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In which we find the idea of Jack Kirby as G-d deeply comforting; “Jercules” is our new favorite insult; the difference between camp and divinity is good backlighting; Zeus does not have the moral high ground; Ron Lim’s Captain Britain is the definitive cad; the Demon Druid is the saddest supervillain; Archangel broods like it’s his day job; and Jay gets to do all the fun voices for once.

X-PLAINED:

• The Upstarts
• An inflatable Batman
• New Mutants #81
• Excalibur #20
• X-Factor #47
• Our favorite Magma story
• The best insult
• Pugilistic impunity
• A context-inappropriate oath
• The worst film festival
• Fighting fire with Magma
• The Demon Druid
• A Satanic pirate tavern
• Reactorhenge
• The depths of fuchsia
• Archangel’s deeply weird comfort mechanisms
• Some dude named Greg
• Publishing delays

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