Chris and Reggie's TOTAL PACKAGE - Miracleman

 

Chris and Reggie's TOTAL PACKAGE
Exploring the Mysteries of Marvel/Miracleman

For the first time ever, Chris and Reggie's three-part Marvelman/Miracleman Weird Comics History deep-dive (originally featured in episodes 27-29 of that series), compiled in one over-stuffed episode!

Part One:

You ever have a Dream of Flying?  Join Chris and Reggie as they dive deep into the world of Marvelman.  From his humble beginnings as a British replacement for a certain Big Red Cheese, to the stories people actually care about (ie. those written by Alan Moore, err... we mean "The Original Writer".

We will be sharing this crazy story over the next three installments. 

This time around you will be introduced to the reasons behind Marvelman's creation, we'll introduce you to his creator Mick Anglo... and discuss the move from Silver Age silliness to cynical 80's grittiness (including a purposely brief synopsis of the WARRIOR Magazine run... because we really don't want to "spoil" that for our dear listeners).

It's a fun-filled hour of chatter... and we don't even get to the lawsuit yet!  The... other lawsuit... the other, other lawsuit.

Part Two:

There comes a time when everybody has to leave home... and that's no different for our new friend Marvelman, who, during this episode makes the trek across the Atlantic, and starts getting published stateside by Eclipse Comics.  Not before a little tweak in his title though.

For their middle installment of Exploring the Mysteries of MarveREDACTED... let's try that again.  Exploring the Mysteries of MarREDACTED.  Hmm... okay, we'll do it their way... For this installment of Exploring the Mysteries of Miracleman, Chris and Reggie discuss more growing pains than a house full of Seavers when they continue their long-form look at our Kimota-shouting hero.

This week they will set the stage for the domestic (if you live in the United States) arrival (and sorta-kinda revival) of Miracleman... and briefly discuss the remaining Alan Moore run as well as the still unfinished Neil Gaiman run.

Then... they start getting into the nitty-gritty, and really the "meat and potatoes" of any real Miracleman discussion... the rights!  Welcome to the story, Mr. McFarlane... hope you survive the experience!

Part Three:

Order in the court!  (Ham and Cheese)

For the final installment of "Exploring the Mysteries of Miracleman", your favorite legal eagles Chris and Reggie don their long robes and powdered wigs and do their darnedest to figure out just who owns Marvelman!  

They will discuss the wheelings and dealings of one Spawny fellow... and spend far too much time discussing the characters of Angela, Cogliostro, and Medieval Spawn... but they promise it all (mostly) fits the story.  

Overall, it's an hour and change of audio likely to make you even more curious and confused about Marvelman, and just how his story finally "shook out".

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The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 056 - X-Men #43 (1968)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty-Six

X-Men #43 (April, 1968)
"The Torch is Passed...!"
"Call Him... Cyclops"
Writer - Roy Thomas
Pencils - George Tuska & Werner Roth
Inks - John Tartaglione & John Verpoorten
Letters - Sam Rosen & Artie Simek
Colors - ???
Edits - Stan Lee
Cover Price: 12¢

Back to the flagship... but still with Magneto!  A wildly convenient little ditty today, which starts at Professor X's somber memorial... and ends up on the electrified floor of Island M.  The hows and whys are part of (if not ALL of) the fun...

Also: A backup strip to shut up some of the more annoying... err, prolific... letterhacks, finally explaining how Cyclops' powers work!

Speaking of letterhacks, we'll be covering 7-8 of those, then hopping into the Bullpen Bulletins to talk about the 1968 Marvel Explosion, I kvetch s'more about variant covers... and much, much more!

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The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 055 - Avengers #49 (1968)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty-Five

Avengers #49 (February, 1968)
"Mine is the Power!"
Writer - Roy Thomas
Art - John Buscema
Letters - Artie Simek
Colors - Oh, yew know
Edits - Stan Lee
Cover Price: 12¢

Wrapping up our three-issue stint with Earth's Mightiest to discuss the return of Magneto.  Today, he continues attempting to convince Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch into putting the Brotherhood Band back together... with unexpected results.  He also approaches the United Nations Security Council in hopes of... get this... establishing sovereign nation-hood for Mutants!  Wow, where have we heard THAT before (or since)?

Plus, we wrap up our Roy's Recollections feature from Alter Ego #24 (2003), where our Boy gets rather snippy and also discusses the latter-half of his first go-round with the Muties!

I also kvetch for awhile about variant covers... fun times, indeed!

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The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 054 - Avengers #48 (1968)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty-Four

Avengers #48 (January, 1968)
"The Black Knight Lives Again!"
Writer - Roy Thomas
Art - George Tuska
Letters - Artie Simek
Colors - ???
Edits - Stan Lee
Cover Price: 12¢

Continuing our sidebar into Avengers, where we're following the grand return of Magneto!  Today's episode answers the question "Is that a microphone down your pants, or are you just happy to see me?", and sees the All-New, All-Different Black Knight take flight!  Also, the Avengers are verrrrrrry sloppy without the guidance and leadership of Captain America!

Plus: We discuss a portion of an essay written by Roy Thomas in 2003 wherein he reflected on his first go-round with Marvel's Merry Mutants.

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The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 053 - Avengers #47 (1967)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty-Three

Avengers #47 (December, 1967)
"Magneto Walks the Earth!"
Writer - Roy Thomas
Pencils - John Buscema
Inks - George Tuska
Letters - L.P. Gregory
Colors - Stan Goldberg (uncredited)
Edits - Stan Lee
Cover Price: 12¢

Shifting gears slightly from our flagship X-Men title, we're beginning our three-part detour into Avengers, where we will bear witness to the return of Magneto!  How did he manage to escape the barren world of The Stranger... and what role did Dane Whitman, the eventual Black Knight play in it?

Also: For Silver-Age Avengers fanatics, Captain America resigns from the team, the Wasp buys an airplane, Herc finds Olympus deserted, and Hawkeye feigns a headache to get out of being intimate with the Black Widow!

All that, plus a reading from Titan Books' Comic Creators on X-Men, featuring an interview with Roy Thomas about his time with the X-Men by Tom DeFalco.

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The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 052 - X-Men #42 (1968)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty-Two

X-Men #42 (March, 1968)
"If I Should Die...!"
Writer - Roy Thomas
Pencils - Don Heck
Inks - George Tuska
Letters - Sam Rosen
Colors - ???
Edits - Stan Lee
Cover Price: 12¢

Not a Dream!  Not a Hoax!  Not an Imaginary Story!  Not a... good story either!

Today we celebrate... wait, that's not the right word for it... we commemorate the passing of the Mentor, Trainer, and Tormenter of the Uncanny X-Men: Professor Charles Francis Xavier!  We will almost certainly never see him ever again.

Plus: We wrap up Cyclops' origin in our Origins of the X-Men backup, we chat up the letters pages, go through the Bullpen Bulletins - have a brief aside about the Somerton Man, check out the new-look MIGHTY Marvel Checklist (now with 2 less anthologies!), hit up out own mailbag... and much, much more!

Join us, won't you?  This probably isn't the best jumping-on point... but, give a listen anyway, you'll be hooked!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 289 - X-Men Unlimited #13 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Eighty-Nine

X-Men Unlimited (vol.3) #13 (December, 2021)
"Paradise Lost, Chapter 1: Unstoppable"
Writer - Fabian Nicieza
Art - Matthew Horak
Letters - VC's Joe Sabino
Edits - Amaro, Basso, White, Cebulski
On-App: December 5, 2021

Lucky the Pizza Dog #1 (November, 2021)
"Lucky Delivers"
By Jason Loo
Edits - O'Connell, Bisom, Cebulski
On-App: November 23, 2021

Today - we begin the healing process!

After skatey-eight weeks of horrendous X-Men Green, X-Men Unlimited moves on with... what we might be able to refer to as the follow-up to the very fun Juggernaut "Unstoppable" miniseries from last year!  It's still Fabian Nicieza... which is a very good thing indeed!

Also, taking the place of It's Jeff! in the "Infinity Comics back-up" slot, it's... Lucky the Pizza Dog!  Today we check out his first outing, where he and Hawkeye-Girl tangle with the dread Porcupine... in order to procure a pizza!

Plus: The return of "Fake-Ass Comics History", some very unfortunate news about the immediate future of this program, the February, 2022 X-Solicits, some Destiny of X and FCBD2022 news, This Week in X, and much more!  It's a bigger-than-normal episode... especially for Unlimited day!

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