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Friday, November 13, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 063 - Excalibur #8 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Sixty-Three

Excalibur (vol.4) #8 (May, 2020)

"Verse VIII: The Unspeakable and the Uneatable II"

Writer - Tini Howard

Pencils - Wilton Santos & Marcus To

Inks - Sean Parsons, Marcus To, Roberto Poggi & Victor Nava

Colors - Erick Arciniega

Letters - VC's Joe Sabino

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: March 4, 2020

Today we wrap up our Warwolf hunt at the palatial Bloodstone Estate - and, best of all we get to take a live one home with us... in the form of an adorable li'l Warwolf Puppy. This story is a little uneven, and feels a bit truncated - but, we're going to talk all about it just the same.

Also: An overlong tangent discussing the use of literary "shorthand" as it pertains to representation in comics, which I sincerely hope doesn't annoy and/or anger anybody listening! All that, and some great listener mail to boot!

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Thursday, November 12, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 062 - X-Men #7 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Sixty-Two

X-Men (vol.5) #7 (April, 2020)

"Lifedeath"

Writer - Jonathan Hickman

Art - Leinil Francis Yu

Colors - Sunny Gho

Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles

Design - Tom Muller

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $4.99

On-Sale: February 26, 2020

Let's get ready to rumble!

It's time for the first-ever Krakoan Crucible... and, boy-oh-boy, do we have A LOT to talk about. Topics we will discuss will include a mutant's right to die, the concept of being (and/or becoming) "whole", how context and consequence are the basis of continuity, and we will theory-craft the ever-loving hell out of just about every nugget of "food for thought" this amazing issue gives us.

Also: This issue features "that" scene between Wolverine and Cyclops... that set many a "comics journalist" to clickbait their way to fleeting (and relative) internet fame. We'll talk all about that as well.

Plus: Great listener mail and another X-Lapsed "Call to Arms". If you're digging the show -- or at the very least, appreciate the time and effort that goes into making it every single day, please consider telling a friend that it's a thing that exists in the world! Thanks gang!

@acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 061 - X-Force #8 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Sixty-One

X-Force (vol.6) #8 (April, 2020)

"Game of Dominoes"

Writer - Benjamin Percy

Art - 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 26, 2020

Today's episode is all about an aspect of the Resurrection Protocols that your humble host hadn't yet considered - what would happen if a mutant decided to take their own life? We spend a lot of time (perhaps too much) discussing the ramifications of that concept. We also wrap up the story of Domino's doppelganger - and ramp up for a violent clash with the nebulous XENO organization.

All that, and some great listener mail - and an X-Lapsed "Call to Arms". If you're digging the show -- or at the very least, appreciate the time and effort that goes into making it every single day, please consider telling a friend that it's a thing that exists in the world! Thank you all.

@acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

Monday, November 9, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 060 - New Mutants #8 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Sixty

New Mutants (vol.4) #8 (April, 2020)

"A-Hunting We Will Go"

Writer - Ed Brisson

Art - Marco Failla

Colors - Carlos Lopez

Letters - VC's Travis Lanham

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: February 26, 2020

We're back with the New Mutants "B" team a/k/a the Amalgamated Young Mutants of Krakoa, LLC for this issue - and what's more, they're taking us all on a trip to Nova Roma. It's a weird one-and-done, that - in about 10 minutes - you might just forget you've even read! Let's hope the same can't be said for your listening experience!

Also: Sebastian Shaw does something pretty cool... so, at least there's that!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 059 - Wolverine #1 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty-Nine

Wolverine (vol.7) #1 (April, 2020)

"The Flower Cartel"

"Catacombs"

Writer - Benjamin Percy

Art - Adam Kubert & Viktor Bogdanovic

Colors - Frank Martin & Matthew Wilson

Letters - VC's Cory Petit

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Robinson, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $7.99

On-Sale: February 19, 2020

Welcome friends, to Wave Two of the Dawn of X line (also the 400th Program uploaded to the Chris and Reggie Channel)!

Today we've got a Wolverine two-fer - two complete stories... well, two complete "part ones", to kick off the berzerker's seventh (oi) volume. One's got some Drug Cartel stuff... the other is all about vampires. Woof. Plenty of good conversation will be had, and there is some great listener mail to boot!

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Sunday, November 8, 2020

Major X-Lapsed, Episode 4 - Major X #4 (2019)

Major X-Lapsed, Episode Four

Major X #4 (July, 2019)

Writer - Rob Liefeld

Pencils - Brent Peeples

Inks - Adelso Corona

Colors - Romulo Fajardo, Jr.

Letters - VC's Joe Sabino

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: May 29, 2019

It's issue four... and it's another fight-scene. I might actually have to listen to this episode myself, since I can barely remember what happened here.

Major X has somehow married some of the worst aspects of two generations of comic book storytelling - it is as shallow and vapid as many books of the early 1990's, while being decompressed to the gills like so many "current year" comics.

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