Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 10/25/2015 at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.

 

In no one trusts Magneto; Dr. Druid is the comfiest superhero; She-Hulk wants to punch a meteor; Rachel and Miles are really bad at both nature and maritime law; boat fights are the best fights; everyone makes terrible choices; and James Jaspers should really have been disbarred by now.

 

X-PLAINED:

Darkstar vs. Dark Star

X-Men vs. Avengers #1-4

Magneto's narrative milestones

Dr. Anthony Druid

A most peculiar meteor

The Soviet Super Soldiers

Vanguard

Darkstar

The Titanium Man / Gremlin

Ursa Major

Floridian vs. Australian fauna

Crimson Dynamo

Dock parties with the X-Men

Secrets of Asteroid M

Cartoonish pursuit

The drinking rules of costume semi-destruction

The Laws of the Sea

Why you should put your multi-team brawls on a boat

An abrupt creative shift

The Light

Several miracles of magnetism

An ethical dilemma

The (other) trial of Magneto

Magneto heel turns

Picking which tie-ins to read

The Secret Convergence on Infinite Podcasts

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