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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Novelist and comic book writer Alex Segura joins our host for a romp where the original five X-Men from the past time travel to the present from the past and the future X-Men from the future are also in the present and they want the past X-Men to go back to the past. Confused yet? Well strap in friend do we take you for a ride this week as we study X-Men 12 (from September, 2013).
Also in this episode:
what if it's a fireman calendar but it's just Magneto for each month
Cyclops always puts Magik on his teams because he HATES getting his jets shot out of the sky and it happens ALL THE TIME
Eva Bell is NOT an X-Man from the future
the Zen koan of Xorn is Magneto is Xorn
one of the best twists in comic history
Angel exists in this comic but literally everyone forgot he was there
What does any of this mean for Alex's marriage? Tune in to find out!
Alex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, which The New York Times called “wittily original” and named an Editor’s Choice. NPR described the novel as “masterful,” and it received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist. Secret Identity was also listed as one of the Best Mysteries of the Year by NPR, Kirkus, Booklist, the South Florida Sun Sentinel and more, and was nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Hardcover, the Lefty and Barry Awards for Best Novel, the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel, and won the LA Times Book Prize in the Mystery/Thriller category. His next novel, the YA Spider-Verse adventure Araña/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow is out now from Disney Books/Marvel Press. Marvel fans will know his voluminous work on Star Wars comics and the wildly acclaimed by me Spider Society series.
You can find more of Alex on his Substack or on social media at Instagram, Blue Sky or Threads.More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Right in time for Halloween Homo Superior co-host Adam Kousarri-Amin joins our host for The Most Depressing After School Special EVER! The Power Pack kids get abducted by the Morlocks and the X-Men have to remember the Morlocks exist and save them.
That's right! How to top last week's episode where the Morlocks kidnap an adult? With another episode where they kidnap children! Everyone needs a hobby and this is the Morlocks' so please stop judging them.
We review Uncanny X-Men 195 and other important topics covered include:
How watching X-Men 97 was like watching Drag Race...but for X-Men
Why mourning X-Men 97 is like losing a foreign lover
Lodro has a Star Wars name
Wolverine loves to smoke cigars and stab little girls...and he’s all out of cigars
Power Pack loves to hang out in sewers
We all know why Manson removed one of his own ribs right?
Kitty can be in charge and if Wolverine has to kill a couple Morlocks as a result of her bad leadership it's not the end of the world
The many teams of baby soldiers Xavier made us forget
If you live in a sewer why are you going to dress your kid in a tube top?
Cro Magnons are going to HATE this episode but everyone should give it a listen anyway.
Adam Koussari-Amin is co-host of the weekly podcast, Homo Superior, which provides smart analysis and dumb jokes about the latest and greatest of X-Men and MCU content. When he’s not running his mouth, you can catch him DJing around Washington, DC, or cuddling on the couch with his partner and his dog watching horror movies and playing video games. The excellent meme-game discussed in this episode can be found here.
More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com -
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Joining us this week is long-time friend of our host/medical professional/voodoo practitioner and guide Marina Acosta to discuss a very BDSM Morlock wedding.
Angel has been kidnapped and is destined to marry Callisto, leader of the Morlocks...unless the X-Men can come in at that point where an officiant goes "Does anyone object?" and save the day that way.
Also in this issue:
American voodoo traditions- Marina is kinda on the Morlocks' side and also sort of confused by how comics work
Cyclops is upset about Madelyne Pryor looking exactly like his dead ex girlfriend...but gets over it in one minute flat
the X-Men consistently forget that the Morlocks exist the moment they are out of sight
Nightcrawler has a beautifully symmetrical face
What do Cyclops and Caliban have in common (they both have been worn as sweaters except for Cyclops - bad joke sorry)?
a truly beautiful knife fight
Cyclops loves wearing sunglasses at night
And we answer the question our guest asks: "Are the X-Men good guys?"
Marina Acosta is a full scope primary care nurse practitioner, specializing in polycystic ovarian syndrome and ADHD. Separately, she is a New Orleans Voodoo practitioner, focused on honoring traditional rituals, ingredients, and recipes. She is a mom, a wife and a collector of stationary. Here's her Instagram!
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
In the Season 3 premiere, Dazzler writer and renaissance comic star Jason Loo joins our host Lodro Rinzler to talk about the corruption of Magik! 6 year-old Illyana is hanging out watching her totally safe X-Men friends play-fight each other and gets abducted into Limbo by a demon with candy in his van! She'll surely be rescued unscathed right? Right?! I mean, she's six. It will all be fine...right?!?
Also in this episode:
Kitty Pryde's sexual awakening
an inside peek at the new Dazzler series: which villains can we expect? Will Longshot be in it? How is this the most high-stakes version of Dazzler we've ever seen?
the fork in the road between Gambit and Multiple Man fandom
Nightcrawler as a pervy son of a gun
the demon Sym's first move in a fight is to take off his opponent's shirt
- Jason welcomes Swifties into Marvel
...all this and the best X-Man to go out drinking with. What does any of this have to do with Jason's future? Tune in to find out!
Jason Loo is an Eisner Award-winning cartoonist from Toronto, Canada. He's currently the writer on Dazzler and Werewolf By Night: Red Band Edition for Marvel. Jason is also the book illustrator for Hulk Not Smash: Practicing Mindfulness the Mighty Marvel Way. His other Marvel works include The Sentry, Spider-Boy, Iron Fist 50th Anniversary, Howard the Duck 50th Anniversary, Extreme Venomverse, and Infinity Paws. He is also the co-creator with Chip Zdarsky behind The All-Nighter for Dark Horse Comics.
His very cool looking book Crypt of Shadows came out this week and Dazzler #2 and Werewolf by Night #3 come out next week! If you're going to New York Comic Con you can find Jason in the crowd and say hi.More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Erica Schultz, comic writer extraordinaire, joins our host Lodro Rinzler for the Season 2 finale of X-Men Horoscopes!
We dive into the classic X-Men issue 105 where Jean finally figures out she's a giant cosmic bird. Eric the Red (FML that I have to explain Eric the Red) has manipulated the former herald of Galactus Firelord - basically if a matchstick took the form of a person - into taking out the X-Men and only Jean can sort of stop them!
We also get a sneak peek at Erica's new series: Laura Kinney the Wolverine, hitting stands this December.
Also in this episode:
Who is the alien Captain America?
What cause will Erica flip her own desk over to defend?
Why the new Wolverine series has an all-female creative team
Firelord is just a giant matchstick who won't stop talking about the last job he was fired from
Eric the Red is the reason Lodro drinks
Erica yells at Lodro about his categorization of New York City neighborhoods
Jean has the most expensive apartment in NYC and now her security deposit is gone
Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum fight on panel
Cyclops sees Jean's new power and is torn between "this is sexy" and "I'm terrified" and has lived there ever since
Misty Knight gets a bad break in the roommate department
This and much more in the finale of Season 2 for X-Men Horoscopes! We will be back in a few weeks with a power-packed Season 3 and, as always, thanks for listening!
Erica Schultz is a Ringo Award nominated comic book writer (and editor and instructor and letterer). She is the creator of Forgotten Home (nominated for five Ringo Awards in 2020, published by comiXology Originals and Dark Horse Comics), the co-creator of Bylines in Blood, the co-creator of Strange Tails with Claire Connelly (nominated for a Ringo Award in 2020), co-creator of M3, and creator of Twelve Devils Dancing from Action Lab Danger Zone.
Erica has written everything. For Marvel she’s written Moon Knight, Black Widow, Daredevil, Hallows' Eve, Beta Ray Bill, Wolverine, Spider-Man, X-23, and Misty Knight. For Image: Spawn: Rat City and The Deadliest Bouquet. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter (she calls it Twitter still, you might call it X) and check out her very cool stuff here.
More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Everyone's favorite award-winning cosplayer Michelle Waffle-Otero joins our host Lodro Rinzler for a very special look at Dazzler! Can't a girl just be an aerobics instructor without Inhumans teleporting into class and demanding she be a human flashlight for them on the moon? Apparently not!
In addition to covering a very fun issue from the 80s Dazzler solo series, we dive into the world of cosplay, how Synch in his Generation X era would be a great boyfriend, and how Moonstone needs to go to the moon for stones for her moon stone powers.
Michelle is an award winning cosplayer in the Southern CA area. She’s done looks which include Jean Grey, Spider Gwen, Black Cat, and Dazzler, among others. She has been featured on Marvel’s Becoming Series for her X-Men cosplay work, has moderated segments for Cosplay Alliance's YouTube channel, and has been a panelist at several conventions including SDCC. You can frequently catch her on a red carpet, guesting on various Marvel related podcasts such as Power Of X-Men or hunting for comic books and toys on a con floor.
More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com -
Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Ryan Krull of the fantastically funny X-podcast Homo Superior joins our host Lodro Rinzler for a one-shot where Psylocke fights Sabretooth!
We cover Uncanny X-Men 213 where Sabretooth is fresh off the Mutant Massacre and loose in the mansion just being scary y'all. Also in this episode:
we cover the 25 classes of new mutants
the weird almost relationship of Psylocke and Douglas Ramsey
Psylocke has gotten with everyone on earth who bears the last name Summers
Lodro has a voice (and a face) made for podcasts
Sabretooth is invisible when wet
we've all dated a psycho blast back in the day
Psylocke ends up joining the X-Men this issue while wearing her pajamas, which she then wears them as a superhero uniform from then on so as not to make it weird.
What does any of this have to do with Ryan's future? Tune in to find out!
You can find more of Ryan over at the Homo Superior podcast. More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Amber and Chris VanMoesnerr join our host Lodro Rinzler for a "plot-driven" X-Men issue from the Disassembled era five years ago, which syncs with the birth of their son. We talk parenting + X-Men. We talk about how sometimes the X-Men is written like the show 24. We talk about whether Professor X would make for a good babysitter.
Also in this episode:
the super dark period of the X-Men when they lived in a bar and murdered everyone Cyclops died with a lot of regrets Dark Beast gave himself spider legs we have another Mutant Massacre of the Morlocks...and it gets a panel's worth of discussion want to take Wolverine out? Throw a knife in his eye the X-Men do hits for the US army now...and so they get mistaken for the Avengers Captain America does PilatesWhat does any of this mean for the future of raising their son? Tune in to find out!Amber and Chris VanMoesnerr live in upstate New York with their two lovely children. According to the bios they offered for each other, Amber is a lovely person who is training to be a mental health counselor as well as a professional podcaster and Chris is a journalist in the energy commodity space, a failed political candidate and an excellent dad. You can check out Amber's fascinating podcast about learning she was donor-conceived, Biohacked, right here.
More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Mikey G of the x-cellent Instagram account XTropes joins our host Lodro Rinzler for an episode devoted inadvertently to how great the character Lifeguard is.
Still interested? Well we do cover an amazing crossover: X-Men and Alpha Flight 1, where Madelyne Pryor gets super powers!
Also in this episode:
Rachel is a future daughter from a future timeline who is from the future...and only wears a black leotard and bright red leg warmers into battle
Justice for Slipstream, the White Surfer
Is Alpha Flight good?
When you get attacked the best way to practice self-defense is to kiss them
Northstar is gay and Rogue speaks French
Sasquatch is having trouble being a Sasquatch and gets cured of Sasquatch stuff
Plus Mikey has a bird phobia. What does any of this mean for his future? Tune in to find out!
Mikey hails from Sydney, Australia. Although he did not grow up there. He grew up on the west coast of Australia in Perth which is the most isolated city in the world hence the harsh accent. Besides his one true love, the X-Men, he enjoys shaking his fist at clouds, horror movies and all things housewives. He is the number one fan of the greatest Claremont creation of all time: Lifeguard. Which makes him crazy.
More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com -
Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
This week legendary X-Writer Kieron Gillen joins our host Lodro Rinzler for a very special episode entitled "The X-Office is an Anarchist Commune." We discuss, not surprisingly, what it was like behind the scenes during the recent Krakoa era, the Fall of X, and how Xavier was right (?). Kieron was born right as Thunderbird died so we dive into the epic story told in X-Men 94 + 95.
Also in this episode:
- Kieron has emotional contraceptives for that
the overlap between Hickman and Gillen writing styles
the X-Men are forged into...the Breakfast Club
the death and rebirth of Thunderbird
how Count Nefaria is somehow the primary x-villain this season on the show
In the Q&A section we cover who the DJ was on Krakoa, how Selene loves to eat people and what the X-Men would be like as a sitcom.
Also: Power Fantasy, Kieron's BRAND NEW comic, is out...TODAY! Go get it! Like, today today!
Kieron Gillen first came to attention as a comic creator with his 2006’s Phonogram, with Jamie McKelvie. Jamie and he formed into a gestalt monster that rampaged against the next fifteen years of comics, culminating with critical and smash hit the Wicked + the Divine. When not with Jamie, he has co-created books such as DIE, The Ludocrats, Once & Future, Three, Uber and more. When not making his own worlds, he has worked on Marvel Comics biggest books, such as Uncanny X-Men, Young Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, Star Wars, Eternals and Darth Vader, (where he co-created Doctor Aphra). You can follow along with Kieron's work by buying Power Fantasy TODAY(!) and signing up for his newsletter here.
More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
This week we are joined by Mark Bassett, critically acclaimed cellist and long-time friend of the host (who also arranged our theme music)!
Professor X is dying (again) so what does he dream about? Meeting the big love of his life: Magneto.
Join us in Israel after the Holocaust where things are just awful for regular human Gabrielle Haller. Nazis want to use her as a map for getting Hitler's gold because...sure. It's Gold Rush! A Nazi buddy comedy for Professor X and Magneto with lots of wacky hijinx and the origination of their ideological differences.
What does this issue mean for Mark's future? Tune in to find out!
Mark Bassett earned his cello performance degree at the New England Conservatory of Music. He also has a degree in music education from the College of St. Rose. As a musician, Mark has played with many orchestras and chamber groups including the Philadelphia String Quartet, Calder Quartet, South Florida Symphony and Fresno Philharmonic. He has toured with artists such as Josh Groban, Lindsay Sterling, and bands Evanescence, Celtic Thunder, and Hanson. Mark's passion for video game music has led him to be principle cellist for Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddess tour, and with the Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds tour. As a studio musician, He has recorded for recent films such as Frozen 2, Charlie’s Angels, and Bad Boys 3. Mark has also recorded for many video game scores including Final Fantasy 12 remake and Final Fantasy 15. You can follow Mark on Instagram here.
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Right in time for the movies, Deadpool co-creator + writing legend Fabian Nicieza joins our host Lodro Rinzler for Count Nefaria stealing Washington D.C. He would have gotten away with it too if not for those pesky telepaths. Born in Argentina, Fabian grew up on (and learned English from) X-Men comics so we dive into issue 23, syncing with his arrival in the good old U.S. of A.
Count Nefaria has kidnapped the X-Men and is holding Washington D.C. hostage for seventy trazilliom dollars. Also in this episode:
what it's like to sell literal millions of comics each month (it was the 90s)
Professor X forgets that the telephone exists
Alfred Hitchcock has nothing on The Scarecrow
in the 60s framing the X-Men was just a thing everyone did
the first person to call Professor X a dick on panel
- Fabian will kill off Colossus (if he has to)
What does any of this mean for Fabian's future? Tune in to find out!
Fabian Nicieza has worked for Marvel since 1985 when he started out in the department for Fisher-Price licensed activity books. He moved on to become Marvel’s Advertising Manager and then during that time, Fabian also began writing for Marvel on a freelance basis. His first published book was PSI-FORCE #9 in 1987. He then went on to write THE NEW WARRIORS which was simply wonderful.
Clearly a glutton for punishment, Fabian also began writing several of Marvel’s top-selling X-titles, including X-FORCE, CABLE, DEADPOOL and the company’s #1 selling book, X-MEN. These books not only sold millions of copies to gazillions of readers, Fabian also got to star in a series of X-Men Pizza Hut videos.
And outside of comics, Fabian has worked with STARLIGHT RUNNER ENTERTAINMENT for 20 years on story world development and franchise management consultation for some of the biggest entertainment companies on some of the biggest properties.
He has written two novels including SUBURBAN DICKS which was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award.
His NEW comic Free Agents is out NOW! You should go pick it up it's a lot of fun.
More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Live from the U.S. Embassy in Berlin we have esteemed diplomat Brett Eggleston joining our host Lodro Rinzler to unlock the international affairs of the X-Men. We dive into Brett's birth month and year issue - Uncanny X-Men 133 - where Wolverine is alone and fights the Hellfire Club! Mastermind is a creep! Cyclops dies! Also in this episode:
Don't let Claremont name you or you end up dead
Wolverine is not very polite for a Canadian
the freakiest thing Cyclops has done in bed
What does any of this mean for Brett's future? Tune in to find out!
Brett Eggleston is an American diplomat now living in Berlin, Germany with his wife and two perfectly angelic young children. In the past 15 years Brett has served the State Department in Washington DC, Damascus, Amman Jordan, The Hague, Dubai, and London. He grew up in sunny San Diego, California - a childhood which he describes as blissfully shielded from comic books.
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Your favorite graphic novelist you don't know yet, Alex Dvorak, joins our host Lodro Rinzler to discuss ACTS OF VENGEANCE, which is basically the comic equivalent of slamming action figures together. In this case, Wolverine fights the Mandarin...and Betsy Braddock in an ambiguously Asian new body! Huh?
But wait! It's also the X-Men Meditation Issue.
As if that's not enough going on, additional topics include:
how does Psylocke even get that strappy banded outfit on?
Wolverine sometimes just says things that he thinks sounds cool
Jubilee dresses exactly like Batman's sidekick Robin
sometimes your powers just sound like "Zappa dappa doo!"
Banshee's arch enemy is the white noise machine in a kid's nursery
What does any of this mean for Alex's future? Tune in to find out!
Alex Dvorak is a multicultural screenwriter and journalist published in The Washington Post, HuffPost, POPSUGAR, and many more. She is the author of a Mad Cave Studios YA graphic novel set to be published in 2025. Alex's narrative short film BAD SURVIVOR, inspired by her first 24 hours in cancer remission, premiered at the 2024 Big Apple Film Festival in NYC. As the daughter of immigrants from clashing cultures, a teen cancer survivor, and a former runway model, Alex writes stories of teen rebellion based on real-life experiences with authenticity, dark humor, and heart. She can be found on Instagram at @itsalexdvorak.
More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Space Empress Lilandra has been abducted by space terrorists! Miles Stokes of Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men joins our host Lodro Rinzler to kick off Season 2 of the podcast where the Brood show up and brought comical guns for everyone. Also in this episode we answer such questions as:
If you have a secret dad does your friend have to tell you?
Is there a better band name than Deathbird?
How old is Cyclops?
Who are the better houseguests: the Marauders or the Reavers?
Other topics include:
the X-Men vacation at Magnetos beach house a.k.a Octopusheim
the Shiar SUCK
Kitty Pryde helps Prof X with his AOL
Tigra isn't the Avenger you want...she's the Avenger available
...and Miles defends Hot Bird! We mean Angel, sorry. Angel.
What does any of this have to do with Miles' future? Tune in to find out!
Twenty years ago, Miles carefully placed his psychology degree in a drawer and went to work IT because it was way easier. These days, he lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Anna and fixes broken things for a non-mutant-related comic-book publisher while surrounding himself with as much geekery as time allows. For the last decade, he's x-plained the retcons, clones, and time travel of the X-Men franchise alongside Jay Edidin on their truly fantastic podcast Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men. Buy him a drink and he’ll spend the next two hours telling you about how Chris Claremont made him a feminist and that come on, guys, Gambit’s ’90s costume isn’t that bad.
More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Right in time for the end of the Krakoa era, editor Jordan D. White joins our host Lodro Rinzler for a very special episode discussing the secrets from the last four years! Recorded just as X-Men 700 / 35 went to press, we get into the bittersweet ending to Krakoa as well as Jordan's birth month and year issue, Uncanny X-Men 131, and the shocking future it has in store for him!
Also in this episode:
the "we can't do that" Krakoa stories that got lost or approved by editorial the story behind Nightcrawler having two mommies how old is Cyclops? (Lodro fought Jordan on this one) Emma Frost is the Queen of White Substances the one X-Men character Professor X had zero interest in teaching what if the Hellfire Club is just made up of Sinister clones? Jordan doesn't believe in the premise of the podcast...and then things take a turnWhat does Uncanny X-Men 131 say about Jordan's future? Tune in to find out!Jordan D. White is a long-time editor at Marvel who has worked on Hulk, Hercules and a crazy long stint on Deadpool before moving into the X-Office in 2018, overseeing the incredible several years of Krakoa so many of us have been enjoying tremendously. He is a devoted husband and father and a long-time X-Fan.
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Cosplay and podcast star Alicia Wilder joins our host Lodro Rinzler for the intro of the Reavers who, incidentally, have a great HR department.
Also in this episode:
Have you ever wanted to get a loved one interested in the X-Men? We tell you how! X-Men: you can start over anywhere in the world and you choose...the Australian Outback? Don’t be good at finance or you will be forced to become a Reaver Psylocke used to have the coziest crime fighting outfit everWhat does Uncanny X-Men 229 say about Alicia's future? New beginnings and transformations abound! Tune in to find out!Alicia Wilder is a multifaceted performer based in Rhode Island. She graduated from Rhode Island College with a BA in Dance and minors in Theatre & Film. Alicia is the founder and Artistic Director/Choreographer of Metamorphosis: the TEN31 Dance Company and works as a Living Art & Character performer with TEN31 Productions. She has been performing and producing shows professionally for over 14 years. Alicia is also a lifelong nerd, avid cosplayer and is the Co-Host of The X-Wife Podcast. Her passion for costume making combined with her love for nerd culture has launched her headfirst into the world of conventions, cosplay and nerd events. She can be found on TikTok and Instagram.
More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
Writer Kelly Thompson joins our host Lodro Rinzler for the Trial of Colossus! He passes, don't worry. Kelly has just been nominated for five (5!) Eisner awards and here we discuss the comic-writing process for X-Comics alongside her creator-owner work, with a special focus on how her mini-series ties into Gambit and Rogue getting married.
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X-Men going to therapy Storm goes to Harlem and does NOT like it Everyone is running errands Cyclops dating Colleen Wing for 1 whole minute and then forgetting she exists Don't do drugs (or Storm will beat you up) Hot takes on Betsy BraddockWhat does Uncanny X-Men 122 say about Kelly's future? Tune in to find out!Kelly Thompson has written novels such as The Girl Who Would Be King and Storykiller and comic fans may know her voluminous work on everything from Jem and the Holograms to Jessica Jones to Deadpool to Black Widow to It’s Jeff to Hawkeye to some of our all time favorites, a 50 issue run on Captain Marvel, an intense stint on Uncanny X-Men and two Gambit and Rogue mini-series: Ring of Fire and Mr. and Mrs. X. She runs the incredible substack 1979 Semifinalist where you can glimpse her most recent creator-owned comics such as Black Cloak and The Cull as well as previews of her current work on DC’s Birds of Prey. Just before this episode was released Kelly was nominated for five (5!) Eisner awards for her incredible work. She can be found on Instagram, X, and BlueSky.
More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com -
Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
In this episode we are living our mutant fantasy with guest Chris Riley, co-founder and producer of The Uncanny Experience, an immersive convention for X-Men fans / co-host of the fantastic podcast X-Reads.This is the episode for anyone who has ever longed to be tapped on the shoulder by an X-Man and invited onto the team. We unpack Chris' superhero origin story (including some Emma Frost gender-bend cosplay) and unpack the power of found family as we tackle Uncanny X-Men 8 (July, 2013) where Magneto punches Cyclops in the face, Magik is the Magik School Bus, and one young teen learns he can control cars and promptly gets shot for it.
What does Uncanny X-Men 8 say about Chris' future? Tune in to find out!
Chris Riley co-founded and produces The Uncanny Experience, an immersive convention for X-Men fans. He also co-hosts X-Reads: An X-Men Experience, a podcast that connects fans with the creators behind beloved X-Men stories, revisiting classic issues. In addition, Chris is involved with Q Con, an LGBTQIA+ pop culture convention in West Hollywood, where he serves as both a producer and the Executive Producer of its podcast counterpart. His work extends across various roles at pop culture conventions, including community management, social media coordination, cosplay competition organization, diversity initiatives, and panel programming. Beyond his professional endeavors, Chris has been active in supporting non-profit organizations through organizing diversity panels, after-parties, and stage shows.
More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com
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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.
In this episode the Znox invade Earth and only one man can fake his own death to stop them: Charles Xavier! Yes we're doing an early tale in the X-Men's history where the Original Five (alongside Polaris and Havok, who Bobby calls "Little Tin Hitler") form the VERY FIRST mutant circuit to beam love at the aliens and save the day.Also in this episode:
the Punisher has committed every single homicide in NYC everMorph from X-Men 97 has a cameo...no that's a typo he has cancer...wait maybe bothDouglas' really good Fall of X theory...who is Inmate X?What does Uncanny X-Men 65 say about Douglas' future / what role does compassion have when our backs are against the wall? Tune in to find out!
Douglas Wolk is a pop culture critic, teacher and writer, and the author of All of the Marvels, Reading Comics and 33 1/3: Live at the Apollo. He’s written about comics and music for magazines, newspapers and web sites including Time, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, The Believer, Entertainment Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, Slate and Pitchfork. He’s appeared in the documentaries Marvel’s Behind the Mask, Cartoon College, and Ink: Alter Egos Exposed. He’s received the Will Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Book, and currently teaches at Portland State University while hosting the podcast Voice of Latveria.
More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com
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