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In which X-Force is the cotton candy of comics; Jay & Miles overanalyze; eye spots are not the new domino masks; Feral is all about some murder; Black Tom and Juggernaut remain a delightful criminal power couple; Siryn’s costume is on point; over the edge is where we live; Jay gets briefly and intensely into Todd McFarlane; nothing will convince us that Fabian Nicieza did not know exactly what he was doing; and Kelly Thompson is a national treasure.

X-PLAINED:

• Rumekistan
• X-Force #1-4
• Spider-Man #16
• Leaping, both literal and metaphorical
• Cannonball
• Boom Boom
• Cable
• Domino
• Warpath
• Feral
• Shatterstar
• Siryn (Theresa Cassidy) (again)
• MLF
• The second and third-best-selling issues of all time
• The Profit$
• A very violent catchphrase
• Chalet Shwartzkopf
• Power Poses with Gideon
• The All-New, All-Different Weapon X (Garrison Kane)
• 6-Pack
• Good vs. Awesome
• George Washington Bridge
• A moment so dramatic that it produces a second Shatterstar in a single panel
• Some sports stuff, kind of
• Uncomfortable anachronism
• The stylistic necessity of healing factors
• Marvel Unlimited view options
• Rogue and Gambit

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