X-Men Horoscopes

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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 have cosplay couple Bridgett and Stephen Farruggia on the show to discuss their wedding anniversary issue (X-Men Gold 3) where a weird team of X-Men have to fight an even weirder team of Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to rescue Bill de Blasio.

We also play the X-Newlywed Game! How do they measure up to current champions Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly? Not great!

Also in this episode:

What does any of this mean for the future of their relationship? Tune in to find out!

Stephen Farruggia has been involved in live performance theatre for over 30 years. His theatrical resumé consists of over 120 theatrical productions. Studying education and psychology, Stephen has worked as a theatre director and educator in several schools, most recently as the Drama Director at Steven’s High School in Rapid City.

Stephen's talents can be seen as an actor, director, producer, technical director and set designer. He also shares his gifts as a talented playwright as well, having written 20 original scripts and adaptations. He can sort of be found on Instagram here.

Bridgett Farruggia has been making costumes since she was a little girl. Once she discovered her passion for sewing, she earned her degree in fashion design while also working in the costume shop in the college theatre program. She lived in Italy while studying fashion for a part of her education which allowed her to tour and research historic fashions. She currently costumes all of Seraphim theatrical’s productions. She also creates custom costumes, wedding gowns and fashions for people all over the US. You can find her cosplay 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. His BRAND NEW BOOK is coming out next week - You Are Good, You are Enough. 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 have the incredible cosplayer Ødfel on the show to talk about her birth month and year issue where the X-Men are in space doing space stuff for Lilandra who is the empress of a space empire in space.

We chat about the most difficult X-Men to cosplay, what it's like living in the sewers and how Joseph Magneto Clone should join Rogue and Gambit in a throuple.

Also in this episode:

All this plus some deep talk about the fear of failure. What does any of this mean for Ødfel's future? Tune in to find out!

Ødfel is an international cosplayer and internet creator. She is an avid X-Men fan and frequently appears on the YouTube channel Near Mint Condition to talk all things comics. You can catch up with her on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and X.

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. His BRAND NEW BOOK is coming out next month - You Are Good, You are Enough. 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 have the extremely talented comic writer Alyssa Wong on the show to talk about their Psylocke, Deadpool and many, many other series. Lodro blows their mind by revealing that they have created over 97 characters for Marvel. We talk about their writing process, Shinobi Shaw hanging out in bathtubs, and a bonkers Shadow King issue that came out during their birth month and year, Uncanny X-Men 278. Also in this episode: - The Shadow King is big - Shinobi Shaw is a sh*tty f*ckboy with daddy issues - Don't bend your enemies to your will; it never goes well for you - Thieves should always dress in bright gold armor...so as to be inconspicuous - Rogue makes out with the Shadow King - Gambit versus Multiple Man = a great fight - Nightcrawler‘s sister girlfriend is back All this plus we ask a question of you, dear listener: What did Moira do in the bedroom that made Banshee turn into a prude? And what does any of this mean for Alyssa's future? Tune in to find out!

Alyssa Wong writes award-winning fiction, comics, and games. Their work has won the Nebula, World Fantasy, Alfie, and Locus Awards, and been shortlisted for the Hugo, Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, and Campbell Awards. They are a story architect of Star Wars: The High Republic and co-authored the middle-grade novel Escape From Valo (2024).  

Alyssa's comics include Marvel's Psylocke, Deadpool, Alligator Loki, Captain Marvel, Iron Fist, and the GLAAD Award-winning Doctor Aphra Vol 2; Spirit World and Batman: Urban Legends; and titles for Dark Horse and IDW. Previously, Alyssa was a writer at Blizzard Entertainment, where they worked on Overwatch and Overwatch 2. They live in North Carolina and are online as @crashwong.

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. His BRAND NEW BOOK is coming out next month - You Are Good, You are Enough. 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 on the show we have cosplay couple Aly Moon and Nick Woody to discuss their anniversary issue, a Gail Simone jam (Uncanny X-Men 18) where the well-intentioned mutant "Friendship Festival" goes sideways...and what that means for the future of their relationship.

We play the X-Newlywed Game (how could we not?) and also on this episode:

What does any of this mean for their future as a soon-to-be married couple? Tune in to find out!

Aly Moon (@Alymoonnn) is a Tennessee-based cosplayer, nail artist, lifelong Marvel nerd, and proud X-Men enthusiast. When she’s not bringing superheroes to life through cosplay or creating nerdy nail art, she’s probably found in her garden (because every good mutant needs a soft, earthy side too).

Nicholas Woody, also known as TheComicCosplayer, is an extremely passionate cosplayer who loves bringing characters to life. Nightcrawler, Sentry, Ash Williams, and Mister Miracle are just a few examples of his portrayals. From horror movies like Evil Dead and The Shining, to comics such as Moon Knight, the new Marvel Ultimate Comics, and DC Black Label/Vertigo, and even gaming titles like Marvel Rivals and Dead by Daylight, to fandom-related content creation, Nicholas has fully embraced the geek lifestyle. When he's not traveling, creating, gaming, or thrifting, Nicholas enjoys the convention scene! Once a theater kid, always a theater kid—Nick’s love for cosplay evolved from his love for acting and theater. Cosplay allows you to be whoever you want to be rather than hoping to play the role you want, which really drew him to the hobby. Formerly based in Texas, and now residing in central Tennessee, Nicholas looks forward to a bright future with his fiancé Aly as they share their passions together in geekdom.

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. His BRAND NEW BOOK is coming out next month - You Are Good, You are Enough. 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 have an incredible drag artist on the show: it's Megan the Maneater y'all! We get into a wild issue for her birth month and year, Uncanny X-Men 305, and get the tea on her experience coming up in the house of a certain RuPaul's Drag Race contestant.

Also in this episode:

The Easter Egg Assassins

Iceman can’t be bothered to send AOL instant messages

Everyone is biochemical ooze

Iceman doesn't know what sex is

Justice for Opal Tanaka

Ambassador Seltzer

Megan calls Lodro a white suburban mom

In Bishop's dystopian future there's only one Queer Eye left but he's elevated to god-like status

Living skin-tissue stuffed into battle armor

And Lodro attempts to explain Cameron Hodge in 30 seconds

What does any of this mean for Megan's future? Tune in to find out!

Megan the ManEater Yes is an amazing drag queen. She is the current reigning Miss Ice Castle 2026 and is known for her crazy flip stunts and jumping off of a building in the splits. She is a current member of Transcendence cabaret and owns her own booking agency called maneater productions as well as has her own podcast that will be debuting at the end of February called “The Final Boss is a Drag Queen” talking about all things D&D nerdom and drag related intersections.

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.

With us this week is everyone's favorite returning Canadian writer who has done a Dazzler series: Jason Loo!

We welcome this Eisner-award-winning writer/artist back with an issue where Synch, Wolverine, and Darwin descend into the world of the Children of the Vault (X-Men 18) and the horoscope for his career is either very hopeful...or very dark-night-of-the-soul.

But first we talk about his recent X-Vengers series set in the Age of Revelation , his book on mindfulness, Hulk Not Smash, and do a retrospective on his run writing the Dazzler series.

Also in this episode:

Dani Moonstar as Ted Lasso

Which heroes were left out when assembling the X-Vengers

Writing the Hellfire Gala during this moment in history

Why you should never say you'll be home for dinner

The unexplored trauma of having imaginary kids

All this plus excellent advice from this excellent human/writer/artist on how to break into comics. What does any of this mean for Jason's career in the future? Tune in to find out!

Jason Loo is an Eisner Award–winning cartoonist and comics creator based in Toronto, Canada. He recently wrote the words and songs for the Dazzler mini series, a four-issue mini-series celebrating Marvel’s glittering mutant songstress as she hits the road in a globetrotting adventure.

In addition to Dazzler and Werewolf By Night: Red Band line, and he penned The Undead Iron Fist, a limited series exploring the rebirth of Danny Rand and the Iron Fist legacy and also the X-Vengers, the totally bonkers fun Avengers story set in the Age of Revelation.

Jason also illustrated Hulk Not Smash: Practicing Mindfulness the Mighty Marvel Way, bringing his distinctive visual storytelling to that playful and introspective take on mindfulness. His broader Marvel résumé includes The Sentry (Sentry: Legacy), contributions to Spider-Boy, Infinity Paws, Iron Fist 50th Anniversary Special, and anniversary homages like Howard the Duck 50th.

Outside of Marvel, Jason is co-creator (with Chip Zdarsky) of The All-Nighter, a genre-bending comics series from Dark Horse that follows vampires doubling as heroes at an all-night diner, and he won his Eisner Award alongside Zdarsky for Afterlift.

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.

With us this week is Cory Petit, a long-time letterer who has had a hand in close to 4000 of the comics you have read. We talk about the Marvel bullpen in the early 2000s, the founding of Virtual Calligraphy and his birth month and year issue which is absolutely uncanny: X-Men 100.

Also in this episode:

The first ever fastball special

Shatnering

Wolverine’s brain burns

The government wants to know “Why mutants?”

Wolverine is face blind

Stephen Lang's flying gun ship

Jean Grey is not a qualified astronaut

What does any of this mean for Cory's future? Tune in to find out!

Cory Petit is a Brooklyn based artist and comic book letterer. He has spent over 24 years lettering comics include titles such as Avengers, Alias, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ultimate Spider-Man and of course the X-Men. If you have read more than one comic you have likely seen Cory’s work.

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.

With us this week is artist Taurin Clarke who is just a super wonderful and talented human being and absolutely illustrated your favorite covers. We cover his birth month and year issue (Uncanny X-Men 133) where Wolverine lashes out, Jean Grey is appalling, and Cyclops dies on the astral plane.

Also in this episode:

Taurin Clarke is a celebrated comic book artist and dynamic cover illustrator whose work has become a standout in the modern comics landscape. A Brooklyn native, Taurin has built a reputation for bold, cinematic compositions and vibrant character designs that capture the imagination of fans and collectors alike. Over the years he’s contributed striking cover art to an impressive range of major titles across Marvel, DC, and beyond — from Miles Morales: Spider-Man to Deadpool to Black Panther to Storm to X-Men Red to adjectiveless X-Men and Uncanny X-Men variant covers — showcasing his versatility and visual storytelling prowess.

His work has also been compiled into The Marvel Art of Taurin Clarke, a deluxe collection celebrating his most iconic Marvel imagery and artistic evolution. Taurin’s connection to the X-Men universe runs deep through his covers, where his powerful depictions of mutants and Marvel’s broader cast have helped define the look and feel of modern X-Men runs.

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.

With us this week is Jasmine Estrada, Audio Producer extraordinaire at Marvel. We discuss her bonkers birth month and year issue where Mikhail takes over the Morlocks and on his first day on the job he decides to flood and kill them all. Can the X-Men stop him? And wtf does any of that say about Jasmine?

Also in this episode:

Jasmine did had a great first day at her job when she pissed off Michael Jordan

Playing tech-support for Walt Simonson and Chris Claremont

The Morlock tunnels are actually the next Williamsburg

Angel will cry under any tunnel

Mikhail is Wacked

Angel has no clue who took his wings

Professor X has serious upper body strength

NYES

Dancing naked with plants

Kid Omega as a Rorschach test

All this plus which X-Men are Scorpios? I want to sugarcoat this one but I can't friends. Jasmine is in trouble. Tune in to find out more!

Jasmine Estrada is an audio producer, writer and editor. She’s worked with companies like ESPN FiveThirtyEight and Spotify as well as brands like Amazon, ABC, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Forbes, Mastercard, Reebok, SiriusXM, and more.

She is an Audio Producer at Marvel where she produced weekly shows like Marvel’s Pull List and has helped launch shows like The History of Marvel Comics: Black Panther, Wolverine: La Larga Noche, and Marvel/Method hosted by Method Man. Her work often involves deep research into comic lore, interviewing creators and talent, and finding narrative threads that connect Marvel’s histories and characters in engaging ways for listeners. You can usually find her reading comics or hanging out with her dog, Bear.

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 welcome back EISNER AWARD WINNING letterer Clayton Cowles for a very fun look at his early education that he will be unpacking in therapy for the next several years.

Also in this episode:

- Clayton picks love over awards

Rogue's booty is in vogue

The Morlocks take Manhattan

Jean Grey seductively charges into battle

Colossus’ proposed power creep

Somehow explaining Mikhail Rasputin

Iceman becomes Waterman

Angel is a self-involved dick who is taking step one of therapy and no other steps and is currently single ladies

Puberty is a harsh mistress

Spprkatz

Bishop should not be pulling guns on the police

All this plus did you know that brain tumors can make you f- meteors? What does any of this mean for Clayton's future? Tune in to find out!

Clayton Cowles is a Ringo-nominated comic book letterer who just won his first Eisner this year. He currently letters X-Men, Uncanny X-Men and much more. In the past, he has worked on House of X, Powers of X, Dark X-Men, Immortal X-Men, Weapon X-Men, two other runs of X-Men, and a host of other X-Men spinoffs. He lives in upstate New York with his sweetie in a house with two cats. You can find him on Instagram, Bluesky and his very fun newsletter.

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!

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