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S&FwM 253 : Blaine McGaffigan

Posted by John Klein III on October 29, 2026
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For episode 253 of Shadow and Flame with Magik, I have as my guest, Blaine McGaffigan.

You can listen on Spotify

253 : Blaine McGaffigan | Listen to the Podcast on Spotify

Apple Podcast

253 : Blaine McGaffigan – Shadow and Flame with Magik – Apple Podcasts

He is the co-writer of the terrorific horror anthology, Hangwater, TX, available to support on kickstarter

Hangwater, TX – A Southern Horror Comic Anthology by Ms. Gertrude’s House of Satisfactions » Hangwater, TX – A Southern Horror Comic Anthology by Ms. Gertrude’s House of Satisfactions — Kickstarter

He has a great personal website

House McGaffigan | The Homepage of Blaine McGaffigan

You can follow him, his podcast, ComiClub, and House of Satisfactions on Instagram

(8) Instagram

(8) Instagram

Instagram

You can listen to ComiClub wherever you listen to podcasts

ComiClub | Listen to the Podcast on Spotify

ComiClub – Podcast – Apple Podcasts

You can watch our chat on YouTube

Thanks for listening, or watching!

You can support the podcast on Patreon

Shadow and Flame with Magik — Podcast for the X-Men’s Kitty Pryde, Lockheed, and Magik | Patreon

S&FwM 252 : What Are You Watching?

Posted by John Klein III on October 22, 2026
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For Episode 252 of my podcast, Shadow and Flame with Magik, I had Alex and Nick, the hosts of my favorite movie podcast, What Are You Watching?

We discuss X-Men 2000, the entire X-Men film franchise, and so much more!

You can listen on Spotify

252 : What Are You Watching? | Listen to the Podcast on Spotify

Apple Podcast

252 : What Are You Watching? – Shadow and Flame with Magik – Apple Podcasts

You can listen to What Are You Watching? wherever you listen to podcasts.

What Are You Watching? | Listen to the Podcast on Spotify

What Are You Watching? – Podcast – Apple Podcasts

You can follow What Are You Watching at

(4) What Are You Watching? (@WAYW_Podcast) / X

(8) Instagram

They also have a terrific website

What Are You Watching?

As well as individual websites

Alex Withrow

Nick Dostal

They also have such a great Patreon

What Are You Watching? — A podcast for people who LOVE movies. | Patreon

You can also watch our chat on YouTube

If you would like to support the podcast, you can do so on Patreon.

Shadow and Flame with Magik — Podcast for the X-Men’s Kitty Pryde, Lockheed, and Magik | Patreon

Thank you for listening or watching!

S&FwM 248 : Jeremy Whitley

Posted by John Klein III on September 25, 2026
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For Episode 248 of Shadow and Flame with Magik, I have as my guest, Jeremy Whitley!

We chat about my favorite graphic novel, Navigating With You Volume One, and Volume Two is out this November, and is available to preorder now.

You can listen on Spotify :

248 : Jeremy Whitley – Shadow and Flame with Magik | Podcast on Spotify

On Apple Podcast :

248 : Jeremy Whitley – Shadow and Flame with Magik – Apple Podcasts

You can follow Jeremy on Blue Sky :

(1) Jeremy Whitley (@jeremywhitley.bsky.social) — Bluesky

He has an excellent horror podcast, Progressively Horrorified, that you can listen to wherever you get your podcasts.

Progressively Horrified | Podcast on Spotify

Progressively Horrified – Podcast – Apple Podcasts

Jeremy is also on Instagram

(9) Instagram

You can buy all of Jeremy’s books here, including preordering Navigating with You, Volume Two

Books I Wrote! – Bookshop.org

You can also watch our chat on YouTube

You can suppport the podcast on Patreon :

248 : Jeremy Whitley | Shadow and Flame with Magik on Patreon

You can also read my review of Navigating With You, Volume One :

Navigating With You Volume One | Shadow and Flame with Magik

Thank you for listening, or watching!

S&FwM 247 : Jimmy Palmiotti

Posted by John Klein III on September 18, 2026
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For Episode 247 of Shadow and Flame with Magik, I had the great honor of chatting with legend, Jimmy Palmiotti!

We chat about his incredible ongoing series, The Deadly Tales of the Gunslinger.

A terrific Western series, set within the Spawn universe.

You can listen to it on Spotify

247 : Jimmy Palmiotti – Shadow and Flame with Magik | Podcast on Spotify

or on Apple

247 : Jimmy Palmiotti – Shadow and Flame with Magik – Apple Podcasts

or watch it on YouTube

Please check out his website, with Amanda Conner

PaperFilms | Home of Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti

If you would like to contribute to the podcast, you can do so at Patreon.

247 : Jimmy Palmiotti | Shadow and Flame with Magik on Patreon

Thank you for listening, or watching!

S&FwM 246 : Dr. Christopher Maverick

Posted by John Klein III on September 11, 2026
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I had the absolute pleasure of having Dr. Christopher Maverick as a guest on Shadow and Flame with Magik.

We chat about X-Factor V1 106, Phalanx Covenant, Life Signs Part 1.

You can listen on Spotify :

on Apple :

You can follow him on BluSky at (6) Mav (@chrismaverick.bsky.social) — Bluesky

Please listen to his incredible podcast @voxpopcast.bsky.social

They have a fantastic website

https://voxpopcast.com/wp

Mav has a great website you can look up his academic writings

https://www.chrismaverick.com/wp/about-mav/academic/

You may also watch our chat over at YouTube.

If you would like to support the podcast, we are on Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/cw/SandFwM

Thank you so much for listening, or watching!

S&FwM 245 : Chad Anderson

Posted by John Klein III on September 4, 2026
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Chad Anderson, the brilliant host of Graymalkin Lane, is my guest for Episode 245 of Shadow and Flame with Magik, as we chat about Giant Size Nightcrawler!

You can listen here :

Spotify

Apple

You can follow Graymalkin Lane on Instagram :

(8) Instagram

You can also watch along on YouTube :

You can support the podcast on Patron :

Shadow and Flame with Magik — Podcast for the X-Men’s Kitty Pryde, Lockheed, and Magik | Patreon

Thanks for listening!

Shadow and Flame with Magik 244 : Dr. Stephanie Burt

Posted by John Klein III on August 28, 2026
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I had the real pleasure of having Dr. Stephanie Burt on Episode 244 of Shadow and Flame with Magik!

You can follow her at :

Stephanie Burt (@notquitehydepark.bsky.social) — Bluesky

You can buy my favorite book of poems here :

For All Mutants – Rain Taxi

And you can listen :

244 : Dr. Stephanie Burt – Shadow and Flame with Magik | Podcast on Spotify

Shadow and Flame with Magik – Podcast – Apple Podcasts

You can watch :

You can support the podcast :

Shadow and Flame with Magik — Podcast for the X-Men’s Kitty Pryde, Lockheed, and Magik | Patreon

Thank you so much for listening or watching!

241 : Maggie Blue O’Hara

Posted by John Klein III on August 7, 2026
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On the podcast, Shadow and Flame with Magik, I had the true pleasure of having X-Men Evolution’s Kitty Pryde, Maggie Blue O’Hara, as a guest.

Please check out her website :

Home – Maggie Blue O’Hara

And check out her Instagram here :  

Instagram

and we referenced her and Meghan Black dancing at the Uncanny X-Experience 2025

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Steven Gordon (@stevenegordon)

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You can also listen to the audio file here :

241 : Maggie Blue O’Hara | Shadow and Flame with Magik on Patreon

June 30, 2026 – S&FwM’s 13th Birthday!!!

Posted by John Klein III on June 30, 2026
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Lucky Year 13!

Thank you everyone who has ever come to the blog, returned to the blog, followed me to YouTube, and hopefully, listening to me wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

Here are the stats!

All Time Views :                  422,259
Visitors                                 229,958
Posts                                    1,851
Comments :                         332
Review Posts :                      900
Categories :                         45
Tags :                                   1,814
Followers (Website) :            240
Followers (Twitter) :             1,197
Followers (Facebook) :        349
Followers (Tumblr):              34
Followers (Pinterest):           215
Subscribers (YouTube): 682
Followers (BlueSky) 761
Followers (TikTok) 668
Followers (Total) :                 4,146

At 26,988 views – our most popular post is still my post about Bounce Patrol.

At 6,521 views – our new most popular comic review is All New X-Men 2, topping Death of Wolverine 2’s 3,338 views. Reading that post, I’m not sure why All New X-Men 2 has stayed so high.

Best Month : April 2025, with 8.134 views

Most Popular Day : April 22, 2025, with 3.4K views

Best Day : Wednesdays

Best Hour : 10:00 am

Countries with nine views : Seychelles, French Polynesia, Kyrgyzstan, and Antigua & Barbuda

Welcome, Kyrgyzstan and Antigua & Barbudaa to the list, and farewell to Martinique.
Five years running for Seychelles, and two years for French Polynesia.

At 10,668 views, our most popular YouTube video is my 31st Victory as Kitty Pryde in Fortnite!

My most popular YouTube Short at 2.1K views is my Merry X-Mas from X-Men V2 165

The podcast is quite active, and I super appreciate everyone who keeps coming back each week. Thank you so much, it never fails to make me smile seeing the download number.

As of now, we have 233 episodes!

Spotify :

Shadow and Flame with Magik | Podcast on Spotify

now with 5 five-star reviews! Thank you so much!

Apple :

Shadow and Flame with Magik – Podcast – Apple Podcasts

with 1 five-star review.

Shadow and Flame with Magik Episode 200 – Rebecca Podos!

Posted by John Klein III on October 30, 2025
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For the big 200th episode of the podcast, I got to interview Rebecca Podos, the author of What If Kitty Pryde Stole the Phoenix Force?

Such a great book!

In fact, the Shadow and Flame with Magik 2025 Novel of the Year!

Full audio can be found here :

Spotify :

Apple Podcasts :