Graymalkin Lane the podcast

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!

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!

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 Wheeler!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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 Skull chat with DJ McIver!

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 chat!

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!

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!

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!

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!

It's a new month on Graymalkin Lane! We open with a Captain Britain script read, featuring the Brit Crew (Christian Smith, James-Lee Campbell, Geezah Gobble, and Robyn Moffat), with a special guest voice by Adam Koussari! Evil super-computers and fascist super-villains are in the wings as Captain America lands in London and spars with Brian Braddock! Then the show theme for the month is... VOODOO! Be ready for an incredible interview with the smart academic Yvonne Chireau all about this topic in our comics! All that and a Red Skull chat with Josh Bruckner!

Chad and guest Scotty White delve deep into the history and psychology of the complicated villain Ahab! Based off the character in Moby Dick, Ahab is a cyborg slaver from the Days of Future Past time, credited with turning Rachel Summers into a Hound! And then stay tuned for a Red Skull chat with Brent Wingate!

It's the trial of Nightcrawler! This fan favorite X-Man gets the focus in the newest Graymalkin trial! We bamf from topic to topic: super-powers, complex origins, intersectional identity, and convoluted storylines, culminating in what makes the perfect Nightcrawler story, with a group of super-fans, including Justin Wilder, Daniel Wilson, Alain Diaz, Taylor Vessel, and Kevin Kiniry! And a Red Skull chat with Adam Koussari! Episode art by Seth C. Martel!

It's Dream Queen! A magic succubus trapped in another dimension, she finds minds to manipulate and turn to her will so she can get back to this world and make it hers! Marsheila Rockwell (who wrote the Dream Queen) and Daryl Lawrence (of True North) join me to talk about this unforgettable villain. Plus, a Red Skull chat with Ruthanne Price!

Nightcrawler month continues as we explore the first major guest feature of the Giant-Size characters in another title... it's a Nightcrawler team-up in Amazing Spider-Man! And the Punisher and Jigsaw are here, too! Jason Loo and Andrew Drilon join Chad to talk all things Kurt Wagner, then Tom O'Connor joins Chad for a Red Skull chat!

Blaquesmith! The Yoda to Cable's Luke Skywalker, Blaquesmith is a telepathic insectoid mutant from a far future who believed in a cause, the Askani more than himself! Traveling through time, he has sought to guide the actions of his 'messiah' in the erasure of Apocalypse for years, and Robyn Moffat and Ben Rome are here with Chad to laugh with you through his odd history! Then Michael Solis joins Chad for a Red Skull conversation!

Nightcrawler month continues! We delve deep into the complicated origins of Kurt Wagner, but first it is a celebration of everything Avengers Academy with Anthony Oliveira and Bailie Rosenlund! And stay tuned after for a Red Skull chat with Jason Loo!

It's the release of my episode on Elena Ivanova! A telepath whose powers activated in the womb when Sabretooth murdered her mother, Elena Ivanova became a KGB agent who spent her whole life wanting revenge on Victor Creed. Chad is joined by Maverick writer Jorge Gonzalez, and friend J Kosmic to explore this excellent character! Then stay tuned for a hilarious Red Skull chat with Michael Hamm!

Happy New Year! Launching into 2026 with a full Nightcrawler month on Graymalkin Lane, celebrating all things Kurt Wagner! Over on the Patreon channel will be all Nightcrawler characters (from Cerise to Margali), but we open the month with a script read of X-Men 101! The Phoenix Force is here and nothing will ever be the same! Then stay tuned for an amazing interview with Seanan Mcguire, celebrating her career and talking all about Romani culture in comics! Then it's a Red Skull conversation with Darrell Taylor!

Sergei Krylov, the world's most radioactive man, and Dr. Tania Belinsky, a world-renowned neuro-surgeon, intrinsically, and uncomfortably, connected as the Presence and Starlight, crackling with radioactivity! Derek Nichols, Scotty deGeest, and Chad delve deep into the Cold War, Chernobyl, the Red Guardian, Darkstar and Vanguard, and so much more in this fascinating episode! Plus a Red Skull conversation with Manolis Vamvounis!

2025 on Graymalkin Lane closes with an academic panel all about Uatu the Watcher! With an incredible panel including Sara Century, Molly Lazer, Carrie Harris, Justin Wilder, and Derek Kunsken, we talk all about the Watchers, characters you for sure you have feelings about, ranging from high-concept sci-fi to god powers to bizarre parodies, you'll leave with a fundamental understanding of these oft-used space-dwelling Watchers! Plus, a Red Skull conversation with Tom O'Connor! Cover art for this episode by Seth Christian Martel!

Ivan Kragoff and his Super-Apes, the 'red' version of the Fantastic Four, exposed to cosmic rays in the race to the moon! And then things get crazy. And that baboon... Chad is joined by Molly Lazer and Shawn Porett for this hilarious episode. And Alan White joins Chad for a Red Skull chat!

Betsy Braddock: axe murderer? The evils of Dr. Synne threaten the life and home of Captain Britain, and a very scary super-computer called Mastermind waits in the wings! More delicious script reading with the Brit Crew! And a Red Skull chat with Priya Saxena!

Mikhail Ursus, a mutant were-bear, is most often seen with variations of the Winter Guard! A largely unexplored character with a ton of potential, hear Chad, Ryan Cady, and Justin Wilder get grisly with this one! Plus a Red Skull conversation with Phillip Lundquist!

Our Champions crew unites once again! As Iceman considers quitting the super hero business, Angel inherits his parents' billions! But the recession has turned another man into the super-villain Rampage! Plus, a Red Skull conversation with Julio Anta!

Mikhail Rasputin, the omega mutant reality warper and one-time cosmonaut is the crazy older brother of Colossus and Magik, has a wild history involving Morlocks, the Twelve, and a Russian secret state of mutants! Mike Ciriaco and Michael Solis join Chad for this informative episode. Plus a Red Skull conversation with Mike Rossi! It's all Mikes this episode!

Beast and the Avengers begin an epic new storyline as classic Marvel cowboys, Patsy Walker, and the Squadron Supreme show up! Plus a Red Skull conversation with Tristan Palmgren!

Alyssa Wong is back to talk about the son of Sebastian Shaw (well, kinda), the heir to the Hellfire Club, Shinobi Shaw! A long-time member of the Upstarts, Shinobi is more likely to be fawned over by pretty people in a hot tub than he is to phase his hand through your skull, but one thing is for sure, he's a lot of fun. Plus, a Red Skull conversation with Lodro Rinzler!

It's an epic year end script read of X-Men 100 with an expanded cast! The X-Men fight Sentinels based on the original team! Jean Grey sacrifices her very life to save her teammates on planetary re-entry! And the first Hellfire Gala! Plus, a Red Skull conversation with Justin Wilder!

Katrina Luisa Van Horn! The Man-Killer is a WILD character from the mid-1970s, born directly from the SCUM Manifesto and some intense second wave feminist history. Join Chad, Sara Century, and Joe Jones for this crazy and educational conversation. Plus, a Red Skull conversation with Shawn Porett!

That's right, Jean Grey was the second Phoenix... the first... Baron Helmut Zemo, son of the man who killed Bucky! (Well, kinda). The November theme concludes with the hilarious trial of the future leader of the Thunderbolts... featuring Robyn Moffat, Derek Nichols, Num1cosplay, Hussein Rashid, and Shawn Porrett! Plus, a Red Skull conversation with Richard Hall! (aaaand... it's my birthday! Happy birthday to me!) Episode art by Seth Martel!

Chad finally gets to meet Ryan North, the writer of the incredible series Squirrel Girl (one of my all time favorites). And, in a Pride month celebration, the focus shifts to Ken Shiga, Koi Boi, a pun-loving fish enthusiast, a verified super-hero, and a transgender man! After, J Kosmic joins me for a Red Skull story!