Xenorama, the Podcast of Heroes and Monsters

In which we see Holly meet a strange visitor from another time... who calls herself Rani, or maybe Ronnie. This is a great episode, and has many implications for the Marshall Family's future. We are getting close to the end of the first season. Enjoy "Elsewhen!"

In which X7 talks about one of his favorite superheroes, Hal Jordan , the Green Lantern of Sector 2814. We also hear about the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott , from the oddly numbered Earth 2. He also looks at several of the appearances in other media. No matter what anyone says, the Green Lantern movie was not 114 minutes of wrong.

In which X7 reviews the sequel to Evelyn Sibley Lampman 's The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek (1955)- called, surprisingly, The Shy Stegosaurus of Indian Springs. We find George, the titilar Stegosaurus stenops of both books, making friends with Huck, a rather lonely boy on a reservation. It is a good thing the twins from the first book show up! Adventures abound!

In which X7 reviews the third episode of the Space Sentinels. and gets on a bit of a tear about time travel and the inherent paradoxes. Be that as it may, Kronus is played by the late, great Ted Cassidy , and that helps this episode be very memorable. That and the prehistoric animals, of course!

In which X7 reviews his visit to the American Heritage Center's exhibit about Stan "The Man" Lee. This was a lot of fun and had many pictures, writings, comic books, and more. It was a true celebration of Stan's life and career. Excelsior!

In which X7 takes us on a tour of the Museum of Geology at the University of Wyoming , Laramie, Wyoming. It was a packed little place, full of fossils, art, turtles and more! There were even Ichythosaurs upstairs, but the second floor was under renovation. Maybe next time!

In which X7 celebrates both returning from Wyoming and Friday the 13th all at the same time! We will have two episodes about the visit up there, don't you worry. There is quite the eclectic set today, so buckle up! Let's rock and roll! Lyrics for Rock Rock Godzilla here , should anyone be so inclined.

In which X7 has a heaping helping of "Stone Soup," the 14th episode of Land of the Lost . It is a fair episode, but a needed change of pace after the deadly dinosaur debate from the last show. We are still on location in Wyoming, but will return to Fossil Bed on the morrow. We have some really cool stuff to talk about! Stay tuned!

In which X7 reviews a version of one of his favorite books- ⁠ The Hobbit ⁠ by ⁠J. R. R. Tolkien⁠ (1937). This version contains wonderful illustrations from all over the world, and all the original prose that Tolkien had to revise to make the book fit with his later ⁠The Lord of the Rings⁠ trilogy. The book is wonderful, and has been adapted a few times. It is almost the greatest adventure!

In which X7 wraps up his review of Attack of the Monsters ⁠ (1969), the public domain American International Television version. He also discusses his long history with both the titanic terrapin and this movie. It extends back to the previous century, even! so nearly four decades, which doesn't even include when he watched the movies as a young agent! Go Go Gamera!

In which X7 reviews the second episode of The Space Sentinels, which is titled "Space Giants." It is not these Space Giants , but it is pretty good. The trio has to stop an alien invasion, which turns into a robot uprising before everything is through. It could have been a fun two-parter. This is a good episode, and kind of has a surprising ending. No spoilers, sweetie!

In which a first happens here- we need two episodes to for a movie! Attack of the Monsters (1969) is the fifth Gamera movie, and it is one X7 has a deep involvement with. We get through about fiddy minutes of the movie, and then we will have part two in a day or so. Ganbare Gamera!

In which X7 looks at two versions of the same coloring book- one he has had for longer than he cares to admit, and one that he got from eBay several years ago. Both were released in 1968! The star of the book is the great white super-whale, ⁠ Moby Dick ⁠ . Yes, Hanna-Barbera turned Melville's titanic tome into a cartoon. Sure, it is silly, but it is also a lot of fun. Let's go coloring!

In which X7 talks about seven wonderful songs, some popular, some a little more obscure. They all deserve to be hits, though! Two of the songs are quite popular to this day, and one even has a sequel song written about it! Be sure to check out the the Hellflowers and support independent bands! Are you ready to rock? Go here for the Hellflowers !

In which X7 sees one of the most cataclysmic battles ever shown on the small screen, and the one that fans of The Land of the Lost had been waiting for- Grumpy vs. Big Alice! This happens in the rather macabre thirteen episode of the series, Follow that Dinosaur! Mysteries are solved, new concepts are introduced and hearts are broken!

In which X7 reviews the first monster magazine he ever purchased as a young agent, Movie Monsters #3. Monster magazines were not very common back then, and this one featured Godzilla AND Batman! He never had a chance! The magazine was part of the ⁠Atlas/Seaboard⁠ line of comic books and magazines, and it actually lasted longer than several of the comic books. It was a fun monster-zine and could ha...

In which X7 reviews a great document from 1980, ⁠Donald F. Glut's⁠ The Dinosaur Scrapbook . So much about dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals has changed since then that this makes it an historic document. It starts with the Crystal Palace dinosaurs and ends around 1978 or so. It is lavishly illustrated art from comic books, pictures from dinosaur parks and digs, television shows, and a wi...

In which X7 starts a new weekly review of a cartoon series! This time, it is the 1977 Filmation series The Space Sentinels ! We discuss the cartoon, the characters, the name, and the voice actors before getting into the episode. It is a pretty fun series overall. Soar, Space Sentinels!

In which X7 looks at a rather interesting sequel to a very good movie ( ⁠The Amazing Colossal Man⁠ (1957) , ⁠ War of the Colossal Beast ⁠ ! This isn't quite as good as the original, but overall it is a fair bit of fun. Svengoolie had a lot of great information about this movie as well. Sure, the effects are right up to ⁠Bert I. Gordon⁠ 's usual standards, but the story moves along well. He...

In which X7 reviews the first time Rick Jones becomes the Hulk. Not A Hulk, but the Hulk. This happens on Earth-7812 , so who knows what happened after the end of this issue now. However, this is the first issue of What If? that had a completely happy ending, so it is fitting we end our first set of reviews here! Hulk, read!

In which X7 celebrates 250 episodes of this podcast of music, heroes and monsters by talking about seven (seven SEVEN) of his favorite songs. Good luck in the voting today! Muahaha! He even plays the guitar a bit, though decided against a punk rock cover. We think you will know why. So let's get ready to rock and roll! Be My Batgirl can be purchased here !

In which X7 talks about the eeriest episode in the season, "The Possession." Cha-Ka and Holly get possessed by an ancient intelligence in a strange pylon. It wants to rule all! This is another mystery, and this time we get no answers, just ideas. The music and acting are top-notch here. It is great!

In which X7 does an overview of the charming 1962 " Supermarionation " series, Fireball XL5 ! We travel the stars with Colonel Steve Zodiac, Doctor Venus, Robert the transparent robot, Professor Matt Matic, and their dumb mascot Zoonie. Good thing they are out there, they stop all kinds of invaders, including a couple of nogoodniks from Russia. Fireball, lift off!

In which X7 shows off his favorite examples of ⁠ Sauropterygia ⁠ , AKA Plesiosaurs. We get to see ⁠ Plesiosaurus ⁠ , ⁠ Elasmosaurus ⁠ , a very magical ⁠ Lioplerodon ⁠ , and even ⁠Nessie⁠ . Well, not really, but that last one came from Scotland! X7 wants to believe, but will have to see her first. Be that as it may, there are not many toys like this out there. We would love to see more!

In which X7 talks about two non-episodes of the Herculoids, though they appear heavily in these segments. The Molten Monsters of Moltar was the ⁠Space Ghost⁠ episode they appeared in, rescuing Space Ghost from Moltar's robots. This premiered on September 16th, 1967. The next segment is a quick overview of the mini-documentary The Herculoids: The First Family of "Quasar" when we all k...