In which Widget takes a heel turn; there is some confusion over sword identification; we appreciate Sir Benedict of the Falls; the Braddock family has a lot going on; and Otherworld changes hands.

X-PLAINED:

• Names for flying horses
• Excalibur (2001 miniseries) #1-4
• Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) (briefly) (again)
• The Black Knight (Dane Whitman)
• Darkmoor Research Facility
• Sword and amulet distribution
• Strider the Horse
• Why all the horses of Asgard have Tolkien names
• Sir Benedict of the Falls and his many axes
• One way to win a bridge fight
• Sword pops
• Several continuity errors
• Holographic James Braddock
• The Dad Cave
• Otherworld eugenecists
• A coronation
• A twist
• Some potential X-Factor lineups
• Life expectancies of mutants with healing factors

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