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In which Jay returns from Latveria; Sabretooth is significantly less menacing in French; Fabian Nicieza takes the reins; X-Force wins our hearts and minds; Gideon plunders Flash Gordon's wardrobe; Crule does not actually rule; Rictor was right; Ship is the friend who helps you move, but better; the X-Force kids strike out on their own; and it's probably impossible to explain Joseph too much.

X-PLAINED:

The secret origin of Gideon

How to get deported from Latveria

Marvel en français

X-Force #11-15

Some gratuitous posturing

Pico

What the actual Domino has been up to

One hell of an outfit

Peacock powers

Crule

A comical mix-up

A somewhat radical cosmology

A very dramatic strike force

Tygerstryke

X-Force post-Liefeld

Weapon P.R.I.M.E.

A four-page spread

A fight for one is a fight for all

Vance Astro

The death of Copycat

Things only Cable and Domino could do

Joseph (more) (again)

Marvel style and its evolution

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