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In which X-Force is the cotton candy of comics; Jay & Miles overanalyze; eye spots are not the new domino masks; Feral is all about some murder; Black Tom and Juggernaut remain a delightful criminal power couple; Siryn's costume is on point; over the edge is where we live; Jay gets briefly and intensely into Todd McFarlane; nothing will convince us that Fabian Nicieza did not know exactly what he was doing; and Kelly Thompson is a national treasure.

X-PLAINED:

Rumekistan

X-Force #1-4

Spider-Man #16

Leaping, both literal and metaphorical

Cannonball

Boom Boom

Cable

Domino

Warpath

Feral

Shatterstar

Siryn (Theresa Cassidy) (again)

MLF

The second and third-best-selling issues of all time

The Profit$

A very violent catchphrase

Chalet Shwartzkopf

Power Poses™ with Gideon™

The All-New, All-Different Weapon X (Garrison Kane)

6-Pack

Good vs. Awesome

George Washington Bridge

A moment so dramatic that it produces a second Shatterstar in a single panel

Some sports stuff, kind of

Uncomfortable anachronism

The stylistic necessity of healing factors

Marvel Unlimited view options

Rogue and Gambit

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