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In which Frank Punisher is not a role model; Carl the X-Cutioner is not very good at secret identities; Miles tries his hand at poetry; and everything’s funny with a sidecar.

X-PLAINED:

• Frankencastle
• Frank Punisher and his cultural context
• Punisher #12-16
• Carl the X-Cutioner
• S.H.I.E.L.D.
• The New Mutant Liberation Front and several members thereof
• William Connover (again)
• Agynt Kymberly Taylor
• Optimal sidecar use
• Simon Trask
• What it’s like to kiss Frank Punisher
• Poor management technique
• How we choose what to reveal when
• The timeline where Magik is textually queer

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