Sunday, September 12, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 243 - X-Men Unlimited #1 (2021)



X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Forty-Three

X-Men Unlimited (vol.3) #1 (2021)
Writer - Jonathan Hickman
Art - Declan Shalvey
Letters - VC's Joe Sabino
Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski
Released - September 9, 2021

It's Jeff! #1 (2021)
"Pool Party"
Writer - Kelly Thompson
Art - Guruhiru
Edits - Pyle, Go, Wacker, Cebulski
Released - September 9, 2021

A surprise Sunday episode wherein we begin our look at the new Marvel Unlimited X-Clusive weekly title, X-Men Unlimited!  Now, listeners of X-Lapsed know that your humble host has been advocating for a new post-HoXPoX take on XMU for quite some time now -- so, is this a case of "Be careful what you wish for..."?  Listen in, and find out!

Plus: A Bonus "Back-Up" story... featuring X-Lapsed favorite, Jeff the Land Shark!  It's Jeff! #1 features our little hero visiting the public pool!

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Saturday, September 11, 2021

The Collected X-Lapsed, Episode 19 - Dawn of X, Volume 16 (2021)

The Collected X-Lapsed, Episode Nineteen

Dawn of X, Volume 16 (2021)
(00:00:00) X-Force (vol.6) #11: "Red Dawn"
(00:35:46) Excalibur (vol.4) #11: "Blood of the Changeling"
(01:04:19) X-Force (vol.6) #12: "The Cerebro Sword"
(01:36:36) Excalibur (vol.4) #12: "Verse XII: The Beginning"
(02:01:54) Giant-Size X-Men: Storm #1: "Disintegration"
(02:51:53) X-Men (vol.5) #12: "Amenth"
Writers - Benjamin Percy, Tini Howard, & Jonathan Hickman
Art - Bazaldua, Marcus To, Russell Dauterman, & Leinil Francis Yu
Colors - GURU-eFX, Erick Arciniega, Matthew Wilson, & Sunny Gho
Letters - VC's Joe Caramagna, Ariana Maher, & Clayton Cowles
Design - Tom Muller
Edits - Robinson, Bissa, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $17.99
On-Sale: May 26, 2021

We have arrived at the FINAL volume of the Dawn of X Anthology Trade Collection.  Today we will witness the rest of our ongoings being rushed to a stopping point so that their casts can drop everything and search for swords they're not going to use!  Heck, one of these very issues is about a sword... which, even as deep into the Reign of X run as we are at the time of this upload, we STILL haven't seen again!

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Friday, September 10, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 031 - Strange Tales #143 (1966)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Thirty-One

Strange Tales #143 (April, 1966)
"To Free A Brain Slave"
Writer/Edits - Stan Lee
Pencils - Jack Kirby w/Howard Purcell
Inks - Mike Demeo
Letters - Artie Simek
Colors - Only their hairdresser knows for sure...
Cover Price: 12¢

Wrapping up the mesmerizing Mentallo Trilogy!  Prepare your senses to be shocked... or, mildly amused, I suppose!

Today the S.H.I.E.L.D.sters and Tony Stark team up to neutralize their mental (and hydrogen) threat!  Will they make it in time... or will Nick Fury get his patch blown off?

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 30 - Strange Tales #142 (1966)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Thirty

Strange Tales #142 (March, 1966)
"Who Strikes At --- S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
Writer/Edits - Stan Lee
Pencils - Jack Kirby
Inks - Mike Demeo
Letters - Artie Simek
Colors - Da Gremlins
Cover Price: 12¢

The Middle chapter of the Monumental Mutant Menace of Mentallo Trilogy!

Today we're talking x-tremely deep pockets, and reading the minds of inanimate objects... if nothing else, this story definitely isn't boring!

I hope you're enjoying this trip off the beaten path as much as I am!  Lemme know!

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 029 - Strange Tales #141 (1966)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Twenty-Nine

Strange Tales #141 (February, 1966)
"Operation: Brain Blast!"
Writer/Edits - Stan Lee
Pencils - Jack Kirby
Inks - Frank Ray
Letters - Sam Rosen
Colors - Da Bullpen
Cover Price: 12¢

Stepping off the beaten path to introduce current-year S.W.O.R.D. cast member, the Mutant Menace of Mentallo!

We're broadening our horizons here at The Essential X-Lapsed... checking out series' that I never would have before!  Today's episode comes from the Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. portion of Strange Tales -- Hydra has fallen, ESPers are the new hotness, and Nick Fury tries to get TV from Tokyo!  It's a funner than x-pected time!

Also: Great Mailbag!

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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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