In which we continue our delve into the eldritch end of the X-Universe, Illyana Rasputin has a rough childhood even by X-Men standards, Kitty Pryde is a Niven fan, Limbo is way metal, Vincent Price is our Belasco, and Rachel and Miles have feelings about female friendships in Claremont's X-Men.

X-Plained:

Mikhail Rasputin

Hell dimensions, including but not limited to

The Void

The Dark Zone

The Hill

Limbo

The other Limbo

Yet a third Limbo

Reincarnation

Illyana Rasputin

Magic vs. Magik

Uncanny X-Men #160

Octopusheim

Stepping Disks

Otherplace

Belasco

Emergo

S'ym

Storm and Illyana: Magik #1-4

Bloodstones

Yet another set of alternate X-Men

Friendship

The Soulsword

Podcasting

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