Tuesday, August 3, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 019 - X-Men #13 (1965)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Nineteen

X-Men #13 (September, 1965)
"Where Walks the Juggernaut!"
Writer/Edits - Stan Lee
Layouts - Jack Kirby
Pencils - Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin)
Inks - Joe Sinnott
Letters - Sam Rosen
Colors - Only their hairdresser knows for sure
Cover Price: 12¢
Marvel POP ART Productions

Wrapping up our first two-part X-Men story - with the (final?) fate of the Juggernaut!  Listen as ol' Cain Marko gets his helmet ripped off for the first time!

Also: The always amusing 1965 X-Men Letters Page - where you can find out how much it'll cost ya to join the Merry Marvel Marching Society!

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Monday, August 2, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 018 - X-Men #12 (1965)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Eighteen

X-Men #12 (July, 1965)
"The Origin of Professor X!"
Writer/Edits - Stan Lee
Layouts - Jack Kirby
Pencils - Alex Toth
Inks - Vince Colletta
Letters - Sam Rosen
Colors - Someone who may NOT want the credit this time out
Cover Price: 12¢

What terror lurks outside of X-Mansion... and why in the world did Cerebro pick up on it?!

It's the first appearance of Professor X's stepbrother, the Juggernaut... and the first time we find out (to my knowledge) that the Xavier's first name is Charles!  It's a fun one... that, reading as an adult... almost makes me sympathize for the villain!

Plus: A pretty hilarious Silver-Age Letters Page, everything Marvel for (cover-date) July, 1965 - and a plea from your humble host for dissenting opinions to be shared on the show... rather than on review aggregates that can actually HURT the show!

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Sunday, August 1, 2021

X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men / Pryde of the X-Lapsed (1989)

Pryde of the X-Lapsed

X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men (1989)
Written by Larry Parr
Narrated by Stan Lee
Marvel Productions
New World Television
Toei Animation

Celebrating eleven months of X-Lapsed, with something a little different!  Today, I finally check something off my "X-Men Blind Spot" list... after thirty-odd years!  Looking at X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men for the first time ever!

It's a fun chat I had with myself... I hope you'll join in!

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Saturday, July 31, 2021

The Collected X-Lapsed, Episode 13 - Empyre: X-Men (2020)

The Collected X-Lapsed, Episode Thirteen

Empyre: X-Men (2020)
(00:00:00) Empyre: X-Men #1: "[Alien] Plants vs. [Mutant] Zombies"
(00:42:12) Empyre: X-Men #2: "Growing Strong"
(01:26:28) Empyre: X-Men #3: "Staff Infection"
(02:04:37) Empyre: X-Men #4: "Un-Ring"
Writers - Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Gerry Duggan, Benjamin Percy, Leah Williams, Vita Ayala, Zeb Wells, & Ed Brisson 
Art - Matteo Buffagni, Lucas Werneck, Andrea Broccardo, & Jorge Molina
Inks (4) - Adriano Di Benedetto 
Colors - Nolan Woodard & Rachelle Rosenberg
Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles, 
Design - Tom Muller
Edits - Bissa, White, Cebulski
Cover Price: $17.99
On-Sale: November 10, 2020

A tale so tragic it took the entire HoXPoXDoX X-Book brain trust to put it together!

To say that your humble host is a bit grumpy reading the Empyre cash-in miniseries might just be underselling it.  This might be the downest you'll hear me (until we get to X-Corp, that is)!  Engage in some schadenfreude and listen to me trudge my way through this one!

*NOTE: Next Episode (14) of The Collected X-Lapsed will be an "audit", since between Amazon, Marvel(dot)com, Comixology, the Marvel Wikia, and the actual Dawn of X trades themselves... NOBODY can keep which issues appear in each volumes straight!  We'll do our best to straighten it out!

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Friday, July 30, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 017 - Avengers #16 (1965)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Seventeen

Avengers #16 (May, 1965)
"The Old Order Changeth!"
Writer/Edits - Stan Lee
Layouts - Jack Kirby
Art - Dick Ayers
Letters - Artie Simek
Colors - ???
Cover Price: 12¢

The Old Order Changeth!

Taking a step off the beaten X-Path to follow Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Alum, Pietro and Wanda as they officially join the good guys as part of Cap's Kooky Quartet!

Checking in with the Avengers won't be a regular thing here on the show... but, if there are any especially important Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch stories you'd like to see on the show - please don't hesitate to let me know!

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 016 - X-Men #11 (1965)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Sixteen

X-Men #11 (May, 1965)
"The Triumph of Magneto!"
Writer/Edits - Stan Lee
Pencils - Jack Kirby
Inks - Chic Stone
Letters - Artie Simek
Colors - Someone who might prefer not to be named!
Cover Price: 12¢

The Essential X-Lapsed is back... and it's just about time to finally deep-six Magneto and his Brotherhood!  But, you might be asking - how could we possibly go about doing that?  Well, wouldja believe that we're going to get a "deus ex characta" to do it for us?!

Today we meet the Stranger, in a story that could only be called "The Triumph of Magneto!"?

Also: Some great mailbag content... both for the show, and from the actual Letters Page from X-Men #11!  Hope to see you there!

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

X-Lapsed, Episode 226 - Marvel's Voices: Pride #1 (2021)

X-Lapsed, Episode Two Hundred Twenty-Six

Marvel's Voices: Pride #1 (August, 2021)
"Introduction"
"Colossus"
"Good Judy"
"Early Thaw"
"The Man I Know"
"The Grey Ladies"
"You Deserve"
"Man of His Dreams"
"The Walking Wounded" (From Alpha Flight #106)
Writers - Luciano Vecchio, Mike O'Sullivan, Kieron Gillen, Terry Blas, Anthony Oliveira, J.J. Kirby, Tini Howard, Vita Ayala, Steve Orlando, & Scott Lobdell
Art - Luciano Vecchio, Jen Hickman, Paulina Ganucheau, Javier Garron, J.J. Kirby, Samantha Dodge, Joanna Estep, Brittany L. Williams, Claudia Aguirre, & Mark Pacella
Inks - (AF#106) Dan Panosian
Colors - Luciano Vecchio, Brittany Peer, Kendall Goode, David Curiel, J.J. Kirby, Claudia Aguirre, & Bob Sharen
Letters - VC's Ariana Maher & Janice Chiang
Edits - Brunstad, Roche, Bobbie Chase, Chris Cooper, Cebulski
Cover Price: $9.99
On-Sale: June 23, 2021

A most awkward episode in which your humble host stumbles and fumbles his way toward x-plaining how he feels this issue fell a bit short.  Marvel at my ability to ride the fence in attempt to not inadvertently insult anybody!

An important issue and an important discussion... that kinda misses the mark, and is priced WAY out of whack at $10 USD.  For better or worse, we're going to talk all about it.

Also: Mailbag, some news, and (since this IS the July Finale) the X-Book Sales Charts for April, 2021!

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