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In which we take a break from X-Men to talk Onslaught tie-ins; Miles learns about coffee shop AUs; Sentinels are very large; there are no bystanders in a crossover event; we are really not Punisher people; and all the bad guys have plans.

X-PLAINED:

• The Clone Saga (briefly)
• How not to dispose of a dead clone
• Ben Reilly
• Amazing Spider-Man #415
• Spider-Man #72
• Green Goblin #12
• Punisher #11
• Onslaught’s increasingly nebulous goals
• Sentinel timing
• Coffee shop AUs
• Sentinels in Manhattan
• Several fights with Sentinels
• Green Goblin (Phil Urich)
• Uncles Ben
• The Lunatic Laugh
• Punisher (Frank Castle) (briefly)
• Yet another helicarrier crash
• The happiest cannon fodder
• The Junkyard Dogs
• Rashid Hammer Jones
• The surprisingly exciting world of NYC maritime salvage
• Make-believe superpowers
• Deadlines

NEXT EPISODE: A Big Fight

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