The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 57 - X-Men #44 (1968)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Fifty-Seven

X-Men #44 (May, 1968)
"Red Raven, Red Raven...!"
"The Iceman Cometh!"
Plots - Roy Thomas
Writer - Gary Friedrich
Layouts - Don Heck
Pencils - Werner Roth & George Tuska
Inks - John Tartaglione & John Verpoorten
Colors - ???
Letters - Sam Rosen & Artie Simek
Edits - Stan Lee
Cover Price: 12¢

We're finally back for a stint in the Silver-Age... where one of our teen-age heroes meets a fella outta Marvel's Golden Age!  It's the coming (and going) of Red Raven!  Hold on to yer harnesses gang, this one's gonna be a barn-burner!  We've got us a new writer to boot!

Plus - The Origins of the X-Men backup strip focuses on Kid Kool as he gets roughed up by some Strong Island street toughs, and thrown in the clink!

Also - our normal Silver-Age back-matter - Letters Pages (featuring future pros Keith Giffen and Carl Gafford), an abridged Bullpen Bulletins bit, and an absolutely overflowing MIGHTY Marvel Checklist!

It's great to be back in "the long ago", I sure hope you'll join me!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 325 - Black Panther #3 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Twenty-Five

Black Panther (vol.8) #3 (March, 2022) [LGY#200]
"The Long Shadow, Book Three"
Writer - John Ridley
Art - Juann Cabal w/Ibrahim Moustafa
Colors - Matt Milla
Letters - VC's Joe Sabino
Design - Jay Bowen
Wakandan Flag? - Brian Stelfreeze
Edits - Lindvedt, Smith, Moss, Cebulski
Cover Price: $5.99
On-Sale: January 26, 2022

In our "milestone" three hundred twenty-fifth episode, we're stepping off the beaten X-Path to discuss a milestone issue of Black Panther!  It's got the Legacy Voodoo Numbering of 200... and in it, our titular hero heads Marsarakko Way to chat up his old... former... current... future flame, and current "Regent Stuff Doer" of the Sol System, Storm!

We... don't have much to talk about.

But, this IS a "season finale" episode, so we WILL be chatting up the... very strange X-Sales Charts for November, 2021.  We're not getting Penguin-Random House numbers, so all's we gots is estimates (more estimate-y than ever!).  Plus, an over-stuffed and wonderful Mailbag, as well as "Chris complains about Variant Cover glut"... err, I mean, "This Week in X"!

It's a fun time as always, gimme a shot! 

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X-Lapsed Triple-Dip, Episode 9 - Excalibur by Tini Howard, Volume 2 (2020)

X-Lapsed Triple-Dip, Episode Nine

Excalibur by Tini Howard, Volume 2 (2020)
(00:00:00) Excalibur (vol.4) #7: "Verse VII: The Unspeakable and the Uneatable"
(00:41:54) Excalibur (vol.4) #8: "Verse VIII: The Unspeakable and the Uneatable II"
(01:24:58) Excalibur (vol.4) #9: "Verse IX: Schools of Magic"
(02:15:19) Excalibur (vol.4) #10: "Verse X: A Crooked World"
(03:02:55) Excalibur (vol.4) #11: "Verse XI: Blood of the Changeling"
(03:31:28) Excalibur (vol.4) #12: "Verse XII: The Beginning"
Writer - Tini Howard
Art - Wilton Santos & Marcus To
Inks - Oren Junior, Sean Parsons, Roberto Poggi, & Victor Nava
Colors - Erick Arciniega
Letters - VC's Cory Petit, Joe Sabino, & Ariana Maher
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $17.99
On-Sale: November 25, 2020

This volume starts off pretty strong, with a two-parter that -- believe it or not, does NOT take place in Otherworld!  Sadly, this is short-lived... and, I'm fairly certain we don't get another issue from this entire volume of Excalibur that doesn't deal with Otherworld... best enjoy it while it lasts!

After that fun two-parter, we're back to business as usual... Fair This, Foul That, Crooked These, Opal Luna Those... it's our messy build-up to EcksofTens and Beyond... in that current-year Excalibur style!

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X-Lapsed Triple-Dip, Episode 8 - Marauders by Gerry Duggan, Volume 2 (2020)

X-Lapsed Triple-Dip, Episode Eight

Marauders by Gerry Duggan, Volume 2 (2020)
(00:00:00) Marauders #7: "From Emma, with Love"
(00:25:27) Marauders #8: "Furious Anger"
(00:50:51) Marauders #9: "Journey to the Center of Pyro"
(01:58:18) Marauders #10: "Leave None to Tell the Tale"
(02:32:17) Marauders #11: "To Live and Die on Krakoa"
(03:15:40) Marauders #12: "The New Phase"
Writer - Gerry Duggan
Art - Stefano Caselli & Matteo Lolli
Colors - Edgar Delgado
Letters - VC's Cory Petit & Joe Caramagna
Design - Tom Muller
Head of X - Hickman
Edits - Amaro, Robinson, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $17.99
On-Sale: November 11, 2020

The Triple-Dip collection rolls on, with the sophomore outing for Duggan's Marauders.  This time out, we've got a dead Captain, some other "fake-out" deaths, and a whole lotta build-up for X of Swords.

All of my normal nonsense is there for ya as well -- mailbags, tangents, hot-takes, general cynicism... it's all right here waitin' fer ya!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 324 - Death of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight #1 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Twenty-Four

Death of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight #1 (March, 2022)
Writer - Si Spurrier
Art - Bob Quinn
Colors - Israel Silva
Letters - VC's Cory Petit
Edits - Groneman, Cebulski
Cover Price: $4.99
On-Sale: January 19, 2022

We're back off the beaten path, with a tie-in to the Death of Doctor Strange storyline... which, features our flagship team... but, is really more a backdoor pilot for a follow-up to 2021's Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Whateverthehell miniseries.

Our favorite mutants are here, yes... but, honestly, (up until a reveal in the very last panel) it could've very well been ANY Marvel heroes.

It's well-told and beautiful though - just not as X-Relevant as I was hoping!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 323 - X Lives of Wolverine #2 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Twenty-Three

X Lives of Wolverine #2 (April, 2022)
"Forgotten Pasts"
Writer - Benjamin Percy
Art - Joshua Cassara
Colors - Frank Martin
Letters - VC's Cory Petit
Design - Tom Muller
Edits - Baumgartner, Basso, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $4.99
On-Sale: February 2, 2022

Back in the XLADOW saddle, where our premise is beginning to make a bit more sense (at least to your denser-than-most humble host).  We follow our titular hero through various phases of his life... where he's granted both the opportunity to protect and save an Xavier... as well as perhaps right a few of his own past wrongs -- Chekhov's Butterfly Effect looms large here, gang!

Will this series wind up shaking the foundations of the Krakoan Era... or, just be a DC Comics Convergence-like nothin'?  I suppose we'll find out together!

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X-Lapsed, Episode 322 - Sabretooth #1 (2022)

X-Lapsed, Episode Three Hundred Twenty-Two

Sabretooth (vol.4) #1 (April, 2022)
"The Adversary"
Writer - Victor LaValle
Art - Leonard Kirk
Colors - Rain Beredo
Letters - VC's Cory Petit
Design - Tom Muller
Edits - Amaro, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $4.99
On-Sale: February 2, 2022

Into the Pit... for a bat-spit insane and hyperviolent romp with Sabretooth!

Had a lot of fun with this issue... it's almost enough to make me pollyannishly optimistic for the Destiny of X era!  Without the "Head of X" handcuffs, we might just get some fun stories! 

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