Chris And Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill

We're still in the "current year" Mojoverse... and your humble host is doing his best to adapt.  Will this be the issue that breaks me?  (Spoiler Alert: No). Some strong scenes in this issue, as well as a returning 'star straight from my wheelhouse as an X-Fan. Also: Great listener mail, including a sorta-kinda "live-tweeted" tour through Empyre(colon)X-Men! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

After pressing through the "Countdown to", we're into the event miniseries proper!  It's an issue with a couple of casualties (one notable... one, less so)... as well as an introduction of a character who looms large in our current Dawn of X landscape! We'll talk a lot (ie. project) about potential original plans for the original five... and what that might've meant for X-Men lore.  If the time-displaced crew were a) from the 616, and b) sent back to the past with the knowledge of everything that was yet to come... what might that have meant for our current-day continuity? Could they have originally been intended as an in-story reboot mechanism for our mutant heroes?  Probably not... but, we're going to have fun playing "What if...?" anyway! I'd love to hear (and share) your hot-takes on this issue as well.  If you've got any, please don't hesitate to send 'em in!   -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.c

Back to the #FCTCXMen Episode One Redux... today, I'm sharing the FIRST segment we'd ever recorded for the program... and, for the first time, you're going to be hearing the whole thing!  It's the X-Tended Cut of X-Factor #71 with Jeremiah (@bigox737), complete with awkward Treadmillisms I'd included when I wasn't completely sure how these segments were going to go, and a long chat on the house ads included in the issue! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com https://comicscomicscomics.blog/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

We tease her a lot... cuz we got her on the spot - Welcome Back, Kitty! Yes, friends - Call Me Kate is back... re-tatted, and ready for revenge - which might have to be put on hold so we can sidebar into #EcksofTens.  Let's talk about it! Also: Our X-Cellent Mailbag features some... kind words regarding Empyre-colon-X-Men???  All that, and much more - You won't wanna miss it! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

In which Madelyne Pryor and your humble host continue sharing an X-istential crisis! We talk a lot about legacy... what does it mean to exist, and when you can be sure that you actually do!  It's a half-hour of a marblemouthed idiot trying to sound as deep as a high school freshman who'd just discovered Nietzsche - you won't wanna miss it! Plus - Our customarily awesome mailbag including more #XLapsed100 chatter! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Hello friends - today we take a sorta-kinda pitstop over to a sorta-kinda "unofficial" chapter of Dawn of X... in, of all things, an issue of Deadpool (vol.8)!  What happens when Wade feels like he's being left out of the X-Men's reindeer games?  Well, he does exactly what your humble host does when he feels the same way - he pouts a bunch! Trust me, it's a lot funnier than I'm making it sound... this issue is an absolute delight, and if you're following the Dawn of X books - you need this one as part of your "current year" library! Plus: #XLapsed100 missives and much more in our mailbag! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

In our milestone ONE HUNDREDTH episode... we talk about a wildly underwhelming issue of Wolverine!  Welp, we certainly do play the ball where it lay here on the show, don't we? Today's episode is dedicated to anyone who has listened to this program - without you, there's no way I'd be able to keep up this rigorous schedule.  Your listenership and engagement mean more to me than I can put into words.  Thank you all. We have an excellent Milestone Mailbag this episode as well! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

On the eve of #XLapsed100, we're going to be talking about a confrontation that listeners of the show know I've been looking forward to for awhile - it's the New Mutants vs. DOX! Can this face-off possibly live up to my expectations... or will my uncharacteristic optimism be slapped down!  It's a story of slippery slopes and technicalities... you won't wanna miss it! Also: Our final "Merry" Mailbag feature (for now), and much begging for #XLapsed100 engagement from your humble host! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Welcome to the new X-Lapsed Sunday Special Series...  It's another one that I've been really looking forward to: Extermination - wherein we're going to find out where Kid Cable came from... and where the time-displaced Original Five went!  Well, that's the plan anyway... anything could happen! But before all that, we're going to have to get to Extermination... you might say, we're going to have to Countdown to Extermination.  Today we're going to chat about the post AvX landscape which brought us to this point... and then the five "post credits sequences" that lead us into the event miniseries proper.  It's bound to be a good time - I hope you decide to come along! If you're following along, these "post credits sequences" appeared in the following books: X-Men Gold #27 X-Men Blue #27 X-Men Red #5 Astonishing X-Men (vol.4) #13 Cable #159 -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups

Continuing our way through the legendary (legendary mean from like a really long time ago, right?) first episode of From Claremont to Claremont: An X-Men Podcast - and in this segment, I'm joined by my pal Billy (@BiLLYd_licious) to discuss the first issue of the new-look Uncanny X-Men!  The Gold Team is up to their shoulders in trouble... but not quite as much as the poor Hellions (RIP in Pieces Beef!). Billy will also share with us his X-Fan Secret Origin!  It's a fun conversation, I hope you'll tune in! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com https://magazinesandmonsters.com/ chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

How many Spaceknights does it take to screw in a nuclear device?  Welp, we're about to find out! Today's very fun issue of Cable has our titular teen hero... maybe communicating with his elder self in order to save his present day bacon?  Maybe.  I dunno - whatever happened here, while I might not have understand it fully - I know I enjoyed it bunches! Also: A Very Merry Mailbag, and much more! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

When being a part of only one mass-crossover event isn't enough - today's issue of X-Men (vol.5) ties into TWO!  We're both cashing-in on Empyre and one the Path to #EcksofTens... er, X of Swords.  Event Fatigue?  Nahhh, it's all in our heads, just like "writing for the trade"! Today we're going to be witness to Magneto... well, kicking ass like only he can do - while Exodus indoctrinates the youth of Krakoa... with the truth?  We're gonna be talking a lot about that... I hope you decide to join us! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Between the reading of X-Factor (vol.4) #1 and #2, your humble host had a birthday... one that apparently turned him into an old man - because the issue we've gathered to discuss today, just wasn't for him.  We'll talk about the possible reasons why... in a very respectful way. Also: A very Merry Mailbag, including a friend sharing his "Life and Times as an X-Fan"!  You won't wanna miss it... least I hope ya won't! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

In which Madelyne Pryor and your humble host share an x-istential crisis!  What does it mean to "exist"... what proof do you have that you did?  Wanna hear an idiot talk about it for a bit - go no further!  We also keep things half-assed "heavy" as we talk about the concept of transference, or "You have no idea how many times I refer to Kwannon as 'Betsy'!" All that, plus our customary x-cellent mailbag!  It's a good time as always - I hope you'll join us! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

When Kid Cable Met Deadpool (I think...)! In today's issue and episode, Young Nate has to check in with the current King of Staten Island for some "body work".  It's far funnier than I'm making it sound, believe me. Also: Some great listener mail, featuring two takes on the funeral and return of Call Me Kate in Marauders #11!  It's some great discussion - hope you'll decide to be a part of it! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Today we wrap up Phoenix Resurrection, and finally find out how Jean got her groove back.  Turns out, all she had to do was tell a bird to take a hike! Also: Old Man Logan slices her friend's throat AND has the gall to insult her coffee. -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Due to popular demand (of a small handful of folks who expressed interest in listening to From Claremont to Claremont, but without the need to fill up their entire device with a 10-14 hour file), I've decided to keep up with our FCTC Segments -- starting with the big one, the Guinness World Record holding X-Men (vol.2) #1 (October, 1991). For the new book, I'm joined by my friend Jody Yerdon (@regalfan) to discuss all the goings on in and out of the book.  Jody will also share with us his "Secret Origin" both regarding the X-Men and comics in general. It's a fun conversation... I hope you decide to hop on board the #FCTCXMen train! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Happy New Year, Friends!  How's bout we celebrate by hitting up some dive bar in the Great White North with our titular hero?  Hopefully we don't inadvertently wind up stumbling into a meeting of an anti-mutant group!  Nah, nothing like 's gonna happen... right?  We'd probably wind up running into a coven of vampires first...  -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Today we look at an issue of Excalibur that sorta-kinda feels like bunch of unfinished scenes all smooshed together to fit a standard-sized comic book.  That doesn't mean it's not a good time... it's just, a bit disjointed.  Maybe it's the Otherworld effect?  Sure, let's go with that! Also: More X-Cellent Listener Mail! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

The Path to #EcksofTens rolls on... and we start getting some swords into hands!  If you're excited for the big ol' slobberknocker between Colossus and Omega Red that the cover suggests then... hoo boy, you're gonna love this one! In addition to the story, I talk a lot about X-Force tropes... and why the overreliance on them is kind of dragging these issues down a peg for me. Also: Great listener mail! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / 90sxmen@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen