X-Lapsed, Episode 355 - Marauders #2 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Fifty-Five

Marauders (vol.2) 002 (June, 2022)
"Extinction Agenda, Part 2"
Writer - Steve Orlando
Art - Eleonora Carlini
Colors - Matt Milla
Letters - VC's Ariana Maher & Clayton Cowles
Design - Tom Muller
Edits - Amaro, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: May 4, 2022

It's time for me to pull out the ol' X-Corp/X-Men Green disclaimer... today's book was one your idiot host did not enjoy.  If that fact threatens to ruin your day, feel free skipping this episode.

It's more Shi'ar Sh...tuff, and yet another attempt at shoehorning even more ancient mutants into the X-Men lore.  No, not those ancient mutants... or even those ancient mutants... these are All-New, All-Different ancient mutants!  That is, until next month's ancient mutants.

Also, we get a lot of obscure bits of Marvel history casually namedropped... the Marvel Wiki Randomizer was working overtime for this one!

Plus: a brief mailbag segment.

Again, this was not a book I cared for... so, if Chris being a negative nellie isn't what you're wanting to hear, feel free to skip this one!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 353 - Giant-Size X-Men: Thunderbird #1 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Fifty-Three

Giant-Size X-Men: Thunderbird #1 (June, 2022)
"And Then There Was One"
Writers - Steve Orlando & Nyla Rose
Pencils - David Cutler
Inks - Jose Marzan, Jr. & Roberto Poggi
Colors - Irma Kniivila
Letters - VC's Travis Lanham
Design - Muller, Bowen
Edits - Okoye, Brunstad, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $4.99
On-Sale: May 4, 2022

A review gone neutral!

Today's most challenging episode of X-Lapsed has your humble host stumbling and fumbling his way around sharing whether or not he liked this book!  We talk about some of the initial social media spoo and outrage this one invited, as well as how difficult it is to honestly analyze books like this without being lumped into the extreme ends of the argument!  It's a toughie!

Also: A brief mailbag, wherein we talk a bit more about the "Nazarene Mutant", as well as my emotionally painful process as it pertained to walking away from the "daily grind" of comics content creation.

As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 343 - Marauders #1 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Forty-Three

Marauders (vol.2) #1 (June, 2022)
"Extinction Agenda"
Writer - Steve Orlando
Art - Eleonora Carlini
Colors - Matt Milla
Letters - VC's Ariana Maher
Design - Tom Muller
Edits - Amaro, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $4.99
On-Sale: April 6, 2022

Kicking off the second volume of Marauders proper with... a trip into Shi'ar Space?  Oh, c'mon...

That's right, we open with a big ol' dollop of "Chrystonite"... but, I guess at least it's not Otherworld.  Listen to me raspily kvetch about unnatural-sounding dialogue and the bloat of the Destiny of X line... or, please listen in spite of all that!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 320 - Marauders Annual #1 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Twenty

Marauders Annual #1 (March, 2022)
"Hellfire and Brimstone"
Writer - Steve Orlando
Art - Creees Lee
Colors - Rain Beredo
Letters - VC's Cory Petit
Design - Tom Muller
Edits - Amaro, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $4.99
On-Sale: January 26, 2022

Ahoy, Muties... let's put together a new Marauders team!

What's that in the distance?  It's awkward and wildly unnatural dialogue!

What's that even further in the distance?  Well... it's some very interesting ideas I hope to see fleshed out in the next volume!

We've got a bit to talk about...

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X-Lapsed, Episode 226 - Marvel's Voices: Pride #1 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Twenty-Six

Marvel's Voices: Pride #1 (August, 2021)

"Introduction"

"Colossus"

"Good Judy"

"Early Thaw"

"The Man I Know"

"The Grey Ladies"

"You Deserve"

"Man of His Dreams"

"The Walking Wounded" (From Alpha Flight #106)

Writers - Luciano Vecchio, Mike O'Sullivan, Kieron Gillen, Terry Blas, Anthony Oliveira, J.J. Kirby, Tini Howard, Vita Ayala, Steve Orlando, & Scott Lobdell

Art - Luciano Vecchio, Jen Hickman, Paulina Ganucheau, Javier Garron, J.J. Kirby, Samantha Dodge, Joanna Estep, Brittany L. Williams, Claudia Aguirre, & Mark Pacella

Inks - (AF#106) Dan Panosian

Colors - Luciano Vecchio, Brittany Peer, Kendall Goode, David Curiel, J.J. Kirby, Claudia Aguirre, & Bob Sharen

Letters - VC's Ariana Maher & Janice Chiang

Edits - Brunstad, Roche, Bobbie Chase, Chris Cooper, Cebulski

Cover Price: $9.99

On-Sale: June 23, 2021

A most awkward episode in which your humble host stumbles and fumbles his way toward x-plaining how he feels this issue fell a bit short.  Marvel at my ability to ride the fence in attempt to not inadvertently insult anybody!

An important issue and an important discussion... that kinda misses the mark, and is priced WAY out of whack at $10 USD.  For better or worse, we're going to talk all about it.

Also: Mailbag, some news, and (since this IS the July Finale) the X-Book Sales Charts for April, 2021!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 203 - X-Men: Curse of the Man-Thing #1 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Three

X-Men: Curse of the Man-Thing #1 (July, 2021)

"Chapter 7: Devils and Dark Rooms"

"Chapter 8: Adapt or Die"

"Chapter 9: New Growth"

Writer - Steve Orlando

Art - Andrea Broccardo

Colors - GURU-eFX

Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles

Design - Carlos Lao & Adam Del Re

Edits - Tom Groneman, Mark Paniccia, Cebulski

Cover Price: $4.99

On-Sale: May 5, 2021

Today we cover a One-Shot... that is actually a Part III... which includes Chapters 7-9 of a story that started two One-Shots ago... and ran through a second One-Shot, that all had different names.  Also, it's just not very good!

Today I'm going to complain all about it... and Steve Orlando's wildly unnatural sounding dialogue!

Plus: Great Mailbag, including the return of a recently X-Lapsed friend

And - a plea to the comics social media bubble NOT to rush to spoil this week's Planet-Sized X-Men (ehh, who am I kidding... it's GOING to be spoiled for us...)

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