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In which Old Man Logan is probably better than it deserves to be; Steve McNiven is magical; the post-apocalyptic future probably belongs to the LARPers; Miles's dad may or may not secretly be Hawkeye; all babies are supervillains; every movie should have a dinosaur chase scene; Emma Frost is our queen forever; and you should never trust a Hitler cosplayer.

X-PLAINED:

Wolverine: Lord of the Vampires

Mark Millar

Wolverine vol. 3 #66-72

Giant-Size Wolverine: Old Man Logan

The Hooded Man

"Old Man Logan" vs. Old Man Logan

The difference between Logan and Wolverine

Old-timey apocalypses

The Hulk Gang

Old Man Hawkeye

The Spider-Buggy

Moloids

Hammer Falls

Ultron-8

Several generations of supervillains

How the world fell under darkness

President Red Skull

Some very cathartic violence

Narrative functions of the rampage

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