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In which the ladies love Hank McCoy; feelings are terrible; wereStarlins stalk the night; Stan Lee is definitely trying to sell you a car; Iceman has a lot to prove; we bid a reluctant farewell to Louise Simonson’s tenure on X-Factor; and yes, video reviews will be back eventually.

X-PLAINED:

• The Intelligentsia
• Jay & Miles at Rose City Comic Con and New York Comic Con
• Prestige Format comics
• X-Factor: Prisoner of Love
• X-Factor #63-64
• A possible cameo
• Synthia Naip
• Several ways to identify individuals from outer space
• Visual conceits of supernatural noir
• A deeply unhealthy relationship
• The mysterious wereStarlin
• The hickey of destiny
• Whether Starfox would fuck a crystal
• Cyburai and/or cyberpunks
• What makes for good team costumes
• Post-Iceman cleanup
• The secret origins of Opal Tanaka
• Tatsu’o
• Hiro
• The Gal Pal Squad
• Assorted macho bullshit
• The end of Louise Simonson’s involvement with the central X-line
• Where to find Dr. Nemesis
• Magneto’s D&D alignment
• Whether and when video reviews will return

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