65 – The Mutant Massacre, Part 1

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 7/19/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which we hit the first big X-centric crossover; a lot of Morlocks die; X-Factor is a dark farce; Kitty Pryde talks down a mob without using racial slurs; when Doug Ramsey tells you there’s a problem, you listen; and Callisto should be one of the iconic leaders of the Marvel Universe. X-PLAINED: Death by intellectual-property dispute The Mutant Massacre Mutant Massacres that might have been Uncanny X-Men #210-213 New Mutants #46 The Marauders The best way to guarantee the New Mutants’ involvement in a storyline Limbo fashion The responsibility of leadership Wolverine vs. Sabretooth Psylocke vs. Sabretooth The evolution of crossovers Characters we’d like to see more of post-Secret Wars NEXT WEEK: The Mutant Massacre, Part 2! 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!