Tuesday, September 14, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 033 - X-Men #23 (1966)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Thirty-Three

X-Men #23 (August, 1966)
"To Save a City"
Writer - Roy Thomas
Pencils - Werner Roth... as Werner Roth!
Inks - Dick Ayers
Letters - Artie Simek
Colors - Analogue Crayola
Edits - Stan Lee
Cover Price: 12¢

Wrapping up our two-part Count Nefaria caper, with an all-out action issue!

You'll never see the twist ending coming!  Well, unless you've been following along from the start - then you'll see it coming from a mile away...

All that, plus the 1966 Letters Page, Bullpen Bulletins, a future pro poppin' up among the ranks of the MMMS, and plenty more gestalty goodness!

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Monday, September 13, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 032 - X-Men #22 (1966)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Thirty-Two

X-Men #22 (July, 1966)
“Divided -- We Fall!”
Story - Roy Thomas
Pencils - Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin)
Inks - Dick Ayers
Letters - Artie Simek
Colosso… and Maybe Colors - Irving Forbush Robotics, Inc.
Editor Emeritus - Stan Lee
Cover Price: 12¢

Kicking off The Corridor of Cruddy Villains here at The Essentials - with Count Nefaria and his dread Maggia!  These are some winners, indeed!  We're still going to have more fun than should be humanly (mutantly?) possible with it, doncha worry none!

Plus: The Original 1966 Letters Pages, Bullpen Bulletins, and much more!

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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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