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In which we enter a new era of X-Men; Magneto reluctantly returns to villainy; Jay tries to like X-Men volume 2; when in doubt, you should open your story with a space fight; Nick Fury has so many pouches; experimenting on babies unsurprisingly backfires; psychic powers are pink; Claremont deserved better; Producer Matt makes his on-air debut; and you (yes, you!) are once again the recipients of a Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau Award for Excellence in X-Cellence.

X-PLAINED:

Loa

The 1991 relaunch of X-Men

X-Men vol. 2 #1-3

Chris Claremont's departure from Marvel

X-Men vs. Uncanny X-Men

Blue Team

Gold Team

Why Magneto is emblematic of Claremont's vision for the X-Men

Why there are so many copies of X-Men #1

How comics sales are counted

Our very different perspectives on X-Men #1

A space fight

Revision vs. reversion

What may or may not be in Nick Fury's pouches

Daring loungewear worn well

Fabian Cortez

Flatscans

Disproportionate escalation

The Acolytes

Delgado, kind of, maybe

Several notable absences

The Magneto Protocols

That one time Magneto got turned into a baby

Some dubious science

A semi-invisible plane

Code Silver

Further miracles of magnetism

Producer Matt Hunter

Chiptunes

Podcasting about video games

The Fourth Annual Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau Awards for Excellence at X-Cellence

Best X-Toon holiday episodes

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