Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/10/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.

In which Secret Wars II ruins everything (more) (again) (forever); Rachel Summers hates the Beyonder almost as much as we do; Miles gets mad at comics; Nightcrawler does not do gritty well; Lady Deathstrike gets wired; and we consult our favorite 3-year-old for book recommendations.

X-PLAINED:

Rogue vs. Carol Danvers

Life before social media

Uncanny X-Men #202-205

Alpha Flight #33-34

Phoenix II vs. the Beyonder (twice)

The Reverse Gwen Stacy

Still more miracles of magnetism

Kitty Pryde disambiguation

SFLANNG!

Good times in Murderworld

The third-worst honeymoon

Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama)

Spiral’s Body Shop

The Reavers

One way to build a Wolverine antagonist

Skirting the Comics Code

Sound-effects lettering as a narrative device

Good X-books for a 3-year-old

Special thanks to Katie and Kestrel P.

NEXT WEEK: The Beyonder kills the New Mutants!

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