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Tuesday, November 3, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 054 - X-Force #6 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty-Four

X-Force (vol.6) #6 (March, 2020)

"Intelligence"

Writer - Benjamin Percy

Art - Stephen Segovia

Colors - GURU-eFX

Letters - VC's Joe Caramagna

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Robinson, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: January 29, 2020

Today we're talking about a surprisingly x-cellent issue of X-Force! Not only that - it's a one-and-done, that raises the stakes and advances our overarching plot! Now, that doesn't feel like a "current year" book, does it?

In X-Force #6, our point-of-view character is Hank McCoy... who is going to do some pretty bad things in the interests of the greater good. We establish a new potentially Omega-Level threat in Nanoflorites - and get another formerly unwilling nation to sign on the dotted line for some Krakoan Magic Meds!

Also: Great listener mail, discussing the "silent" Giant-Size issue, as well as some more kind words about our milestone 50th Episode! It's a great time as always, I do so hope you'll join us!

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Monday, November 2, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 053 - Excalibur #7 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty-Three

Excalibur (vol.4) #7 (April, 2020)

"Verse VII: The Unspeakable and the Uneatable"

Writer - Tini Howard

Pencils - Wilton Santos

Inks - Oren Junior

Colors - Erick Arciniega

Letters - VC's Cory Petit

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: February 13, 2020

Welcome, friends - to a (mostly) Otherworld-free issue of Excalibur! Oh my... I am so overwhelmed with relief-fueled euphoria, that I'll probably say a lot of nice things about this book! While others might look at this issue as "filler"... it's a little off the beaten Dawn of X path... we have fill-in art... it's kinda silly, I couldn't be happier to just get a minute to catch our collective breaths with some of our favorite characters. It's about time!

Also: Some great listener mail, more talk about Episode 50, and a non-paid plug for https://www.hoopladigital.com/ where, if you might just be able to read along with the show for free! I tell ya what, $0.00 is as much as I'd ever tell anyone to pay for Fallen Angels... and now, thanks to this digital library resource, I can!

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Sunday, November 1, 2020

Major X-Lapsed, Episode 3 - Major X #3 (2019)

Major X-Lapsed, Episode Three

Major X #3 (July, 2019)

Writer - Rob Liefeld

Art - Whilce Portacio

Colors - Romulo Fajardo, Jr.

Letters - VC's Joe Sabino

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: May 1, 2019

Major X-Lapsed rolls on, right into the midway point of this sorta-kinda baffling miniseries. This time out, we catch up with some old friends from a strange two-part turn of the century story from the pages of Wolverine and discover the "birthplace" of the X-Ential. We also get three extended fight scenes, plenty of cryptic dialogue... and thankfully, very little in the way of Atlanteans!

Also: Your humble host kvetches a bit about how quick comics are touted as being "sold out" (such as these Major X issues), despite the fact that there are still stacks and stacks of these things at every brick-n-mortar comics retailer coast to coast.

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Saturday, October 31, 2020

Sandman Universe "Gatherum", Episode 7

Cosmic Treadmill Special: Sandman Universe "Gatherum", Episode Seven

Happy Halloween, Everybody!

In the spirit of the season, I'm sharing a little something I've been keeping in my back pocket for the better part of two years - the seventh installment of the Sandman Universe "Gatherum", from back in the long ago where Reggie and I would cover the "weirdo books" over at Weird Science DC Comics.

I hope everyone enjoys this little blast from the past... and has a happy and safe holiday.

Today's discussions originally aired in segment form during the following episodes of the Weird Science DC Comics Podcast:

Episode 221 (03.31.2019) - Books of Magic (vol.3) #6

Episode 222 (04.07.2019) - The Dreaming (vol.2) #8

Episode 223 (04.14.2019) - House of Whispers #8

Episode 224 (04.21.2019) - Lucifer (vol.3) #7

Since it's been awhile, here are the links to the previous six episodes:

Sandman Universe Gatherum, Episode One (03.14.2019)

Sandman Universe Gatherum, Episode Two (03.21.2019)

https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-c796y-ab6372

Sandman Universe Gatherum, Episode Three (03.28.2019)

https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-2i72b-ac332e

Sandman Universe Gatherum, Episode Four (04.04.2019)

https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-6rcfx-acc71e

Sandman Universe Gatherum, Episode Five (04.25.2019)

https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-zqjvs-af1591

Sandman Universe Gatherum, Episode Six (06.20.2019)

https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-nw7y6-b53b87

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Friday, October 30, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 052 - Marauders #7 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty-Two

Marauders #7 (April, 2020)

"From Emma, With Love"

Writer - Gerry Duggan

Art - Stefano Caselli

Colors - Edgar Delgado

Letters - VC's Cory Petit

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Robinson, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: February 5, 2020

X-Lapsed goes back to business as usual, with a look at one of our core Dawn of X books - a rather transitional issue of Marauders. Call Me Kate is still M.I.A., and the Hellfire Tots continue to put their plans in motion.

All that, and I talk way too long about my adventures in Rio Verde, Arizona... while thanking the creative team for actually depicting an area of the state I live in as being something other than the setting for a Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner cartoon!

Also: Some (wildly optimistic?) housekeeping... with an eye toward the next fifty-plus episodes of this program!

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 051 - Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey + Emma Frost #1 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty-One

Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey + Emma Frost #1 (April, 2020)

"Into the Storm"

Words & Story - Jonathan Hickman

Art & Story - Russell Dauterman

Colors - Matthew Wilson

Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles

Design - Tom Muller

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Special Thanks - Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely

Cover Price: $4.99

On-Sale: February 26, 2020

Shh!!! Psychic Podcast in Progress!

Today we're taking a look at the (mostly) silent showcase of superstar artist, Russell Dauterman - Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey + Emma Frost! I even pull some tricks out of the Weird Comics History drawer (and an old Previews catalogue from my closet) for this occasion, and do a bit of chatting about Marvel's 2001-2002 'Nuff Said! month! It's a good time, and a great homage...

Also: Some wonderful listener mail, which really made your humble host's day!

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