The Collected X-Lapsed, Episode 07 - X-Men + Fantastic Four (2020)

The Collected X-Lapsed, Episode Seven

X-Men + Fantastic Four (2020)

(00:00:00) X-Men+Fantastic Four #1: "The Impossible Boy"

(00:33:32) X-Men+Fantastic Four #2: "Broken Borders"

(01:06:00) X-Men+Fantastic Four #3: "To the Victor"

(01:41:49) X-Men+Fantastic Four #4: "Welcome to the New World"

(02:49:53) Fantastic Four (vol.6) #26: "One Stop From Everywhere"

Writers - Chip Zdarsky & Dan Slott

Pencils - Terry Dodson & R.B. Silva

Inks - Rachel Dodson, Dexter Vines, Karl Story, & Ransom Getty

Colors - Laura Martin, Andrew Crossley, Peter Pantazis, & Jesus Aburtov

Letters - VC's Joe Caramagna

Edits - Ballesteros, Biro, Smith, Breevort, Cebulski

Cover Price: $15.99

On-Sale: September 29, 2020

Stepping away from our regular Dawn of X storyline... due to a dramatic event that occurs in the sixth issue of one of our ongoings, we're taking a look at the four-part X-Men + Fantastic Four miniseries, which your humble host was absolutely chomping at the bit for.  Marvel must've known that, as they wasted very little time rendering the entire thing moot by de-Mutantifying Franklin Richards!

In todays Collected Edition, we'll discuss all four parts of the event miniseries as well as the issue of Fantastic Four where it's revealed that Franklin Richards isn't... and never, ever was... a Mutant!

This compilation also includes the landmark 50th episode of X-Lapsed, wherein I spend a good half hour or so being wildly self-indulgent in reflecting on my time in audio comics commentary.

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X-Lapsed, Episode 050 - X-Men + Fantastic Four #4 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty

X-Men + Fantastic Four #4 (September, 2020)

"Welcome to the New World"

Writer - Chip Zdarsky

Pencils - Terry Dodson

Inks - Rachel Dodson & Ransom Getty

Colors - Laura Martin

Letters - VC's Joe Caramagna

Edits - Biro, Smith, Brevoort, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: July 22, 2020

Welcome, friends... to the landmark fiftieth episode of X-Lapsed!

Today, I'm taking a page out of the Chris is on Infinite Earths playbook... where I spend about a half-hour getting a little personal about just why this milestone is so important to me personally.  For folks who are willing to indulge me, you have my gratitude!  For those who'd rather just hear me talk about the last issue of X-Men + Fantastic Four... no problem, we're still friends!  Just skip ahead to 29:32 and you'll miss all my spoo.

As far as X-Men + Fantastic Four #4... well, it's a little bit uneven... but, we'll give it a goo, and have a good time doing it.

Thank you to everyone for sharing their time with me over the course of this project so far.  I can't put into words what it means to me!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 049 - X-Men + Fantastic Four #3 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Forty-Nine

X-Men + Fantastic Four #3 (June, 2019)

"To the Victor"

Writer - Chip Zdarsky

Pencils - Terry Dodson

Inks - Rachel Dodson & Ransom Getty

Colors - Laura Martin, Andrew Crossley, Peter Pantazis

Letters - VC's Joe Caramagna

Edits - Ballesteros, Biro, Smith, Brevoort, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: March 25, 2020

In today's penultimate issue of X-Men + Fantastic Four, the stakes are upped once again!  Well, sorta.

We're going to talk a lot about how the X-Men are being portrayed here... and any time they're pitted against, or sharing panel-space with, any other Marvel heroes.  Your humble host tires of seeing his favorite folks "jobbed out" and made to look lesser-than every Marvel character from Willie Lumpkin on up!

We also talk a bit about Godpower... that is, if your host is understanding it right in the first place (please do not take a drink every time I say that...), and the fact that the Invisible Woman is THE MOST POWERFUL CHARACTER IN THE MARVEL UNIVERSE.

It's a good time - and we're just one episode away from the regular-sized, nothin' happenin', non-celebratory 50th Episode of this little program~!  Thanks everybody!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 048 - X-Men + Fantastic Four #2 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Forty-Eight

X-Men + Fantastic Four #2 (April, 2020)

"Broken Borders"

Writer - Chip Zdarsky

Pencils - Terry Dodson

Inks - Rachel Dodson, Karl Story, Ransom Getty

Colors - Laura Martin

Letters - VC's Joe Caramagna

Edits - Ballesteros, Smith, Brevoort, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: February 26, 2020

Keeping with our coverage of X-Men + Fantastic Four - this time out, Reed and the Gang are Krakoa-bound looking for their lost kids.  Only problem is, they ain't there!  Instead, they're out on an island somewhere with Uncle Doom and (Aunt?) Call Me Kate.

It's a knock down drag out affair when the X-Men and Fantastic Four go at it... and one that, despite how much I'm enjoying it, I'm going to poke several holes in.

Also: Some parting shots at Fallen Angels, a reminder of a hot-take I made about a potential romance between Cyclops and Polaris - which facilitates a plug for our Weird Comics History - Twilight of the Superheroes coverage, and an endorsement for... Major X-Lapsed?!

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Stuff I mentioned during the Episode:

Weird Comics History, Episode 23: Twilight of the Superheroes:

https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-zv7n3-72a985

Talkin' Twelve @ Chris is on Infinite Earths:

https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/search/label/the%20twelve

Major X-Lapsed, Episode 1:

https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-rpqbt-ef5fdb

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X-Lapsed, Episode 047 - X-Men + Fantastic Four #1 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Forty-Seven

X-Men + Fantastic Four #1 (April, 2020)

"The Impossible Boy"

Writer - Chip Zdarsky

Pencils - Terry Dodson

Inks - Rachel Dodson, Dexter Vines, Karl Story

Colors - Laura Martin

Letters - VC's Joe Caramagna

Edits - Ballesteros, Smith, Brevoort, Cebulski

Cover Price: $4.99

On-Sale: February 5, 2020

Today we begin the story I've been looking forward to since we first saw the tense confrontation between Reed Richards and Scott Summers way back in House of X #1 (Episode 001 of this very program)!  Today we bear witness to the skirmish over "The Impossible Boy", the recently-rapidly-aged, Franklin Richards!

An Omega Level Mutant, Franklin would definitely be an asset for the growing mutant nation of Krakoa... there are just four things standing in the way. Also, our boy Franklin's powers are depleting with each use... wassupwitdat?  Hopefully we'll find out here!

Starting this miniseries, X-Lapsed is now officially on the road to our milestone fiftieth episode... a milestone only to me! 

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