Chris And Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill

During today's episode, in which we discuss X-Force #1, we learn a valuable lesson about trust. And also, someone gets shot in the head. Also: Listener mail which (accurately?) calls your humble host out as a cynic! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

The Kids are Alright... and they're in SPAAAAAAAAACE! Today the Dawn of X enters into Shi'ar Space with New Mutants #1!  Watch (or listen) as they tick off their ride, and generally make a mess out of everything.  It's a fun issue - a good time will be had by all! Also: Some more great HoX/PoX reaxxions!  Have a (non-spoilery) HoX/PoX/DoX hot-take to share?  Please, don't hesitate to reach out! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

We continue "forging" our new Dawn with a look at the first issue of Excalibur.  We got more Braddocks than you can shake a shiny sword at... and a fun little team of mutants along for the ride.  Next stop: Otherworld! Prepare for LARPers, witchbreeds, sleepy flora, and my many attempts at imitating Mallory's boyfriend Nick from Family Ties!  (please listen anyway) Also: Some great listener mail, which is helping me learn to see both the forest AND the trees! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

We're on a Boat! Ahoy, Muties!  Today we're talking about sailing the high seas with Kitty... err, Kate... err, who am I kidding, I'm always going to call her "Kitty" Pryde and the Marauders!  The Hellfire Corporation is running some miracle medicine... and they're taking us along for the ride... err, sail.  Had a blast talking about this one... I look forward to hearing your thoughts! Also: A wonderful piece of listener mail that discusses the finer points of HoX/PoX and some of the DoX roll-out! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have finally arrived! Welcome to Dawn of X... well, about a year later than everybody else.  Today we're kicking off the new post-HoX/DoX X-Men landscape with a look at X-Men #1... or izzit, X-Men LGY#645?  Ehh, who worries about silly things like numbering?  Certainly nobody out there would ever devote like five minutes to complaining about something so silly.  Err, please listen anyway. We check up on Orchis, meet a posthuman in "current year", and have an uncanny dinner with the Summers Family.  Prepare to be weirded out! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com https://xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/

We have finally made it, gang!  I can actually now say that I've read the entirety of HoX/PoX.  I always intended to read it... but, I never saw myself actually talking about it on the air for something like ten hours (or would that be "x" hours?). Today we wrap things up... but perhaps not with as tidy a bow as I'd hoped, as we read Powers of X #6.  We've got A LOT to talk about here... and I'm so happy to finally be part of that conversation.  Feedback is definitely appreciated!  Thanks to those of you listening in real-time for your support... and for not spoiling me on anything! What happened?  What still "is"?  What never "was"?  Where do we go from here?  I... well, um... I don't know if any of those questions get answered here, to be honest... and, if you listen, you'll probably have even more questions when we're done! Join me next time, as we jump into the Dawn of X proper with X-Men #1... or, izzit X-Men LGY#645?  Ehh, we'll save that senses-shattering discussion for then. -- @acecomics / weird

For today's episode of Morituri Mondays, the comic we're discussing, while a goodie, is secondary to our special guest... the Animator behind the first appearance of Boba Fett (during the Star Wars Holiday Special), as well as Rock & Rule, He-Man, She-Ra, and Dragon's Lair - John Celestri! Mr. Celestri hangs out for a couple of hours and gives the Chris's a wonderful and entertaining education as it pertains to the art and history of animation.  We even get in on the fun ourselves as we deliver Season Two of Strikeforce: Morituri for the returning Pitchforce: Morituri segment! Your regularly scheduled Morituri coverage is also intact... the story is heating up in a big way as we, ever so quickly, rush toward the end of the series proper!  Only two episodes to go before we hop in the Electric Undertow... and Beyond!  -- Check out John Celestri (@CelestriJohn) and all of his projects at: His Indiegogo! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/john-the-animator-comics--2#/ His YouTube Channel! https://www.

It's the penultimate issue of HoX/PoX... and, boy these "other shoes" just keep droppin', don't they? Join me for House of X #6, as I discuss Xavier stepping over the Rubicon... and also establishing the first Krakoan government, complete with a trio of laws!  It's an issue that will leave your humble host with chills, a few times over!  It's conflicting, scary, and so WRONG that it can't help but to feel RIGHT... plus, there's a party at the end that almost brought me to tears! All that, plus listener mail, and an apology to Jonathan Hickman for ever discounting his work. -- Damien's "Should I Love This Comic?" Podcast: https://byvtwk.podbean.com/ -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com https://xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/

Welcome to Episode X... er, Ten... er, 10.  How are we saying that now?  I'll never get it right! Today, as we head toward the conclusion of the HoX/PoX Event with Powers of X #5, we do a little bit of world-building in X⁰... and a little bit of world-destroying in X³... guess which one I enjoyed reading more? We learn how some of the Krakoan sausage is made, and also get a really awesome cameo from a certain Sub-Mariner.  If only the issue ended there... Also: Your listener mail, and a brief anecdote about the how this show became "a thing" that I do.  Thanks everybody! -- If you'd like to pop on as a "HoX/PoX/DoX Tour Guide" and help this x-lapsed fella get his land legs back, please let me know! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com  

Welp... that other shoe just dropped, dinnit? Today we're discussing the big bombshell reveal in House of X #5.  Who were those mutants hatchlings?  Where did they come from?  What will they go on to be?  Why is Goldballs here?  Those answers, and a whole lot more in this very episode! S'more of that "more" includes: the United Nations ruling on Krakoa's sovereign status as well as the idea that Krakoa is for all mutants.  If you're following along, this is an episode you won't wanna miss! Thanks to everyone listening along in real-time for not spoiling this huge reveal for me!  I look forward to finally being part of the conversation... and hearing how everyone else received it!  Please reach out and share your thoughts! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

Something Sinister this way comes... and your humble host has a field day trying to figure out exactly what this might mean moving forward.  We're playing with X-History here... in a way that I'm kinda diggin' on!  We get the origin story of Krakoa, some Doug Ramsey... Xavier in a pith helmet... Then... we check in with X³ and I nearly lose all motivation to move forward!  No worries, though... push on I shall! Also: Some great Listener Mail... and baby-steps toward putting together a potential BooX Club! -- If you'd like to pop on as a "HoX/PoX Tour Guide" and help this x-lapsed fella get his land legs back, please let me know! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

So, who's ready for even more HoX/PoX Hot Takes from your fumblin', stumblin' humble host?  Boy, the issue we're discussing today (House of X #4) does not pull any punches.  We've got a lot to talk about here... and, lemme tell ya, I had quite the conversation with myself over the direction of this event!  I look forward to continuing the discussion with actual humans! Also, some great and helpful feedback... and, in the Krakoan spirit, planting the first seeds of an idea for a "BooX Club" (clever, no?  Okay, not really.) As always, a huge thank you to everyone whose listened and reached out over the course of the first handful of episodes (it means the world!), I hope you'll continue to join me for my long-overdue wild ride into X-Relevancy... even though I seemingly can't shut up about the over reliance on info-pages! If you'd like to pop on as a "HoX/PoX Tour Guide" and help this x-lapsed fella get his land legs back, please let me know! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com

Who's ready for some Hot-Takes?  Because, as we reach the halfway point of the HoX/PoX event, your fumblin', stumblin' humble host has got a bunch of 'em! Your paranoid pal has started to worry about the man in the Cerebro helmet... and the potential disposability of his favorite mutant heroes!  It's all wickedly off-the-cuff... and hopefully unfounded... but, in the interest of passing along the thoughts that are rushing through my head as I read this... they're all here for you to laugh at! In House of X #3, Cyclops leads his team to the Orchis Protocol Satellite to deal with the Mother Mold problem... and we learn a bit more about Krakoan diplomatic immunity.  It's a great issue... and hopefully it inspires some fun conversation.  Be gentle! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

As we continue counting down to the final issue of Strikeforce: Morituri... we finally see our new "Killer Morituri" in action!  Nobody's safe... especially our heroes (and their beloved Super-Train)!  It's a roller coaster of an issue... cramming a whole lotta graham into just twenty-odd pages of comic! Also: The show turns a little blue as we discuss things like snuff films and... entering the World of F.I.S.T.!  Team-building, learning how to draw, kicking field goals and a whole lot more... this week, on Morituri Mondays! -- Your April, 1989 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Brava, Scanner, Revenge, Lifter, Burn, (The Ghost, The Wind, The Tiger) Alumni - Snapdragon (#4), Vyking (#6), Marathon (#12), Adept (#13), Wildcard (#13), Radian (#15), Scaredycat (#19), Blackthorn (#20), Toxyn (#21), Backhand (#22), Hardcase (#23), Silencer (#23), Scatterbrain (#24), Shear (#25) -- @acecomics @Charlton_Hero weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com morituri.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com charltonhero.wordp

Greetings, smokers, tokers, and midnight chokers! In this, the penultimate episode of Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill, we look at one of Reggie's favorite underground comix, The Collected Adventures of the Fabulous Furry Freak Bros. #1 by Gilbert Shelton, first published in 1971 by Rip-Off Press! There's Shelton's bio, and some info about Rip-Off Press, and then we go through every panel of this 48-page zonkfest, attempting to keep it cool around the fuzz. After a few words from Gilbert Shelton himself, Chris and Reggie look at the history of some drugs in the United States--and marvel at the punitive measures against them! It's a (formerly) patron-only exclusive episode, so feel free to bogart it all you like. -- If you'd like to take part in the upcoming FINAL episode of the Cosmic Treadmill (Episode #150), please reach out to @AceComics on Twitter or weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com -- chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

For today's episode I am joined by a special HoX/PoX "tour guide", Jeremiah Jones-Goldstein (@bigox737) as we learn the final (?) fate of X-to-the-Second-Power... which is to say, the X-Men: Year 100 crew... as well as Moira the IX! Jeremiah will also share some of his memories of following along with these two series'... that are one, during the Summer of 2019.  It's a very fun discussion, and we hope you all enjoy! As always, a huge thank you to everyone who reached out over the course of these first few episodes (it means more than you know!), I hope you continue to join me for my long-overdue wild ride into X-Relevancy! If you'd like to pop on as a "HoX/PoX Tour Guide" and help this x-lapsed fella get his land legs back, please let me know! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

Welcome back, X-Perts! Today, we're going to learn a bit more about of various Powers of X... and your humble host might just have to eat a little bit of crow.  More discussion of the "rules" of comic book storytelling, and worries that everything I ever knew about the X-Men (even the inconvenient stuff) might wind up getting wiped out of continuity! It's a (mostly) stream of conscious one-man debate... you won't wanna miss it! And, of course - Thanks to everyone who reached out over the course of these first few episodes (it means more than you know!), I hope you continue to join me for my long-overdue wild ride into X-Relevancy! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

Whatever happened to Moira X? Join me as I get quite the education on the founder of the Muir Island Institute.  This is certainly a case of the old Marvel standby "Everything you thought you knew... was wrong!", but it's one that (despite some reservation) I'm having trouble getting mad at. In House of X #2, we'll work our way through (most of) the ten lives of Moira Kinross... and discuss whether or not this game we're playing has any rules.  I'm trying not to get too attached to any of this, for fear that the rug might be yanked out from under me at any moment. Thanks to everyone who reached out over the course of these first few episodes, I hope you continue to join me for my long-overdue wild ride into X-Relevancy! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

Welcome back to X-Lapsed... so far we've survived the experience! Today we begin our look at the other of the "Two Series that are One", Powers of X.  Now, if I'm being honest, this was the half of the HoX/PoX event that initially caused me to tap out back in mid-to-late 2019.  This here issue is dealing with the far-flung future... and, if you know anything about my tastes... you'll know that's about as far out of my wheelhouse as the X-Men can go! Thanks to anyone who's following along... I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

You ever have one'a those reading projects you just can't seem to get around to?  Yeah, me too!  Today, I'm going to try and change that... with this new series that I'm calling X-Lapsed (and yeah, I totally know that sounds a lot like Ex-Lax!). Despite having been a rabid reader of the X-Men for nearly three decades, I now find myself in the very bizarre position of a "new reader".  These characters might be familiar... but, I'm anything but comfortable with them!  Hopefully this reading exercise will help me get back into the X-Groove. I hope you'll decide to join me on this little journey, as I fumble and stumble my way through HoX/PoX en route to the Dawn of X line-up!  If you have anything about the Dawn of X X-Men you wanna discuss, I'd love to chat... and hopefully learn a thing or two! -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com