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In which Spotlight on Starjammers is basically a RPG module; Jay may or may not have developed superpowers; artfully tattered clothing is a Summers family tradition; the Starjammers kill a planet; Raza may or may not be super progressive; and Professor X dies (again).

X-PLAINED:

• The T-Bomb
• Spotlight on Starjammers #1-2
• The Starjammers (more) (again)
• Phlazers
• Keel-hauling
• The space plank
• Phalkon
• The Groff System
• Vam & Mer
• Cr’eee’s dubious past
• Several really on-the-nose planets
• Doki-Doki Universe
• A critical comma
• The expected endurance of the Starjammer
• A Shi’ar imperial poop fight
• Zenith
• Many cameos
• An entirely gratuitous superhero slugfest
• Death Phoenix
• Bald Phoenix
• Several dropped plot threads
• Our thoughts on ResurrXion
• Creative teams vs. characters

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