Chris And Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill

Welcome, friends to Super-Blog Team-Up: CHROMIUM... where the gang is going "all-in" on the eras of excess in the comic book industry.  I, Your humble host, have decided to take a look at what I consider to be among the more "predatory" gimmicks out of the "Big Two" Publishers.  Not only preying upon collectors who require owning each individual variant cover a book is shipped with... but also, including variant-exclusive content within!  That's right, folks... if you wanted the "entire story" of Team Titans #1, you would have to buy all-five versions!  Tell ya what, that's one expensive Wednesday!  Sure glad this didn't catch on! -- Link to Original Discussion Piece: https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/2018/07/team-titans-1-1992.html -- Follow Along with myself and the rest of the Super-Bloggers below! Super-Hero Satellite: 70s-80s Photo Covers Chris is on Infinite Earths: Adventures of Superman #500 (1993) Comic Reviews by Walt: The 90's Revisited - Shiny Covers! Source Material Podcast: Spider-

Calling all Bloggers! Trying something new today here at the channel, as I begin what will hopefully turn into a series of episodes wherein we discuss the trials and frustrations of creating fandom-related content on the internet.  After taking a few moments to explain my recent solo-effort absence, I share the history of Chris is on Infinite Earths as well as my life and times as a blogger.  It's a story of obsession, fear, doubt and eccentricities... you don't wanna miss it! If you are a fandom-related content creator, and would like to tell the story of your little slice of the internet, please reach out at @AceComics on Twitter or via email at 90sxmen@gmail.com!  I'd be very interested in talking to you on a future episode! -- chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

And now back to our regularly-scheduled programming.  After a bit of a departure last issue, this time out a bit loopier than normal Chris and Chris rejoin the ranks of the Morituri and keep fighting the good fight against the dreaded Horde! After the shocking revelations of Strikeforce: Morituri #9, it's here that we begin to deal with the fallout.  Will our "One to Grow On Man" Louis take the Horde up on their offer of a cure for the Process?  What was the deal with Commander Nion collapsing on the job?  What in the hell was up with those CATS last issue?  The answers for all that... well, two of those questions... and a whole lot more are right here in this very episode! Also: A visit with a rather salty Larry Hama! Comic book references in 1980's popular culture!  Disgusting television shows!  Pranks, Gimmicks, Butt-floss and more!  A fun time as always, give it a listen! -- Remember to reach out to join the Morituri Cause and help us fight back the Horde!  DM @AceComics and @Charlton_Hero on Twitter

Welcome to the double-digits, friends!  And to the first issue of Strikeforce: Morituri that... well, we didn't really care for all that much!  If you were hoping for a payoff to the awesome cliffhanger from last issue... well, hmm... please listen anyway?  We promise you'll have a good time! In addition to checking out the issue, we discuss other disappointing cliffhanger moments in media, we get up close and personal with Tom DeFalco and learn about his distaste for stinky freelancers, how one of your humble hosts once dressed up as a Melmacian Alien Life Form, and much much more! Also: Casting Call!  In the grand tradition of Wizard Magazine's Casting Call, we are attempting to cast for the most kick-butt Strikeforce: Morituri feature film, and we're definitely going to need your help to get it right!   -- 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 September, 1987 Black Watch Roster - Cliff, Bruce, Wo

Hey folks! In this, the fifth episode of our look at the hobby of collecting–but the first one re-titled to reflect that–Reggie talks to his dear friend Jamie Greiff about her history of collecting and chasing that oft-talked about "high" that comes with the perfect find. reggiereggie@gmail.com @reggiereggie chrisandreggie.com

Hello, Runners! In this episode, dystopian love slaves Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) examine the future world of hedonism and group suicide when they read Marvel Comics' Logan's Run #6, written by John Warner and drawn by Tom Sutton and Terry Austin! After discussing the film that this series initially adapted, they dive right into the first comic book after that five-issue adaptation that was meant to continue the story, despite the wishes of the movie studio. And while they're at it, our New-You patrons divulge the plot of the seventh and final issue. They talk about why this series was so quickly truncated, then talk about the original novel by William F. Nolan, and the many adaptations and incarnations that resulted over the years. You'll need your running shoes for this one, don't miss it! weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com BREAK: Logan's Run radio spot, 1976

Greetings, fellow Weekday Warriors! Morituri Mondays is back, and we're primed to take a look at the ninth issue of Strikeforce: Morituri.  After a touching reunion with a feared-dead friend, our team has a pizza party and eventually breaks every rule in the book in order to once again try and protect a certain chocolate factory! Speaking of chocolate... today Chris and Chris conduct a most scientific challenge ever attempted.  It is the great M&Ms vs. Smarties Challenge!  Canadian Chris has American Chris try the candy of his homeland... and challenges him to "pick a side" in the bite-sized candy Civil War!  It's a story of tragedy, triumph... and cheating on a diet!  We challenge y'all to also chime in on your preferred rainbow-colored, melts in your mouth not in your hand type things! Also: Plenty of back-matter nonsense!  A Letters Page!  Bullpen Bulletins!  A Pro-File on one of the Fifty Most Eligible Bachelors in America (according to Playgirl Magazine)!  And much, much more!  It's a great time a

Hello, everyone! In this episode, Reggie (@reggiereggie) talks with Patrick Kotenberg, someone relatively new to collecting comic books...and is already disillusioned! Check out the thoughts of someone new to the hobby, as well as Reggie's feelings on the current comics landscape! reggiereggie@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com

Guilt-Stricken, sobbin' with our heads on the floor... today, we meet The Freshmen! That's right, gang... today we get up-close and personal with those newbies that, for the past couple of issues, have been cookin' in Dr. Tuolema's proverbial "kitchen".  Not only do we meet 'em, we accompany them on their first actual mission as part of the team... and, ho boy, it is quite the trial by fire! All that, and we also tell you how you can become: An Orange Big Shot... with Tang! A Neighborhood Ninja... with Lady Shogun Part of a club, that's made for you and me... with Em Eye See (see ya real soon...) -- 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 July, 1987 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Radian, Adept, Blackthorn, Marathon (???), Scaredycat, Scatterbrain, Toxyn Alumni - Snapdragon (#4), Vyking (#6) -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com charltonhero.wordpress.

What's happenin', mutants? Today I go off-the-cuff and share my life and times as an X-Fan.  From the gimmicky nineties, through the event-heavy aughts, and into the reboot-heavy present.  Up until a few years ago, the X-Men have always been a "comfort food" for me... and I'm doing my darnedest to get that feeling back!All that, and some news about the future of the show! Note: If you're a regular listener, the first 5-10 minutes will be bits of stories you've likely already heard... at least once! ***Formerly listed on this channel as ReMarvel, Episode 6*** -- @acecomics chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

Hey folks! Continuing this look at what motivates collectors and the things we collect, I talk with my good friend Lilly McCrea about her more casual–but still persistent!–collecting hobby. It's a little different than comic books or sports cards, let me know what you think! @reggiereggie reggiereggie@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com

Harold is dead. The team is barreling toward the Horde flagship... without their leader, without a plan, without weapons... and without a clue! Will the Strikeforce rise to the occasion... or crumble under the pressure?  It's their toughest challenge to date... and when it's all over, they might find their number dwindling even more! Also: Flyin' Kites with Rain-Blo, the hunt for Bazooka Joe, skateboarding misadventures, and cheap magic tricks! -- 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 June, 1987 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Radian, Adept, Blackthorn, Marathon Alumni - Snapdragon (#4), Vyking (#6) -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com @cosmictmill chrisisoninfiniteearths.com charltonhero.wordpress.com/

Sup fellow kids? In this mega-epic, over-the-top, super funkified fifth installment of ReMarvel, I'm gonna take you deep into the underground, when we take a look at the Generation X Underground Special, written and drawn by Jim Mahfood... who your host once got a dirty look from! Yes, it's another X-Family book... I'm sorry. Also, I talk about my brand new mutant ability to destroy all the tech in my life and empty out a bank account... as well as share my thoughts on the "current year" Dawn of X stories I have read so far! ***Formerly listed on this channel as ReMarvel, Episode 5*** -- chrisandreggie.com @acecomics chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

For all y'all in the know... this is the big one.  For all y'all that don't... buckle in! When our Strikeforcers are sent to Holowood for a little R & R, their time off is anything but restful or relaxing!  It doesn't take long for the baddies to show their bulbous chins, and interrupt our team's attempt at tripping the light fantastic in scenic Los Anheles!  The Horde is bored, the team's going stir-crazy, Aline and Robert are losing their marbles... and we've got an ending nobody saw coming! It's a pulse (and pillow) pounding issue, make sure to hold on to your Ugly Balls! -- 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 May, 1987 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Vyking, Radian, Adept, Blackthorn, Marathon Alumni - Snapdragon (#4) -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com @cosmictmill chrisisoninfiniteearths.com charltonhero.wordpress.com/

They say you can't go home again... and today we will test that theory on multiple fronts! After sharing a brief audio-version of a vacation slideshow (please listen anyway!), I tell the story of how a strange and X-Perimental new direction for X-Force helped bring me back into comics fandom after walking away two years earlier!  All that, and a deep dive into the first Road Trip-era issue! ***Formerly listed on this channel as ReMarvel, Episode 4*** -- Episodes Mentioned during this Program: Chris is on Infinite Earths, Episode 23: The Move from NY to AZ ReMarvel, Episode 3: Walking Away From Comics -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com @cosmictmill @acecomics chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

Hey folks! In this episode of Reggie's Comics Stories, continuing our look at the habit and hobby of collecting, we talk about collecting as a group, and talk to Jeremiah Jones-Goldstein, who has been collecting with his brother for decades! Reggie also talks about his experience collecting alongside his sibling, which was not as chummy. Check out the episode, and keep those stories coming! reggiereggie@gmail.com @reggiereggie @cosmictmill chrisandreggie.com  

Mori-Tuesday?  Sure, why not! A day late, and a dollar short... Morituri Mondays is at it again, and this time out our team of heroes are in mourning... the lovely Lorna wound up succumbing to the strain of the Morituri Process!  The crew doesn't get to mourn for long however, as the Horde has chosen just this moment to invade the hearts, minds, and skin of suburban Illinois!  Will the team be able to fight through the paranoia of propaganda... or will they lose yet another member?! Also: Fun with Accents!  Hivemind Mentalities!  A Smarties Update!  Selling Prizes for Cash!  The final two parts of Gumby and Pokey in Gum-Dinger Land! -- Your April, 1987 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Vyking, Radian, Adept, Blackthorn, Marathon Alumni - Snapdragon (#4) -- 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! Send your thoughts, stories of selling enough items to get an AM/FM Radio from the Sales Leadership Club, and/or

There are many times in the life and times of a comics enthusiast where walking away might be smartest option.  Naturally, as comics enthusiasts, very seldom do we actually do so!  Today, I'm going to share the story of the first time I ever "walked away".  All that, and we get to go through a pretty great issue of X-Men! The concept of "walking away" is one I'm very interested in as a fan... and I would love to hear any stories you might have about times in which you might have stopped collecting or reading... why you finally pulled that trigger... and, since we're all still comics enthusiasts: what brought you back? ***Formerly listed on this channel as ReMarvel, Episode 3*** -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com @cosmictmill chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

Hey Gang... got something a little bit different this week. Instead of discussing a single issue, I've decided to go "off the cuff" and share my life and times as a Superman Fan!  From my humble and wide-eyed speculatory beginnings, through times wherein I walked away from the character completely... to my many returns.  We're talkin' Death & Return, Electric Blue, City of Tomorrow, the post-Infinite Crisis "nebulous interim", Secret Origin, New Krypton... and yes, even Grounded, the New-52!... through Rebirth and back again! Are you a Superman fan?  I'd love to hear all about your fandom!  When/how you started... times you left... what brought you back, and how it all turned out! -- Episodes Mentioned During this Program: Chris is on Infinite Earths, Episode #23: Adventures of Superman #549 (1997)  https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-yp3mn-baaf43 Chris is on Infinite Earths, Episode #5: Superman: The Man of Steel #18 (1992) https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-xbd2f-a05aaf Cosmic Treadmill, Episode #75: Supe

T.G.I.M. ... is probably what nobody thought as they hurled their alarm clock into the wall this morning... but, we'd like to hope that our journey through Marvel Earth-1287 puts a little spring into your step as you embark upon a brand new week... so full of possibilities!  And if not, you can still say to yourself, "At least I'm not Harold!" This time out, Chris and Chris (@Charlton_Hero @acecomics) join our team of Super-Celebs as they take in the adulation of their adoring public... it's a "Media Bash" for Strikeforce: Morituri... their own line of comics, their own set of home videos... moy-chandizing, moy-chandizing!  Their party, however, might just be crashed by the Horde looking to even the score from their defeat last issue!  It's a party... not everyone is guaranteed to survive! PLUS: A discussion on the lost medium of VHS, and how random VHS "artifacts" scared the bejeezus out of one of your hosts), more Mandela Effect fun, the evolution of the mustache from manly-to-pervy... and finally, how yo