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Untold Tales of Spider-Man 21: Menace! Featuring Tom Brevoort! With Noelle Reed and Daryl Lawrence! Sep 24, 2022

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This episode is a master class on what it is like to run a fictional universe. Tom Brevoort guides Chad, Noelle, and Daryl in a fascinating discussion about canonization of continuity, sliding time scales, retroactive continuity, alternate universes, and characters used by writers over time. It's nerdy and wonderful and intense. And then, it's a retcon story from a Spider-Man book set in the X-Men's earliest days... they team up with Spidey to fight Menace! A man pretending to be a mutant to stock fear in the public!

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Patreon Bonus Episode: Vera Cantor with Sara Century! Sep 22, 2022

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I've had a deep love for Very Cantor since I was a teenager. First, she's a librarian. Second, she's sassy, and resilient, and tough as nails. Third, her fashion is unlike anyone else. Recording this episode with Sara Century made me love Vera even more. This is a LONG episode, all about what it is like to date a narcissist, and all about the inner lives of characters that exist on the page across decades. (This might be my favorite episode of the podcast that I've ever recorded).

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X-Men Origins Iceman #1: the Icy Beginning! Featuring Luciano Vecchio, Josh Trujillo, and Terry Blas! Sep 19, 2022

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It's a very special Iceman episode! Featuring talented writer and artist Luciano Vecchio, who recently featured Iceman in his own super hero epic Infinity Comic! As well as returning guests Terry Blas and Josh Trujillo! This episode delves deep into Iceman's origins and history, and talks about being a closeted gay kid, and a closeted mutant...

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X-Men 56: What Is... the Power? Featuring Renee Witterstaetter, Bob Quinn, and Anas Abdulhak! Sep 14, 2022

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There is so much delightful laughter in this episode! Chad is joined by Anas Abdulhak to interview Bob Quinn (about that legendary kiss in Knights of X) and Renee Witterstaetter (about that time she directed a Madonna video!), then it's a review of the indelible artwork of Neal Adams as he draws Havok (shirtless), the insane Living Monolith, and the coolest Jean Grey telepathy sequence yet!

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Patreon Bonus Episode: the Drakes with Rob Salerno! Sep 11, 2022

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Rob Salerno joins Chad in examining the entire history of William and Madeline Drake, the parents of Bobby! This is a long conversation about Iceman, and what it is like to be a closeted teen, and the pressure placed on kids to change themselves, and the difficulties of coming out later in life, and the way queer stories have been told across the decades. Super proud of this wonderful episode.

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X-Men 55: the Living Pharaoh! Featuring Sam Humphries, Anas Abdulhak, and Seth Martel! Sep 09, 2022

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Cyclops has a baby brother that he's kept a secret... his name is Alex, and he's a mutant! This week, Chad is joined by returning guests Anas Abdulhak and Seth Martel and we interview the incredible and hilarious writer, Sam Humphries, of Legendary Star-Lord, Uncanny X-Force, and more! And Sam is hilarious!

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Fantastic Four 36: the Frightful Four... featuring Sandy Plunkett! With Markisan Naso and Gabriella Garbero! Sep 04, 2022

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This week, Chad interviews incredible artist Sandy Plunkett (of Conan, Scarlet Witch, and more) with guest hosts Markisan Naso (of By the Horns) and Gabriella Garbero! After that, we cover the X-Men's guest appearances in Fantastic Four 35 and 36, including a comparative discussion about the X-Men and FF, then it is the nonsensical and wonderful introduction of the Frightful Four, including new character Madame Medusa!

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Patreon Bonus Episode: Lucifer with Derek Kunsken Aug 31, 2022

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I'm putting out weekly character-focused content on Patreon and it is SO fun! Here's an example... a focused episode on Lucifer, the alien who paralyzed Professor X himself!

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the History of Cerebro... featuring Ariana Maher, Josh Trujillo, Kevin Gadz, Michelle Waffel, and Noelle Reed Aug 29, 2022

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Cerebro was introduced in 1963 as a computer with wires used to detect mutant threats. But it has become so many other things over the years... a massive globed room, a sentient Sentinel, a fake-X-Men-creating Founder, and a set of storage bases containing the memories and personalities of millions of mutants. Hear Chad joined by five of his favorite guests, including Ariana Maher, Josh Trujillo, Kevin Gadz, Michelle Waffel, and Noelle Reed recount the entire history of Cerebro, and have a discussion about the ethics of its use. An episode that is both enlightening and hilarious.

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X-Men 54: Wanted Dead or Alive... Cyclops! Featuring Eliot R. Brown! With Jeff Christiansen and Gabriel Shechter! Aug 24, 2022

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OHOTMU! It's a very Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe-focused episode of Graymalkin Lane! Featuring Eliot Brown, who worked on the initial Handbook launch with Mark Gruenwald, as well as editor Jeff Christiansen, from the modern Handbooks and owner of the Marvel Universe Appendix website! Plus Chad and Gabriel Shechter, two Handbook profile writers! We delve into the struggles and joys of making an encyclopedia of the Marvel Universe, then delve into X-Men 54, where the Living Pharaoh is after Havok!

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