Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 10/18/2015 at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.

 

In which we persevere in the face of adversity; Storm goes on a quest; Mr. Sinister makes his first appearance; Dazzler learns about teamwork (again); it still sucks to be Havok (but not as much as it sucks to be Madelyne Pryor); you should probably put down that cactus; the Murder Grampas join Freedom Force; Storm's life is a metal-album cover; and the X-Men are doomed as hell.

 

X-Plained:

The Mr. Sinister / Summers family time loop

Uncanny X-Men #220-224

Actual and potential origins of Mr. Sinister's name

How Longshot's powers work in combat

Teamwork (again)

Representing sound and silence in a visual medium

A protracted fight

Forge (again)

Naze (kind of)

The Adversary

Eye Killers

One of many reasons not to masturbate with a cactus

The X-Men in San Francisco

Madelyne Pryor vs. fate

Storm vs. Forge

Character names vs. code names

X-Makeovers

NEXT WEEK: X-Men vs. Avengers

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