- The Trials of Nekra Sinclair and Tilda Johnson: Featuring Bones, Harum Scarum, Isabel Dieppa, Andre Mason, and Darrell Taylor!
Before there was Storm, there were Nekra Sinclair: Priestess of Hate, and Tilda Johnson, the Deadly Nightshade! Chad is joined by Bones, Harum Scarum, Isabel Dieppa, Andre Mason, and Darrell Taylor for an episode that will educate and entertain, featuring two incredible characters full of potential.
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The exploration of the early days of Nekra and the Mandrill continue in maybe the wildest origin story you've ever seen in comics! Chad is joined by three of the most influential creators of the show X-Men 97 cartoon! Chase Conley! Emmett Yonemura! And Sean Gantka! Celebrate the cartoon, and then hear us cackle our way through this insane story.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 31m - Jul 22, 2024 - Bonus Patreon Release: Candra! With Sarah Gailey!
Candra of the Externals! The benefactress of the Thieves Guild, Candra was created as a foil for Gambit, and has gone on to be an enduring (if infrequent) X-Men foe. An immortal telekinetic with insane fashion choices, Candra is unforgettable. Chad is joined by the hilarious and delightful Sarah Gailey, who recently wrote Candra on. date with Black Cat! Be ready to laugh with this once.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 11m - Jul 18, 2024 - Daredevil 109: Dying for Dollar$! Featuring Gui Agustini, Jerry Gaylord, and Alan White! Then Marvel Two-in-One 3: Inside Black Spectre! Featuring Isaac Robinson-Smith, JK Woodward, and Trung-le Nguyen!
Double episode release! Continuing our exploration through the first appearances of Nekra and Mandril, we open with Daredevil 109, featuring Gui Aguistino, Jerry Gaylord, and Alan White! Then we jump over to Marvel Two-in-One 3, with Isaac Robinson-Smith, JK Woodward, and Trung-le Nguyen!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2h 19m - Jul 15, 2024 - Bonus Patreon Release: Zeitgeist! With Michael Elliott!
Chad is joined by sociologist Michael Elliot for a discussion about zeitgeist--the spirit of the times as it's changed in the last 25 years--with a focus on the character Zeitgeist! Axel Cluney is a reprehensible character, a narcissist who spews acid and obsesses with fame at all costs.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 17m - Jul 11, 2024 - An interview with Jed MacKay! Then Shanna the She-Devil 5: Where Nekra Walks, Death Must Follow! Featuring Dax Exclamation Point, Bruce Rants, and Scotty DeGeest!
First up, it's an interview with Jed MacKay all about his new run on X-Men, which he's balancing with the Avengers! Get some insight into the post-Krakoa era! Then we continue with the first appearance of Nekra in Shanna the She-Devil #5, and it is unforgettable! Featuring Dax Exclamation Point, Bruce Rants, and Scotty DeGeest!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2h 1m - Jul 8, 2024 - Bonus Patreon release: Charles Xavier II! With Justin and Alicia Wilder!
Bonus Patreon Release! Chad and the hosts of the X-Wife Podcast join together once again, this time to delve into time travel craziness as we examine the story of Charles Xavier II, the son of Charles Xavier and... Mystique?! This episode involves multiple teams of time traveling mutants, focused around the evil telepathic sociopath Charles Xavier II. And boy is it a journey!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 10m - Jul 4, 2024 - Shanna the She-Devil 4: Cry... Mandrill! Featuring Murewa Ayodele! Dotun Akande! Harum Scarum Cosplay!
A new month and new content on Graymalkin Lane! This month, we will take you through the early 70s stories by Steve Gerber that gave us the characters Mandrill and Nekra! And it's an insane ride. We begin with Shanna the She-Devil #4, the first appearance of the Mandrill! My guests include Harum Scarum Cosplay, Dotun Akande (X-Men cover artist), and Murewa Ayodele, the new writer of Storm! In the latter half, the gang gathers for a script reading of X-Men Unlimited #7! Featuring Alicia and Justin Wilder, Caroline Cosplay, Sarah Starrshine, Dominic Middleton, Hussein Rashid, and Scott Free!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2h 9m - Jul 1, 2024 - The Trial of Robert Drake! Featuring Anthony Oliveira, Justin Park, Andre Mason, Rob Salerno, Scott Free!
It's Iceman! For Pride month, we celebrate the incredible journey of Robert Drake, and put him on trial for his various crimes. Chad is joined by a diverse journey of gay men, including Anthony Oliveira, Rob Salerno, Justin Park, Scott Free, and Andre Mason to talk about the complex journey of this character and the way he has been portrayed over the decades. This one is special. :)
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 50m - Jun 27, 2024 - 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!
Double episode release! First it's an Iceman/Human Torch hook-up from Marvel Team-Up 23, with Justina Ireland, Sarah Gailey, and Anas Abdulhak! Then it's a Jean Grey/Hulk/Spider-Man team-up from Spider-Man Family 9, with Mike Rossi, Nathaniel Dolquist, and Robyn Moffat!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2h 41m - Jun 24, 2024 - Bonus Patreon Release: Phantazia! With Dmanda Martini and Gary Halpin!
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.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 14m - Jun 20, 2024 - 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!
Double episode! First, it's Sunfire'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'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!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2h 50m - Jun 17, 2024 - Double Bonus Patreon Release: Harry's Hideaway (with RuthAnne!) and Linda Donaldson (with JenaLee!)
Double Patreon release! Chad is joined by two delightful X-Men fans, Ruthanne and Jena, for explorations of, first, Harry'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's Beast's evil girlfriend from the 70s, the super-spy Linda Donaldson!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 51m - Jun 13, 2024 - The Avengers/Defenders War! With Jordan White and Tom Brevoort!
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's first BIG crossover event, the Avengers/Defenders War, which includes a Sunfire appearance!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 29m - Jun 10, 2024 - Bonus Patreon Release: the Eel! With Austin Gorton!
The Eel! Leopold Stryke is a Silver Age villain who loves a theme. He lives in an aquarium, he'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!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 32m - Jun 6, 2024 - Avengers 111: With Two Beside Him! Featuring Diego Gomez! Ryan Krull! Scotty deGeest! Then a script reading of X-Men Unlimited 6!
Magneto is controlling the iron in people's blood, and he'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!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2h 16m - Jun 3, 2024 - Bonus Patreon Release: Red Raven! With Theo Chase!
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!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 28m - May 30, 2024 - Avengers 110: And Now Magneto! Featuring Sarah Starrshine! Odfel! Alanna Smith!
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's costume and with a pack of dinosaurs. But first, join Chad, Alanna Smith, Odfel, and Sarah Starrshine in talking all about Marvel romance!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 32m - May 27, 2024 - Gay Mormon Dad! Chad Anderson talks about his new graphic novel!
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!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy28m - May 24, 2024 - The Trial of M.O.D.O.K.! Featuring Justin Wilder, Alicia Wilder, Taylor Vessell, Hussein Rashid, and Steve Duda!
It's time for a new trial, and this time it'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's most enduring villains... and recently he'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!
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