Graymalkin Lane the podcast

First Chad reunites three incredible creators to remember good times... Mike Carlin, Eliot R. Brown, and Peter Sanderson worked together with Mark Gruenwald on the original Marvel Handbooks! In the second half, Christian Smith and John Klein III join Chad to review Hidden Years 19 and 20! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's the Trial of the High Evolutionary! The queer-coded super-scientist who elevated himself to godhood and back, the High Evolutionary is a fascinating character study of super-villainy as he creates planets, commits genocide, and launches races of animal men. Chad is joined by the hilarious and insightful jury of Derek Kunsken, Justin Wilder, Alicia Wilder, Sara Century, and Anthony Oliveir...

Kraven the Hunter is after the Beast! And the X-Men face the Promise, a group of mutants with a very unique agenda! But first, Chad is joined by the incredible and hilarious writer, Daniel Kibblesmith! With co-hosts front he Tomb of Ideas podcast! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Chad is joined by the talented Steve Orlando (of Marauders, Scarlet Witch, and Astonishing Spider-Man) to talk all about Crimson Commando! Frank Bohannan is a mutant soldier who has had to redefine himself more than once... a veteran, along with his queer-coded buddies Super Sabre and Stonewall, he's survived in the present by being an assassin... a member of Freedom Force, then the Brotherhoo...

Dan Watters (Loki!) and Sarah Gailey (Be Gay, Do Crimes!) join Chad and guest host Alicia Wilder for a fun discussion about story-telling, then we get lost in the evil nonsense of Uncle Dazzler and jump into the crazy continuity of the Promise as Graymalkin Lane's review of the Hidden Years continues! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/...

It's the public release of my focused episode on... Cobalt Man! Insightful and hilarious guest Phil Ewing joins Chad to talk all about cobalt bombs, early X-Men antics, and the legacy and history of one of Marvel's most obscure villains. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Chad is joined by Karl Bollers (Emma Frost and X-51 writer) and Jason Loo (of Jubilee, and Madrox and Strong Guy) to review Hidden Years 13-14! Two incredible creators from two different eras of publishing history, plus the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and half a dozen other intense plot lines. This one is full of insider comic knowledge and a whole lot of laughs. And who is... the Promise? Adverti...

It's Shamrock! Molly Fitzgerald debuted in Contest of Champions as "Ireland's lucky lass". Used once every ten years or so, she seems to have ever changing powers, costumes, and careers. Hear Chad delve deep on this obscure character with the incredible, talented, and super-smart Triona Farrell! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircl...

In 2012, a line of Season One books was launched, using modern talent (in this case Dennis Hopeless and Jamie McKelvie) to render the earliest days of the heroes. Jordan White, Chris Hassan, and Arturo Rojas join Chad in talking about comic companies, and then about this beautiful retelling of the Silver Age X-Men! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redc...

It's the Trials of Danger and Quasimodo! Danger! The mutant sentient intelligence of the Danger Room, who has been both friend and foe to the X-Men! Quasimodo! A pathetic, misshapen robot intelligence created by the Mad Thinker! These two are a wild pair of sentient robots, and both have fought the X-Men! Chad is joined by Noelle Reed! Justin Wilder! Alicia Wilder! Daniel Byrne! And Austin Gor...

This week Chad is joined by three hard-working professionals currently working in X-Men comics... Zac Thompson! Enid Balam! And Phillip Sevy! After talking about their respective origins and careers, we jump back into Flashback Month by reviewing What If? -1, which gives an alternate story about Bishop and Fitzroy arriving too early in our timeline! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bra...

Chad is joined by his friend D'Manda Martini to talk all about Madam Sanctity! Tanya Trask is the daughter of Bolivar Trask--slightly insane and with the power to travel through time, she ends up in the far future of the Askani, where she manipulates events in the present... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Arkon the Magnificent arrives on Graymalkin Lane! We pick up the thread of Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch, and the Toad in an insanely misogynistic Avengers story... but first Chad, Michael Elliott, and Shaun Hatrick interview Paul Cornell (of Dr. Who, Wisdom, Captain Britain and MI:13, Dark X-Men, and more!) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle....

Bob Quinn, who is as hilarious as he is talented, returns for a character deep dive on Merlin the Mad! This guy is nuts, you guys... an ancient wizard who might be a mutant and who has fought the X-Men as Merlin and the Maya Yogi, but who also goes by Merlin Demonspawn... that first fight with Thor... and the plan to sacrifice virgins at a comic book shop... and his boyfriend Mongu... just come gi...

It's Sauron vs. Magneto! Well, kinda. Things come to a head in the Savage Land as Lorna Dane, Havok, and Iceman find themselves trapped between two of the X-Men's biggest foes! But first, Chad is joined by three incredible professionals, Markisan Naso and Jason Muhr (of By the Horns) and Patrick Lugo (A Tiger's Tale) all about the modern comics industry and doing what we love. Advertis...

It's the public release of my episode on Lightbright! A Somalian light-wielding mutant who dresses like a super-model, Lightbright debuted in Silver Sable as a mercenary member of the Bio-Genes. Hear Chad and Rohan Zhou-Lee interview Gregory Wright, the creator of this character who is so full of potential! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircl...

This week, writer and editor Marcus McLaurin comes on the show to talk about Marvel and his 90s series Cage, then joins Chad, Michael, and Daryl into breaking down the complex storylines set up in the Hidden Years 10 and 11! There's Magneto and Sauron and a girl with a toy Sentinel and a bird woman pinned to a wall and... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: h...

Chad and the hilarious and super-smart Anthony Oliveira talking about everyone's favorite cow-mom, BOVA, for 90 minutes! We talk about cow-people, the insane origins of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, Bova's very tragic end, and why people are so weirdly fond of this magical character. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

First, Annie Nocenti talks about her Storm series, and all of Storm's complicated and wonderful origins! Then, Carrie Harris and Barr Foxx join Chad to discuss a beautiful Storm origin story! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's the trial of Polaris on Graymalkin Lane! Chad is joined by an all female-defining jury for the first time, including Susan Kirtley, Noelle Reed, Sara Century, Isabel Dieppa, and Anya Prosser! We talk about Lorna's entire history, her key relationships, and her tremendous potential. Warning: we love this character a LOT. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt...

Graymalkin Lane covers its last book from the 1960s... a surprise Juggernaut story from Dr. Strange 182! With the threat of Nightmare, and all Eternity hangs in the balance! But first, an incredible interview with historian and writer Peter Sanderson, and exemplary colorist Chris Sotomayor! Austin Gorton joins Chad for this historic episode. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priv...

Sean McKeever returns to Graymalkin Lane to discuss one of his most heartfelt creations... Juston Seyfert, the boy who befriended a Sentinel! We review both volumes of Sentinel, then hear Sean react live to what happened to Juston next! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Phoenix Force arrives on Graymalkin Lane! But first, Chad, Arturo, and Justin interview the delightful Erica Schultz all about her writing career, with a focus on her recent work with X-23 and Hallow's Eve! And we laugh a ton! Then, back into the Hidden Years, when Jean meets the Phoenix Force for the (kind of) first time, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four team-up against the Z'Nox, and...

Chad is joined by incredible writer Ben Raab to discuss the Crimson Dawn! Underneath our Earth is a mystic realm in crimson, and it once saved Psylocke's life, giving her a dagger tattoo over her eye and some new powers. Ben Raab wrote the bulk of the Crimson Dawn stories, and we delve deep on Kuragari, Gomurr, Tar, the Undercloaks, and the Dragons of the Crimson Dawn! Advertising Inquiries: h...

Storm arrives on Graymalkin Lane! As well as new super-villain Deluge! Chad is joined by the all-star, incredibly talented mix of Stephanie Williams (discussing everything from Nightshade to Family Snikt), Steve Foxe (who talks the new Dark X-Men series), and Omar Holmon (of Black Nerd Problems!) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy