo, Alanna Smith, and Mike Rossi are here to talk about it in this very special Librarian Episode! Then, Preeti Chhiber, Enid Balam, and Michael Elliot look into a world where Beast went savage! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Sep 30, 2024•2 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the Stranger! You don't think about this guy often when it comes to the X-Men, but his story is wild. Ready for sexy space grandpa silliness balanced by deeply high concept psychology and pop culture references? You've come to the right place! With Derek Kunsken, Justin Wilder, Steve Duda, Daryl Lawrence, and Justin Kosmachuk! Cover art by the amazing Seth Martel! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sep 26, 2024•2 hr 39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tini Howard and Connor Goldsmith on Graymalkin Lane together, answering the question "What if Mr. Sinister Formed the X-Men?", a rad book by Simon Furman from the mid-90s. (Disclaimer: adult language, explicit themes, and discussions of a sexual nature in this episode). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 
