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at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.

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In which New Mutants #64 is the saddest single issue of any X-book ever; the New Mutants have to grow up fast; Warlock comes to terms with mortality; The Last of Us is harder to play the second time; Tattoo Tales: X-Men: Masquerade is delightfully unhinged; animated Cyclops is totally the worst; Beast probably has a terrible garage band; Jean starts a kitchen fire; and Wolverine saves Jubilee’s birthday.

X-PLAINED:

• The saddest issue ever
• New Mutants #64
• The only okay way to watch Grave of the Fireflies
• The aftermath of Doug Ramsey’s death
• Several unhealthy coping mechanisms
• The Last of Us
• Tattoo Tales: X-Men: Masquerade
• Some varyingly impressive costumes
• General irresponsibility
• Why Wolverine is wearing a clown suit
• Douglock
• The New Mutants’ D&D alignments

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