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In which there is only one Big Pine Key; Empyrean is actually a pretty sensible dude; the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants are ride-or-die; you should probably avoid setting X-Men stories in Phoenix, Arizona; Adam X the X-Treme is the Longshot of the 1990s; Miles adopts a ship; heteronormativity is why we can’t have nice things; and you should really seriously come see us at ECCC!

X-PLAINED:

• Why Nate Grey is Like That
• X-Men Annual #2
• X-Force Annual #2
• The worst book Aron Wisenfeld ever drew
• Big Pine Key
• Empyrean
• Jonathan Chambers
• A very fancy bathrobe
• What’s going on in Psylocke’s head
• Pallative care for late-stage Legacy virus patients
• Revanche’s fairly bleak legacy
• X-Men: Time Gliders
• How to dress to discuss Adam X the X-Treme
• Adam X the X-Treme
• Personal lettering styles
• Michelle
• Flashing, but not like that
• Martin Strong
• Miles’s new ship
• Subtext vs. canon
• Heteronormativity
• X-Crayons

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