X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Ninety-Two

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Thursday, December 30, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 294 - Wolverine #18 (2022)

Wolverine (vol.7) #18 (January, 2022) [LGY#360]

"Auction of Secrets"
Writer - Benjamin Percy
Art - Paco Diaz
Colors - Java Tartaglia & Dijjo Lima
Letters - VC's Cory Petit
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Basso, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: November 17, 2021

Closing out 2021 with a high-octane buddy-cop action movie sorta issue of Wolverine! Watch as our titular hero teams up with his pal, Jeff Bannister to take on Maverick, and the goons from the Legacy Auction House. Also, Dolores Whatsherface from the X-Desk shows up long enough to be shot in the chest!

It's a fun romp of an issue... with only one thing your humble host gets stuck on! Beware, continuity cops, there's an INFO PAGE in here that will make your skin crawl!

I want to thank you all for allowing me to be a small part of your 2021 - and for being a huge part of mine! Have a Happy, Safe, and Prosperous New Year - and, lemme be the first goober to say "See ya next year!"

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Wednesday, December 29, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 293 - X-Force #25 (2022)

X-Lapsed X-Force 25 2022

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Ninety-Three

X-Force (vol.6) #25 (January, 2022)
"The Edge"
Writer - Benjamin Percy
Art - Robert Gill
Colors - GURU-eFX
Letters - VC's Joe Caramagna
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Amaro, Basso, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: November 17, 2021

Surf or Die, Muties!

For this milestone 25th issue, we spend... well, most of it, watching Wolverine trying not to be a "Barney", while making time with a gill-necked surfer girl!

Also, Quentin Quire and Phoebe Cuckoo's relationship takes the next step. Well, that is, if we define "breaking up" as a next step. It's an issue filled with highs and lows... but, one that gives us plenty to talk about!

Plus: An Astonishing Mailbag, Shout-Outs, and much more!

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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 292 - S.W.O.R.D. #10 (2022)

X-Lapsed 292 - S.W.O.R.D. vol.2 10

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Ninety-Two

S.W.O.R.D. (vol.2) #10 (January, 2022)
"Triple Threat"
Writer - Al Ewing
Art - Jacopo Camagni
Colors - Fernando Sifuentes of Protobunker Studios
Letters - VC's Ariana Maher
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Amaro, Bissa, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: November 10, 2021

Wherein your humble host is still literally spitting fire, as a result of Holiday overindulgence... but, let's not let that distract from our given task of chatting up all of these X-Books!

Today's episode is focused on Wiz-Kid... our, sorta-kinda-but-definitely-not-turncoat, as revealed last issue. We're going to actually get to know him a bit better... which only makes me even more bummed out that so much of this S.W.O.R.D. volume has been co-opted into various "crossovents", and has spent such little time fleshing out its own interesting and semi-obscure cast!

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Monday, December 27, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 291 - New Mutants #23 (2022)

X-Lapsed New Mutants 23

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Ninety-One

New Mutants (vol.4) #23 (February, 2022)
"The Truth Shall Set Them Free..."
Writer - Vita Ayala
Art - Rod Reis
Letters - VC's Travis Lanham
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Okoye, Brunstad, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: November 10... or December 1, 2021?

Into the Astral... wherever the hell -- and into the most cliche bits and bobs of "surrealism" and "the abstract" that you could imagine! Thankfully, Rod Reis absolutely kills is here... otherwise, this'd be quite the pedestrian little story.

What's it about? Well, we're finally getting around to wrapping up the interminable Shadow King story that's taken over this title for, what feels like, the past several years! At least I think we're wrapping it up... it's not all that clear.

Not much in the way of "back-matter" this time out... your humble host is still literally spitting fire after several days of dietary debauchery... otherwise known as, overindulging in sugar and carbs.

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Sunday, December 26, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 290 - X-Men Unlimited #14 (2021)

X-Lapsed X-Men Unlimited 14

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Ninety

X-Men Unlimited (vol.3) #14 (December, 2021)
"Paradise Lost, Chapter Two: Not the Pancakes Grandma Made"
Writer - Fabian Nicieza
Art - Matthew Horak
Letters - VC's Joe Sabino
Edits - Amaro, Bissa, White, Cebulski
On-App: December 13, 2021

Mighty Marvel Holiday Special
"Happy Holidays, Mr. Howlett"
Writer - Ryan North
Art - Nathan Stockman
Colors - Chris O'Halloran
Letters - VC's Joe Sabino
Edits - Biro, Bissa, Cebulski
On-App: December 16, 2021

X-Lapsed is back after our Holiday (and DCBS-not-shipping-me-the-books) break... and, we're kicking off our #Roadto300 with... X-Men Unlimited! Today's chapter features a heart-to-heart... or, maybe fist-to-head conversation between our two feature characters... and liberal (ab)use of the finger-flickin' gimmick of the Infinity Comics format.

Also: In lieu of a mascot-backup, we're taking a look at the X-Centric Wolverine Holiday Special... which, sadly is a product more interested in making "lol, references" than actually telling a story. Oh well...

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Saturday, December 25, 2021

Chris and Reggie's TOTAL PACKAGE - Image Comics "Big Four" Launch Books (1992)

Chris and Reggie's TOTAL PACKAGE Image 1992

Chris and Reggie's TOTAL PACKAGE

Image Comics "Big Four" Launch Books (1992)
(00:00:00) Youngblood #1 - Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 022
(01:26:45) WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams #1 - Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 028
(02:35:22) Savage Dragon #1 - Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 046
(03:43:37) Spawn #1 - Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 068
(04:59:54) BONUS - Chris and Reggie's "Real Comics History": 1992
Writers - Rob Liefeld, Hank Kanalz, Jim Lee, Brian Choi, Erik Larsen, & Todd McFarlane
Art - Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, & Scott Williams
Colors - Brian Murray, Joe Rosas, Gregory Wright, Steve Oliff, Reuben Rude, & Digital Chameleon
Letters - Diane Valentino, Mike Heisler, Chris Eliopoulos, & Tom Orzechowski
Edits - Chris Ulm, Ruth Grice, Wanda Kolomjec

Compiling four classic episodes of Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill, wherein we discussed and gave the full "Treadmill-Treatment" to the first issues from the "Big Four" Image Comics launch titles from 1992 - Rob Liefeld's Youngblood, Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams, Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon, and Todd McFarlane's Spawn!

As a special "Bonus", I'm also including our "Real Comics History" Episode, during which we talked about the comics fandom (our own as well as widespread) during the year Image Comics started hitting the shelves: 1992!

This was originally intended to be an ongoing Cosmic Treadmill project... with "Wave Two... and beyond" to include titles like Cyberforce, Wetworks, Shadowhawk, Pitt, The Maxx... and more! Whether this is your first time listening to these... or, just a blast-from-the-past - I hope you all enjoy!

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