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In which the New Mutants get a new status quo (and new costumes); we have deeply mixed feelings about Rob Liefeld; Cable is the comprehensive sex-ed to Xavier's staunch denial and Magneto's abstinence-only; Rictor gets a new dad by right of arms; and you should totally come party with us at Emerald City Comic Con!

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Feral Wolverine

Jay & Miles at Emerald City Comic Con

New Mutants #90, 91, 93, and 94

Early Rob Liefeld

Caliban vs. Sabretooth

Vertical spreads

Stately Xavier Ruins

How to confuse Freedom Force

Imaginary fashions of the early '90s

How Rictor's father may or may not have died

The New Mutants' new uniforms

A lovingly-rendered butt

Improv with Apocalypse

The mystery of Rictor's shirt

Seismic weaving

The Japanese branch of the MLF (Kamikaze, Sumo, and Dragoness)

The Mutual Liberation Front

Diana, Warrior Princess (again)

Several kisses

Sleet

NEXT EPISODE: X-Factor Fights Yuppie LARPers or Something

CORRECTION: In this episode, Jay referred to Bob Harras as Editor-in-Chief of Marvel in 1990. Tom DeFalco was in fact Editor-in-Chief; Harras was the X-Men line editor.

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