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In which the X-Men move to Australia; O.Z. Chase is definitely not a werewolf; Dazzler is a smart, glittery laser cookie; Gateway falls into some uncomfortable tropes; Havok remains the king of terrible hats; Madelyne Pryor hacks the planet; Rogue makes a friend; Rick Leonardi draws the definitive Magik; Colossus’ secondary mutation is allegory; and there are a lot of great places to donate your old backissues.

X-PLAINED:

• Gateway’s probable origin
• Wintry mix
• Miles’s definitive X-era
• Uncanny X-Men #228-231
• O.Z. Chase
• Vladimir Zaitzev
• The Reavers (No, not those Reavers)
• Bonebreaker
• Skullcrusher
• Pretty Boy
• Children
• Jessan Hoan (Tyger Tiger)
• Gateway
• Teamwork (more) (again)
• The Siege Perilous
• Cooterman’s Creek
• Jay’s favorite mythic figure (and long-term career goal)
• The best brother in the Marvel Universe
• A really sad team-up
• Favorite X-science moments
• Where to donate comic books

NEXT WEEK: The saddest story ever

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