X-Men Horoscopes

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! 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. With us this week is threepeat guest Cassandra Smith back to talk about the X-Men and trans rights as we explore the Uncanny X-Men Issue (13) that came out the month the World Health Organization ruled that being transgender is not a mental disorder. What does a ragtag team of misfit X-Men hiding in a bar and hunting their old enemies have to say about the future of trans rights? Geez. This one is tough. Also in this episode:  Rahne is in her sexy era Cyclops tea bags X-Men villains Putting underwear on over your clothes Havok is bored because all of his friends are dead Lodro is upset by Cyclops' sartorial choices Don’t shave the hair off my Barbie! None of the X-Men in this era have hobbies Cyclops sleeps in a single bed What does this Dark Beast-laden issue mean for the future of marginalized communities in these dark times? Tune in to find out!     Cassie Smith is a truly creative person, having trained as an actress, most notably at the celebrated National Youth Theatre of London, who has also successfully dabbled in modeling and voiceover work before settling into her skills as a writer, with her first article published in 2021 detailing her perspective as a transgender girl in the modern world. She is an activist at heart, a champion for LGBTQ rights and the fight against racism, lending her voice as an educational public speaker, shedding light on the history and facts surrounding the culture war on trans people. As an avid comic book reader from an early age, Cassie is considered a “go-to” girl when it comes to comics. This lends perfectly to her super fun content coverage as a bubbly Tiktoker and across social media, diving into nerd culture, comic book characters, history and lore! You can find her on Instagram, TikTok and on her monthly publication at Substack.   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   Want to listen to these episodes early/ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! 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 get into the jump and boogie of the brand new SubteXtMen podcast with its host Chapman Blake. We discuss their chronological journey of 6000 comic books starting with Uncanny X-Men 1 in 1963 up to their current reads of 2006 before jumping into their birth month and year issue which a great Alan Davis read: Magneto was just awarded his own nation to rule because he was a Good Boy and didn't end the world and Wolverine is MAD about it and also there was a Magneto clone and he dead now. Also in this episode: the debate on whether Wolverine can be silent with his 500 pounds of metal Magneto has never lived in an apartment in his entire life Wolverine should be nicer to fake dogs Wolverine should know better than to try and surprise Magneto Astra All Along Joseph the Magneto Clone as Western Jesus All this plus EJULP. What does any of it mean for Chapman's future? Tune in to find out! Chapman Blake (they/them) is the host of the upcoming SubteXtMen Podcast! After graduating with a BFA in Musical Theatre and promptly entering retirement, they eventually found the X-Men podcasting community, making appearances on shows like Oh Gosh, Oh Golly, Oh Wow and Graymalkin Lane. Chapman continues to pursue comics scholarship and amateur sociology when not shelving an endless stream of books at their day job.   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   Want to listen to these episodes early/ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! 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. With us this week is current X-artist Phillip Sevy and their partner, comic writer and journalist Christie Porter! We dive into their anniversary issue where Polaris. Is. Pissed. Also in this episode: Skinwalker Ranch Phillip’s penis comic Wolverine chooses to be a short king Polaris is bipolar, finished her PhD, and loves coffee - get on board If you’re FWB with a cosmic force you assume you know best Iceman isn’t a top "To me, my fillings" Jean was right All this and we go deep on the very human thing we all fall into: self doubt. What does any of this mean for their future as a couple? Tune in to find out! Phillip Sevy is an artist who has spent the last few years drawing for Marvel on titles like X-Men (Astonishing, Unlimited, and From the Ashes), Avengers, Venom, Deadpool, and others. They broke into the comics industry through the Top Cow Talent Hunt, where they drew The Tithe and The Freeze, before moving over to Dark Horse for a lengthy run on Tomb Raider. They wrote The House (with artist Drew Zucker), and wrote and drew Triage, Paradox, and Kepler (with David Duchovny). When they’re not feverishly working on comics, you can find them (literally) running around their neighborhood, hiking in the hills, or DMing endless sessions of DnD. Check out their website here. Christie Porter is a writer, journalist, editor, and producer based in Salt Lake City, where they live with their found-family. They also write short comics, appearing in “When I Was Young…” An LGBTQIA+ Charity Comic Anthology, “Bi Visibility: A Bisexual Anthology,” A Wave Blue World’s “Color of Always,” and Dark Horse’s “Headless Horseman” Halloween anthology. Occasionally, they cosplay superheroes, but their only superpower is identifying dog breeds. Check out their website 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   Want to listen to these episodes early/ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! 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 have the amazing cosplay artist Nikki Gnomer aka @kolabearcosplay on the show to talk about a bonkers issue where the time-displaced 1960s teenage X-Men fight an alternate reality Madelyne Pryor and her Hex Men (no that is not a typo this is your brand new favorite team). Also in this episode: Lodro absolutely misunderstands Snow Week Magneto is the responsible adult in the room Teens who struggle with self-worth dabble in black magic The Goblin Queen does bad things and likes it Horny Colossus Cyclops has one move, but he does it really well Miss Sinister loves her naked holograms Psychic rapports are bad for relationships What does any of this mean for Nikki's future as a cosplayer? Tune in to find out! Nikki Gnomer (she/her) is a Minnesota-based cosplayer who brings powerhouse characters—especially from the superhero realm—to life with meticulous craftsmanship and expressive flair. Under her cosplay alias @kolabearcosplay, Nikki channels her love for bold iconic figures (among them a standout affinity for Harley Quinn) into full-on transformations. Rooted in the Twin Cities con scene, she invites fans into her creative journey—whether it’s crafting a meticulously detailed costume or redefining a look entirely—and shares both her process and finished pieces across her Instagram, X, and Ko-fi pages. 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   Want to listen to these episodes early/ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! 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. For our 75th episode we hang with current Uncanny X-Men artist Luciano Vecchio! He discusses his trajectory to becoming the artist he is today, how he designed the fashion for the recent Hellfire Vigil, and his birth month and year issue which is the NEW MUTANTS Graphic Novel y'all! Also in this episode: Lodro just says, "Jesus Christ, Claremont" every 3 minutes Rahne is the last wolf in all of Scotland If someone disappears from your line of sight, it doesn't mean that they're dead The more powerful Roberto gets, the blacker he gets Donald Pierce is an Inspector Gadget villain with excellent satellite TV Professor X loves bringing teens to funerals Pink is a good choice for your metal goon armor but for skin masks? Not so much Rahne is beautiful and monstrous All this plus Luciano does a better job with his horoscope that our host does. Tune in for the fun! Luciano Vecchio is an acclaimed comic book artist known for his dynamic storytelling and distinctive, cinematic style. He has worked on a wide range of titles across Marvel and DC, bringing characters to life with striking emotion and energy. Among his notable work are contributions to X-Men, Avengers, and Doctor Strange, where his art balances epic action with nuanced character moments. Fans of the show may know him as the artist on the current flagship title Uncanny X-Men although he was quite active during the end of the Krakoa era with pencils in Rise of the Power of X, Resurrection of Magneto, and of course the most recent Hellfire Gala. Luciano’s passion for comics is matched by his keen insight into the characters’ inner lives, making him a perfect guest to explore the personalities, quirks, and cosmic destinies of the X-Men. 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   Want to listen to these episodes early/ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! 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 have the delightful co-hosts of the Escape the Mojoverse podcast, Allison and Matt Parent on the show to cover the X-Men issue that came out when Matt was secretly adopted! Wait...checks notes that can't be right. Huh. Turns out it is! The Red Queen (not Jean Grey it’s the other one, no no not Madelyne Pryor, the other one the psychic ghost one) has stolen the lock of Jean's hair that Wolverine just happens to keep in his bedroom and is rushing off to pull a hermit crab by making her corpse her new body. Also in this episode: The Zoom backgrounds of comic writers Why the last Nightcrawler solo series is like that person that you dated that you probably shouldn’t have dated the X-Newlywed Game is back! Will they do better than Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly? Nope! Tracing Pamela Anderson face onto Emma Frost Pixie’s sisters are part of the Sisterhood of Mutants (and didn't invite her) Lodro makes Matt explain Kwannon Calling your FWB to dig up your ex's grave A psychic eruption is absolutely what Emma has once a year with Scott Karma: underestimated and ignored a lot Telepaths know where all their fallen hair is Domino just does stuff The opposite of Christian Girl Autumn What does this mean about the future ramifications of Matt's secret adoption? Tune in to find out! Matt Parent (they/them) is a DFW based performer and teacher who hosts Escape the Mojoverse with their partner Allison, mostly not against Allison’s will. Allison Parent (she/they) is a writer and host of Escape the Mojoverse. She likes cats, snacks, and publishing Fanfiction where you will never see it (I asked). 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   Want to listen to these episodes early/ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! 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. Current X-writer Tim Seeley is on the pod talking about the Astonishing X-Men Infinity comic and Rogue: Savage Land! Also: the X-Men are on vacation which is code for teaming up with leprechauns and fighting ambiguously gay super villains,  everyone's favorite odd couple Black Tom Cassidy and the Juggernaut. Also in this episode: Zaladane is a primeval fantasy world witch Exploring Rogue's childhood Tim is made up of Archie and Vampirella comics Absolutely buff leprechauns Eric the Red is a middle manager for the Shi'ar Empire Lodro dated a neuronic tangler in college Colossus does not want you to call Storm a broad Lodro's bad Russian accent Every castle in Ireland has plasma guns All this plus Wolverine's real name reveal as done by a leprechaun. What does any of this mean for Tim's future? Tune in to find out! -- Tim Seeley is one of those “slash” people…a writer-slash-artist. He has drawn a number of different comicbook series including G.I JOE, HALLOWEEN, WILDCATS and EXSANGUINE. His writing work includes New York Times bestselling HACK/SLASH, NIGHTWING, BATMAN ETERNAL, MONEY SHOT and the critically acclaimed REVIVAL. Fans of this show likely know him best for his work writing ROGUE: SAVAGE LAND and the ongoing infinity comic ASTONISHING X-MEN. He has also done consultation work for Cacao Barry, artist Hebru Brantley and Dreamworks Animation, and is an adjunct professor at Columbia College Chicago. He resides in Chicago, Illinois with his wife and daughter, and works athomewhere he is never far from his 80s action figure collection. Find him over on Instagram 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. Want to listen to these episodes early/ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! 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. With us this week is comic writer/artist Karen Czap aka Karen Charm who was born during the celebration of the 100th issue of the All-New All-Different team and isht. is. wild. We discuss Karen's outstanding comics Fütchi Perf and Four Years before diving into Professor X's very nasty no good day which begins with him waking up in studded bondage gear and ends with nerve gas and trying to get a homicidal teenager to not murder him. Also in this episode: Banshee gets kicked in the face and then tea bagged by his past Firestar's first appearance is not a great look for anyone Professor X gets mugged, saved, dressed in bondage gear The Morlocks have a healer, but they should consider getting a therapist That kid murderer is Psylocke’s boyfriend and I guess we’re all okay with it now Empath just wants Professor X to like him Warpath will MURDER YOU (actually he won't he'll just take care of your boo boos and get you a warm blanket) Sexbots Emma Frost is the nicest person Firestar knows...maybe she only knows like 3 people? What does any of this mean for Karen's future? Tune in to find out!   Karen Czap is a cartoonist, colorist, and self-decorated “X-Men Fan” living in Providence, RI. They are the author of the heavily vibes-based graphic novels Fütchi Perf and Four Years in addition to several smaller comics in print and online. Their coloring work graces comics published by Scholastic, First Second, Little Brown, and more. They currently serve on the board of the Binch Press / Queer.Archive.Work co-op art studio. Karen is a Taurus sun, Sag moon, Leo rising, and can be found @charmgardens on the social media dot com 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.   Want to listen to these episodes early/ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! 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 Lodro climbs inside the brain of the incredible comic writer Tini Howard to explore how something so fantastic and unique as Marian Heretic (her new creator owned comic out THIS WEEK - go buy it) came to be. We explore everything Catholicism before moving into what it was like to write X-Men during the pandemic with the intense writers room of the Krakoa Era and then look at her birth month/year issue: it's mofo LIFEDEATH II y'all. Also in this episode: XI of Swords A childhood of trying to defend Jubilee's rep Morrisonian Cuntocracy Wolverine and Storm: complicated friends? Friends with benes? All of it? Storm fights a snake (twice. two times. same snake) Storm does not have the training for childbirth, but will absolutely do it anyway Mjnari will die instead of doing the dishes Gambit can help you get a Pop-Tart What does any of this mean for Tini's future? Tune in to find out!   Tini Howard is an incredible comics writer. Her work includes critically-acclaimed runs on Catwoman and Harley Quinn for DC Comics, building Marvel’s Krakoan Age of X-Men with a focus on building out Otherworld, writing books like Excalibur, X-Corp, and Betsy Braddock, Captain Britain, as well as her own creator-owned work such as Assassinistas and Euthanauts. Her brand new book Marian Heretic, at the time of this recording, is about to drop from Boom Studios so you should pause, go buy that, and then come back. You can connect with her on Instagram and Substack.   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.   Want to listen to these episodes early/ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! 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 have the amazing cosplayer/musical theater actor Olivia DeFilippo on the show to talk about a really f-ing weird issue. Olivia was born the month Cerebro's X-Men debuted. You remember them right? No? That's because no one does. The Fake X-Men try and take the mantle from the Real X-Men and it's a lot. Also on this episode: Cosplaying Rogue as Gambit Doing a "Reverse Wanda" Call backs upon call backs Introducing your brand new X-Men team Gray Papaya King Nunneries that are devoted to helping injured birds Tonya Harding as an X-Man Leonardo DiCaprio as an X-Man Professor X is Hole All that plus the total termination of all mutants on earth. What does any of this mean for Olivia's future? Tune in to find out! Olivia DeFilippo, known across socials as @thelibraliv, is an NYC based actor, singer, cosplayer, proud Libra, and forever fangirl. She is best known for her cosplays of her favorite Marvel characters including Rogue, Scarlet Witch, and Black Widow, as well as cosplays from other fandoms…the *other fandoms* mostly being Star Wars and more Star Wars. Olivia is a professional musical theatre performer whose career has taken her to multiple venues across the US, 3 different countries, and a cruise ship. She also co-hosts her own pop culture podcast- Damsels Distressing, with her best friend Chloe.   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.   Want to listen to these episodes early/ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! 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. With us this week is one of the artists on the current X-Men title, Netho Diaz! We talk about his career trajectory in becoming a comic book artist and the intense pressure of creating 18 titles a year for this incredible run. Also in this episode: Getting involved in comics during the Age of Apocalypse Lodro has to somehow explain Bishop’s future Cyclops is the good looking one Bishop loves shopping How Lodro's family history begins in Passaic, NJ What an answering machine is The dregs of humanity hang out at the Waldorf Astoria  All this and a deep dive into how extreme the 90s truly were. What does any of this mean for Netho's future? Tune in to find out! Netho Diaz is an artist whose art can currently be found in the pages of the Marvel Comics flagship title X-MEN, where he has been splitting art duties with Ryan Stegman! Recent Marvel credits also include the critically acclaimed mini-series Daredevil: Black Armor and stints on Predator, Legion of X and Thunderbolts.  Netho's previous professional credits include the Twilight Imperium graphic novel (CMON) and extended runs on various GI Joe projects for IDW Publishing, as well as Dungeons and Dragons (IDW), Halo (Dark Horse), Aquaman and Justice League (DC Comics). 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. Want to listen to these episodes early/ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! 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 on the show we have Sara Century, host of the Best Issue Ever podcast and co-writer for The Forgotten Five comic (which is truly a lot of fun). We discuss her birth month and year issue - Uncanny X-Men 167 - which is basically mom and dad issues galore, as Professor X is transformed into a Brood Queen and the X-Men have to fight their way through the New Mutants to kill him! What?! Also in this episode: Wolverine is hard to top What Sara would do with a time machine The X-Men meet-fight the New Mutants (it's like a meet-cute only it's not cute like, at all) Kitty Pryde, at the age of 15, is sent to assassinate her teacher with a lava lamp Body horror all over the place Captain Marvel commits genocide for fun The morality of killing the Brood Cyclops probably should’ve fucked off to space   All this plus someday Gandhi will be quoting Sara Century. What does any of it mean for Sara's future? Tune in to find out! Sara Century is a queer creator with a deep love for the weird. She's been making zines for most of her life with no end in sight, starting with fanzines and working up to the longform essays on film and comic book franchises she's putting out today. She is a former co-host of the podcast Bitches On Comics, and current host of Best Issue Ever. She is also the owner of Sympathetic Lightning Productions, a small photo/video production company operating in the Midwest. Finally, she has a collection of messy queer horror stories available through Weirdpunk Books, A Small Light & Other Stories. To follow her many projects, including essay writing, podcasts, horror fiction, short films, and more, check out saracentury.com. 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. Want to listen to these episodes ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! 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. With us this week are Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, the hivemind on a victory lap having just completed writing NYX and GIANT SIZE X-MEN. We dive into their earliest work (with Alyssa Milano) and their new video game before getting into everything NYX as a reframe of Krakoan culture. We then cover a comic that came out at the very beginning of their collaboration 20 years ago - New X-Men 14 - which is NOT the X-Men you think it is. It's the New Mutants (no, not those New Mutants) going toe-to-toe with the Hellions (no, the other Hellions) and by toe-to-toe I mean dripping in angst and teenage drama because in this series THERE IS NO PUNCHING. Also in this episode: Collin and Jackson play the X-Newlywed Game Why not to name your comic after one of Elon Musk's kids The X-Men if they were a high school tv drama Julian of the Hellions is just horrible and keeps calling the Cuckoos by the dead ones' names What got left on the cutting room floor for NYX What does this school dance of an X-Men issue mean for the future of their collaborative partnership? Tune in to find out! Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly are a classic rivals-turned-brothers story - and a partnership with work that spans across television, comics, novels, podcasts, and feature films. Raised in hippie enclaves, they met in college and have since built a lifelong creative hivemind, becoming NYT-Bestselling comic book creators with three Eisner nominations along the way. They utilize their deep love of world-building and character-centric story on critically-acclaimed titles such as CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY (Marvel), GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Marvel), BATMAN BEYOND: NEO-YEAR (DC), ONE BAD DAY: CLAYFACE (DC Comics), STAR TREK (IDW) and of course fans of this show know their work on NYX and Giant Sized X-Men. 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. Want to listen to these episodes ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 on the show we have dear friend Dr. Scott DeGeest to talk about AI sentinels taking over humanity, Mastermind, and Human Torch Con. We dive into his birth month and year issue (Uncanny X-Men 175) where everyone thinks Cyclops is Dark Phoenix but don't worry...he had ten minutes to plan in response PLUS a belt calculator so he'll be okay. Also in this episode: Lodro has been to Minneapolis once and their gay bar Saloon twice The difference between dumb Sentinels and smart Sentinels We check in with our official Flamecon correspondent about a convention dedicated to the Human Torch I guess? Nightcrawler is bad at shoes Everyone knows that Chicago is famous for their pumpkins Jean has to go run some errands Phoenix ate, no crumbs Why Cyclops’ mom should be a mutant What does any of this mean for Scott's future? Tune in to find out! Dr. Scott DeGeest has been lost in the world of X-Men and comics at large since age eight when he was left unsupervised for too long at the 1992 San Diego Comic Con. Early issues of Excalibur first sparked his love for the franchise. Today, he works as a principal data scientist at a tech company, where he uses his knowledge and curiosity about technology to explore science fiction about artificial intelligence, data science, and robots. In the world of X-Men podcasts, Scott is a regular contributor on Graymalkin Lane. He currently voices Steven Lang on that show's X-Men read-along. A regular guest on podcasts inside and outside of comics, Scott enjoys talking about the gaps between science fiction and science fact, especially related to portrayals of AI in comics. If you ask him, Scott will usually tell you his favorite X-Men character is Cyclops. However, if you press him, he will quickly go into lengthy detail about his interest in Rachel Summers. What’s not to love about a psychic, time-traveling daughter from a dystopian future ruled by genocidal robots?  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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 on the pod we have Kitty Pryde (or at least the iconic voice actor thereof): Maggie Blue O'Hara. Fans of X-Men Evolution know her but you're about to get to know her REALLY well. In this episode: Lodro and Maggie's meet-cute at The Uncanny Experience Maggie tells you why you should be meditating Buckle up - it's time to go to VanCougar The bizarre anonymity of being a voice actor Smoking salvia Angel is bad at using phones There will be no place for weaklings in the kingdom of Magneto Cyclops gets lucky And what the real-world difference is between a hero and a villain. What does any of this mean for Maggie's future? Oh boy. This is a wild episode, friends. Tune in to find out! Maggie Blue O’Hara is a professional actress, singer, dancer/choreographer and writer/director. Originally from Victoria BC, Maggie moved to Vancouver, when she was 9 to pursue professional acting and has worked successfully ever since, with lead roles in  Northwood, X-Files, L Word and she is also well known for her cartoon voices as Bulma on DragonballZ and Kitty Pryde in X-Men Evolution. In 2005 she moved in Hong Kong to live with a Chinese theatre director. Together they got married and created a multimedia theatre company and her daughter Bella Star came along in 2010. In 2015, Maggie separated from her husband and moved back to Vancouver to live closer to nature with her beautiful daughter where she continues to teach acting and serve as a vocal coach. She is currently writing a book about her life’s journey discovering self love and the healing powers of sensuality as well as working on her own original music. Follow Maggie on Instagram 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. With us today are the co-hosts of The X-Wife Podcast, Alicia and Justin Wilder. We dive into their wedding anniversary issue - a heist issue known as X-Men Red 6 - as well as how they got together, and even see how they rate as a couple with our brand-new segment: the X-Newlywed Games! Also in this episode: the new revamp of the X-Wife Podcast - it's bi now! Everything is Magik a deep dive on everyone’s favorite X-Man: Gentle Abslantis Searebro How your brain waves can totally ride the ocean waves All this plus we spend way too long arguing about both Inferno and Wolverine. What does any of this mean for their future as a couple? 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. Justin Wilder is a digital content creator and co-host of The X-Wife Podcast with his wife Alicia, an elaborate scheme to get her into X-Men comics disguised as a podcast. He’s a full time videographer, photographer and drone pilot who teaches and performs improv comedy in spare time. Outside of work you’ll find him playing disc golf, snowboarding, and exploring the great outdoors. 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 have the extremely talented Murewa Ayodele on the show to talk about everything current and upcoming in the STORM solo series he's writing! We get into the winding path of his becoming a comic writer, tears and all, and what motivated him to write Storm as powerfully as she is right now (spoiler: it's anger). Murewa was born in the midst of the Phalanx introduction (Uncanny X-Men 313) so we also discuss: how long superheroes can hold their breath underwater Bishop is the Hulk now the best way to take out the Phalanx is with a standard issue pole everyone is joining the Phalanx these days (looking at you, Douglock) you can be mad at Lodro about his Scottish accent or his lack of Star Trek knowledge, but not both All this plus how the core of the Storm series is about her autonomy. What does any of this mean for Murewa's future? Tune in to find out (nailed the horoscope this time, friends!) Murewa Ayodele is a recipient of the (Lagos Comic Con 2023) FIST AWARD for WRITER OF THE DECADE and is the writer of the Nommo-nominated comic book series, NEW MEN, the critically acclaimed webcomic series, MY GRANDFATHER WAS A GOD, the popular AKOGUN: BRUTALIZER OF GODS graphic novel, and several Marvel comics like MOON KNIGHT: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD, AVENGERS UNLIMITED INFINITY COMIC, I AM IRON MAN, X-MANHUNT: OMEGA, and, of course, STORM. He is also the co-founder of Collectible Comics NG, a Nigerian comic book studio founded with artist Dotun Akande that was nominated in the COMIC STUDIO OF THE YEAR category at the 2018 FIST AWARDS. Murewa has worked as a professional comic book writer for almost a decade, with over 10 comic book titles under his belt and can be found on Instagram 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 have special guest Clarke Whitehead, co-host of the fantastic Homo Superior podcast whose parents had the good sense to birth him on the date of the release of Kitty's Fairy Tale. Yep, what better bedtime story for a terrified 9 year-old to receive than to hear about how Dark Phoenix ate a sun and the adults around her were powerless to stop her? Also in Kitty's Fairytale: Clarke is basically Sage Our brand new segment: "Bro, why would you even say that?" Clarke's original creation, Jumbles The X-plane is jerk dragon Wolverine is the best there is at what he does and he doesn’t like feeling silly Kitty brags about wet dreams to her teammates horny Bamfs All this plus Wolverine as the Tasmanian devil. Unlike Illyana, you will not be put to sleep with this week's episode. What does any of it mean for Clarke's future? Tune in to find out! Clarke Whitehead grew up right across the river from Washington DC, absorbing politics and history like a sponge. He is a theatre teacher and dramaturg, having studied in London and Galway, Ireland. He has a voracious appetite for entertainment from Asian reality dating shows, European Cold War dramas, and Anglophone Soap Operas to Turner Classic Movies, Sims Twitch Streams, and – obviously - X-Men comics. When Homo Superior was in it’s planning stages, Clarke was to feature in the weekly segment “Clarke’s Corner,” where he would spill his unorthodox or unpopular takes in an Andy Rooney style of off-kilter ranting. As the podcast's resident character historian, he keeps everyone updated on what Catseye has been up to. 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 on the pod we get inker extraordinaire John Livesay! John's inked the comics you love for over 30 years and we get into his process and advice for anyone hoping to break into the business. Also on this week's episode: Beast goes full BEAST mode (please use an Alyssa Edwards voice if you have it) the dreaded reprint era Mastermind wants to sell you a pretty rock a behind-the-scenes look at comic artists hanging with comic artists a beautiful tribute to Jim Shooter by a friend   What does any of this mean for John's future? Tune in to find out! John Livesay was born in Detroit Michigan and has been a professional comic book artist for the last 32 years. He has worked for just about every comic publisher out there, including Marvel, DC, Image, IDW, and Valiant. He’s also worked on some of the most popular and classic characters in the history of the medium, such as Spider-Man, The Avengers, X-Men, Batman, and The Flash. He’s a huge collector of comics and comic art and has long run out of places to store all his long boxes. 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 have the delightful co-hosts of the Escape the Mojoverse podcast, Allison and Matt Parent, discussing a brilliant X-Men comic from the 90s. We talk about the origin story of Escape the Mojoverse, the best seasons of RuPaul and our pitches for X-Men movies. Also in this issue: Iceman's dad is a jerk Angel knows what a girl likes for a good night out Anole wants to buy Disney Professor X is a bad dad Legion is a good son What does any of this mean for Allison's future? Tune in to find out! Matt Parent (they/them) is a DFW based performer and teacher who hosts Escape the Mojoverse with their partner Allison, mostly not against Allison’s will. Allison Parent (she/they) is a writer and host of Escape the Mojoverse. She likes cats, snacks, and publishing Fanfiction where you will never see it (I asked). 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.