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In which the X-Men cinematic universe is a really mixed bag; Kang the Conqueror ruins everything; everyone wants a Sphinx hovercraft; Elle was right; and we bring you up to speed on all things En Sabah Nur–just in time for X-Men: Apocalypse!

X-PLAINED:

• How Chamber got his torso back (and then lost it again)(twice)
• Several ways to count X-Men movies
• X-Men
• X2: X-Men United
• X-Men: The Last Stand
• X-Men: First Class
• X-Men: Days of Future Past
• Adaptation anxiety
• Distillation vs. dilution
• Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur)
• Rise of Apocalypse #1-4
• Akkaba
• Dubious survival tips
• Fantastic Four #19
• Doctor Strange #53
• Ozymandias
• Various horsemen of Apocalypse
• Age of Apocalypse (Earth-295)
• The Twelve
• Cinematic X-costumes
• Cast Party

NEXT WEEK: Excalibur joins Inferno!

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