Graymalkin Lane the podcast

Rob Salerno joins Chad in examining the entire history of William and Madeline Drake, the parents of Bobby! This is a long conversation about Iceman, and what it is like to be a closeted teen, and the pressure placed on kids to change themselves, and the difficulties of coming out later in life, and the way queer stories have been told across the decades. Super proud of this wonderful episode.

Cerebro was introduced in 1963 as a computer with wires used to detect mutant threats. But it has become so many other things over the years... a massive globed room, a sentient Sentinel, a fake-X-Men-creating Founder, and a set of storage bases containing the memories and personalities of millions of mutants. Hear Chad joined by five of his favorite guests, including Ariana Maher, Josh Trujillo, Kevin Gadz, Michelle Waffel, and Noelle Reed recount the entire history of Cerebro, and have a discussion about the ethics of its use. An episode that is both enlightening and hilarious.

It's Blastaar! This little lion man rants to himself Shakespeare style in space before battling our intrepid X-Men! Featuring the new artist, Barry-Windsor Smith! But first an interview with the lovely writer, Clay McLeod Chapman (Dark Reign: Villains for Hire! Scream! Typhoid Fever!), with special guest hosts Carrie Harris and Cath Laurie!

It's Chad's favorite silver age issue! While the X-Men only briefly appear here, we get to dive into the wedding of the Wasp to Yellowjacket... but who is he? Plus, the classic camp villains, the Circus of Crime, featuring Princess Python and her snake in a cake! Sara Century and Barr Foxx join Chad in interviewing the wonderful Triona Farrell, Irish colorist extraordinaire!

Heather Cameron, Lifeguard, is the Pamela Anderson of the X-Men. A golden-skinned character, the daughter of a warlord, with untapped potential to save the lives of others. And then there is that Shi'ar thing... Here Chad and super-fan Jamie Fay explore the character of this fringe X-character.