Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 11/22/2015 at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.

 

In which we travel back in time to 1979 for our second live convention special; X-Men Annual #3 desperately needs a Queen soundtrack; George Perez draws great Banshee; Polemachus is kind of a bullshit planet; we dream of a world without Funky Winkerbean; Cyclops's costume does not mix and match well; if you can be someone else, you should probably be Brian Blessed; Colossus gets a dragon; and Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival is awesome.

X-PLAINED:

X-misadventures in Las Vegas

X-Men Annual #3

Arkon the Magnificent

Isadore and Irmagarde Uhman

The Comical Books

Polemachus the planet vs. Polemachus the person

Funky Winkerbean

Several logistical problems with the Danger Room

MVP Cyclops

Some very good visual counterpoint to dialogue

Paperboard lightning bolt disambiguation

Jay's favorite Starman story

X-title and music pairings

Imperions

Visual perspective in grand melees

How to order a meal on Polemachus

One specific variation on Cyclops's powers

The X-Men as Spinal Tap

Space-barbarian eyewear

The annual cabinet

The most appropriate X-team placement for Funky Winkerbean

Best worst characters

Our favorite X-Force teams

Secret Convergence on Infinite Podcasts

NEXT WEEK: Somehow, Cameron Hodge manages to get even worse.

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