Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 10/11/2015 at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.

 

In which we relax our definition of X-book; we really want Sunspot to grow a mustache; Miles gets an excuse to say "shillelagh"; Bill the Lobster goes on a rampage; and Fallen Angels is really, really, really wonderful.

X-Plained:

Devil Dinosaur

Moon Boy

Fallen Angels #1-8

Jo Duffy

Assembling a team

Sunspot as a point-of-view character

Compassion as a superpower

Da Costa's Devils vs. Ma Guthrie's Gorillas

Goat Simulator

An unfortunate incident

Somewhat harsh student evaluations

The moral compass of Magnum, P.I.

Warlock and Sunspot as mutual foils

Chance

Ariel

Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) and several notable duplicates

Siryn (Theresa Cassidy)

Gomi

Bill

Don

The Fallen Angels

The Vanisher

The Marvel Girl Fan Club

Lobster feelings

Kirby monsters

Doris Danger

Dinosaur World

Fallen Angels as a spiritual antecedent to Runaways

The tragic death of Don the Lobster

Fallen Angels II

How to party like Dr. Doom

Doom Patrol vs. X-Men

NEXT WEEK: A Sinister debut.

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