"Hot Topic Rennfaire" was a somewhat controversial choice for X-Force's prom theme. (X-Force #85)

In which the overlap between Rocky Horror and ‘90s X-Force fans is probably pretty significant; Pandemonia has priorities; the warehouse gets an evil, sexy glowup; swears are great; Johnny Blaze’s motorcycle probably shouldn’t still be on fire; and there is no single definitive X-Men experience.

X-PLAINED:

Master Pandemonium

X-Force #85

X-Force/Champions Annual 1998

What X-Force has been up to lately

The regrettable absence of Doctor Doom

Possession

Community

Cougars (euphemistic)

The thrift cycle

Rusty Collins on Krakoa

Fashion

An eons-old accord between the Houses of Chaos and the Lord of Valhalla

Jennifer Kale

The list

Swears

A statue of Hades

Various appendages sticking out of the earth

Hercules

The mystic power of sarcasm

The greatest fear of a Titan

Monet St. Croix vs. the Count of Monte Cristo

Good X-books for your fifteen-year-old niece

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