Tuesday, September 7, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 028 - X-Men #21 (1966)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Twenty-Eight

X-Men #21 (June, 1966)
"From Whence Comes... Dominus?"
Writer - Roy Thomas
Pencils - Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin)
Inks - Dick Ayers
Letters - Artie Simek
Colors - yupyup
Edits - Stan Lee
Cover Price: 12¢

Welcome back to the Essentials!

Wrapping up Roy Thomas' first two-parter... featuring (hopefully) the last we see of Lucifer!  It's kind of a rough formulaic outing for our mutant heroes...

Plus: Original 1966 Letters Pages, the Marvel Bullpen Bulletins, our own Mailbag, and much more!

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Monday, September 6, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 242 - X-Men #2 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Forty-Two

X-Men (vol.6) #2 (October, 2021)
"Fearless, Chapter Two: Catching the Wave"
Writer - Gerry Duggan
Art - Pepe Larraz
Colors - Marte Gracia
Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: August 4, 2021

It's the August finale of X-Lapsed, and we are checking back in with the flagship book... which actually features the flagship team!  And guess what -- they're fighting something from outer space!  Whodathunkit?

Thankfully there's much more to this issue than that - great characterization and forward momentum in our overarching story!  This is a book that feels like an EVENT every time out... in a good way!

Plus: Mailbag, Voice Mail, Shout-Outs and Sales Charts!

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Sunday, September 5, 2021

Chris and Reggie's TOTAL PACKAGE - The Death and Return of Superman

Chris and Reggie's TOTAL PACKAGE

The Death and Return of Superman (DC Comics, 1992-1993)
(00:00:00) Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 63: Doomsday!
(01:45:08) Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 64: Funeral For A Friend
(03:07:32) Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 65: Reign of the Supermen
(04:57:09) Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 66: The Return!
(06:33:58) Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 75: Grounded
Total Running Time: 8 Hours, 13 Minutes, 28 Seconds


Welcome, friends - to the collection of Cosmic Treadmill episodes wherein Reggie and I commemorated the 25th Anniversary of the landmark Doomsday storyline that shook the comics industry back in the Fall/Winter of 1992-93!  In these shows, we broke down what was going on in the world of Superman leading up to his final battle with Doomsday, the story itself... and all of the fallout in Funeral For A Friend and Reign of the Supermen.  If you weren't in the fandom (or perhaps even on the planet back then... you might enjoy hearing about what was going on in the biz and the world.  If you were, well - I hope this scratches a nostalgia itch!

Then, as a special bonus, I've decided to include events even more tragic for Superman than death itself... J. Michael Straczynski's opus Grounded from 2010-2011.  Sending the post-Crisis Superman shuffling outta continuity (at least for awhile) with a... thud.

Saturday, September 4, 2021

The Collected X-Lapsed, Episode 18 - Dawn of X, Volume 15 (2021)

The Collected X-Lapsed, Episode Eighteen

Dawn of X, Volume 15 (2021)
(00:00:00) Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex #1: "The World"
(00:43:00) Marauders #11: "To Live and Die on Krakoa"
(01:26:24) New Mutants (vol.4) #12: "Monster Machine"
(01:52:13) Wolverine (vol.7) #5: "Bloodclocks"
(02:36:12) Marauders #12: "The New Phase"
(03:20:20) X-Factor (vol.4) #3: "Suite No. 3: Mojoverse Sonata the 2nd, a Celestial Rondo"
Writers - Jonathan Hickman, Gerry Duggan, Ed Brisson, Benjamin Percy, & Leah Williams
Art - Rod Reis, Stefano Caselli, Marco Failla, Viktor Bogdanovic, Matteo Lolli, & David Baldeon
Colors - Rod Reis, Edgar Delgado, Carlos Lopez, Matthew Wilson, & Israel Silva
Letters - VC's Ariana Maher, Cory Petit, Travis Lanham, & Joe Caramagna
Design - Tom Muller
Edits - Bissa, Robinson, Amaro, Basso, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $17.99
On-Sale: May 4, 2021

With the Empyre-sploitation firmly in the rear-view, it's time to rush our stories to a halt... or at least to a semi-organic point where #EcksofTens can effectively put them on hold for a couple'a months.

This compilation also includes the "milestone" One-Hundredth episode of X-Lapsed!  It's chock-full of my regular nonsense - couldn't have done it without you all.  Thanks you!

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Friday, September 3, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 241 - Hellions #14 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Forty-One

Hellions #14 (October, 2021)
"Don't Look Back, Part II: The Judgment of Angels"
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: August 4, 2021

It's Episode 2 in the #XLapsedCrownSaga... wherein your humble host is still stammering and struggling through some dental work!  Thankfully, we've got a wonderful book to chat about today in Hellions!

The Sinister Story that's been building since HoXPoX is starting to take shape... and secrets are shared!  It's a goodie - you don't wanna miss this one!  As I always say... if you're not reading Hellions -- READ HELLIONS!

Plus: An abbreviated Mailbag... due to lockjaw (again, not that Lockjaw)!

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 240 - Shang-Chi #3 (2021)


X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Forty

Shang-Chi (vol.2) #3 (September, 2021) [LGY#129]
"Shang-Chi vs. The Marvel Universe, Part 3"
Writer - Gene Luen Yang
Art - Dike Ruan
Colors - Triona Farrell
Letters - VC's Travis Lanham
Edits - Gregorowicz, Shan, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: July 28, 2021

Through gritted teeth we head off the beaten path and take a look at a Wolverine guest-spot in Shang-Chi!  Now, the "gritted teeth" ain't an indictment on the quality of the story... it's due to some dental work I had done earlier in the day!  So, not even lockjaw (not that Lockjaw) will keep us from our (self)appointed task!  Apologies in advance if I sound rough(er than usual) today!

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 239 - Wolverine #14 (2021)



X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Thirty-Nine

Wolverine (vol.7) #14 (September, 2021) [LGY#356]
"The Unusual Suspects"
Writer - Benjamin Percy
Art - Adam Kubert
Colors - Frank Martin
Letters - VC's Cory Petit
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Amaro, Basso, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: July 28, 2021

It's the first Anniversary of X-Lapsed... and somehow Wolverine has weaseled his way into yet another X-Lapsed Milestone!

Today, friends... the comic is basically secondary, thankfully it's just Wolverine doing Wolverine things in Madripoor anyway, so, it's not like there's much to say anyway!

The real "meat" of this episode is the discussion of the genesis of X-Lapsed, and a celebration of the community we've built together over the past year.

Thank you all for helping me to get here... trust me when I say, I couldn't have done it without you!

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