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In which Sauron is a huge nerd; the Savage Land is where Marvel stores the weird stuff; an etymology detour does not come from the X-Pert you’d expect; and Storm will straight-up stab you.

X-PLAINED:

• Responsible weapon storage
• X-Men Unlimited #6-7
• A very large creative team
• Sauron (more) (again)
• Blood-derived powers
• The Mutates
• A pterosaur glow-up
• Achmed El-Gibar
• Street urchins (and the etymology thereof)
• How to get a t’ieve mentor
• Style vs. taste
• The proportional relationship between knife skills and leadership potential
• Tattoos vs. healing factors

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