Episode 255; Derailed Thoughts with Xyon McKell

Episode 255 of the That Card Collectors Podcast podcast, hosted by Ian Taylor, titled "Episode 255; Derailed Thoughts with Xyon McKell" was published on March 19, 2026 and runs 99 minutes.

March 19, 2026 ·99m · That Card Collectors Podcast

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Summary

Xyon McKell, non de plume of Mike Inguagiato, joins us this week for a collector focus like no other. Hear tails of Japanese Female Wrestling cards – a whole new world to this podcast, we were today years old when we discovered this fascinating new aspect of our shared hobby.Mike tells how this intertwined with his love of sketch card art – and artists – and became the gateway drug leading him to Marvel cards, e-Pack, and beyond…McKell on e-Pack became a hobby legend in Marvel Cards, and so we’re thrilled that he shared his story with us this week.You can find Mike’s blog here https://derailmentsofthought.com/ and on IG here https://www.instagram.com/xyon_mckell/ PLEASE LIKE & SUBSCRIBE OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL! It really helps us out!Our links are all here; https://linktr.ee/ThatCCPod========Music;I Got a Stick Arr Bryan Teoh Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠Intro;Smooth vocals by Greg McLaughlin of The Rebel Base Card Podcast – find his show here; ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2T5nysLpxbK2ZpRrgcCO8I⁠

Episode Description

Xyon McKell, non de plume of Mike Inguagiato, joins us this week for a collector focus like no other.

Hear tails of Japanese Female Wrestling cards – a whole new world to this podcast, we were today years old when we discovered this fascinating new aspect of our shared hobby.

Mike tells how this intertwined with his love of sketch card art – and artists – and became the gateway drug leading him to Marvel cards, e-Pack, and beyond…

McKell on e-Pack became a hobby legend in Marvel Cards, and so we’re thrilled that he shared his story with us this week.

You can find Mike’s blog here https://derailmentsofthought.com/ and on IG here https://www.instagram.com/xyon_mckell/

PLEASE LIKE & SUBSCRIBE OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL! It really helps us out!

Our links are all here; https://linktr.ee/ThatCCPod

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Music;

I Got a Stick Arr Bryan Teoh Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠

Intro;

Smooth vocals by Greg McLaughlin of The Rebel Base Card Podcast – find his show here; ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2T5nysLpxbK2ZpRrgcCO8I⁠