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Its Halloween and the villains have arrived just in time to celebrate! This episode is the start of the coverage for The Ultimate Super Villains Anthology, edited by Stan the Man and featuring tons of wonderful authors and artists. I'll briefly touch upon the non-mutant stories, with a pit stop at some of my favorites, before tackling X-adjacent stories featuring the X-Men's most fearsome foes, li...

Join Chapman as they interview author Daryl Richard Lawrence on his 2025 Alpha Flight Volume 1 companion & reference guide, True North. Discussing the X-Men's northern neighbors, Chapman introduces the framework of viewing the large cast of characters as relationships to the human body, wrapped up in the phrase, "the body and _____". Listen along to hear a take on your Alpha Flight favorites a...

We arrive at the finale of the first book in the Mutant Empire Trilogy! I'm joined today by the beloved drag queen, D'Manda Martini, and a group of her long-time friends from quintessential X-Men resource, UncannyXmen.net ! Along with Evan, Daniel, Luke & Kevin, we discuss their history as friends, the evolution of fandom spaces, and the earthbound half of Christopher Golden's first installmen...

We arrive at the finale of the first book in the Mutant Empire Trilogy! Part II! I'm joined today by the beloved drag queen, D'Manda Martini, and a group of her long-time friends from quintessential X-Men resource, UncannyXmen.net ! Along with Evan, Daniel, Luke & Kevin, we discuss the characters on the Hala side of the story & dive into the themes explored in the series so far. You can fi...

Let's finish up solo coverage of Book 1 - Siege! Will Magneto succeed in his commandeering of the Sentinels? Can the X-Men on Hala make it out of Deathbird's citadel in one piece? And who will be joining me for a book club next episode? Find out now! TW: Discussions of systemic & sexual violence Question? Comments? Concerns? Compliments? Send 'em here!

The battles rage on as the two teams of X-Men venture forth into the fray! Can the CO squad take out Magneto's elite cadre of Acolytes? Will Cyclops' gamble pay off in the end? Find out now!  TW: Islamophobia, ableism, misogynoir  Listen to the Spencer Ackerman episode (which I completely forgot is episode #1! What a great place to start!) of Sara Century's podcast, Best Issue Ever on most platfor...

After a short delay, part three of Siege coverage is here! Sparks fly as the battles between the X-Men in Colorado & on Hala kick off! One team walks away successful. The other? Not so much!  Question? Comments? Concerns? Compliments? Send 'em here!

Coverage continues on the first installment of Christopher Golden's Mutant Empire trilogy! Join Chapman as they cover chapters 3-6, in which this story enters both the forests of Colorado & the galaxies beyond the Milky Way.  Who will venture forth to stop Corsair execution? Who will face off against Magneto & his Acolytes? And what is the subtext of all this? Find out now! Question? Comme...

Coverage of our next book begins here!  Join Chapman as they brief you on the history surrounding the first book in Christopher Golden's Mutant Empire Trilogy and dive into the first four chapters of "the ultimate adventure that no X-Fan should be without!" Question? Comments? Concerns? Compliments? Send 'em here!

Welcome to the beginning & end of our coverage on the first book: Marvel Novel Series #9 - The Marvel Superheroes! Join Chapman & friends from the Graymalkin Lane podcast, Chad, Seth, Kevin & Scotty, as they examine Mary-Jo Duffy's story, "Children of the Atom". Stick around for discussions of the other three stories as well! TW: Nuclear weapons & genocide, sexual violence & vi...

Welcome to SubteXtMen, listener! We hope you survive the experience! Listen in to the introductory episode of SubteXtMen, the podcast focusing on Marvel's merry mutants and their adventures in the literary world. Join your host, Chapman Blake, as they tell you about themselves and what you can expect from the show going forward. Learn a little about their history with both comics & the X-Men!...