SUMMER CROSSOVER SPECTACULAR CONTINUES! Marvel’s X-titles are practically a superhero universe unto themselves, and the tradition of regular crossovers between them continues to this day. We take a look at the very first of these epics, “Mutant Massacre,” which follows the wholesale slaughter of the underground Morlock community through parallel story threads in Uncanny X-Men and X-Factor, while also winding its way through several other titles, both mutant-related and not-so-mutant-related. But whereas most crossovers are top-down editorial-driven stunts, the “Massacre” began as a storytelling experiment between writers (and friends) Chris Claremont and Louise Simonson. We look at the history of the X-books as a franchise, labyrinthine plotting that may or may not ever pay off down the line, and how events like this shake up the status quo, for better or for worse.
Discussed in this episode: Uncanny X-Men #210-213, X-Factor #9-11, New Mutants #46, Power Pack #27, Thor #373-374, and Daredevil #238.
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