Tuesday, August 17, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 228 - Hellions #13 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Twenty-Eight

Hellions #13 (September, 2021)
"Don't Look Back, Part 1: Weary Travelers"
Writer - Zeb Wells
Art - Roge Antonio
Colors - Rain Beredo
Letters - VC's Ariana Maher
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Amaro, Basso, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: July 7, 2021

Whenever I'm feeling down about the direction of the X-Books... I'm so happy to be reminded that a book like Hellions exists (at least for now)!  Today we're going to talk about the surprising "heart" of, not only this book.. but the team itself!  Also: Something Amenthi this way comes!

Plus: An X-Cellent and X-Tended Mailbag Segment, as well as a "This Week in X" chat!

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Monday, August 16, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 227 - Children of the Atom #5 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Twenty-Seven

Children of the Atom #5 (September, 2021)
"Reinforcements"
Writer - Vita Ayala
Art - Paco Medina
Colors - David Curiel
Letters - VC's Travis Lanham
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Andrews Ballesteros, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: July 7, 2021

The sorta-kinda long-awaited return of "original recipe" X-Lapsed!

We kick off the August episodes with a look at a surprise penultimate issue!  Didn't realize this series was coming to an end... it's Children of the Atom, and in it - the secret is out!  Was the destination worth the journey?  Well, you be the judge of that!

Also: An(other) appeal for dissent, wherein I ask folks to reach out to me if they feel I'm "harshing" too much on certain books/creators... rather than anonymously leaving me harmful feedback on top podding aggregates!

And: An X-Tended Mailbag Feature

Finally: A flip thru everything X in Marvel Previews for September, 2021!

It's a long one... so, "I'm sorry" or "You're welcome"!

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Sunday, August 15, 2021

Questerdays: An EPIC ElfQuest Podcast, Episode 6 - ElfQuest #6 (1986)

Questerdays: An EPIC ElfQuest Podcast, Episode Six

ElfQuest #6 (January, 1986)
"WolfSong"
By Wendy & Richard Pini
Colors - Glynis Oliver
EPIC Edits - Archie & Joe
BMOC - Jim Shooter
Cover Price: 75¢

Today the Chris's's's are back to cover a most important issue - for a few reasons!

A) This was the first comic book one of them paid an entire $5 for!

B) It tells the Secret Origin of Cutter's (unwitting) ascent into Wolfrider Chiefdom!

It's the story of Bearclaw's last stand and the menace of Madcoil -- but, as usual for us, that's not all!  We've also got all the MARVELous mid-80's backmatter to share!  Letters Pages!  Bullpen Bulletins!  Adverts!  Nonsense Tangents!  And more!

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Saturday, August 14, 2021

The Collected X-Lapsed, Episode 15 - Dawn of X, Volume 12 (2021)

The Collected X-Lapsed, Episode Fifteen

Dawn of X, Volume 12 (2021)
(00:00:00) Marauders #10: "Leave None to Tell the Tale"
(00:33:59) Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1
(01:10:11) X-Factor (vol.4) #1: "Suite No. 1: Prelude: Aurora Moratorium"
(01:46:24) Cable (vol.4) #2: "The Five in One"
(02:11:16) Hellions #4: "Love Bleeds"
Writers - Gerry Duggan, Jonathan Hickman, Leah Williams, & Zeb Wells
Art - Stefano Caselli, Ramon Perez, David Baldeon, Phil Noto, & Stephen Segovia
Colors - Edgar Delgado, David Curiel, Israel Silva, & Phil Noto
Letters - VC's Cory Petit, Clayton Cowles, Joe Caramagna, Joe Sabino, & Ariana Maher
Design - Tom Muller
Edits - Robinson, Bissa, Amaro, White, Basso, Cebulski
Cover Price: $17.99
On-Sale: February 16, 2021

The compilation features the episode which started the show's fixation on Madelyne Pryor and her nebulous resurrectability!  We also get our first glimpse of the island that would eventually host the Hellfire Gala!  Plus: The fourth volume of X-Factor launches... which, your humble host was initially NOT a fan of!  Listen to me complain... only to have to eat my words a few months later!  It's a super-seminal episode... in the cleanest way possible. 

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Friday, August 13, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 027 - X-Men #20 (1966)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Twenty-Seven

X-Men #20 (May, 1966)
"I, Lucifer..."
Writer - Roy Thomas
Pencils - Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin)
Inks - Dick Ayers
Letters - Artie Simek
Colors - eh?
Edits - Stan Lee
Cover Price: 12¢

Welcome to the X-Men, Rascally Roy Thomas - we hope you survive the X-Perience!

This time out, we're reintroduced to the dread Lucifer... as well as the tandem of ersatz X-Men, Blob and Unus the Untouchable?!  We'll talk a fair bit (probably too much) about the concept of "Fan Turned Pro" as it pertained to eventually making comics less accessible, storywise, to the more casual reader - Was X-Men #20 the first domino to tip in that direction?!

Plus: Our regular smattering of Silver-Age backmatter... including a rather snippy Stan Lee venting his frustration on Brand Ecch Comics - which facilitates your humble host recalling times wherein Brand Ecch Comics Podcasts lifted some of his own material!  Also: The X-Lapsed Mailbag and the presentation of our first ever "Fake-Ass No-Prize"!

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 026 - X-Men #19 (1966)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Twenty-Six

X-Men #19 (April, 1966)
"Lo! Now Shall Appear--The Mimic!"
Writer/Edits - Stan Lee
Pencils - Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin)
Inks - Dick Ayers
Letters - Artie Simek
Coloring by... Forbush?
Cover Price: 12¢

It's Stan Lee's swansong as scripter... and the issue where he introduces the world to: The Mimic!  Now, you might be asking why the X-Men need their own version of the Super-Skrull... and, well, yeah... that's basically what he is, just in a gaudier costume!  I suppose we can just chalk it up to "It's the Silver Age" and move on.

Plus: All of the 1966 Marvel Backmatter you could possibly ever want... and probably some ya don't!

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 025 - X-Men #18 (1966)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Twenty-Five

X-Men #18 (March, 1966)
"If Iceman Should Fail--!"
A Fair Story by Stan Lee
Adequate Pencils by Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin)
Tolerable Inking by Dick Ayers
The World's Greatest Lettering by Artie Simek
Uncredited Coloring by... Uncredited
Cover Price: 12¢

It's yet another X-Lapsed Milestone Episode -- 25 episodes in, and we're nearing 1/3 of the way through the original run!  Today's episode features the (short-lived) return of Magneto... the promise that Iceman might just save the day!  I wonder if Professor X can ever stand back long enough to let anyone other than himself save the day?  Prob'ly not!

All'at plus the always entertaining Silver-Age Back-Matter we all know and love!

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