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 EarthAmalgamCrossoversThe Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen TitansThe Teen TitansThe One True FlashCosmic KirbyDarkseidMetronThe Source WallDeathstroke the TerminatorRavokButte sexCyclops and the Phoenix ForceThe X-Men and the Micronauts #1-4Bill MantloThe Hero InitiativeMicronautsThe MicroverseBaron KarzaEvil Xavier (more)(again)(seriously, how is anyone still surprised when this happens)Several moral event horizons crossed in quick successionFemale protagonists in X-books

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