Graymalkin Lane the podcast

Paras Gavaskar is Indra, a mutant named for the Hindu armorer of heaven, joined Academy X after his powers manifested. And as the world for mutants grew darker, Paras wrestled with his Jain beliefs, …

Chad is joined by Sarah Gailey and Erica Schultz, to talk all about fight choreography in comics, then we celebrate the character Piotr Rasputin, exploring his origins in depth!

Martin Preston made a deal with the devil, and became the repository for a horde of demons! Sometimes a lonely derelict, sometimes an egomaniacal evil mustache-twirling super-villain, Master Pandemo…

Two groups of talented nerdy friends gather for two 70s script readings! First, the bouncing blue Beast joins the Avengers alongside Moondragon, and the heroes struggle against the cosmic powers of t…

One of the many facets of Wolverine, outside the samurai, the super-hero, the berserker, and the soldier... that of the reluctant teacher. Pair him with a sidekick like Kitty or Jubilee and see what …

Our month dedicated to John Proudstar ends with one last story, called Finding Home, from Giant-Size X-Men 4! With artist David Cutler and writer Steve Orlando, who both worked on the Thunderbird red…

In the era of X-Treme X-Men, Claremont and Larroca introduce us to Warlord Khan, a purple-skinned extradimensional conquerer who has only one weakness... a beautiful woman who doesn't want him at all…

In Giant-Size X-Men, we meet John Proudstar: Thunderbird, an Apache veteran with super-strength! And two issues later... he was gone. Chad is joined by an incredible panel of Native American story-te…

Chad is joined by Caroline Bird and Melanie Bolen to discuss the complicated origins of Matsu'o Tsurayaba! Once the love interest of Kwannon, this character is a criminal affiliated with the Hand who…

Neal Adams returns to show us a bonding story between the X-Men shortly after the new team forms in Giant-Size X-Men 3! Chad is joined by storytellers and academics Marsheila Rockwell and Michael She…

Josh Trujillo joins Chad to talk about the Bovine Blood-Beast himself: Hellcow! Turned by Dracula herself, Hellcow hungers for blood... and don't drink her milk! Take a journey through the wild and r…

Thunderbird month continues as we interview Jon Proudstar (yes, you read that right), Jim Terry, and Weyodi OldBear! Then we just to a story from X-Men Gold called Options, by Len Wein and Jorge Moli…

Forearmed is forewarned! Ken Crist joins Chad for an episode all about Michael McCain, Forearm, from the Mutant Liberation Front!

Be ready for a full month of content celebrating John Proudstar: Thunderbird this month on Graymalkin Lane! Beginning with... his death? Oh no! The gang returns for a hilarious script-reading of X-Me…

Warhawk, Mitchell Tanner, survived the war by doing terrible things, then he became a version of a Super-Soldier, his origins tied to Luke Cage and Weapon X! A deadly if infrequent foe of the X-Men, …

It's the trial of Shanna the She-Devil! A veterinarian and Olympic athlete who left civilization behind, first for Africa, then the Savage Land... With a wild history, Shanna has become a mainstay su…

Writer Ryan Cady joins Chad to talk about Nightside, the member of the Imperial Guard who wields shadow as a weapon! The discussion showcases the potential of each of the Guard characters with the ri…

In 2009, Chris Yost and Mark Texeira added to the early story of Wolverine in some key and shocking ways, giving startling revelations about what happened when Professor X recruited him! Chad is join…

"Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair!" Ozymandias, an ancient man carved into stone by Apocalypse and forced to serve as record keeper for centuries, Ozymandias is an oft-overlooked X-Men foe.…

In a world where the original X-Men were the ones to defeat Krakoa, their adventures continued as the new team was never recruited! Chad is joined by the all-star line-up of Marc Guggenheim, Jason Li…