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

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Double episode release! First it&#39;s an Iceman/Human Torch hook-up from Marvel Team-Up 23, with Justina Ireland, Sarah Gailey, and Anas Abdulhak! Then it&#39;s a Jean Grey/Hulk/Spider-Man team-up from Spider-Man Family 9, with Mike Rossi, Nathaniel Dolquist, and Robyn Moffat! 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>

Marvel Team-Up 23: the Night of the Frozen Inferno! With Justina Ireland, Sarah Gailey, and Anas Abdulhak! Then Spider-Man Family 9: the Guy Who Turns Into the Hulk! With Mike Rossi, Nathaniel Dolquist, and Robyn Moffat!

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Her motivations are her own! Chad is joined by Dmanda Martini and Gary Halpin to discuss the mysterious origins, powers, and history of Eileen Harsaw! Grab your white wigs and your Astrophysics books and learn all about this obscure 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: Phantazia! With Dmanda Martini and Gary Halpin!

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Double episode! First, it&#39;s Sunfire&#39;s last appearance before Giant-Size #1, and boy is it a doozy! Sunfire is in Viet Nam, but so is the Mandarin, and Iron Man, and Yellow Claw! Featuring the incredible talents and insights of Sabir Pirzada, Jason Loo, and Hussein Rashid! Then it&#39;s a story about that time that Cyclops and Iceman changed into Hulks and reminisced about the past... Featuring the hilarious combination of Scott Koblish and Alex Segura! 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 Man 68-70: Night of the Rising Sun! Featuring Sabir Pirzada, Jason Loo, and Hussein Rashid! PLUS Hulklops vs Icehulk: Personal Wreckage! Featuring Scott Koblish and Alex Segura!

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Double Patreon release! Chad is joined by two delightful X-Men fans, Ruthanne and Jena, for explorations of, first, Harry&#39;s Hideaway, the Westetchester-based hangout of our favorite mutants! (Note, many teeny tiny appearances of HH are not comprehensively covered in this recording). And then, it&#39;s Beast&#39;s evil girlfriend from the 70s, the super-spy Linda Donaldson! 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>

Double Bonus Patreon Release: Harry's Hideaway (with RuthAnne!) and Linda Donaldson (with JenaLee!)

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Jordan White (outgoing X-editior) and Tom Brevoort (incoming X-editor) join Chad this week for a very special and healing episode. We discuss why Krakoa matters so much, the nature of Marvel events, and what it is like to run an X-Men line. Plus a review of Marvel&#39;s first BIG crossover event, the Avengers/Defenders War, which includes a Sunfire appearance! 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 Avengers/Defenders War! With Jordan White and Tom Brevoort!

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The Eel! Leopold Stryke is a Silver Age villain who loves a theme. He lives in an aquarium, he&#39;s covered in, um, Asbestos grease, and one time he fought the X-Men in Washington DC! Chad is joined by the scholarly and hilarious Austin Gorton to dig deep on the original Eel! 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 Eel! With Austin Gorton!

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Magneto is controlling the iron in people&#39;s blood, and he&#39;s making the X-Men AND the Avengers do his bidding while pushing for the cause of mutants! Featuring the incredible Diego Gomez (artist and drag queen), Ryan Krull (from Homo Superior), and Scotty deGeest! And then a script reading of X-Men Unlimited #6! With Justin and Alicia Wilder! Andre Mason! Isabel Dieppa! Steve Duda! Kevin Kiniry! Scott Free! 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 111: With Two Beside Him! Featuring Diego Gomez! Ryan Krull! Scotty deGeest!  Then a script reading of X-Men Unlimited 6!

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In a bonus Patreon release, Chad and Theo Chase delve into the bizarre history of Red Raven! In the Silver Age, Red Raven showed up in the X-Men for a strange team-up with the Angel. But his story starts back in the Golden Age, and takes some very weird turns along the way. Come get an education in interpreting comic history! 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: Red Raven! With Theo Chase!

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Magneto is back to attack the X-Men, with a brand new use of his powers... he can control others by manipulating the iron in their blood! The Avengers rush to save the X-Men at the X-Mansion, but Magneto lies in waiting... in Angel&#39;s costume and with a pack of dinosaurs. But first, join Chad, Alanna Smith, Odfel, and Sarah Starrshine in talking all about Marvel romance! 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 110: And Now Magneto! Featuring Sarah Starrshine! Odfel! Alanna Smith!

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On May 1, I launched a Kickstarter for my graphic memoir, Gay Mormon Dad, with art by Remy Burke! The campaign runs until May 31. In this bonus mini episode, Seth Martel interviews Chad about his writing background, and goals for this project! Come get to know your host better! 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>

Gay Mormon Dad! Chad Anderson talks about his new graphic novel!

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It&#39;s time for a new trial, and this time it&#39;s M.O.D.O.K.! George Tarleton was changed by A.I.M. into a being designed only for computing... but he quickly evolved that to killing! A delightful maniac who enjoys killing in creative ways, MODOK is one of Marvel&#39;s most enduring villains... and recently he&#39;s been fighting the X-Men a whole lot! With jury members Justin and Alicia Wilder, Steve Duda, Hussein Rashid, and Taylor Vessel! 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 M.O.D.O.K.! Featuring Justin Wilder, Alicia Wilder, Taylor Vessell, Hussein Rashid, and Steve Duda!

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Phillip Sevy and Steve Orlando join Chad to talk all about their new X-Men Unlimited run! Then it&#39;s a review of Avengers 105! The Savage Land Mutates have been kidnapping scientists from South America, but the Avengers are on the case! And the threat of Magneto lingers... 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 105: In the Beginning Was the World Within! An interview with Phillip Sevy and Steve Orlando! Then Dan Ostolaza, Ken Crist, and Alan White!

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Opal Tanaka! Introduced as a quirky girl in a record shop, Opal becomes the awkward love interest of Iceman! Things get a little more weird when Opal&#39;s back story expands to include the Yakuza, ninjas, and cyber-samurai... and then there is that time she had a kid... Hear Chad and the incredible Justin Park delve deep into the history of an oft-overlooked supporting 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: Opal Tanaka! Featuring Justin Park!

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Fresh from the pages of Amazing Adventures, Beast has been led by Vera Cantor to Canada, where the Mimic&#39;s powers threaten to drain the life of... everyone on Earth? And then the Hulk shows up. Join Chad, infamous artist Bart Sears, writer Ryan Cady, and educator Tony D&#39;Agostino for one more Silver Age X-Men adventure! 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>

Incredible Hulk 161: Beyond the Border Lurks Death! Featuring Bart Sears! Ryan Cady! Tony D'Agostino!

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It&#39;s a double bonus Patreon release, covering some animal-themed villains from the 1960s! First, with artist Matt Horak, it&#39;s the Ani-Men! Remember those guys that dressed like animals? The X-Men fought them once, and then Thunderbird died... here is their story. Then, with my friend Arturo Rojas, it&#39;s Gus Hopper, the Locust! Starting in the Silver Age X-Men, this guy has only shown up a few times, and it gets weird... 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>

Double Bonus Patreon Release: the Ani-Men with Matt Horak! Locust with Arturo Rojas!

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Havok and Polaris return to Graymalkin Lane along with Leah Williams and Ariana Maher! With co-host D&#39;Manda Martini, Chad joins guests in talking about that time that Lorna and Alex showed up in an issue of Hulk for a wacky misadventure. Then in the latter half, it&#39;s the monthly script reading, this time of X-Men Unlimited #5! With Chad, D&#39;Mdanda, Steve Duda, Caroline Bird, Justine and Alicia Wilder, Arturo Rojas, Scott Free, Melanie Bolen, Trung-le Nguyen, and Simi Alicia! 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>

Incredible Hulk 150: Cry Hulk, Cry Havok! Featuring Leah Williams, Ariana Maher, and D'Manda Martini! Plus a script-reading of X-Men Unlimited #5!

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It&#39;s the release of two Patreon episodes! First, it&#39;s Courtney Ross, with the incredible Andrew Deman and the lovely Michelle Waffel! The love interest of Captain Britain, Courtney Ross started as a 70s gal and went on to launch an impressive career in banking. Then Arcade and Saturnyne showed up... Then, Chad and the hilarious Markisan Naso dig deep into the character archives to talk about the illicit pirate, Cap&#39;n Barracuda! He fought Iceman one time, and then, well, it gets weird. 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>

Double Bonus Patreon Release! Courtney Ross with Andrew Deman and Michelle Waffel! Then Cap'n Barracuda! With Markisan Naso!

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Sentinel Takeover Month concludes with Avengers #104! With a Bang and a Whimper! The Sentinels are led by the mutant Sentinel, Number Two, and he has plans to sterilize all of Earth! But can the Avengers, including Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, stop them in time? And what will happen to Larry Trask? Chad is joined by John Layman (Sentinel Squad O*N*E writer!), Steve Ekstrom, and Michael Elliott! Then, Chad reunites two incredible friends, Annie Nocenti (writer of the upcoming Giant-Size X-Men: Angel 1) and Linda Fite (first female writer at Marvel!) 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 104: With a Bang and a Whimper! Featuring John Layman! Steve Ekstrom! Michael Elliott! Then an interview with Linda Fite and Annie Nocenti!

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It&#39;s the epic episode we are calling SENTINEL 101. The major movements of the Sentinels are explored, weaving through their debut in the 1960s, the Days of Future Past, Project Wideawake, Operation Zero Tolerance, Sentinel Squad O*N*E, E is for Extinction, and Orchis! Purple death machines that reflect the X-Men over a 60 year history, with a world that has not only changing customs, but changing political agendas and ever-changing technological capabilities. Be ready for a whole Sentinel education in one maxi-episode featuring Scotty Degeest, Justin Wilder, Isabel Dieppa, Erik Bossier, and Scott Free! (Sentinel cover art by the amazing 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>

Sentinel 101! Featuring Scotty Degeest! Justin Wilder! Isabel Dieppa! Erik Bossier! Scott Free!

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Sentinel Takeover month continues with guests David Baron, Jeremy Whitley, and Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos! Then, the Sentinels have taken the Scarlet Witch! And even one Sentinel is too much for the Avengers! Meanwhile, Quicksilver has found the son of Bolivar Trask, Larry, and he grabs him right out of the swimming pool and heads to the other side of the planet! 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 103: the Sentinels Are Alive and Well! Featuring David Baron! Jeremy Whitley! Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos!

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