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In which the ladies love Hank McCoy; feelings are terrible; wereStarlins stalk the night; Stan Lee is definitely trying to sell you a car; Iceman has a lot to prove; we bid a reluctant farewell to Louise Simonson's tenure on X-Factor; and yes, video reviews will be back eventually.

X-PLAINED:

The Intelligentsia

Jay & Miles at Rose City Comic Con and New York Comic Con

Prestige Format comics

X-Factor: Prisoner of Love

X-Factor #63-64

A possible cameo

Synthia Naip

Several ways to identify individuals from outer space

Visual conceits of supernatural noir

A deeply unhealthy relationship

The mysterious wereStarlin

The hickey of destiny

Whether Starfox would fuck a crystal

Cyburai and/or cyberpunks

What makes for good team costumes

Post-Iceman cleanup

The secret origins of Opal Tanaka

Tatsu'o

Hiro

The Gal Pal Squad

Assorted macho bullshit

The end of Louise Simonson's involvement with the central X-line

Where to find Dr. Nemesis

Magneto's D&D alignment

Whether and when video reviews will return

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