Chris And Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill

From the Patreon Archives, an off-the-cuff... and nearly off-the-rails discussion between Reggie and I regarding the origins of comics collect-ability, and how the comics industry has come to count on (and perhaps, exploit) the obsessive and addicted!  Also, the concepts of passive peer-pressure, and "tipping points" in collecting. -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

From the Patreon Archives, a topic inspired by Jeremiah Jones-Goldstein, wherein Reggie and I discussed the characters in comics that we never quite glommed onto.  We open by explaining the long-running Cosmic Treadmill gag of my snoring anytime DC's The Spectre would show up in a story... and move on from there.  We had a blast with this one, and we hope you can tell! Surely to be a contentious topic... prepare to disagree with some of our picks!  Originally Released: December 5, 2018 -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

Is it too late to turn back? That's right, folks... it's a new day for Strikeforce: Morituri and Morituri Mondays.  Out with the old, and in with the new... for better or worse.  Gone are Peter B. Gillis and Brent Anderson... and in their place, James Hudnall and Huw Thomas.  Will it be too much of a shock for our systems to properly process?  We encourage you to tune in and find out! Would it help if we told you there'll be a full-grown man wearing a diaper for the entirety of the issue?  No?  Then forget we said anything... Also: A discussion of What The--?!, a Pro-File of Editor Bobbie Chase, the Evolutionary War rolls on, Pitchforce: Morituri returns reimagining our favorite team as professional wrestlers, and much much more! -- Visual Aids for this episode: https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/2020/06/morituri-mondays-episode-21-strikeforce.html -- Your September, 1988 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Scatterbrain (?), Toxyn, Hardcase, Brava, Backhand, Silencer, Shear Alumni - Snapdragon (#4),

The second episode of Comix Tawk featured our conversation regarding Dreaded Deadline Doom... how missed deadlines have affected the comics industry dating back to the yesteryear of publication, how a certain tall Editor and Chief sought to fix that... and how it all went back to pot once mainstream writers decided it would be cool to "slum it" in comics.  It's a pretty heated conversation... and the sort of discourse you don't usually hear on the main Chris and Reggie feed.  Enjoy! Originally Released: November 16, 2018 -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

The moment is finally upon us... today's episode is our deep-dive on Peter B. Gillis & Brent Anderson's final issue of Strikeforce: Morituri... and, friends they are leaving us on one amazing high-note!  Fates are sealed, and questions are answered... you won't wanna miss this one! Also: Whatever happened to The Young Astronauts?  A piece of lost-media on multiple fronts!  What the heck is a Lane Mastodon... and why are his stories so slow?  Tic-Tac Cocktails, sticky fingers, The Elvis Files, and finally, our pitch for Strikeforce: Morituri - The Soap Opera! -- Visual Aids for this episode (Including some Lane Mastodon Comics!): https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/2020/06/morituri-mondays-episode-20-strikeforce.html -- Your July, 1988 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Blackthorn, Scatterbrain, Toxyn, Hardcase, Brava, Backhand, Silencer, Shear Alumni - Snapdragon (#4), Vyking (#6), Marathon (#12), Adept (#13), Wildcard (#13), Radian (#15), Scaredycat (#19) -- @acecomics @Charlton_Hero chrisandreg

Hello Friends, Over the course of the next few months, I will be sharing our formerly Patreon-exclusive content to the main Chris and Reggie feed.  We're going to start with the first episode of Comix Tawk... which was more or less, Reggie and I committing some of our Pre-Treadmill warm-up chatter to properly recorded audio. For our first exclusive outing, we discussed the contentious and controversial topic of comics book variant covers... the glut, the exploitation, and how they're affecting the comics industry and retailers. I hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane... and, please look forward to more. Originally Released: November 1, 2018 -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

Hello friends, Today I'm sharing the story of how Reggie got me into podcasting... and discussing our first outing of Weird Comics History. -- https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/p/reggie-and-me.html

Welcome back! Continuing our look at some lesser-discussed Weird Comics History, today we're going to discuss the 1988 Crimson Avenger mini-series from DC Comics... with a particular focus on why you're unlikely to see it reprinted or made available digitally any time soon. Also, how a story behind the story led to a seemingly innocent Cap's Hobby Hints strip in the pages of Christmas With the Superheroes #1 (1988)... and what it was actually (in part) referring to! Fair Warning: This episode concerns some darker and more salacious material than usual... -- Original Post w/visual aids: https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/2020/03/crimson-avenger-1-1988.html -- @acecomics / weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

Welcome, friends... to the penultimate issue of the Peter B. Gillis/Brent Anderson run of Strikeforce: Morituri.  As this Sword of Damocles hangs over your humbles hosts' heads... we will endeavor as ever...  to keep our respective chins up! In today's issue, the Strikeforce gets its first actual field leader in quite some time... and, it's probably not who you're expecting (if, in fact, you're expecting anybody at all!).  Today's mission... a trip to the Serengeti, not all of our recruits will make it home from this one!  Also: Ever wonder what happened to Aline?  Well, we're about to find out!  Also, what was up with Will last issue... and some of the cryptic things he said?  Yep, most'a that's here too! Plus: Normal nonsense... including memories of taping everything we could off television, being taught by one of The Beatles to eat our pizza "crust first", Bert Convy's sometimes 'fro, comic book pet-peeves, and finally a decent Pro-File when editor, Jim Salicrup takes the wheel! All'at and much, much m

Welcome friends, to the long-awaited... well, long "in the works" 34th Episode of Chris is on Infinite Earths! After a few minutes of "housekeeping", we dive into some Weird Comics History, in the form of the Great Ducknapping of 1996!  We discuss the plot hatched by Steve Gerber and Erik Larsen to swipe Howard the Duck from Marvel Comics... and, in so doing, check out Spider-Man Team-Up #5 from Marvel, Savage Dragon/Destroyer Duck #1 from Image, and... in order to tie it all in with the blog's DC-Only mandate, the Nevada short story from Vertigo Winter's Edge #2 (1999). In addition, we'll talk about some of the fall-out from this stunt via some snippets of Sean Howe's Marvel: The Untold Story... as well as consider its unmet potential insofar as opening up some much-needed discussion in the comics industry.  It's a story of intrigue, petulance, and collateral damage... you won't wanna miss it! -- Original Post: https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/2020/03/vertigo-winters-edge-2-nevada-1999.html -- @

Welcome back, Recruits! This time out, our main man Will Deguchi takes center stage.  He's a changed man since his run-in with the Morituri Monsters, and appears to have immeasurably more (and less) control over his mental projection powers.  What could it mean to a team with a death sentence, when one of their own might just know who's next to perish?  Many questions are raised in this one, really setting the stage for the next chapter(s) in the (truncated) lives of our heroes! Also: The faaaaar-out Pro-File of Michael Higgins, our pitch for the Strikeforce: Morituri Saturday Morning cartoon series, a discussion on getting scammed over the mail, and much, much more!  It's the most fun you can legally have on a Monday, please consider joining us for the ride! -- Your May, 1988 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Blackthorn, Scaredycat, Scatterbrain, Toxyn, Hardcase, Brava, Backhand, Silencer, Shear Alumni - Snapdragon (#4), Vyking (#6), Marathon (#12), Adept (#13), Wildcard (#13), Radian (#15) -- @acecomics

Welcome back, X-Perts... to the second episode of FROM CLAREMONT TO CLAREMONT: AN X-MEN PODCAST! For our "difficult second album", we're looking at everything X with a November, 1991 cover-date!  We'll be meeting the man called Bishop, learning about what Moira MacTaggert did to Magneto during his babyhood, learning the fate(s) of Jamie Madrox, finding out who blew up the Excalibur bathroom, bidding a certain Toddster adieu from Marvel Comics... and much, much more!  It's another long one, we hope you packed a lunch (and dinner)! Also: All ten of your hosts will be put through the grueling "Pod-File" questionnaire... will any of them survive the experience?  Well, yeah... after all, it's just a bunch of silly questions. We hope you enjoy! -- TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:23 - Introduction 00:08:10 - X-Men (vol.2) #2 w/Jody (@regalfan) & Chris 01:35:27 - Uncanny X-Men #282 w/Billy (@Billyd_licious) & Chris 02:12:07 - X-Factor #72 w/Jeremiah (@bigox737) & Chris 03:36:15 - Spider-Man #16 & X-Force 

Monsters walk among us!  Well, sorta... maybe "Monsters strapped to tables are upon us" might be more accurate a description. Whatever the case, it's here where we'll all see what might happen when Dr. Tuolema is removed from his careful position of Morituri-Maker.  We're in for high drama and an absolute roller-coaster ride of emotions this time out folks! Also: The FINAL chapter for our Morituri Mondays Recruits!  Who will survive?  How does their story end? Plus: The usual nonsense, including a particularly irritating Bob Harras Pro-File, a discussion about obscure media, and an attempt by your hosts to get their High School Diplomas!  You won't wanna miss it! -- Your April, 1988 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Blackthorn, Scaredycat, Scatterbrain, Toxyn, Hardcase, Brava, Backhand, Silencer, Shear Alumni - Snapdragon (#4), Vyking (#6), Marathon (#12), Adept (#13), Wildcard (#13), Radian (#15) -- @acecomics @Charlton_Hero chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com charltonhero.wordpress.com/

Change is in the air... and, boy do we hope it's fleeting! Welcome folks, to our exhaustive look at the 16th issue of our favorite comic book series, Strikeforce: Morituri!  You ever wonder what might happen when the constant threat of death becomes mundane?  Well, wonder no more... because last issue's fatality barely gets a passing mention this time out!  Also, our last remaining original Aline goes... AWOL!  Where did she go?  None of the Morituri seem to care in the slightest!  We've got Mr. Wetworks, weird factories, a gross showdown at the AZ Corral, and... Monster Morituri???? Also: We chat up Sega Memories, complain about stuff we have no control over, discuss the merits of keeping exotic fish, and much much more!  It's a great time as always, consider lending us your ears for 1/12 of the day! -- Your March, 1988 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Blackthorn, Scaredycat, Scatterbrain, Toxyn, Hardcase, Brava, Backhand, Silencer, Shear Alumni - Snapdragon (#4), Vyking (#6), Marathon (#12), Adept (#13),

As we near the half-way point of the Morituri Mondays project, the stakes continue to rise!  In today's show, our "One to Grow On" character, Louis (Radian) makes some startling discoveries... and his methods might just wind up costing him his life!  Also, fresh off her Court Martial "performance", Ruth seems to be getting a bit of the stink-eye from the Paideia Brass and Commander Yuri!  Also still... Aline is still pregnant, and is growing more and more concerned as her clock continues to tick!  OH! And also... the Horde's gone and grown tentacles... what a sticky wicket, indeed! In other nonsense, we get to learn about Bob Budiansky, the Bronx, almost profanely overstuffed OREOs, Captain Power, and your hosts share their eulogy for Schitt's Creek! -- Remember to reach out to join the Morituri Cause and help us fight back the Horde!  DM @AceComics and @Charlton_Hero on Twitter to sign up! Your February, 1988 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Radian, Blackthorn, Scaredycat, Scatterbrain, Toxyn, Hardcase, Br

Welcome back, Recruits! Remember how over the past few episodes, our original Morituri's kind of went against the orders of their superiors?  Ya know, potentially throwing everything away and turning traitor in the hopes that their death-sentences might be thwarted?  Well, now is the time where they're going to answer for that!  Also, a Hordian car-jacking in Detroit! Other nonsense includes: why you should always pay a few more bucks for the updated maps in your GPS, the Konami Code (which doesn't work on your GPS), classy candy-themed watches, the Marvel Try-Out Book, the latest book Ann Nocenti didn't read, the dangers of sugar, and much much more! Speaking of which... the Gauntlet is thrown: the TANG taste-test is coming soon!  Original "true-grit" TANG vs. Sugar-Free!  There can only be ONE. -- Remember to reach out to join the Morituri Cause and help us fight back the Horde!  DM @AceComics and @Charlton_Hero on Twitter to sign up! Your January, 1988 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Radian, Blackthor

Welcome, Friends!  We are beyond x-cited to start this new adventure!  Welcome to FROM CLAREMONT TO CLAREMONT: AN X-MEN PODCAST, where I will be taking a trip back and cover the era of X-Books that made me a lifelong fan... and I've brought a great group of friends with me for the ride!  We've got Mutant Angst, deaths that won't stick, shoulder pads, weird floating babies, a constipated Dr. Strange, not one but TWO Coolometers, and a whole lot more!  For our maiden voyage, we are looking at all of the X-Men titles with an October, 1991 cover-date... also known as that month when X-Men (vol.2) launched and broke all sorts of records!  It's gonna be a great time, please consider coming along! If you do, Welcome to From Claremont to Claremont... we hope you survive the experience... like literally, the show is many many hours long! -- TIMESTAMPS: 0:00:24 - Introduction 0:10:12 - X-Men (vol.2) #1 w/Jody (@regalfan) & Chris 1:57:20 - Uncanny X-Men #281 w/Billy (@Billyd_licious) & Chris 2:33:58 - X-

A lot can happen in between issues... as we're about to learn today! New characters!  New leaders!  New challenges!  All things that will face our favorite team!  Also: Death, and lots of it!  We officially say goodbye from two from our main cast... as well as a newbie who didn't even stay around to finish a cuppa coffee! It's MORITURI vs. MORITURI... and it ends the only way it can! Back-up features including The Official Handbook of the Morituri Universe, and an in depth look at the methodology behind creating characters for Strikeforce: Morituri.  If you ever wondered... wonder no more! Also: your hosts continue to lament the loss of Jim Shooter... and have some fun with the new Editor-in-Cheese!  Do you like mustard on your burger?  Which direction do you cut your sandwich?  Can you solve the Riddle of the Oxy-sphinx?  And, finally... the M*A*S*H outro we promised last week! -- Remember to reach out to join the Morituri Cause and help us fight back the Horde!  DM @AceComics and @Charlton_Hero on Twi

Well hello there, everybody!  Believe it or not, it's safe to look forward to Monday again... well, we hope so anyway! We are happy to present the long-awaited 12th episode of Morituri Mondays here at the Chris and Reggie Channel, where we will be covering the climactic 12th issue of Strikeforce: Morituri!  Has the team turned traitor?  Are there buns in any ovens?  And what's the deal with Harold's father's hair?  We'll answer all of those questions and more! Also: Perusing the Sears Wishbook from 1987!  The REAL Ghostbusters!  WWF LJN's!  Doin' the Cabbage Patch!  Disgusting riddles!  Butt-Diving! And Breaking the Big News: Jim Shooter's Out!  Jim Shooter's Legacy!  Jim Shooter's Skin! -- Remember to reach out to join the Morituri Cause and help us fight back the Horde!  DM @AceComics and @Charlton_Hero on Twitter to sign up! Your November, 1987 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Radian, Adept, Blackthorn, Marathon, Scaredycat, Scatterbrain, Toxyn Alumni - Snapdragon (#4), Vyking (#6) -- @acecomics @Ch