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Friday, December 11, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 083 - Empyre: X-Men #2 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Eighty-Three

Empyre: X-Men #2 (October, 2020)

"Growing Strong"

Writers - Gerry Duggan, Ben Percy, Leah Williams

Art - Lucas Werneck

Colors - Nolan Woodard

Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $4.99

On-Sale: August 5, 2020

You ever hear the one about the old ladies who curse a lot? Well - ya will!

Howsabout the time the X-Men killed "a billion broccolis"? Yeah, you'll hear that one too.

Welcome friends, back to our rip-roaring coverage of the X-Men cash-in... er, tie-in to the Marvel Empyre Event! We're gonna talk all about it... the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Also: Our customarily wonderful and thoughtful mailbag runneth other! I hope you decide to join us!

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 082 - Empyre: X-Men #1 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Eighty-Two

Empyre: X-Men #1 (September, 2020)

"[Alien] Plants vs. [Mutant] Zombies"

Writers - Jonathan Hickman & Tini Howard

Art - Matteo Buffagni

Colors - Nolan Woodard

Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles

Design - Tom Muller

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $4.99

On-Sale: July 22, 2020

Welcome, friends - to Empyre!

Now, your fumblin', stumblin', humble host hasn't the foggiest idea what Empyre is all about - but, even without peeking can hazard a handful of guesses...

Since this is a Marvel mass-crossover-event, one might assume we're dealing with:

Interchangeable Alien Invasion
Heroes Fighting Heroes
A story featuring our heroes bouncing everything off uninteresting and snarky S.H.I.E.L.D. characters
Finding out - Everything we thought we knew... was wrong!

I mean, it's gotta be at least two of those, right? I suppose it's time for us to find out! I hope you come along for the ride... it might just be a bumpy one!

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 081 - Hellions #2 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Eighty-One

Hellions #2 (September, 2020)

"Blood Work"

Writer - Zeb Wells

Art - Stephen Segovia

Colors - David Curiel

Letters - VC's Cory Petit

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: July 22, 2020

Today we resume our therapeutic mission with the "inconvenient" mutants of Krakoa - the Hellions! They are at the Home for Foundlings in Omaha, NE with one goal - burn the place to the ground!

What'll happen, though - when they run into the new head of the household - the Goblyn Queen herself?

Also: Nanny's fallen... and she can't get up!

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 080 - Wolverine #3 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Eighty

Wolverine (vol.7) #3 (September, 2020)

"You Didn't See Nothing"

Writer - Benjamin Percy

Art - Adam Kubert

Colors - Frank Martin

Letters - VC's Cory Petit

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Robinson, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: July 22, 2020

Today we wrap up the first story arc of this Dawn of X volume of Wolverine... and answer such questions as: "Wouldn't it be funny if... Magneto got completely wasted and had his helmet stolen?"

Spoiler Alert: No. No, it wouldn't.

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Monday, December 7, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 079 - New Mutants #11 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Seventy-Nine

New Mutants (vol.4) #11 (September, 2020)

"Ice Cream Dreams"

Writer - Ed Brisson

Art - Flaviano

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: July 22, 2020

Who's ready for more Carnage in Carnelia?

Who's ready to meet a new Krakoan citizen?

Who's ready for this story arc to be over?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions - well, then I've got an issue for you. Not much "meat" on the preverbal bone here, but a scene in this issue does facilitate my revisiting a well-worn X-Lapsed topic regarding altering mutants during the resurrection process (and otherwise).

Also: As always, some great and thoughtful listener mail

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Sunday, December 6, 2020

Phoenix ResurreX-Lapsed, Episode 01 - Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #1 (2018)

Phoenix ResurreX-Lapsed, Episode One

Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #1 (February, 2018)

"Chapter One: Frustrate the Sun"

Writer - Matthew Rosenberg

Pencils - Leinil Francis Yu

Inks - Gerry Alanguilan

Colors - Rachelle Rosenberg

Letters - VC's Travis Lanham

Edits - Harrington, Robertson, Shan, Paniccia, Alonso

Cover Price: $4.99

On-Sale: December 27, 2017

Welcome friends, to the new X-Lapsed "Sunday Special Series", wherein we're going to spend the next five weeks looking at Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey by Matthew Rosenberg and Friends.

This is a series I've been long curious about, and so I figured it was high time we get to the bottom of just how Jean Grey made her return. So far, so good - this was an issue so strong that... I'm even tempted to go back revisit the 2016-2018 Blue and Gold era!

If you too are ResurreX-Lapsed, please consider joining me in this little reading endeavor!

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