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the Trial of Warren Worthington III! Featuring Sara Century, Steve Duda, Hussein Rashid, Bradley Clayton, and Noelle Reed! Jul 10, 2022

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It's the Trial of Warren Worthington III! The blonde winged son of billionaires, Angel is one of the bravest X-Men and a long-term beloved fan-favorite. In the 1980s, Warren was transformed into the blue-skinned, razor-winged Archangel, and he has been wrestling with his darkness ever since!

Chad is joined by Hussein Rashid, Sara Century, Noelle Reed, Steve Duda, and Bradley Clayton, and we have an absolute blast talking about Angel's history, psychology, powers, love interests, and motivations before putting him on trial for five pretty heinous sections of his history. Give this episode a listen--you'll never see this character the same again! (Cover art by Seth Martel!)

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X-Men 48: Beware Computo, Commander of the Robot Hive! Featuring Will Robson! With Tommy Stella and Chris Hassan! Jul 05, 2022

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This week, Jean Grey gets a job as a swimsuit model! And Cyclops as a radio DJ! Then the two of them team-up to face the mysterious threat of Computo and his Cybertrons! This issue is weird, and delightful. This week, Chad is joined by writers Tommy Stella (Self-Destruct) and Chris Hassan (X-Men Mondays) and we interview the incredible comic artist, Chris Hassan (GLA, Spider-Man/Deadpool, Typhoid Fever: X-Men!)

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Marvel Holiday Special 1994: Catastrophe on 34th St! Featuring Annalise Bissa! With Connor Goldsmith and Sara Century! Jun 30, 2022

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It's Xmas in July! X-Men #48, back in 1968, ended with a promise that Beast and Iceman would fight Metoxo the Lava Man the very next issue, but it never happened... until 1994, when Kurt Busiek told the story of this Xmas tale from years before. Join Chad and returning guests Connor Goldsmith (of Cerebro!) and Sara Century (of Bitches on Comics!) as they interview the wonderful Marvel Comics editor Annalise Bissa! Tons of nerdy X-Men goodness from all corners of the X-universe, and then classic Beast and Iceman in both the 60s and 90s! And some fine X-Men poetry to finish it off! (This episode is a blast).

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X-Men 47: the Warlock Wears Three Faces! Featuring Phillip Kennedy Johnson! With Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos and Seth Martel! Jun 25, 2022

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It's X-Men #47! The X-Men have been disbanded by the FBI, and Iceman and Beast are off on a solo adventure! After another bad double date with Vera Cantor and Zelda Kurtzberg (making their last appearance in the X-Men for years!), Beast and Iceman face off against the WORST X-villain from the 60s, the Warlock, who is back as the Maha Yogi! Ugh, I hate this guy.

Chad is joined by the amazing writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (of Superman and Alien and Carnage and so much more!) as well as the talented and hilarious artist Seth Martel and writer Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos!

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X-Men 46: The End of the X-Men... featuring Tom Peyer! With Josh Trujillo and Derek Kunsken! Jun 20, 2022

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It's X-Men 46! Juggernaut returns from the Crimson Cosmos and is very angry at our five teenage X-Men when he learns Professor X is dead! Plus, Juggernaut has globules! But first, Chad is joined by talented writers Derek Kunsken and Josh Trujillo for a conversation with the wonderful Tom Peyer (of Ahoy Comics) about his Marvel work, from Quicksilver to the Knights of Wundagore to the Marvel Apes!

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the Trial of Mortimer Toynbee! Featuring Steve Duda, Alicia Wilder, Noelle Reed, Derek Kunsken, and Justin Wilder! Jun 14, 2022

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It's the Trial of the Toad! From his first appearance in X-Men #4, this hopping mutant (and poster child for ADHD) was the loyal servant of Magneto, only to be beat in return! Since then, with his ever shifting powers, Toad has gone on to be a theme park owner, a green-skinned janitor, an arena fighter, a crazed killer, a mental patient, and more! This episode, Chad is joined by the wonderful and hilarious Steve Duda, Derek Kunsken, Noelle Reed, and Justin and Alicia Wilder to talk about this fan favorite character's psychology and motivations, then we put him on trial for his crimes! (Promo art by the incredible Seth Martel!)

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Avengers 53: In Battled Joined... featuring KC Councilor! With Karen Charm and Tristan Palmgren! Jun 10, 2022

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It's a very special episode of Graymalkin Lane! KC Councilor (who has never read a Marvel Comic! Whoa!) shares his journey as a transgender writer and artist, discussing his incredible graphic novel, Between You and Me. Then Karen Charm and Tristan Palmgren join Chad and KC in a discussion about gender constructs and development.

Then it's time to nerd out over Avengers 53, the seventh part, and conclusion, to the Magneto storyline! There has been epic battles, the first appearance of the Black Knight, the demanding of a country at the United Nations, the funeral of Professor X, and the island of that weirdo Red Raven, and it all culminates here! It's the X-Men vs. the Avengers (round 2!), the final dissolution of the first Brotherhood of Evil Mutants as Toad takes a stand. Plus, this week's star payer, the Black Panther!

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X-Men 45: When Mutants Clash... featuring Douglas Wolk! (With Cory Thomas and Arturo Rojas!) Jun 05, 2022

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This episode of Graymalkin Lane, Chad is joined by Douglas Wolk, professor of comic books and author of All of the Marvels, as well as Cory Thomas and Arturo Rojas! Douglas brings with him a wealth of comic book knowledge and an understanding of Marvel unlike anyone I've ever spoken to. And then it's X-Men 45! Quicksilver vs. Cyclops! The sons of Magneto and Xavier have their first epic clash. And our seven-part Magneto story hits is penultimate issue as we conclude in Avengers #53 next week!

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a conversation about body acceptance! With D'Manda Martini, Tranquil Ashes, Barr Foxx, and Colleen Bremner! May 30, 2022

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It's a very special episode of Graymalkin Lane! Chad is joined by Coleen Bremner, Barr Foxx, Tranquil Ashes, and D'Manda Martini, and we talk all about body acceptance! The conversation weaves between loving the body we are in, and overcoming what the world teaches us about hating our bodies, then we talk about cosplay and drag culture! Finally, we discuss the portrayals of plus-size characters (and mutants) that are both inspiring and problematic! The overwhelming message: love the body you are in, and we need more body positivity stories in comics!

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X-Men 44: Red Raven, Red Raven... featuring Gregg Schigiel! With Justin Kosmachuk and Michelle Waffel! May 27, 2022

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The X-Men have been captured by Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Don't worry, Angel has escaped... then he lands on an island full of, ahem, Bird-People in stasis tubes before he learns about the very weird origins of World War II hero, Red Raven!

But first, we talk about the incredible career of Gregg Schigiel! Justin, Michelle, and Chad nerd out with Gregg over alternate reality X-Men, Fast Lane, and, love them or hate them, the X-Babies!!!

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