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In which Excalibur has a lot going on; Margali Szardos is never up to any good; Nightcrawler grows into leadership; we delve into the politics of superheroism; Pete Wisdom earns his keep; Miles catches a Prisoner reference; and we reach the end of Warren Ellis’ Excalibur.

X-PLAINED:

• John the Skrull
• Excalibur #100-103
• The current state of Excalibur
• Black Air (again)
• The Hellfire Club (London Branch)
• Australia
• Margali Szardos (more)
• Demonic ethernet
• Captain Britain’s new-old suit
• Emma Steed
• Dune
• Several fights
• Combat IT
• Boolean definitions of madness
• The Department
• Laserdisks
• Patriotism
• Many doppelgangers
• Nightcreeper
• Another reference to Dante’s Inferno

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