Graymalkin Lane the podcast

Storm volume 2! With Seye Sanyaolu and Megan the Maneater! Nov 9, 2026 1:19:01 Storm month continues as we review Storm v2, an early 2000s limited series by Eric Jerome Dickey and David Yardin, exploring Storm's childhood in Africa! This is a layered and intense limited series with some shocking and sensitive moments, and Chad is joined by artist Seye Sanyaolu and drag queen Megan the Maneater for an incredible discussion!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bran

Bonus Patreon Release: Tattoo! With DJ McIver and Emmett Yonemura! Nov 5, 2026 1:24:55 A Grant Morrison creation, Tattoo (and her brother Phaser) are members of Quentin Quire's Brotherhood during the Riot at Xavier's! Christine Cord has chameleon skin and a phasing ability, and Kick only amplifies those powers! An interesting, and powerful, conversation about the mutant metaphor ensues! With DJ McIver and Emmett Yonemura!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPri

X-Men 105 script read: Phoenix Unleashed! And a Storm fashion review with Num1 and Harum Scarum! Nov 2, 2026 2:14:17 It's Storm month on Graymalkin Lane! We open with a full hilarious script read of X-Men 105, Firelord vs. the X-Men, with some crazy Phoenix and Misty Knight antics along the way. And then it's a Storm fashion review with Num1 and Harum Scarum (costume gallery is available over on the Patreon)!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/priva

Bonus Patreon release: the Leper Queen! With Num1cosplay and Harum Scarum! Oct 29, 2026 1:03:07 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: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

About Davan Shakari: Erik the Red! With Chapman Blake, Austin Gorton, Scotty deGeest, Derek Nichols, and Justin Kosmic! Oct 27, 2026 1:54:12 It'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's first regular X-villain, behind the scenes in the early adventures, and the first of the Shi'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

Bonus Patreon release: Ruby Thursday! With Michael Anderson and Anthony Laudani! Oct 22, 2026 1:21:30 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's interfaced with the X-Men and many of Marvel's super-heroes! Chad is joined by Michael Anderson and Anthony Laudani

Ms. Marvel 10: Cry Murder, Cry M.O.D.O.K! With Andrew Drilon, Juan Ponce, and Josh Trujillo! Oct 18, 2026 58:51 Celebrating the work of Andrew Drilon, Juan Ponce, and Josh Trujillo! Then it'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: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus Patreon Release: Vapor! With Molly Lazer! Oct 15, 2026 59:44 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: https://redcircle.com/brandsP

Ms. Marvel: Call me Death-Bird! Featuring Andrew Wheeler and Daniel Wilson! Oct 12, 2026 1:04:27 Death-Bird arrives on Graymalkin Lane and she'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's one of Chad's top five favorite villains! LOVE this character! Andrew Wheeler and Daniel Wilson are here for this one!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy &

Bonus Patreon Release: the Apache Kid! With Matt Parent! Oct 8, 2026 1:03:16 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 "Indian or White Man" 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

X-Men 104 script read: the Gentleman's Name is Magneto Oct 5, 2026 1:07:14 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's past in Classic X-Men. And hey: it's Eric the Red month on Graymalkin Lane, so be prepared for lots of Shi'ar goodness ahead!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle

Bonus Patreon Release: Calico! With Ryan Krull and Adam Koussari! Oct 1, 2026 1:24:21 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 'horse-forms'. A member of the Outliers (and girlfriend to Jitter), Calico is part of Gail Simone's new class of X-Men, and Chad is here to talk all about her, with

The Trial of Victor Creed! With Joe Jones, Allison Parent, Justin Wilder, Matt Parent, and Scott Free! Sep 28, 2026 1:46:34 Victor Creed: Sabretooth, is one of the X-Men's deadliest enemies. An amped-up version of Wolverine, Creed is the most savage of the X-Men foes, dark and bloodthirsty, but he's also the litmus test for the effectiveness of Xavier's dream. And he'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

Bonus Patreon Release: Absalom! With Phillip Sevy and Joshua Catone! Sep 24, 2026 58:45 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: https://redcircle.co

Sabretooth: the Dead Don't Talk! With Rusty Fawcett, Dolly Blonde, and Scotty Fletcher! Sep 20, 2026 1:15:22 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: https://redcircle.com/brandsP

Bonus Patreon Release: Outlaw! With Tristan Palmgren and Excel Summers! Sep 17, 2026 1:09:19 Yeee-hawww! It'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: https://redc

Sabretooth: the Mary Shelley Overdrive! With Dan Jolley and Matt Parent! Sep 14, 2026 1:02:56 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's biggest fan, Matt Parent, is here with me to interview this series' writer, Dan Jolley! The violence and fight choreography in this one are glorious...Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redc

Bonus Patreon Release: the Texas Twister! Sep 10, 2026 1:28:58 Well yeeeeeeehaw and git along, it'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: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Ou

Iron Fist 14: Snowfire! Featuring Adam Santangelo and Frank Moran! Sep 7, 2026 1:11:36 It'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's ready to take on our kung-fu hero with an army of costumed mercenaries. Adam Santangelo and Frank Moran are here

Bonus Patreon Release: Walrus! With Christian Smith and Manolis Vamvounis! Sep 3, 2026 1:01:15 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'm just gonna let you listen. You're gonna laugh, and also feel confused...Advertising Inquir

Avengers 144-146: Claws! The script-read! Aug 30, 2026 1:15:02 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: https://redcir

Bonus Patreon Release: Dead-Ringer! With Karen Charm and Steve Duda! Aug 27, 2026 1:08:08 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: https://redcircle.

The Trial of Laynia Petrovna! Featuring Christie Porter, D'Manda Martini, Derek Nichols, Shawn Porrett, and Tom O'Connor! Aug 23, 2026 1:06:56 It'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'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'Manda

Bonus Patreon Release: Typeface! With Paul Jenkins and Sean Beveriedge! Aug 20, 2026 1:00:19 Gimmick Villain month continues on the Patreon as we delve into the fraught life of Typeface, a mercenary and madman obsessed with letters! Created by Paul Jenkins (who is here with us), Typeface has become the ultimate gimmick, and Sean Beveridge might be his biggest fan! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Iron Man 109-112: Moonrise! With Ho Che Anderson and Shawn Porett! Aug 17, 2026 1:05:06 Darkstar month continues! In her earliest major story outside of her time with the Champions, Darkstar joins with her twin brother Vanguard, a new character, in an insane sci-fi adventure on the moon that jumps you all around Marvel continuity! But first Chad and Shawn get to interview the incredible Ho Che Anderson!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redc

Bonus Patreon Release: Lady Stilt-Man! With Ruthanne Price! Aug 13, 2026 45:03 Celebrating gimmick villains on Graymalkin Lane, Chad is joined by Ruthanne Price to talk all about Lady Stilt-Man! Callie Ryan is a hilarious character, often treated as a gag, but there is much more to this woman with telescoping stilt legs...Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Iron Man Annual 4: the Doomsday Connection! With Emmett Yonemura and Sean Gantka! Aug 10, 2026 1:21:41 It's Darkstar month! After some conversations about the new season of X-Men '97 with two of the show leaders, Emmett Yonemura and Sean Gantka, we look into one of the Champions' earliest adventures, alongside Iron Man versus M.O.D.O.K. and A.I.M.! Be prepared for some laughs on this one.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus Patreon Release: Calypso! With Harum Scarum and DManda Martini! Aug 6, 2026 1:52:44 Calypso! She started as Kraven's girlfriend and in time became one of the scariest magic women in the Marvel universe! Content warning on this one as we discuss sexuality, sex, and sex positivity while framing this character in a modern lens of academic analysis. This one is WILD. With DManda Martini and Harum Scarum!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https:/

Champions 8-10 script read: One Man's Son is Another Man's Poison! Aug 3, 2026 1:24:18 It's Darkstar month on Graymalkin Lane! Laynia Petrovna starts out as a powerful Soviet operative, working alongside her fellow agents to round up defectors in America, but in the end, she defects herself! Good thing, cause Iceman has his eye on her. Come listen to this huge and hilarious cast read these insane 70s comics! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: h

Bonus Patreon Release: Network Nina! With DG Chichester and Andre Mason! Jul 30, 2026 1:04:24 Network Nina! A forgotten icon of a character from the 90s, Nina is all personality, edgy fashion, sex positivity, and focused telepathic power. And maybe she's a mutant? A night club owner and a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Nina has a fantastic history with Nick Fury, and her fashion will make you look thrice. Join Chad, Andre Mason, and Nina's writer DG Chichester for this one! Advertising Inquir

the Trial of Adrian Toomes! Featuring Hussein Rashid, Joe Jones, Mike Rossi, Josh Bruckner, and Justin Wilder! Jul 26, 2026 1:52:37 It's the Trial of Adrian Toomes: the Vulture! One of Spider-Man's original foes, Adrian Toomes is a man in a vulture suit, known for his savage attacks, powerful flying skills, and truly hateful schemes. He's hilarious! Chad is joined by a delightful jury of Joe Jones, Mike Rossi, Josh Bruckner, Justin Wilder, and Hussein Rashid !Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPriva

Bonus Patreon Release: Tante Mattie! With Darrell Taylor and Erica Schultz! Jul 23, 2026 59:55 Tante Mattie! Over a century old, Tante Mattie is the healer of the Thieves and Assassins Guild, as she occupies a rarefied space of peace between them. Connected as a motherly figure to Gambit, Belladonna, and later Rogue, Tante is a magic-practicing mutant with some surprising potential. Darrell Taylor and Erica Schultz join me for an inspiring episode! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.c

Hellhunters! With Phillip Kennedy Johnson, DJ McIver, and Josh Bruckner! Jul 19, 2026 1:11:26 Phillip Kennedy Johnson returns to Graymalkin Lane to talk about his recent limited series, Hellhunters, in which Wolverine teams up with a bunch of World War II heroes to fight demons and their human progeny! With my friends Josh Bruckner and DJ McIver! Plus, an XPOSE on Kurt Wagner: Nightcrawler!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus Patreon Release: Hypno-Hustler! With Cameron Hebron! Jul 16, 2026 52:34 Antoine Delsoine: the Hypno-Hustler! A classic gimmick villain based in a particular era, this character has become a joke in the Marvel Universe, with some surprising depth under the surface. Cameron Hebron is here to dive deep into a whole different kind of 70s coverage...Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Logan: Shadow Society 1! Featuring the X-Men True Friends Podcast! Jul 12, 2026 1:03:48 Step back into the worlds of Wolverine and his best friend Carol Danvers, on an old case where they run afoul of Sabretooth, in a story called Shadow Society! Kyle and Josh are here, hosts of the new X-Men True Friends podcast! And then stay tuned for another XPOSE, this time on Henry McCoy: the Beast!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/priva

Bonus Patreon Release: Margali Szardos! With Emmett Yonemura and Ben Raab! Jul 9, 2026 1:27:59 Margali Szardos of the Winding Way is a powerful sorceress, and a proud Romani woman who works as a fortune teller with a traveling circus. A mother of three--Jimaine, Stefan, and her adopted son, Kurt--Margali has often exploited her children in her quests for personal power, and Emmett Yonemura and Ben Raab are here to recount her history and motivations with me!Advertising Inquiries: https://re

Captain Britain 17-21 script read: The Revenge of the Red Skull! And an Angel fashion review! Jul 5, 2026 1:59:51 Back to the world of Captain Britain, and it's a team-up with Captain America and Nick Fury against the threats of the Red Skull and the Third Reich in London! This reading is wild, and you're gonna laugh your asses off. And then Derek Nichols, Scott Free, and Mike Rossi join Chad for a conversation about the fashion of the Angel!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy &

Bonus Patreon Release: Cerise! With DManda Martini and Rukiceles! Jul 2, 2026 1:36:12 It's Cerise! Named for a particular shade of a particular color, Cerise hails from the Shi'ar and wields pink energy, Green Lantern-style! A fascinating and underused Excalibur character, Cerise enjoys lip-locking with Nightcrawler and preventing genocides! Chad is joined by Juliet (Rukiceles) and DManda Martini for this thought-provoking episode!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.co

the Trial of Black Tom Cassidy! Featuring Robyn Moffat, Kevin Kiniry, Christian Smith, Daniel Wilson, and Num1cosplay! Jun 29, 2026 1:52:15 Graymalkin Lane celebrates Pride month by hosting the trial of Black Tom Cassidy! The 'evil' cousin of Banshee, Tom has a mean streak and a shillelagh, and big hot unstoppable husband. We'll guide you through his crimes and motivations, and review all the hilarious and frightening moments from his history. Join Chad, Num1cosplay, Daniel Wilson, Robyn Moffat, Kevin Kiniry, and Christian

Bonus Patreon Release: Azazel! With Chuck Austen and Ruthanne Price! Jun 25, 2026 1:04:00 In his infamous run on X-Men, Chuck Austen gave us the series, the Draco, delving into the true origins of Nightcrawler (well, at least as they existed at the time). Kurt's mother... Mystique. Kurt's father... Azazel! An immortal mutant sorcerer and teleporter who poses as the devil sometimes, Azazel is a lot to wrap your brain around. But Chuck himself, and my buddy Ruthanne Price, are he

Web of Venom: Ve'Nam! Featuring Josh Trujillo, Anthony Oliveira, and Scott Free! Jun 22, 2026 1:19:02 Pride month continues and it's all about queerness and Venom! We talk about Venom's origins, why the symbiote has become a phenomenon, and then about the one-shot Web of Venom: Ve'Nam, which includes an excellent Wolverine flashback! Featuring the talents of Josh Trujillo, Scott Free, and Anthony Oliveira! Then it's an XPOSE about Alex Summers: Havok!Advertising Inquiries: https://

Bonus Patreon Release: the Bamfs! Featuring Manolis Vamvounis and Seth Martel! Jun 18, 2026 1:01:14 The first character episode from Nightcrawler month is out, and it's all about the Bamfs! Little blue furry stuffed animals who have worlds of cartoon characters, and also sometimes dolls that get possessed but also sometimes demons... Be ready for some crazy voices as Chad is joined by Manolis Vamvounis and Seth Martel for a wild journey. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPri

Marvel Team-Up 53: Nightmare in New Mexico! Featuring Alitha Martinez and Jun 15, 2026 1:10:43 It's an episode all about... Woodgod?!? The X-Men show up in an early appearance in a Spider-Man/Hulk team-up issue, where the major threat is the bizarre Woodgod! Alitha Martinez and Jordan Morris are here to laugh a lot, and we talk about their impressive careers! Then it's an XPOSE on Colossus...Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/

Bonus Patreon Release: Sack! With Dante Rodriguez! Jun 11, 2026 55:47 The theme of eyeball horror wraps up with SACK, one of Chad's weird little favorite mutants. Living ectoplasm, Sack is a descendant of the Morlocks who grew up on the Hill, and later helped form Gene Nation. Come consider the mutant world from a very different perspective with Chad and Dante Rodriguez! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/

My Mutant Heart: the Promise! Featuring Josh Cornillon and Connor Goldsmith! Jun 8, 2026 1:15:33 It's an episode all about Wolverine's love/hate relationship with Death as we examine stories from Marvel Voices and My Mutant Heart with special guests Josh Cornillon and Connor Goldsmith, the creative team behind "Did You Hear About Mimi Greene?" Then its an XPOSE on Storm!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus Patreon Release: the Orb! With Tom O'Connor and Harum Scarum! Jun 4, 2026 1:11:19 The eyeball/horror theme concludes with an episode on the Orb! A weird horror character with an eyeball for a head, the Orb started as a stunt-rider and ended up one of Marvel's most bizarre and horrible villains. Come celebrate this hilarious and scary character with Chad, Tom T'Connor, and Harum Scarum!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircl

X-Men 103 script read: The Fall of the Tower! Plus an interview with Margeaux Pepoy and Jenny Isabella! Jun 1, 2026 2:03:42 It's Black Tom month on the show, timed perfectly with Pride month! First it's an excellent script read of X-Men 103 and two issues of the Classic X-Men back-ups, starring Wolverine and Storm in some shocking solo stories! Then it's an interview with Margeaux Pepoy and Jenny Isabella!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus Patreon Release: Eye-Boy! With Joshua Catone and Excel Summers! May 28, 2026 1:29:27 Trevor Hawkins: Eye-Boy, joined the X-Men when Wolverine opened the Jean Grey School. Covered in eye balls that have different capabilities, Eye-Boy can be a gag character or one with shocking capabilities bordering on realms of magic, including his time on Leah Williams' X-Factor! Joshua Catone and Excel Summers are here for a hilarious and insightful episode about this amazing character.Adve

the Trial of Janet Van Dyne! Featuring Ruthanne Price, Jenalee Saladino, Alicia Wilder, D'Martini, and Alison Parent! May 24, 2026 2:11:29 It's the Trial of the Wasp! Founding member of the Avengers, Janet Van Dyne is a premier super hero, fashion designer, president of a board of directors, and long-time leader of the world's premier super team! And she's one of Chad's favorite characters. Come and celebrate the insane history of the Wasp, with DMAnda Martini, Alicia Wilder, Jenalee Saladino, Alison Parent, and Rutha

Bonus Patreon Release: Third Eye! With Alan White and Darrell Taylor! May 21, 2026 1:11:08 Alan White and Darrell Taylor join Chad to talk all about Third Eye, the paranormal mutant investigator from the Exiles! Sentenced to the Pit unjustly, Third Eye used his mastery of the astral plane to do great acts of heroism. Eyeball Horror Month continues! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ms. Marvel #1: This Woman, This Warrior! With Annie Nocenti and Paul Jenkins! May 18, 2026 1:36:37 Carol Danvers made her debut in the 1960s in the Captain Marvel title, and in the late 1970s, she dropped her career in the Air Force and launched a new career as the editor for Woman Magazine! But Carol had a secret... she was also... MS. MARVEL! Annie Nocenti and Paul Jenkins are here to celebrate this amazing debut! Then it's the first saucy installment of XPOSE... put your headphones on fo

Bonus Patreon Release: Ora Serrata! With Joe Jones and Num1cosplay! May 13, 2026 1:33:09 Ora Serrata, an Omega mutant from Arakko, with the power of... balefire? She can wipe you out of existence if she stares hard enough! A little gold thing riding on a giant eyeball would be a REDUCTIVE way to describe this hilarious character, and Num1cosplay and Joe Jones are here to look her right in the eye!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c

X-Women 1! With Seanan Maguire and Preeti Chhibber May 11, 2026 1:21:11 X-Women 1! Yup, that infamous issue by Manara where the women all look like..... Well, Preeti Chhibber and Seanan Mcguire are here to talk all about it with Chad! THEN, its the final Red Skull chat in the series... with Karen Charm!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus Patreon Release: Warrior Woman and Master Man! With Priya Saxena and Theodate! May 7, 2026 1:28:12 Priya Saxena and Theodate are here to delve into the world of the Invaders, as we talk about the concepts of the Ubermensch, focusing on the sometimes hilarious but also deeply problematic histories of Warrior Woman and Master Man! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

X-Men 102 script read: Who Will Stop the Juggernaut? And the Wasp Fashion Review with Alicia Wilder and DManda Martini! May 4, 2026 2:10:08 The X-Men are trapped in Cassidy Keep by evil husbands Juggernaut and Black Tom, and the crew is back for an incredible script read, and we also do a Nightcrawler story you will never forget! And then we celebrate Janet Van Dyne, and Alicia Wilder and DManda Martini are here to talk about her costume gallery! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c

Bonus Patreon Release: Friends of Humanity! With Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Mike Duven, and Kevin Kiniry! Apr 30, 2026 1:06:41 You remember them from the X-Men cartoon, the protesting crowd in berets shouting "No More Mutants!" In the comics, this group revolves around Graydon Creed, and the group is redefined over time. Join Chad, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Mike Duven, and Kevin Kiniry, though we are not friends of the Friends of Humanity... Then Joshua Catone is here for a Red Skull chat!Advertising Inquiries: htt

the Trial of the Rawhide Kid! Featuring Matt Parent, Daryl Lawrence, Scott Free, Phillip Lundquist, and Morgan Ward! With art by Seth Martel! Apr 26, 2026 2:01:02 Marvel Western month concludes on Graymalkin Lane with the Trial of the Rawhide Kid! We forge paths in the Old West of Hollywood and Marvel Comics before analyzing this crazy character and the wild re-interpretations of him over the years! Chad is joined by a smart and hilarious jury, with Morgan Ward, Scott Free, Phillip Lundquist, Matt Parent, and Daryl Lawrence, with cover art by Seth Martel! A

Bonus Patreon Release: the Lightning Squad! With Andrew Deman! Apr 22, 2026 1:26:21 Inspired by the Man in the High Castle, this Excalibur journey by Claremont shows a very dark counterpart of our favorite mutants, very dark indeed. Andrew Deman joins Chad for this discussion about the Lightning Squad! And James-Lee Campbell is here for a Red Skull chat!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine: Another Fine Mess! Featuring B. Earl and Jeremy Whitley! Apr 19, 2026 1:23:24 Western month continues with some time travel CRAZY from the limited series Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine! Be ready for cowboys, dinosaurs, talking doom planets, and eyeball heads, and the space-time continuum has ripped right open! B. Earl and Jeremy Whitley are here on this crazy ride! Then Excel Summers joins for a Red Skull chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivac

Bonus Patreon Release: the Hate-Monger! Featuring Phillip Smith and Molly Lazer! Apr 16, 2026 1:30:12 In one of the Fantastic Four's earliest adventures they face a man literally cloaked in symbols of hate (hoods and a certain emblem from the one-time German flag), and when they unmask him, well, it's the clone of the worst man the world has ever known. Dr. Phillip Smith and Molly Lazer are here to dive deep into a very uncomfortable and insightful conversation. Then Dean Morgan joins me f

X-Men Battle at the State Fair of Texas! With Jordan White and Alanna Smith! Apr 13, 2026 1:20:12 Marvel editors Alanna Smith and Jordan White join Chad to talk all about that time the X-Men fought Magneto over a mutant centaur at the State Fair of Texas! Be ready for laughter with this one. Then, Morgan Ward joins Chad for a Red Skull chat!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus Patreon Release: Bi-Beast! With Arturo Rojas and Steve Duda! Apr 9, 2026 59:07 It's a new episode, all about the Bi-Beast! Designed as a robot protector of the Bird-People of Sky-Island, this little picket monster is two heads stacked on top of each other with massive claws and a metal diaper... And we're gonna give this one a they/them, in that there are two in one... Be ready for laughs with Arturo Rojas and Steve Duda! Plus a Red Skull chat with Nico Action!Advert

Avengers 142-143 script read: Go West, Young Gods! Apr 5, 2026 2:00:47 Yee-haw! Cowboy month launches on Graymalkin Lane! As Beast and his allies are captives of Roxxon, Thor and Moondragon travel to the Old West for some rootin-tootin' rasslin' with Kang the Conqueror! Then Mark Bernardo joins Chad to discuss his Marvel work, and Terry Brown is here for a Red Skull chat!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c

Bonus Patreon Release: the X-Babies! With Rage Gear Studios! Apr 2, 2026 1:11:11 Erik and Rey from Rage Gear are back for an episode they never wanted... the X-Babies! It's a little bit baby-talk, a little bit Saturday morning cartoon, and a whole lot of Mojo as we rock these weird kids to sleep. And I guarantee you have feelings about the X-Babies! Then Rob Salerno joins Chad for a Red Skull chat!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https:

The Trials of Rampage and Stilt-Man! With Shawn Porett, Derek Nichols, Justin Kosmic, Steve Duda, and Theodate Chase! Mar 29, 2026 2:03:30 Gimmick month concludes as we talk about two recession era villains... Stuart Clarke: Rampage, and Wilbur Day: Stilt-Man! Tech-based villains with Napolean complexes take the stage as we talk about the WILD histories of these two. With Theodate Chase! Steve Duda! Derek Nichols! Shawn Porett! And Justin Kosmic! With cover art by the incredible Seth Martel! And then a Red Skull chat with Andrew Whee

Bonus Patreon Release: Beautiful Dreamer! With Erica Schultz and Patricio Oliver! Mar 26, 2026 1:22:40 Beautiful Dreamer, wake unto me! Erica Schultz and Patricio Oliver (who did the art for this cover card) are here to celebrate this mysterious Morlock! Named for a classic song, Dreamer changes your memories with pink puffs of smoke, and boy is there a lot of tragedy to her story! Plus a Red Skull chat with Khelan Bhatia! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https:

Gus Beezer Meets the X-Men: X-Marks the Mutant! With Mutant Studies 101 Podcast! Mar 23, 2026 1:14:27 Gimmick Month continues with Gus Beezer, a Calvin/Hobbes type who had some odd misadventures in the early 2000s! Written by Gail Simone, this character has a one-shot with the X-Men, and the hosts of the Mutant Studies 101 podcast are here to talk about a genre of fiction you don't often think about! Then, it's a Red Skull chat with Cameron Hebron! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.

Bonus Patreon Release: Sapna! With Ash Alleyne! Mar 19, 2026 1:13:17 Ash Alleyne joins Chad to talk about a little-known character named Sapna who has every potential in the world! Debuting in abject tragedy, Sapna becomes the ward of Magik in Limbo, and then, well, things get dark. And weird. If you love Illyana Rasputina, come and learn about her in a new light. Then, a Red Skull chat with Alex Segura!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & O

The Uncanny X-Bugs! Featuring the Ex-Men Podcast! Mar 15, 2026 1:20:07 Gimmick month continues as we delve into the odd worlds of X-Men animal parodies, including the Uncanny X-Bugs, the X-Simians, and the Alligator X-Men! Joining me are the hosts from the delightful Ex-Men Podcast, Beth and Shanni! Plus, a Red Skull chat with Daniel Wilson! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus Patreon Release: Susan Hatchi! With Alyssa Wong and Trung-le Nguyen! Mar 12, 2026 1:20:15 Delightful friends Alyssa Wong and Trung-le Nguyen are here to talk about Susan Hatchi, the complicated older half-sister of Karma, and her job as a businesswoman doing businesswoman things! Plus, a Red Skull chat with Patrick Ryall, fellow Handbook writer from Chad's era! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Power Pachyderms! Featuring Rex Ogle and Andrew Wheeler! Mar 9, 2026 1:24:45 Gimmick Month continues as we delve into one of the craziest X-Men parodies ever, the world of the Power Pachyderms! Andrew Wheeler and Rex Ogle are here to celebrate their world, and then talk mutant elephants! Then Daniel Gilford joins me for a Red Skull chat!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus Patreon Release: Roger Bochs! With Gabriella Garbero and Daryl Lawrence! Mar 5, 2026 1:33:11 Our month of coverage on 'problematic characters' concludes with BOX, aka Roger Bochs of Alpha Flight, a brilliant inventor who is paraplegic and has some... rough... stories over the years. Chad is joined by experts Gabriella Garbero and Daryl Lawrence for this crazy character episode. Then stay tuned for a Red Skull chat with Ryan Eorio!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Champions 6-7 script read: Mad Dogs and Businessmen! And an interview with Jim Salicrup and Glenn Herdling! Mar 2, 2026 2:13:18 The Champions gang is back as our heroes face off against Griffin, Rampage, and.... DARKSTAR! It's the first appearance of Laynia Petrovna! And then, the theme this month on the show is GIMMICKS, and Jim Salicrup and Glenn Herdling are here to talk all about Marvel's history with parody magazines and partnering with other franchises! Then Terry Kavanagh is here for a Red Skull chat!Adverti

Bonus Patreon Release: Big Bertha! With Harum Scarum and DManda Martini! Feb 25, 2026 1:48:30 Our coverage of some of Marvel's most problematic characters continues as we talk all about the incredible potential of Big Bertha! DManda Martini and Harum Scarum are back to talk all about Great Lakes Avengers, and that early 2000s story you can never forget... Then Jarrod Jahoda is here for a Red Skull chat!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcir

the Trials of Jericho Drumm and Samuel Barone! Featuring Darrell Taylor, Num1cosplay, Cameron Hebron, Alan White, and Scotty deGeest! Feb 21, 2026 2:35:46 Voodoo month concludes by leaning heavily into Marvel's most voodoo-tropey characters: Brother (Doctor) Voodoo and the Black Talon! An excellent jury consisting of Alan White, Cameron Hebron, Darrell Taylor, Num1cosplay, and Scotty deGeest will leave you laughing and learning as we take these characters way too seriously. With cover art by the amazing Seth Martel! And stay tuned for a Red Skul

Bonus Patreon Release: Arabian Knight! With Hussein Rashid! Feb 18, 2026 1:49:16 Hussein Rashid joins Chad for a focused episode on one of Marvel's most problematic characters, the Arabian Knight! In fact, we cover all three of them! Lost in story stereotypes and cultural tropes with clashing points of reference, these super heroes grant some odd representation in some very concerning stories, with lots of laughter along the way. And Derek Kunsken is back with a Red Skull

Marvel Team-Up Annual 1: the Lords of Light and Darkness! With Stephanie Williams and Murewa Ayodele! Feb 16, 2026 1:16:02 It's an early X-Men/Spider-Man team-up! Your favorite mutants, with the new Phoenix on the team, and Spider-Man fight some... radioactive gods? Stephanie Williams and Murewa Ayodele are here for a hilarious conversation in a classic Claremont story. Plus, a Red Skull chat with Molly Lazer!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus Patreon Release: Man-Ape! With Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande! Feb 10, 2026 1:34:00 M'Baku the Man-Ape is one of those characters who falls in the category of problematic, until written in just the right way. Created as a foil to the Black Panther, Man-Ape has a long history as a villain with different kinds of focus, and then there's the Black Panther movie... Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande join Chad for this conversation! And then a Red Skull chat with Jenalee Saladino

Blade 5: Vendetta's Echo! Featuring Seya Sanyaolu and Dotun Akande! Feb 8, 2026 1:15:27 It's a Blade and vampirism episode as we talk about a comic featuring a crazy Wolverine flashback! Seye Sanyaolu and Dotun Akande are here to nerd out with me, and Seye sticks around afterward for a Red Skull chat!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus Patreon Release: Unuscione! With Tom O'Connor and D'Manda Martini Feb 5, 2026 1:37:57 Carmella Unuscione, with her psychic green exoskeleton, is a favorite member of the Acolytes, and two of her biggest fans, Tom O'Connor and D'Manda Martini, join me to give you everything you need in a Unuscione episode! Then it's a Red Skull chat with Dante Rodriguez! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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