Chris And Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill

Wrapping up the X Lives half of XLADOW, the only way we possibly can... with Wolverine and Omega Red slappin' meat for a half-dozen pages!  After the raucous and unpredictable first half of this event, this almost feels like an anticlimax! Plus, I theorize over what Mikhail Rasputin's ultimate goal was here... and, basically try and stop myself from talking too much without yet having read X Deaths!  It's a decently fun time, I sure hope you'll join me! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Taking a page out of Marvel's playbook... and offering up a compilation of my coverage of the first four chapters of the Latitude storyline from X-Men Unlimited (Infinity Comic) #1-4!  There're also four chapters worth of It's Jeff! if Wolvie ain't enough to entice ya! The Infinity Comics episodes tend to be a little bit shorter than their physical counterparts... so, this isn't a terribly long show... but, it still might be terrible! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Back when we started down XLADOW (xladow) way, your humble host overused the term "batspit insane" to describe it... and, that was meant as a compliment.  With today's issue, the Lives and Deaths of Wolverine takes a turn... while still being completely batspit insane. We've got a lot to talk about... -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Once again, talking about that book that feels stuck between two Eras of X!  This time out, we sit in on three meetings: one on Krakoa, one on Phobos, and one on Marsarakko... and, it's even less interesting than it sounds. But - Rogue and Sunfire actually show up in the book they're supposedly castmembers of... so there's that! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

This is one'a those "good news/bad news" situations... as, this anthology includes the first issue of the incredible Way of X series, buuuuuuuut it also kicks off X-Corp. Also, Gerry Duggan remembers that Storm is a part of the Marauders cast just long enough to throw her a going-away party!  Did you know, dear listener, that Storm is just as dangerous without her powers?  Well, if not -- ya will! Plus, with cancellation on the horizon X-Factor hits heavy truncation mode... doing its damnedest to get its story told... before the mystical axe comes swingin'! All'at, plus all my usual nonsense!  If you miss my content from a time where I was still delusional enough to think anybody actually wanted it -- the Collecteds are for you!  -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

XLADOW (xladow) rolls on, and today's issue is like a collection of current-year variant covers!  You want an Omega Reddified Wolverine?  We got one!  Howsabout a Venomized one?  We got that too!  This batspit-insane event keeps trudging forward... but, seems to be stubbing its toe on tropes with every step. And just you wait for the cliffhanger! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

We're back over in the Moira-half of our event miniseries's's's... and this time, her heel-turn is in full swing!  Back in the long ago we'd refer to this as a "shoe drop" issue - In that Mighty Marvel Fashion: some'a the stuff we thought we knew... might not exactly be right... sorta. Plus: I talk s'more about how the original vision for Krakoa seems to have changed over the past couple of years.  Yes... still. -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Straight outta the... "oh yeah, that's a thing we still need to talk about" pile -- the X-Men tie-in to the Devil's Reign event rolls on!  As we've become accustomed, Emma Frost is our focal character... and, as usual, she's being ever the altruist -- still doing bad things, but with only the purest of intentions.  So, yeah - it's basically every Emma Frost story! In the mailbag we talk more about Thunderbird as the X-Men's Barry Allen, and what it means to lose the Crucible.  It's a fun time as always! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

We're back to the "flagship"... which, is unfortunately a book seemingly stuck between two eras.  Not quite Reign of... but also not yet full-blown Destiny of. It's widescreen mutant action... in that Morrison JLA style, which is to say... not my favorite approach.  Snark and quips take the place of characterization... and, oh yeah -- M.O.D.O.K. shouts "For Science!" - that's a punchline, y'all.  Laugh! In the mailbag we discuss the shifting in what it means to be a Mutant in the post-Hickman landscape -- plus, a little bit more on the "seams showing" in XLADOW. Then, I get a bit self-indulgent -- talking about the future of this (and other) shows on the channel... which, heck - if you made it that far, don't feel bad about clicking "stop". -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sx

With the Secret X-Men "roadblock" out of our way -- business might just be about to start pickin' up again!  Today we cross the halfway point of our XLADOW crossovent coverage -- and, while your humble host is still having a great time with it, even he's gotta admit that the seams are beginning to show. Hopefully these concerns are addressed before we get out the other end of this one!  In any event, these are some fun comics! Plus: Another toe-dip into the Mailbag -- hopefully business'll start pickin' up there as well! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Running headfirst (repeatedly) into a "roadblock" episode -- covering a book I wasn't exactly looking forward to having to talk about.  Gonna have to pull out the ol' X-Men Green disclaimer: I did not like this issue -- if that in any way offends you or threatens to ruin your day, feel free to skip! Plus: Yer humble host does some A/X/E prep, by introducing himself to the current volume of Eternals!  I talk Eternals (vol.5) #1 cover-to-cover right here! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Come for the clumsy pop-psychology, stay for the inattention to detail! This issue of New Mutants unfortunately falls between two eras -- we're thru with the Reign of X... but not quite into Destiny of X.  As such, it's got pages to fill... decks to clear... and foundations to begin laying. That said, this entire x-ercise feels a lot more forced and unsubtle than it perhaps ought to be.  Then again, maybe these are just some of those pesky "Chris Problems" gettin' in the way of my enjoying a book?  You be the judge! Plus: Another toe-dip into the Mailbag! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

X-Lapsed, back again! Today, after a heartfelt "thank you" to all of the wonderful, supportive friends and listeners out there, we check back in on the crossovent of the season - XLADOW! It's not a perfect little ditty, but is quite fun... and has comicbooky charm for days. Plus: The return of the (abbreviated) Mailbag! Thanks again for stickin' with me, gang!   -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Because absolutely, positively nobody demanded it - X-Lapsed has returned (for today, anyway).  It's Unlimited day... mostly because I was in the middle of writing this script when I decided to hang things up a few weeks ago.  Not much to talk about on the comics front... but, if you make it to around the twenty-minute mark, you can hear all about why there hasn't been a new episode of the show in nearly a month! If you only listen to one episode of X-Lapsed this month... well, it'll probably be this one!  Huge thanks to everybody who's stuck with me! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

The weekend kinda got away from me, and so - in lieu of an all-new episode, we're indulging in another compilation piece.  And, I mean, let's face it -- it's doubtful anybody's gonna bother listening even if it WAS new... so, whattayagonnado? Today we're looking at the wildly disjointed... and rather unnecessary run of Giant-Size specials the Head of X was putting out during the Dawn of X era.  Storm's sick... like really, really sick... so sick that it's never mentioned in ANY other books she appears in!  Don't worry though, she gets better. Plus: We've got not one, but TWO iterations of "Baby's First Grant Morrison Comic" in a callback to the "Silence!  Psychic Rescue in Progress" Nuff Said! issue of New X-Men and a dip into Fantomex's The World. Also: Magneto makes a deal with Namor to procure a certain island that will be the site of a certain Gala.  Oh, you didn't know there was a Gala coming up? -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey & Emma Frost #1: "Into the Storm" (01:02:19)

That time we all bought the next issue of New Mutants... and weren't sure if we were reading things in the right order!  Instead of a swashbuckling adventure in the stars with the Shi'ar... we were dropped on the Bohusk farm Nebraska with Armor, Glob, and a drunken Boom-Boom! That's not the only story we get here though!  We'll also head off to draft Cosmar to the Krakoan Cause, as well as dealing with the weird anti-mutant tabloid web-site DOX... which, yer humble host was somewhat stupidly x-cited for! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

X-Force continues to be the unsung flagship book of the Dawn of X era, with Benjamin Percy's sophomore collection!  The stories being told might not be to everybody's liking, however, I don't think anybody can argue that stuff actually HAPPENS in this book... which immediately puts it head and shoulders over most of the X-Offerings in late 2019/early 2020! This time out, we get into some deep (and potentially problematic) discussion on the topic of suicide in the age of resurrection!  Are we more than a collection of our experiences... and, if not -- is it okay to jettison some of those more troublesome experiences to make your next "go round" more productive? Also - This IS a Ben Percy book, so we've got plenty of Russians and INFO PAGE abuse! All 'at and all my usual nonsense - I hope you decide to gimme a shot! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean

There's something to be said about a book that lives up to its tagline... unfortunately THIS book's tagline happens to be: "Who Says A Comic Book Has to be Good??" So yeah - today we're looking at something altogether different... a "Just the X, ma'am" dive into Marvel's attempt at Silver Age Satire... Not Brand Echh! I know humor is relative... and I also know that, perhaps yer humble host can be a bit too serious at times... but, hoo boy, we're in for quite the ride with this one!  Thankfully this story is full of weird pop-culture references, which kept me researching and entertained... too bad I had to keep coming back to talk about the story itself!  The Doom Patrol show up... so, at least there's that! Plus: As I own this physical comic, I'm including our usual Essential back-matter... we've got a Letters Page and smattering of weird ads to talk about! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdco

Not even a two-hour bout of oral surgery could stop your humble host from wrapping up our Magneto arc on time!  Which is to say... I'm a bit more loopy than usual today, gang! But what a day it is... we're finally getting Round Two of AvX... and a Silver Age Dagwood Sandwich of a story that will likely leave us all scratching our heads!  It's hero vs. hero... villain vs. villain... tweener vs. tweener -- it's a wild ride all the way though!  Either that, or these painkillers I'm taking are some really wicked stuff! You be the judge! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

On the eve of Avengers vs X-Men: Round Two -- we get to experience a slapfight between Cyclops and Quicksilver!  Not much more to say about this one!  Our "Origins of the Uncanny X-Men" backup is sillier than ever... and, speaking of silly - boy, wait'll you hear how the X-Faithful eulogized Professor X in the letters pages! -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen