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In which Excalibur goes 16-bit platformer; Alysande gets new threads; Shadowcat should probably just change her code name to Ripley; Captain Britain may or may not destroy the universe; Doctor Doom tries his hand at human resources; Excalibur is at home with weirdness; and no lizard needs breasts.

X-PLAINED:

• Invisible Boy
• Human heralds of Galactus
• Excalibur Special Editions
• Excalibur: Air Apparent
• Excalibur: XX Crossing
• Dr. Jonothon Cayre
• Norm the LMD
• Lava pits of Scotland
• Some dubious herpetology
• Eric the Cyborg (Coldblood-7)
• Robert Cop
• Special Man
• Air-Walker and/or Gabriel Lam
• A cosmic explosion
• Captain Britain’s extra costume
• Sidestep
• An exceptionally awkward job interview
• A counterintuitive plan
• The other time-displaced X-Men
• The best version of Angel
• Angel’s third-greatest nemesis
• Gladiator Hank
• A very fancy vest
• The best Excalibur Special Edition
• The Phalanx vs. the Technarchy
• Warlock vs. gender
• Our thoughts on Avengers: Infinity War

Note: according to the letter column from Excalibur #54, at least some of the art credits for Excalibur: XX Crossing were incorrect, so some of our descriptions of who drew what in this episode are wrong. See the comments below for more information!

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