X-Lapsed, Episode 352 - New Mutants #25 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Fifty-Two

New Mutants (vol.4) #025 (June, 2022)
"Best Laid Plans"
Writer - Vita Ayala
Art - Rod Reis & Jan Duursema
Colors - Rod Reis & Ruth Redmond
Letters - VC's Travis Lanham
Design - Muller, Bowen
Edits - Okoye, Brunstad, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $4.99
On-Sale: May 18, 2022

After what feels like forever, it's New Mutants day again!

We're kicking off the NuMu's first Destiny of X storyline, The Trials of Magik... which, as you might have guessed, takes us into Limbo.  You WILL believe that a SoulSword can shatter!

Also: a sorta-kinda mailbag segment wherein I talk a fair amount about shill reviews and how difficult it is to find honest opinions about comics (and other things) on the internet.  It's a challenging discussion... and I'd love for you to be a part of it!

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X-Lapsed Triple-Dip, Episode 12 - Giant-Size X-Men by Jonathan Hickman (2020)

X-Lapsed Triple-Dip, Episode Twelve

Giant-Size X-Men by Jonathan Hickman (2020)
(00:00:00) Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey & Emma Frost #1: "Into the Storm"
(01:02:19) Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1: "Haunted Mansion"
(01:53:33) Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1
(02:29:46) Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex #1: "The World"
(03:12:46) Giant-Size X-Men: Storm #1: "Disintegration"
Writers - Jonathan Hickman & Alan Davis
Art - Russell Dauterman, Alan Davis, Ramon Perez & Rod Reis
Colors - Matthew Wilson, Carlos Lopez, David Curiel & Rod Reis
Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles & Ariana Maher
Design - Tom Muller
Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $19.99
On-Sale: December 9, 2020

The weekend kinda got away from me, and so - in lieu of an all-new episode, we're indulging in another compilation piece.  And, I mean, let's face it -- it's doubtful anybody's gonna bother listening even if it WAS new... so, whattayagonnado?

Today we're looking at the wildly disjointed... and rather unnecessary run of Giant-Size specials the Head of X was putting out during the Dawn of X era.  Storm's sick... like really, really sick... so sick that it's never mentioned in ANY other books she appears in!  Don't worry though, she gets better.

Plus: We've got not one, but TWO iterations of "Baby's First Grant Morrison Comic" in a callback to the "Silence!  Psychic Rescue in Progress" Nuff Said! issue of New X-Men and a dip into Fantomex's The World.

Also: Magneto makes a deal with Namor to procure a certain island that will be the site of a certain Gala.  Oh, you didn't know there was a Gala coming up?

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X-Lapsed Triple-Dip, Episode 5 - New Mutants by Jonathan Hickman, Volume 1 (2020)

X-Lapsed Triple-Dip, Episode Five

New Mutants by Jonathan Hickman, Volume 1 (2020)
(00:00:00) New Mutants (vol.4) #1: "The Sextant"
(00:41:29) New Mutants (vol.4) #2: "Space Jail"
(01:18:57) New Mutants (vol.4) #5: "Endangered Birds"
(01:58:38) New Mutants (vol.4) #7: "Spoilers"
Writer - Jonathan Hickman
Art - Rod Reis
Letters - VC's Travis Lanham
Design - Tom Muller
Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $15.99
On-Sale: March 31, 2020

Presenting, for the first time on the channel - the Head of X's New Mutants... without a sidebar trip to the Farm!

Join me for a shorter-than-usual "Triple Dip", where we cover the four-part New Mutants/Shi'ar/Starjammers tale... only four chapters... but, there's plenty of nonsense waiting for ya if'n ya decide to press play!

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(00:00:00) New Mutants (vol.4) #1: "The Sextant"

(00:41:29) New Mutants (vol.4) #2: "Space Jail"
(01:18:57) New Mutants (vol.4) #5: "Endangered Birds"
(01:58:38) New Mutants (vol.4) #7: "Spoilers"

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X-Lapsed, Episode 291 - New Mutants #23 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Ninety-One

New Mutants (vol.4) #23 (February, 2022)
"The Truth Shall Set Them Free..."
Writer - Vita Ayala
Art - Rod Reis
Letters - VC's Travis Lanham
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Okoye, Brunstad, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: November 10... or December 1, 2021?

Into the Astral... wherever the hell -- and into the most cliche bits and bobs of "surrealism" and "the abstract" that you could imagine!  Thankfully, Rod Reis absolutely kills is here... otherwise, this'd be quite the pedestrian little story.

What's it about?  Well, we're finally getting around to wrapping up the interminable Shadow King story that's taken over this title for, what feels like, the past several years!  At least I think we're wrapping it up... it's not all that clear.

Not much in the way of "back-matter" this time out... your humble host is still literally spitting fire after several days of dietary debauchery... otherwise known as, overindulging in sugar and carbs.

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X-Lapsed, Episode 275 - New Mutants #22 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Seventy-Five

New Mutants (vol.4) #22 (December, 2021)
“Shadows and Mirrors”
Writer - Vita Ayala
Art - Rod Reis
Letters - VC’s Travis Lanham
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Bissa, Brunstad, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: October 6, 2021

It's time for another milestone episode... the two hundred seventy-fifth!  I almost feel like our cover-art today should have an Eagle Award logo on it!  Does anybody get that reference?  Ehh, probably not.

Anyway, today we get back to our never-ending Shadow King storyline... which, hey... is going to have to end at some point in the next couple of months.  In fairness, it kind of turns the corner here, and there's a true feeling of progression.

Plus - Mailbag, "Old Man" ranting, and much much more!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 255 - New Mutants #21 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Fifty-Five

New Mutants (vol.4) #21 (November, 2021)

"Krakoa Welcomes Gabby Kinney"

Writer - Vita Ayala

Art - Rod Reis

Letters - VC's Travis Lanham & Joe Caramagna

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, Brunstad, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: September 1, 2021

Shoes just keep on droppin' as we draw closer and closer to Inferno!

You remember that "dupe rule" we discuss like... all the time on the show?  Well, this issue changes a lot of what we thought we knew about it.  Only, will this turn out to be one of those situations wherein it's far easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission?  Could we be witnessing the beginnings of a schism between The Five and the Quiet Council?

We'll ask questions like that... and many more - today!

Plus: Mailbag, Shout-Outs, and the June, 2021 sales charts (WITH actual #'s shipped!)  

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X-Lapsed, Episode 209 - New Mutants #18 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Nine

New Mutants (vol.4) #18 (July, 2021)

"Homecoming"

Writer - Vita Ayala

Art - Rod Reis

Letters - VC's Travis Lanham

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: May 26, 2021

Today we continue our discussion regarding a budding Krakoan "class system" when certain rules are bent for one of the more connected members of society...

We're headed back to the Crucible... this time to "make whole" a Mutant who... still has their powers?  Hmm... We've got a lot to talk about!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 198 - New Mutants #17 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode One Hundred Ninety-Eight

New Mutants (vol.4) #17 (June, 2021)

"Follow the White Rabbit"

Writer - Vita Ayala

Art - Rod Reis

Letters - VC's Travis Lanham

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: April 28, 2021

On the Eve of the Hellfire Gala... we're going to talk about a potential "class system" at play on Krakoa.  We're also going to spend a fair amount of time in Otherworld... but, the less said about that, the better!

We're going to talk a lot about "conventional beauty" and the value placed on it.  It's going to be a good time, trust me!  Please... trust me!

Also: The Ever X-Cellent Mailbag!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 169 - New Mutants #16 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode One Hundred Sixty-Nine

New Mutants (vol.4) #16 (April, 2021)

"One Step Behind"

Writer - Vita Ayala

Art - Rod Reis

Letters - VC's Travis Lanham

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: February 24, 2021

Just when I thought it was safe to look forward to New Mutants... we're taken back into Otherworld!

Many of the story beats of the last few issues that I cared about are squashed into a scant handful of pages so we might engage in yet another romp through the Fair and Foul Kingdoms.  Huzzah?

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X-Lapsed, Episode 154 - New Mutants #15 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode One Hundred Fifty-Four

New Mutants (vol.4) #15 (March, 2021)

"The Kids Ain't Alright"

Writer - Vita Ayala

Art - Rod Reis

Letters - VC's Travis Lanham

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: January 27, 2021

The new direction for New Mutants is ramping up... causing your humble host to ask so many questions!  This has unexpectedly become one of the "meatiest" books in the line - prompting quite a bit of discussion and analysis.

If earlier New Mutants arcs caused you to drop the title - I'd say it's definitely safe to come back home!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 142 - New Mutants #14 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode One Hundred Forty-Two

New Mutants (vol.4) #14 (February, 2021)

"Welcome to the Wild Hunt"

Writer - Vita Ayala

Art - Rod Reis

Letters - VC's Travis Lanham

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: December 16, 2020

Into the Wild Hunt!

Welcome to a new era for the New Mutants - we've got a new writer, a new direction, and a new threat!  Our Old New Mutants are going to be training a crop of directionless and malaised New New Mutants -- and these newbies are asking some difficult questions... referencing the dearly departed (and never comin' back) Madelyne Pryor!  We got lots to talk about...

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X-Lapsed, Episode 117 - New Mutants #13 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode One Hundred Seventeen

New Mutants (vol.4) #13 (December, 2020)

"X of Swords, Chapter 07"

Writer - Ed Brisson

Art - Rod Reis

Letters - VC's Travis Lanham

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: October 14, 2020

Today we explore the unbearable lightness of being... Doug Ramsay.  Our favorite mutant translator has his hands full with the upcoming Contest of Swords, and we get a front-row seat to his sparring sessions.

We're going to be talking a lot about Doug, Warlock, and Magik today - I hope you'll all be there for the... uh, fun?  Yeah, we'll go with that.

Plus: Great Mailbag action!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 089 - Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex #1 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Eighty-Nine

Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex #1 (October, 2020)

"The World"

Writer - Jonathan Hickman

Art - Rod Reis

Letters - VC's Ariana Maher

Design - Tom Muller

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $4.99

On-Sale: August 5, 2020

Back to business as usual... and back to our Giant-Size side-series!

Get ready for some Fantomex... as he spends many pages re-entering a chaotic Danny the Street... er, I mean "The World".  It might feel like we're reading "Baby's First Grant Morrison Comic", but it's got some of the finest art we're likely to see in a saddle-stapled offering!

All that, plus some great and thoughtful discussion in the return of the Mailbag!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 058 - New Mutants #7 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty-Eight

New Mutants (vol.4) #7 (April, 2020)

"Spoilers"

Writer - Jonathan Hickman

Art - Rod Reis

Letters - VC's Travis Lanham

Design - Tom Muller

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: February 19, 2020

We had our fun in space... but, now - let's get these kids home!

Today we wrap up the New Mutants "A" storyline, reuniting bird-person child with (death)bird-person aunt... and finally plant our Krakoan seed in Shi'ar Space!  Also: A strange Dungeons and Dragons-style battle - complete with your humble host rolling virtual dice!  A fun issue... though, depending on your mileage - perhaps a hair too "cute" in the Deadpooly sort of way.  Lemme know your thoughts!

Speaking of letting me know your thoughts - I share a hot-take theory from a listener that might just change the way you look at these books!  Again, lemme know!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 039 - New Mutants #5 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Thirty-Nine

New Mutants (vol.4) #5 (March, 2020)

"Endangered Birds"

Writer - Jonathan Hickman

Art - Rod Reis

Letters - VC's Travis Lanham

Design - Tom Muller

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: January 8, 2020

I never thought I'd be so happy to see Deathbird!

Welcome back to Shi'ar Space, fellow NewMu's... it's time for one heck of a fun (farm-less) issue of New Mutants!  Join me as I talk all about how much I enjoy these characters... while at the same time, am growing a bit weary of the tricks of the current DoX landscape.  We've got nothin' happenin' bad guys, and a cliffhanger that threatens with some mutant deaths.  We're just a power-dampening collar away from the "hat trick"!

Also: Great listener feedback... and some more of me rattling off about my reviewing process for far too long!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 022 - New Mutants #2 (2020)

 

X-Lapsed, Episode Twenty-Two

New Mutants (vol.4) #2 (January, 2020)

"Space Jail"

Writer - Jonathan Hickman

Art - Rod Reis

Letters - VC's Travis Lanham

Design - Tom Muller

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: November 27, 2019

Order in the court!  (Ham and Cheese)

It's here that the New Mutants have their day in court... will Roberto's wicked space lawyer get them off, or will our young heroes wind up incarcerated by the Shi'ar Empire for life?  Worse yet, will they get stuck hanging out with Cannonball's annoying better half?  Those answers, and a whole lot more... in this very episode!

Also: Losing touch with friends, dealing with the realization that you're no longer a comics' intended audience, and some great listener mail!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 016 - New Mutants #1 (2019)

X-Lapsed, Episode 016


New Mutants (vol. 4) #1 (January, 2020)
"The Sextant"
Writers - Ed Brisson & Jonathan Hickman
Art - Rod Reis
Letters - VC's Travis Lanham
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Jonathan Hickman
Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $4.99
On-Sale: November 6, 2019



The Kids are Alright... and they're in SPAAAAAAAAACE!

Today the Dawn of X enters into Shi'ar Space with New Mutants #1! Watch (or listen) as they tick off their ride, and generally make a mess out of everything. It's a fun issue - a good time will be had by all!

Also: Some more great HoX/PoX reaxxions! Have a (non-spoilery) HoX/PoX/DoX hot-take to share? Please, don't hesitate to reach out!

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