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In which Glen Danzig was the most popular Wolverine fancast for a weirdly long time; breasts have physical mass; the Shi’ar empire is not your friend; Deathbird should not be left in charge of anything alive; Jubilee learns about privilege; Sinister is not subtle; plasma is the new magnetism; Scott and Jean return from the future; and Nick Fury probably sews his name into the waistband of all his underpants.

X-PLAINED:

• Some guy from Earth-1610
• X-Men: Unlimited #5
• X-Men #34-35
• Shi’ar sexting
• A rude awakening (literal)
• Rococo Stryfe
• Some uncomfortable fashion choices
• X-pajamas
• Definitely nude Charles Xavier
• Breasts
• Shi’ar imperial bullshit
• A very impressive headdress
• Reality TV… in space!
• A rude awakening (metaphorical)
• Shi’ar childhood
• Negotiation
• A total dick move
• Another total dick move
• Beast’s brief tenure as field leader of the X-Men
• The return of Threnody
• The titles of several sex tapes
• High-tech spelunking
• Sinister’s secret DNA library
• Controversial outfits
• Nick Fury’s stuff
• Sunset Grace
• The racism inherent to Evan Sabahnur’s background
• A question we’ve answered before and will probably answer again

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