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Wednesday, November 4, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 055 - X-Force #7 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty-Five

X-Force (vol.6) #7 (April, 2020)

"Domino Has Fallen"

Writer - Benjamin Percy

Art - Oscar Bazaldua

Colors - GURU-eFX

Letters - VC's Joe Caramagna

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Robinson, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: February 12, 2020

Two great issues of X-Force in a row?! Could it possibly be?

Yes, folks - thanks to my goof-up, where we very nearly missed an issue of X-Force, we get two really fun, and thought-provoking issues of the title in a row! Today, we are going to discuss the potential collectivist nature of Krakoa, and how - for the needs of the many, the trauma of the few might be getting brushed under the rug. We question whether or not the individual mutant is valued as highly as the "collective" Krakoa... and what the ramifications of this might end up being.

It's fun food for thought - and I hope to hear what you all think!

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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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