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Sunday, December 20, 2020

Phoenix ResurreX-Lapsed, Episode 03 - Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #3 (2018)

Phoenix ResurreX-Lapsed, Episode Three

Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #3 (March, 2018)

"Book Three: A Constellation of Them All"

Writer - Matthew Rosenberg

Pencils - Joe Bennett

Inks - Lorenzo Ruggiero

Colors - Rachelle Rosenberg

Letters - VC's Travis Lanham

Edits - Robinson, Harrington, Shan, Paniccia, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: January 10, 2018

Welcome back to the Sunday Special - we're officially at the halfway point of Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey... and while it continues its (perhaps too) slow burn - it also continues to keep me on the edge of my seat, x-cited to see how this all shakes out!

Our titular heroine is beginning to lose control over things in the Elsewhere... does she just need a stiff drink (or a stiff man?) - if that's left up to a certain Mr. Patch, I've got a pretty good idea!

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Saturday, December 19, 2020

From Claremont to Claremont, Episode 3e - Excalibur #45 & Air Apparent

From Claremont to Claremont: An X-Men Podcast

Episode 3E

Excalibur #45 (December, 1991)

"Nightcrawler's TechNet"

Writer/Pencils - Alan Davis

Inks - Mark Farmer

Colors - Glynis Oliver

Letters - Michael Heisler

Edits - Terry Kavanagh

Cover Price: $1.75

Excalibur: Air Apparent

"Air Apparent"

Writer - Scott Lobdell

Pencils - Ron Lim, Brian Stelfreeze, Dwayne Turner, Jackson Guice, Rick Leonardi, Erik Larsen, James Fry

Inks - Al Gordon, Karl Story, Klaus Janson, Tom Palmer, Josef Rubenstein, Erik Larsen, Don Hudson

Colors - Glynis Oliver, Dana Moreshead, Ariane Lenshoek

Letters - Michael Heisler, Steve Dutro

Edits - Terry Kavanagh, Mark Powers

Cover Price: $4.95

Episode 3 of From Claremont to Claremont rolls on! Today, I'm joined by my pal Jesse Starcher (@stiznarkey & @sourcematcast) to discuss a pair of weird offerings from the Excalibur corner of our little X-Universe - Excalibur #45 continues from our Nightcrawler subplot, and the prestige-format Excalibur: Air Apparent is... well, your guess is as good as ours! It's weird, and it's fun to talk about - that much is for sure!

Once that's all out of the way, Jesse will share with us the "Soundtrack of His Life", and it's a wonderful conversation - that we hope you all enjoy! Please send us YOUR picks for your own "Soundtrack of Your Life", we'd love to hear them!

Also, let us know if you're enjoying these FCTC Episodes in "Segment Form" rather than in the 12-14 hour compiled form - and also, if you'd like to see the first two episodes broken up the same way for potentially "easier consumption"! Thank you!

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Friday, December 18, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 088 - X-Men #10 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Eighty-Eight

X-Men (vol.5) #10 (September, 2020)

"Fire"

Writer - Jonathan Hickman

Art - Leinil Francis Yu

Colors - Sunny Gho

Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles

Design - Tom Muller

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: July 29, 2020

Just when we thought it was safe to read another issue of X-Men -- Empyre rears its ugly (and horrendously dull) head!

Today, in what might be the shortest episode of this program yet, we focus on Vulcan... as he happens across a bunch of nothin' happenin' aliens, while talking a lot about the fire that burns inside him.

Also: Petra and Sway get drunk... because, it's not an issue of Dawn of X without somebody getting wasted -- unfortunately for me, your humble host doesn't drink. Maybe I ought to start...

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 087 - Cable #2 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Eighty-Seven

Cable (vol.4) #2 (September, 2020)

"The Five in One"

Writer - Gerry Duggan

Art - Phil Noto

Letters - VC's Joe Sabino

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: July 29, 2020

After an X-Tended absence, Cable (vol.4) is back - and boy, is this one fun issue! Today our titular character is titillated by a Cuckoo or five, before running in with some'a ROM's old running buddies. Also: We pop back over to the Otherwhere, where Old Man Cable shoots things in the face!

It's a great time, and a great issue - I hope you'll join us!

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 086 - X-Factor #1 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Eighty-Six

X-Factor (vol.4) #1 (September, 2020)

"Suite No. 1: Prelude: Aurora Moratorium"

Writer - Leah Williams

Art - David Baldeon

Colors - Israel Silva

Letters - VC's Joe Caramagna

Design - Tom Muller

(Uncredited) Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $4.99

On-Sale: July 29, 2020

Hello Friends - today we finally round out our Dawn of X Wave Two #1's - and your humble host totally forgets to rank them from best to worst... hopefully, I'll remember for next time!

Today we welcome X-Factor to the fold - and I begin this episode by recounting my life and times as a fan of the title... and just how important it was in my earliest days of X-Fandom! We will then discuss the book cover-to-cover... and, whattayaknow, talk about what I liked and didn't like about it! Sounds just like a comic review show, doesn't it?

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

X-Lapsed, Episode 085 - Empyre: X-Men #4 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode Eighty-Five

Empyre: X-Men #4 (October, 2020)

"Un-Ring"

Writer - Jonathan Hickman

Pencils - Jorge Molina & Lucas Werneck

Inks - Adriano Di Benedetto & Werneck

Colors - Nolan Woodard & Rachelle Rosenberg

Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles

Design - Tom Muller

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $4.99

On-Sale: August 19, 2020

We finally reach the end of our Empyre-sploitation... the miniseries I thought would never end. Today's episode and issue sees Explodey Boy talking to himself... and several pages devoted to Doctor Strange calling the Scarlet Witch an idiot.

At least it's over...

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