Queer friends review the original X-Men comics from the 1960s

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This one is a journey, what a character! The Leper Queen is a burn victim turned leader of a mutant-murdering cult, a little used character who has taken some big swings. Harum Scarum and Num1 are here to take this journey with me, and be prepared to laugh a lot! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bonus Patreon release: the Leper Queen! With Num1cosplay and Harum Scarum!

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It&#39;s been Erik the Red month on Graymalkin Lane! Initially a bizarre costume swap for Cyclops in the 60s, Erik the Red turns into Claremont&#39;s first regular X-villain, behind the scenes in the early adventures, and the first of the Shi&#39;ar to be seen on the page! Join Chad, Justin, Derek, Scotty, Austin, and Chapman for an informative and well-researched dive into the complexities of the Shi&#39;ar! And look at this gorgeous cover art by my favorite artist, Seth Martel! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

About Davan Shakari: Erik the Red! With Chapman Blake, Austin Gorton, Scotty deGeest, Derek Nichols, and Justin Kosmic!

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Thursday Rubinstein is a feminist icon. A brilliant scientist, she replaced her own head with an organic, malleable ruby globe, joined the Head-Men, a group of twisted scientists with their own agenda, and even ran for president! A bizarre character with a crazy visual, she&#39;s interfaced with the X-Men and many of Marvel&#39;s super-heroes! Chad is joined by Michael Anderson and Anthony Laudani for this episode! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bonus Patreon release: Ruby Thursday! With Michael Anderson and Anthony Laudani!

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Celebrating the work of Andrew Drilon, Juan Ponce, and Josh Trujillo! Then it&#39;s the second appearance of Death-Bird as her battle with Ms. Marvel in the shopping mall continues! M.O.D.O.K. and A.I.M. are here, too! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Ms. Marvel 10: Cry Murder, Cry M.O.D.O.K! With Andrew Drilon, Juan Ponce, and Josh Trujillo!

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Ann Darnell: Vapor has the power to change into any gaseous form, and she uses it in the scariest ways! A true horror character, she is a member of the U-Foes, dark parallels of the Fantastic Four, with Vapor being the variant of the Invisible Woman. Molly Lazer, teacher and editor, is here with me to look at the world through the eyes of Vapor! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bonus Patreon Release: Vapor! With Molly Lazer!

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Death-Bird arrives on Graymalkin Lane and she&#39;s here to fight Ms. Marvel, all while working for M.O.D.O.K.! With an insanely cool costume design, Death-Bird is all claws, javelins, and savage flight, and she&#39;s one of Chad&#39;s top five favorite villains! LOVE this character! Andrew Wheeler and Daniel Wilson are here for this one! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Ms. Marvel: Call me Death-Bird! Featuring Andrew Wheeler and Daniel Wilson!

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In the 1950s, Marvel published a series all about the Apache Kid, loosely appropriated on a real life outlaw character. The cover constantly asked questions like &#34;Indian or White Man&#34; as they told old Western stories based on a character navigating some complex worlds, all written by white writers. Come listen to an insightful and educational episode about old cowboy stories with Chad and his friend, Matt Parent! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bonus Patreon Release: the Apache Kid! With Matt Parent!

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Magneto is back, but this time under the pen of Chris Claremont! Chad is joined by a super-talented group of talented nerd friends to bring this incredible issue to life, including a certain tragic backstory from Magneto&#39;s past in Classic X-Men. And hey: it&#39;s Eric the Red month on Graymalkin Lane, so be prepared for lots of Shi&#39;ar goodness ahead! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

X-Men 104 script read: the Gentleman's Name is Magneto

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Becca Simon-Pinette grew up in adverse circumstances with her overbearing anti-mutant mother, her only friend being her beloved horse, Ember. But Becca herself is a mutant, able to give she and Ember different super-powered &#39;horse-forms&#39;. A member of the Outliers (and girlfriend to Jitter), Calico is part of Gail Simone&#39;s new class of X-Men, and Chad is here to talk all about her, with guests from Homo Superior, Adam Koussari and Ryan Krull! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bonus Patreon Release: Calico! With Ryan Krull and Adam Koussari!

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Victor Creed: Sabretooth, is one of the X-Men&#39;s deadliest enemies. An amped-up version of Wolverine, Creed is the most savage of the X-Men foes, dark and bloodthirsty, but he&#39;s also the litmus test for the effectiveness of Xavier&#39;s dream. And he&#39;s got way more solo series than you might think... Chad is joined by Justin Wilder, Scott Free, Matt and Allison Parent, and Joe Jones for this thought-provoking and hilarious trial. With cover art by Seth Martel! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

The Trial of Victor Creed! With Joe Jones, Allison Parent, Justin Wilder, Matt Parent, and Scott Free!

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Chad is joined by Phil Sevy and Josh Catone for an episode all about Absalom, the youngest External, at least until Cannonball came along. With his origins in the Old West, Corey Flynn was an outlaw who killed a legend and was hanged for it... then he woke up as a mutant. Now in the modern era, he faces death once again as the Legacy Virus runs rampant... Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bonus Patreon Release: Absalom! With Phillip Sevy and Joshua Catone!

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Chad is joined by a pole dancer, a queer musician, and a drag queen, all X-Men super-fans and all new guests on the show, to talk about the sordid past of Victor Creed! We review the recent mini-series by Frank Tieri and Michael Sta. Maria, setting Creed in the early 1900s, and things get bloody fast! Come learn about your favorite X-Men villain! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Sabretooth: the Dead Don't Talk! With Rusty Fawcett, Dolly Blonde, and Scotty Fletcher!

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Yeee-hawww! It&#39;s Inez Temple: Outlaw! An amazing Gail Simone character, Outlaw is all cowgirl with the mutant powers of super-strength and durability! Chad is joined by Tristan Palmgren (who wrote an Outlaw novel!) and Excel Summers to guide you through the sordid history of Outlaw through Deadpool and Agent X and up through her time in the Posse with Domino! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bonus Patreon Release: Outlaw! With Tristan Palmgren and Excel Summers!

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Sabretooth month continues as we delve into a limited series where Sabretooth takes on the role of the action hero in the Mary Shelley Overdrive! Sabretooth&#39;s biggest fan, Matt Parent, is here with me to interview this series&#39; writer, Dan Jolley! The violence and fight choreography in this one are glorious... Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Sabretooth: the Mary Shelley Overdrive! With Dan Jolley and Matt Parent!

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Well yeeeeeeehaw and git along, it&#39;s country western month on the Graymalkin Lane Patreon! And to open it up, my favorite ranch-hands, Terry Brown and Justin Kosmic, blew in on a twister... a Texas Twister that is! Drew Daniels moves into the focus (along with his flop girlfriend Shooting Star) and what a wild journey this is!  Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bonus Patreon Release: the Texas Twister!

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It&#39;s 1977 and Chris Claremont and John Byrne are on the Iron Fist book, where they introduce a brand new villain... SABRETOOTH! Victor Creed is a mercenary killer, in a colorful costume with fur on his limbs and around his neck... His claws are sharp, as are his fangs, and he&#39;s ready to take on our kung-fu hero with an army of costumed mercenaries. Adam Santangelo and Frank Moran are here to celebrate the first appearance of this infamous X-villain ! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Iron Fist 14: Snowfire! Featuring Adam Santangelo and Frank Moran!

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Goo-goo-ga-joob! Mass Destruction! Chad is joined by Manolis Vamvounis and Christian Smith for a truly insane character just layered in pop culture references. Hubert Carpenter is... the Walrus! With a baffling origin, this character showed up in New Defenders, created by JM DeMatteis, and, well, I&#39;m just gonna let you listen. You&#39;re gonna laugh, and also feel confused... Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bonus Patreon Release: Walrus! With Christian Smith and Manolis Vamvounis!

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Patsy Walker is finally in the Hellcat costume, as the Avengers continue their battle with the Squadron Supreme! But full stop, because there is a deadly Assassin after the Avengers first, and this story is fully bonkers. Featuring an incredible and talented group of nerdy friends for a 3 issue script read! And this launches Sabretooth month on Graymalkin Lane! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Avengers 144-146: Claws! The script-read!

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Dead-Ringer is one of those mutants that never crosses your mind. A gimmick-y Captain America villain, he has the gruesome power to shape-shift into any super-villain (including costume and tech) whose severed finger he has access to. Yup, you heard right. Chad is joined by Karen Charm and Steve Duda to talk all about this definitely heterosexual character. Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bonus Patreon Release: Dead-Ringer! With Karen Charm and Steve Duda!

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It&#39;s Darkstar month on Graymalkin Lane! Debuting in the late 1970s in the Champions, Laynia Petrovna is a Darkforce-wielding powerhouse with a tremendous amount of potential! Largely unexplored, Laynia&#39;s stories are fleshed out through her connections to Russia, to her powerful and complicated family, and to the world of mutants! This episode features a jury of Christie Porter, D&#39;Manda Martini, Derek Nichols, Shawn Porrett, and Tom O&#39;Connor! (Note: the edit on this one turned out a little different... you&#39;ll hear about it in the episode...) Art for this episode by Seth Martel! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

The Trial of Laynia Petrovna! Featuring Christie Porter, D'Manda Martini, Derek Nichols, Shawn Porrett, and Tom O'Connor!

Queer friends review the original X-Men comics from the 1960s