Though they seem very different on the airfoil , the hug drug - Men and Teen Titans share more than a few similarity . Both were moderately successful book when they debuted in the ' 60 that were rebooted to much more success in the ' 70s and ' 80s . Those similarities even poke out to each squad ’s pith collection . TheX - Menand Titans stood out from other team Holy Writ at the time because much of the drama amount from interpersonal difference . The teams were so similar that they even met each other at the tiptop of their popularity , and their first meeting did n’t   end well for the X - Men ’s leader . InUncanny X - Men and The New Teen Titans , the Titans break into X - Mansion and   beat up Professor X.

The giant - sized crossover focusses on Darkseid ’s attempts to resurrect theDark Phoenix . Raven of the Teen Titans get a vision of the Phoenix ’s frightful powerfulness and wake up screaming , alerting Starfire . As before long as Starfire hears Raven ’s description of the Dark Phoenix , she know a multiversal threat is on the apparent horizon . Without indisposition , Starfire , Raven , and Changeling ship an alert to the other Titans . While Donna Troy , Cyborg , and Kid Flash immediately come , Robin is missing . The Titans find their leader wounded after a engagement withDeathstroke . When the team recount Robin that a villain nominate the Dark Phoenix is jeopardize the creation , Robin responds by saying he ’s get a line   that the Phoenix was once a member of the X - Isle of Man .

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Having get wind legends of the Phoenix ’s terrible top executive , Starfire wastes no fourth dimension breaking into the X - Mansion . understand   a sleeping Professor X , Koriand’r take over he ’s in conference with the Phoenix and charges . as luck would have it the audio of an orange woman burst into his written report rouses Xavier in time for him to stop the rampaging Tamaranean with a psychic blast . Just as he can gather his sentience enough to wonder what is happening though , Cyborg purloin up behind him and surmount the X - Men ’s loss leader with a transonic attack . Raven then expend her empathetic abilities to criticize him out . When Robin finally arrives he is shocked at what his team has done . In a roughshod speech , Robin explain to his team that they can not , in fact , break into someone ’s home and assault them in their sleep .

As the issue goes on , the two teams are finally snatch by Darkseid and get a more proper get together . Unlike most inter - company crossover , the two teams do n’t really fight and in a flash recognize each other as allies against Darkseid and the Dark Phoenix . The crossover leads to fantastic minute like Changeling flirting withShadowcat , Wolverine struggle Deathstroke , and Raven teaming up with Professor X to have a psychical duel with the Dark Phoenix . The issue culminates in the Dark Phoenix rejecting Darkseid and embedding him in the Source Wall .

Over the eld this comedian has age remarkably well . The character interaction are all fun and though some dark topics are touched on , it is all well - natured . Even the battle with Professor X is treated less like a cool fight and more like an honorable mistake made by the Titans . There is optimism present in the book which is refreshing to read give howdark both teams would becomein the ' 90s .

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Uncanny X - Men and The New Teen Titansis a playfulness read that reminds reader of a time when both team knew happier day .

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Comic book art: 1990s X-Men, with Cyclops front and center, surrounded by characters including Storm, Gambit, and more.

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