Chris And Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill

Due to some unforeseen personal circumstances, I'm sharing a former Patreon eXclusive today here on the main feed and at the blog.  Thank you for understanding. -- Welcome to the first episode of X-Lapsed Point One - wherein we take a look at some Mutant-centric (retroactively or otherwise) stories that don't quite fit the "Mission Statements" of the other X-Lapsed programs. We're starting things off... all the way back at the beginning, as we meet Marvel's First Mutant, Namor the Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett!  In this story, we'll get some of the origin of his people, his kingdom... and their war with the White Race! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed  X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Back in Amazing-Proper, our Beyond storyline keeps rolling on! This time out, Spider-Ben gets existential... but, only for a moment - before he's called into action!  We talk the one-way street of classism and Kravinous Hunting!  It's a great time, and I'm looking forward to more! I hope you are as well! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Keepin' it Beyond... but not Amazing!  This time out, Spider-Ben is given a posthumous honey-do list from Dr. Strange... and the Black Cat ain't too pleased with him taking Peter's gig.  Will she co-sign Ben's claim to the Spider-Man(tle)... or, will we just get twenty-odd pages of bickering and attempts at comedy? Well, that'd be telling... -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Welcome back to Web-Lapsed! Today we push Spider-Ben into the background and focus on the Daughters of the Dragon for a romp thru the Avengers Murder Mansion Simulation... chock-full of (failed?) attempts at humor!  Not every joke can land, folks... take it from me! Plus: We talk Spidey "Rumor and Innuendo" about what might be headed down the pike come this Spring... and the possible arrival of a brand-new "Head of Webs".  Hey, speaking off jokes not landing - that guy resembles that remark! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

We Who Are About to Talk... A LOT, Salute You! Welcome to the first compilation of the Chris' (Bailey & Sheehan) deep-dive into that book that everybody seems to love to DISCOVER (and farm cheap internet karma by posting the cover of first issue on the socials)... but very few actually bother to READ! Peter B. Gillis and Brent Anderson's unique and wonderful Strikeforce: Morituri! This time out, we look at the first six issues, during which we meet our initial recruits (we even lose one or two!)... find out a bit about the Morituri Process... and are introduced to the Alien Horde that threatens Marvel Earth-1287! We also talk at length about how and when WE discovered this wonderful title... and explore various (and numerous) tangents along the way! Also included as part of this package is the 24th Episode of Chris is on Infinite Earths, wherein I first mentioned my love for this property... and put the "first feelers" out into the universe in hopes of starting up this show! MORITURI MON

The Essential X-Lapsed rolls on... and OFF the beaten X-Path to continue x-ploring the x-ploits of the Silver Age X-Men... as well as popping in on the first appearance of semi-relevant Marvel Mutant... Mentallo, in the pages of Strange Tales - a three-part adventure starring Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! All that, and our usual Silver Age Back-Matter, including Letters Pages and Bullpen Bulletins! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

As we stand on the precipice of Episode 300 - we're faced with... one'a those "tale of two stories" sorta issues.  We've got some great Hellfire stuff, including the return of Harry Leland... contrasted with some not-so-great "Bobby Drake reaches his potential for the skatey-eight hundredth time" sorta laziness... complete with "dur, hur, dragon in a diaper"! We also talk a bit about what Episode 300 of X-Lapsed might be (Spoiler Alert: I haven't the foggiest!), plus a deep-dive on the September, 2021 sales charts! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Things are finally heating up... it's just a shame it's taken until so close to the end to do so!  Today's episode is the very definition of the ol' X-Lapsed "shoe drop" chestnut -- we get plenty of answers... and, even some new questions, as we reach a literal "point of no return". We've got a LOT to talk about! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Coming to us from the "Oh, is THAT still coming out?" pile - it's the skatey-eight hundredth attempt to "fix" the Scarlet Witch!  A character who they seem to break more every time they touch her!  Who knows... maybe THIS time, it'll stick!  Ya know, until the next superstar writer comes in and decides to ignore it... Anyway, let's do this! Plus: A full-on Mailbag segment, a belated "This Week in X", and a big question for friends of the show - Share with me YOUR "State of the X Books", lemme know what your thoughts are about this, arguably "lame duck" period in the line! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Tastes Bland, More Filler! The Hickman-leaving-the-X-Books effect continues to interrupt the flow of our flagship book -- as, this is yet another x-ercise in water-treading for our mutant heroes. The focus is on Lorna this time out... and, well... it's kinda good and kinda bad.  Also, did you know she's a DOCTOR?  Don't worry if you forgot, this issue will remind you several dozen times.  Did you know ROGUE is a member of this team?  Don't worry if you forgot... the book did too! All that, and I complain a bunch about upcoming X-Book news... and, how I'm already getting burnt out on 2022... just three days in!  It's a great time as always! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

In which our Juggernaut/Deadpool team-up starts showing severe signs of decompression... and, hoo boy, does it like pointing out that Arnim Zola is a Nazi!  Don't make that into a drinking game... you'd never survive the x-perience! Plus - Bobby Drake rings in the New Year by kissing himself and delivering some of the cringiest dialogue your humble host has seen in years!  It's a trip! Also - Some babbly and rambly personal asides and anecdotes... that hopefully make a modicum of sense! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

A descent into absolute MADNESS... in all the wrong ways! Here's a collection I've been wanting to (re)share for a long time... when Reggie and I were covering the entirety of DC's Young Animal boutique pop-up imprint (the first go-round, from 2016-2018), one of the titles... or, more accurately, THE title we were most excited for was: Doom Patrol (vol.6) -- and, boy did we start off optimistic!  That is, until the writer of the thing stopped giving a crap about whether or not it ever came out!  Then, when it DID come out... it definitely had a "phoned in" sorta feel. Over the course of the next seven hours, you can hear Reggie and I go from wildly excited... to mildly annoyed... to somewhat apathetic... then finally, to full-blown angry that one of our favorite comics properties was being held hostage by a fella who'd rather shill Hot Topic t-shirts than comics! It's a wild ride, and some of the most fun I had in my early podding "career"... and I hope you'll give it a listen!  Content Warning: There's so

A bit of a shorter MasterworX compilation this time out in order to compile all three of our "Off the Beaten Path" Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D./Mentallo episodes into the next bunch... but, a fun group of issues all the same! Today we'll see the torch passed, as Stan Lee makes his exit as the writer of our merry Mutants, welcoming Rascally Roy Thomas who'll take over the chore for the next few years!  We're going to tangle with Magneto, meet The Mimic... and get a bit more Luciferian gobbledygook! Plus: All the usual Silver Age backmatter (Letters Pages, Ads, Bullpen Bulletins) you can handle! Happy New Year! -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) X-Men #18: "If Iceman Should Fail...!" (00:37:08) X-Men #19: "Lo! Now Shall Appear -- The Mimic!" (01:16:14) X-Men #20: "I, Lucifer..." (02:05:45) X-Men #21: "From Whence Comes... Dominus?"  -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.p

Closing out 2021 with a high-octane buddy-cop action movie sorta issue of Wolverine!  Watch as our titular hero teams up with his pal, Jeff Bannister to take on Maverick, and the goons from the Legacy Auction House.  Also, Dolores Whatsherface from the X-Desk shows up long enough to be shot in the chest! It's a fun romp of an issue... with only one thing your humble host gets stuck on!  Beware, continuity cops, there's an INFO PAGE in here that will make your skin crawl! I want to thank you all for allowing me to be a small part of your 2021 - and for being a huge part of mine!  Have a Happy, Safe, and Prosperous New Year - and, lemme be the first goober to say "See ya next year!"  -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Surf or Die, Muties! For this milestone 25th issue, we spend... well, most of it, watching Wolverine trying not to be a "Barney", while making time with a gill-necked surfer girl! Also, Quentin Quire and Phoebe Cuckoo's relationship takes the next step.  Well, that is, if we define "breaking up" as a next step.  It's an issue filled with highs and lows... but, one that gives us plenty to talk about! Plus: An Astonishing Mailbag, Shout-Outs, and much more! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Wherein your humble host is still literally spitting fire, as a result of Holiday overindulgence... but, let's not let that distract from our given task of chatting up all of these X-Books! Today's episode is focused on Wiz-Kid... our, sorta-kinda-but-definitely-not-turncoat, as revealed last issue.  We're going to actually get to know him a bit better... which only makes me even more bummed out that so much of this S.W.O.R.D. volume has been co-opted into various "crossovents", and has spent such little time fleshing out its own interesting and semi-obscure cast! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Into the Astral... wherever the hell -- and into the most cliche bits and bobs of "surrealism" and "the abstract" that you could imagine!  Thankfully, Rod Reis absolutely kills is here... otherwise, this'd be quite the pedestrian little story. What's it about?  Well, we're finally getting around to wrapping up the interminable Shadow King story that's taken over this title for, what feels like, the past several years!  At least I think we're wrapping it up... it's not all that clear. Not much in the way of "back-matter" this time out... your humble host is still literally spitting fire after several days of dietary debauchery... otherwise known as, overindulging in sugar and carbs. -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

X-Lapsed is back after our Holiday (and DCBS-not-shipping-me-the-books) break... and, we're kicking off our #Roadto300 with... X-Men Unlimited!  Today's chapter features a heart-to-heart... or, maybe fist-to-head conversation between our two feature characters... and liberal (ab)use of the finger-flickin' gimmick of the Infinity Comics format. Also: In lieu of a mascot-backup, we're taking a look at the X-Centric Wolverine Holiday Special... which, sadly is a product more interested in making "lol, references" than actually telling a story.  Oh well... -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Compiling four classic episodes of Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill, wherein we discussed and gave the full "Treadmill-Treatment" to the first issues from the "Big Four" Image Comics launch titles from 1992 - Rob Liefeld's Youngblood, Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams, Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon, and Todd McFarlane's Spawn! As a special "Bonus", I'm also including our "Real Comics History" Episode, during which we talked about the comics fandom (our own as well as widespread) during the year Image Comics started hitting the shelves: 1992! This was originally intended to be an ongoing Cosmic Treadmill project... with "Wave Two... and beyond" to include titles like Cyberforce, Wetworks, Shadowhawk, Pitt, The Maxx... and more!  Whether this is your first time listening to these... or, just a blast-from-the-past - I hope you all enjoy! -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) Youngblood #1 - Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 022 (01:26:45) WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams #1 - Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 028 (02:35:22)

Inviting you to spend a couple hours of your Christmas with me... and the X-Men! Closing out our Holiday Week by collecting the five "Merry X-Lapsed" episodes from 2020! -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) X-Men #98: "Merry Christmas, X-Men - The Sentinels Have Returned!"(00:28:52) Uncanny X-Men #341: "When Strikes a Gladiator!" (00:57:08) Uncanny X-Men #143: "Demon" (01:25:40) X-Men (vol.2) #109: "Ceremonies" (01:57:41) Generation X #4: "Between the Cracks" -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen