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Saturday, February 13, 2021

From Claremont to Claremont, Episode 1g - Alpha Flight #101 (1991)

From Claremont to Claremont: An X-Men Podcast

Episode 1G

Alpha Flight #101 (October, 1991)

"Death and How to Live it"

Writer - Fabian Nicieza

Pencils - Tom Morgan

Inks - Chris Ivy

Letters - Janice Chiang

Colors - Bob Sharen

Edits - Bobbie Chase

Chief - DeFalco

Cover Price: $1.50

Sooo... is Alpha Flight an X-Book? Well, if you ask my pal Sean (@Sean42AZ) and I, yeah - it totally is!

If only we had a better issue to bring you to kick off our coverage... because, friends - this is a weird, uneven... and mostly "deck-clearing" endeavor to make way for next creative team! We've got a Doctor Strange guest-appearance, lotsa "potty faces" and a highlight in the form of a Diamond Lil subplot being paid off.

Also: Sean shares with us his life and times as a comics and X-Fan - and sits in to rundown the October, 1991 Cool-O-Meter! It's a great time, and I'm looking forward to more! I hope you are as well.

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Friday, February 12, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 123 - Marauders #14

X-Lapsed, Episode One Hundred Twenty-Three

Marauders #14 (January, 2021)

"X of Swords, Chapter 13"

Writers - Gerry Duggan & Benjamin Percy

Art - Stefano Caselli

Colors - Edgar Delgado

Letters - VC's Cory Petit

Design - Tom Muller

Head of X - Hickman

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: November 4, 2020

Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back IN!

Now THIS is more like it!

Today we've all been invited to a pre-contest dinner party at the Starlight Citadel... and we will bear witness to some of our interchangeable antagonists actually developing a measure of personality! A wonderful (and much-needed) issue of Marauders!

Also: Great listener mail - including more about my comics secret shame!

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 122 - X-Men #14 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode One Hundred Twenty-Two

X-Men (vol.5) #14 (January, 2021)

"X of Swords, Chapter 12"

Writer - Jonathan Hickman

Art - Mahmud Asrar & Leinil Francis Yu

Colors - Sunny Gho

Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles

Design - Tom Muller

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: November 4, 2020

Remember that story in X-Men #12 that we hated? Y'all wanna read it again? Well - we're gonna! I wish I was joking.

Today's episode discusses a chapter of #EcksofTens comprised almost entirely of art we already saw and paid for just a month or two earlier. It's the Creepy Summoner's History of Arrako... with a Genesis twist.

As always, there's great listener mail to help lighten the mood!

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 121 - X of Swords: Stasis #1 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode One Hundred Twenty-One

X of Swords: Stasis #1 (December, 2020)

"X of Swords, Chapter 11"

Writers - Jonathan Hickman & Tini Howard

Art - Pepe Larraz & Mahmud Asrar

Colors - Marte Gracia

Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles

Design - Tom Muller

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $4.99

On-Sale: October 28, 2020

Here we are, friends - the halfway point of #EcksofTens!

What better way to celebrate than cramming this over-sized issue with... a whole bunch of lists? We'll see Kingdoms of Otherworld, both Fair and Foul... Swords of Arrako... Warriors of Arrako... Tarot Cards for the Krakoans... an ending we all saw coming - and, well - not much more. Least it's pretty to look at!

Also: Some X-Cellent and thought-provoking Listener Mail!

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 120 - X-Men #13 (2020)

X-Lapsed, Episode One Hundred Twenty

X-Men (vol.5) #13 (December, 2020)

"X of Swords, Chapter 10"

Writer - Jonathan Hickman

Art - Mahmud Asrar

Colors - Sunny Gho

Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles

Design - Tom Muller

Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski

Cover Price: $3.99

On-Sale: October 21, 2020

Remember that History of Okkara we read in X-Men #12? Y'all wanna hear it again? Yeah, me neither -- but we're gonna anyway!

Today issue of X-Men (vol.5) continues filling time to ensure #EcksofTens makes it to 22-parts by having Apocalypse share a version of the story The Creepy Summoner told him... with the people of Krakoa.

Also: Great Mailbag with an embarrassing admission from your humble host!

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