56 – Death by Crossover

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/17/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which nothing comes between Sam Guthrie and his classic sci-fi allusions; Sunspot tries; the Beyonder is really scary; you can have Danielle Moonstar’s agency when you pry it from her cold, dead hands; Empath remains the worst kid; Tom Corsi and Sharon Friedlander just cannot catch a break; Emma Frost gets nuanced; Magneto does the wrong things for the right reasons; Rachel and Miles like liking things; and we finally wrap up Secret Wars II. X-PLAINED: Soulsword custody New Mutants #36-40 The best Secret Wars II tie-in Several Beyonder-triggered crises of confidence A literal derailment in the midst of a metaphorical derailment The Greek tragedy of Illyana Rasputin Personal personifications of death Counting coup The death of the New Mutants Crossover-related PTSD A pep talk from a frog Art style as a component of narrative The Hellions (again) Sadneto Madneto A completely avoidable fight Rachel’s definitive Emma Frost moment Emma Frost, Charles Xavier, and moral culpability NEXT WEEK: The dubious debut of Apocalypse! You can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog! Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that right here! Buy prints of this week’s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne for the original!