Chris And Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill

X-Lapsed is back in Otherworld... welp, it was nice while it lasted, eh? Today's issue takes us toward the Starlight Citadel so Betsy Britain can find out why she has been forsaken by the place - after all, she is Captain Britain... stands to reason she ought to be able to visit the place where the Captain Britain Corps used to hang out, no? Also: Great listener mail - more discussion of the controversial Crucible... and perhaps the even more controversial, Fallen Angels miniseries! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Stop me if you heard this one before - in today's issue, our heroes head over to a Russian-ish country that doesn't recognize Krakoa as a sovereign nation. Yeah, it's that again - but, at least this time out we get a new reality-warping mutant to deal with, and get to see some of the weirdos from the Mutant Liberation Front! Also: X-Cellent listener mail, including a missive that isn't totally on board with the HoXPoXDoXSoX direction!  Lotsa meat on the bone today - I hope you'll join us for the fun and discussion!  -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

You ever have... a dream of falling?  Well, Gabriel Summers does... just about every night, so how about we try and catch up with him for a minute (and only a minute)?  The main focus of today's issue and episode will be, for lack of a better term - brood banging.  Hope you're wearing gloves. Also: Great listener mail, where we discuss the inorganic nature of the relationships among the Amalgamated Young Mutants of Krakoa, LLC - and the utter madness that is Major X! -- Check out Danger Room - The X-Men Commentary Podcast: https://xmenpodcast.com/ -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Wave Two rolls on with Dawn of X's second solo-ongoing - Cable! Today we join him as he beats up Wolverine, and removes a thorn from the paw of an ancient beast -- and maybe becomes a Spaceknight because of it!  It's a fun story, and a good time - I hope you'll join us! Also: Our usual x-cellent listener mail, and more of me waxing on about "broken toys" (please listen anyway!) -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Nobody's favorite show is back to cover the penultimate issue of the 2019 Major X miniseries - and boy, it's getting tough to stay positive. Today, we get some body-swapping... a Sentinel dogfight... and an appearance by the current-year (pre-HoXPoX) X-Men.  It's... well, it's something. -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Come along and ride on a fantastic... voyage? Today we check in (and deal) with Pyro's diminutive stowaway, Yellowjacket... and talk a whole lot about some "Dawn of X problems" (that's "problems" with a little "p").  Also, we check in with Call Me Kate at the hatchery to see how she's cookin'. Plus: Some amazing listener mail, where we recap a bunch of recent discussions and touch on (and labor over) some wildly interesting plot points.  Lots of "food for thought", I hope you'll join us! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Today we wrap up our Warwolf hunt at the palatial Bloodstone Estate - and, best of all we get to take a live one home with us... in the form of an adorable li'l Warwolf Puppy.  This story is a little uneven, and feels a bit truncated - but, we're going to talk all about it just the same. Also: An overlong tangent discussing the use of literary "shorthand" as it pertains to representation in comics, which I sincerely hope doesn't annoy and/or anger anybody listening!  All that, and some great listener mail to boot! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Let's get ready to rumble! It's time for the first-ever Krakoan Crucible... and, boy-oh-boy, do we have A LOT to talk about.  Topics we will discuss will include a mutant's right to die, the concept of being (and/or becoming) "whole", how context and consequence are the basis of continuity, and we will theory-craft the ever-loving hell out of just about every nugget of "food for thought" this amazing issue gives us. Also: This issue features "that" scene between Wolverine and Cyclops... that set many a "comics journalist" to clickbait their way to fleeting (and relative) internet fame.  We'll talk all about that as well. Plus: Great listener mail and another X-Lapsed "Call to Arms".  If you're digging the show -- or at the very least, appreciate the time and effort that goes into making it every single day, please consider telling a friend that it's a thing that exists in the world!  Thanks gang! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteear

Today's episode is all about an aspect of the Resurrection Protocols that your humble host hadn't yet considered - what would happen if a mutant decided to take their own life?  We spend a lot of time (perhaps too much) discussing the ramifications of that concept.  We also wrap up the story of Domino's doppelganger - and ramp up for a violent clash with the nebulous XENO organization. All that, and some great listener mail - and an X-Lapsed "Call to Arms".  If you're digging the show -- or at the very least, appreciate the time and effort that goes into making it every single day, please consider telling a friend that it's a thing that exists in the world!  Thank you all. -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

We're back with the New Mutants "B" team a/k/a the Amalgamated Young Mutants of Krakoa, LLC for this issue - and what's more, they're taking us all on a trip to Nova Roma.  It's a weird one-and-done, that - in about 10 minutes - you might just forget you've even read!  Let's hope the same can't be said for your listening experience! Also: Sebastian Shaw does something pretty cool... so, at least there's that! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Welcome friends, to Wave Two of the Dawn of X line (also the 400th Program uploaded to the Chris and Reggie Channel)! Today we've got a Wolverine two-fer - two complete stories... well, two complete "part ones", to kick off the berzerker's seventh (oi) volume.  One's got some Drug Cartel stuff... the other is all about vampires.  Woof.  Plenty of good conversation will be had, and there is some great listener mail to boot! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

It's issue four... and it's another fight-scene.  I might actually have to listen to this episode myself, since I can barely remember what happened here. Major X has somehow married some of the worst aspects of two generations of comic book storytelling - it is as shallow and vapid as many books of the early 1990's, while being decompressed to the gills like so many "current year" comics. -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

We had our fun in space... but, now - let's get these kids home! Today we wrap up the New Mutants "A" storyline, reuniting bird-person child with (death)bird-person aunt... and finally plant our Krakoan seed in Shi'ar Space!  Also: A strange Dungeons and Dragons-style battle - complete with your humble host rolling virtual dice!  A fun issue... though, depending on your mileage - perhaps a hair too "cute" in the Deadpooly sort of way.  Lemme know your thoughts! Speaking of letting me know your thoughts - I share a hot-take theory from a listener that might just change the way you look at these books!  Again, lemme know! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

To Me, My X-Lapsed! Today we're going to discuss the necessary "next step" issue of Marauders, in which, much of our team finds out exactly what happened to Call Me Kate.  It's an issue of reactions - which I myself will react to, and have a good time doing so.  There's also some mutant on nameless, faceless mercenary goon violence... which never gets boring (citation needed). -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Torn from the pages of HoXnPoX, comes a very special Mystique-focused issue of X-Men!  Today we're going to find out some of the things that went on between the panels of the big Mother Mold Mission, when the X-Men raided the Orchis Satellite.  We're also going to flash back to a story from... well, sometime before Uncanny X-Men #255, where Destiny has a very important message to share with her wife. It's been awhile since I've engaged in "hot takes", but - an issue like this, really invites the semi-critical thinking... and makes my mind percolate trying to figure everything out.  It's a goodie, and I hope you take the time to check it out! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Two great issues of X-Force in a row?!  Could it possibly be? Yes, folks - thanks to my goof-up, where we very nearly missed an issue of X-Force, we get two really fun, and thought-provoking issues of the title in a row!  Today, we are going to discuss the potential collectivist nature of Krakoa, and how - for the needs of the many, the trauma of the few might be getting brushed under the rug.  We question whether or not the individual mutant is valued as highly as the "collective" Krakoa... and what the ramifications of this might end up being. It's fun food for thought - and I hope to hear what you all think! -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Today we're talking about a surprisingly x-cellent issue of X-Force!  Not only that - it's a one-and-done, that raises the stakes and advances our overarching plot!  Now, that doesn't feel like a "current year" book, does it? In X-Force #6, our point-of-view character is Hank McCoy... who is going to do some pretty bad things in the interests of the greater good.  We establish a new potentially Omega-Level threat in Nanoflorites - and get another formerly unwilling nation to sign on the dotted line for some Krakoan Magic Meds! Also: Great listener mail, discussing the "silent" Giant-Size issue, as well as some more kind words about our milestone 50th Episode!  It's a great time as always, I do so hope you'll join us! -- Action Comics Daily: https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/p/action-comics-daily_3.html -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Welcome, friends - to a (mostly) Otherworld-free issue of Excalibur!  Oh my... I am so overwhelmed with relief-fueled euphoria, that I'll probably say a lot of nice things about this book!  While others might look at this issue as "filler"... it's a little off the beaten Dawn of X path... we have fill-in art... it's kinda silly, I couldn't be happier to just get a minute to catch our collective breaths with some of our favorite characters.  It's about time! Also: Some great listener mail, more talk about Episode 50, and a non-paid plug for https://www.hoopladigital.com/ where, if you might just be able to read along with the show for free!  I tell ya what, $0.00 is as much as I'd ever tell anyone to pay for Fallen Angels... and now, thanks to this digital library resource, I can! -- Comix Tawk Archives: https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/p/comix-tawk-archives.html -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoni

Major X-Lapsed rolls on, right into the midway point of this sorta-kinda baffling miniseries.  This time out, we catch up with some old friends from a strange two-part turn of the century story from the pages of Wolverine and discover the "birthplace" of the X-Ential.  We also get three extended fight scenes, plenty of cryptic dialogue... and thankfully, very little in the way of Atlanteans! Also: Your humble host kvetches a bit about how quick comics are touted as being "sold out" (such as these Major X issues), despite the fact that there are still stacks and stacks of these things at every brick-n-mortar comics retailer coast to coast. -- @acecomics / @cosmictmill / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Happy Halloween, Everybody! In the spirit of the season, I'm sharing a little something I've been keeping in my back pocket for the better part of two years - the seventh installment of the Sandman Universe "Gatherum", from back in the long ago where Reggie and I would cover the "weirdo books" over at Weird Science DC Comics. I hope everyone enjoys this little blast from the past... and has a happy and safe holiday. -- Today's discussions originally aired in segment form during the following episodes of the Weird Science DC Comics Podcast: Episode 221 (03.31.2019) - Books of Magic (vol.3) #6 Episode 222 (04.07.2019) - The Dreaming (vol.2) #8 Episode 223 (04.14.2019) - House of Whispers #8 Episode 224 (04.21.2019) - Lucifer (vol.3) #7 -- Since it's been awhile, here are the links to the previous six episodes: Sandman Universe Gatherum, Episode One (03.14.2019) https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-3dwqk-aad401 Sandman Universe Gatherum, Episode Two (03.21.2019) https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-c796y-ab6372