In which Roadhouse is basically a Wolverine story; Spider-Man does crimes; space names are derivative; there are lots of good reasons to yell at Professor Xavier; the X-Men do Doctor Who; Galactus is not interested in your puny human feelings; Marrow gets a new look; the Skrulls need a crash course in UI; and we overthink bones.

X-PLAINED:

The time the Skrulls did “A Piece of the Action”

The trouble with benevolent dictatorships

X-Men #89-90

Uncanny X-Men #370

A New York City that is not in fact New York City

“Spider-Man”

A ruse

Faces

Skrull problems

Mar-Vell

Adam Warlock

Sass vs. joviality

Skrull Cop City

Disguises

Nova (Frankie Raye)

How Galactus eats planets

Condiments

Several melees

Bone pubes

Skrull UI

Whether Moopsy could drink Wolverine’s bones

X-Musicals

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