X-Lapsed, Episode 306 - Excalibur #26 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Six

Excalibur (vol.4) #26 (February, 2022)
"The Fantasy is Over"
Writer - Tini Howard
Art - Marcus To
Colors - Erick Arciniega
Letters - VC's Ariana Maher
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Okoye, Bissa, Brunstad, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: December 15, 2021

Ding-Dong, this book is done!

Too bad the story's not.

Which is to say... this might just be an episode where I veer a tad bit into the negative -- and so, if that is something which threatens to offend you personally, I humbly invite you to skip this one!  It's all good, we're all still pals!

If you DO decide to listen, you'll get my thoughts on the unsatisfying and muddled non-wrap up of Excalibur - as well as an X-Tended and very fun Mailbag segment!

Any thoughts on this book?  This issue/the title overall?  I'd love to hear and share 'em... good, bad, and/or indifferent!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 305 - X-Men Unlimited #16 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Five

X-Men Unlimited (vol.3) #16 (January, 2022)
"Paradise Lost, Chapter Four: Down Goes Frazier!"
Writer - Fabian Nicieza
Art - Matthew Horak
Letters - VC's Joe Sabino
Edits - Amaro, Bissa, White, Cebulski
On-App: January 3, 2022

Life of Wolverine #1 (January, 2022)
"Chapter One: The Boy and the Beast Within"
Writer - Jim Zub
Art - Ramon Bachs
Colors - Java Tartaglia
Letters - VC's Joe Sabino
Edits - Baumgartner, Basso, White, Cebulski
On-App: January 19, 2022

In which Fabian Nicieza repeatedly takes the brave stance that Nazis are bad... and inches his story a few moments further along -- and our back-up feature begins the retelling of Wolverine's Origin... as in, literally, the first issue of Origin, we've got us another lackluster Infinity Comics day!

Least we got the returning Mailbag to keep things light!

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X-Lapsed Triple-Dip, Episode 2 - Marauders by Gerry Duggan, Volume 1 (2020)

X-Lapsed Triple-Dip, Episode Two

Marauders by Gerry Duggan, Volume 1 (April, 2020)
(00:00:00) Marauders #1: "I'm on a Boat"
(00:49:33) Marauders #2: "The Red Coronation"
(01:17:49) Marauders #3: "The Bishop in Black"
(01:53:49) Marauders #4: "The Red Bishop"
(02:27:02) Marauders #5: "A Time to Sow"
(02:55:20) Marauders #6: "A Time to Reap"
Writer - Gerry Duggan
Art - Matteo Lolli, Michele Bandini, Lucas Werneck,, & Mario Del Pennino
Inks - Elisabetta D'Amico
Colors - Federico Blee & Erick Arciniega
Letters - VC's Cory Petit
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Robinson, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $17.99
On-Sale: April 22, 2020

Revisiting the next of our Dawn of X opening arcs, with - what started out as the most consistently good book of the post-HoXPoX launch!  Call Me Kate takes center stage, and we're introduced to a very fun team of high-seas sailors... until our creative team forgot about like 80% of them!

For this first arc, though -- it's great stuff!

Is this the first time you've checked out X-Lapsed?  Are you an X-Lapsed-Lapsed listener who may've dropped off after having your pod-feeds slammed by my barrage of content?  Please let me know, I'd love to hear from you all!

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X-Lapsed Triple-Dip, Episode 1 - X-Men by Jonathan Hickman, Volume 1 (2020)

X-Lapsed Triple-Dip, Episode One

X-Men by Jonathan Hickman, Volume 1 (April, 2020)
(00:00:00) X-Men (vol.5) #1: "Pax Krakoa"
(00:51:03) X-Men (vol.5) #2: "Summoner"
(01:25:43) X-Men (vol.5) #3: "Hordeculture"
(02:03:28) X-Men (vol.5) #4: "Global Economics"
(02:38:19) X-Men (vol.5) #5: "Into the Vault"
(03:06:24) X-Men (vol.5) #6: "The Oracle"
Writer - Jonathan Hickman
Art - Leinil Francis Yu, R.B. Silva, & Matteo Buffagni
Inks - Gerry Alanguilan
Colors - Sunny Gho, Rain Beredo, & Marte Gracia
Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles
Design - Tom Muller
Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $17.99
On-Sale: April 8, 2020

Since 300+ episodes is quite the daunting task for any potential new listener... welcome to the X-Lapsed "Triple-Dip" -- the third time I'm sharing these episodes, however, rather than sorting them by where they'd appear in the Dawn of X Anthologies (as shown in The Collected X-Lapsed series of shows)... we're doing these by series!

If you missed out on the earliest issues of Jonathan Hickman's run on X-Men (vol.5), here's your chance to start playing catch-up with Chris!

If you missed out on House of X and Powers of X, the complete eight or so hour discussion of that storyline can be found in The Collected X-Lapsed, Episode One, available in the archives!

Is this your first time giving X-Lapsed a try?  Are you a listener who's become X-Lapsed-Lapsed?  I'd love to hear from you - please consider dropping me a line to let me know what you think!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 304 - S.W.O.R.D. #11 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Four

S.W.O.R.D. (vol.2) #11 (February, 2022)
"The Final Frontier"
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: December 22, 2021

Wrapping up the second volume of S.W.O.R.D. with an honest-to-goodness "shoe drop"!  Secrets are revealed... which retroactively make much of this series' crossovent interruptions make a lot of sense!

This is a goodie... and, even though this volume's over and done with, we still need to concern ourselves with "What Comes Next"!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 303 - X-Force #26 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Three

X-Force (vol.6) #26 (February, 2022)
"Wipeout"
Writer - Benjamin Percy
Art - Robert Gill
Colors - GURU-eFX
Letters - VC's Joe Caramagna
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Baumgartner, Basso, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $3.99
On-Sale: December 15, 2021

While all eyes are on Inferno, the X-Filler train rolls on!

X-Force closes out it's "season" (it will return in April, 2022) with more Surf-Baddies, and... well... not a whole lot more!

Wolverine does his own version of "jumping the shark", so that's something!  At least this one was kinda fun to chat about.  I hope it's just as fun to listen!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 302 - Hellions #18 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Two

Hellions #18 (February, 2022)
"The Losing End"
Writer - Zeb Wells
Art - Ze Carlos & Stephen Segovia
Colors - Rain Beredo
Letters - VC's Ariana Maher
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Basso, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $4.99
On-Sale: December 8, 2021

A most bittersweet day in the neighborhood, as we bid farewell to one of the greatest comic series' I've read in... maybe a decade?

We wrap up our stint with the Hellions... and writer, Zeb Wells truly lives up to his name, by making your humble host WELL up on more than one occasion during the reading!  This was a truly special book... that I would suggest any and all X-Fans need in their lives.  As always... if you ain't reading Hellions, read Hellions!

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