Art by David Wynne! Prints here, or contact David for the original.

In which we dive into two crossovers; our DCU is the DCAU; the Greys just cannot catch a break; Darkseid is basically Santa Claus; the Phoenix Force has Cyclops feels; Baron Karza is the sonic screwdriver of supervillains; and the Enigma Force is aptly named.

CONTENT NOTE: The Micronauts portion of this episode involves not-particularly-graphic but still fairly involved discussions of sexual violence. If that’s not something you want to listen to, we’d recommend stopping the episode after the Teen Titans portion at 26:26, and fast-forwarding to 47:52 for conclusions, questions, and outro.

X-Plained:

Crossover Earth

Amalgam

Crossovers

The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans

The Teen Titans

The One True Flash

Cosmic Kirby

Darkseid

Metron

The Source Wall

Deathstroke the Terminator

Ravok

Butte sex

Cyclops and the Phoenix Force

The X-Men and the Micronauts #1-4

Bill Mantlo

The Hero Initiative

Micronauts

The Microverse

Baron Karza

Evil Xavier (more)(again)(seriously, how is anyone still surprised when this happens)

Several moral event horizons crossed in quick succession

Female protagonists in X-books

Next Week: Captain America in a loincloth!

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