Episode Details

In which Nicholas Cage is more of a concept than a human being; Rogue’s angst-fueled road trip continues; Gambit and Sinister have complementary aesthetics; there are a lot of Guthries; the Trasks are never up to any good; and whether or not it is canon, Ghost Rider has definitely teamed up with Johnny Cash.

X-PLAINED:

• Ghost Rider (film)
• Nicholas Cage
• Rogue and Gambit
• X-Men #45
• Uncanny X-Men #326
• Uncanny X-Men Annual 1995
• A gratuitous gatefold
• Alliteration vs. consonance
• Osmium
• Fancy captions
• Aesthetics
• Shorts
• Gambit vs. Sabretooth
• Questionable medical policy
• AIDS and the Legacy Virus, revisited
• Humanity’s Last Stand
• Guthries
• Preacher
• The evolution of killer robots
• Superhero-musician team-ups
• Otherworld vs. the M’Kraan crystal

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