In which the X-Men zealously protect their trademarks; Cable can have as many moms as he wants to; not everyone should have to be a superhero; Lady Deathstrike knows how to handle unauthorized emails; and somehow there are still more gun arms.

X-PLAINED:

• Lady Deathstrike
• X-Men Unlimited #27-28
• X-Men Annual 2000
• One reason to recycle code names
• Thunderbird III (Neal Shaara)
• Sanjit Shaara and his electronic diary
• Karima Shapandar
• Bastion and the Prime Sentinels (again) (briefly)
• Omega Prime Sentinels
• Rebirth Island and what lurks there
• Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna)
• Unusual disturbances
• Whether Gambit sleeps
• The Black Death
• Internet security training with Bastion
• The genealogy of Nora Ephron romantic comedy You’ve Got Mail
• Fashion
• Stryfe (again) (briefly)
• Psylocke’s telekinetic katana
• Interactions between Madelyne Pryor and her large adult son
• Spiral’s Body Shop

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