492 – Brain Sharks

In which the Shockwave Riders are exceptionally silly; we are deeply impressed by brain sharks; and chrome plating and gun arms are among the lesser explored recurring Claremont motifs.

X-PLAINED:

• The fate of Sara Grey


• Revolution Claremont X-book disambiguation


• Uncanny X-Men #381-383


• The Neo (again)


• An unmarked anniversary


• A secret treasure trove


• Vagaries of telekinesis and telepathy


• The Shockwave Riders


• Brain sharks that eat memories


• The stuff of legend


• The Lost Souls


• Dirges and non-dirges


• One way to start a conversation


• Simyon Kurasov


• Colonel Alexi Vazhin (again)


• The Slash


• How to dress to go clubbing


• Blinkers, somewhat


• Ransom Sole


• Big Casino


• Sketch


• Revenant


• Major Debra Levin


• Bludgeon, Cudgel, and Manacle


• Houndification


• The best 21^st century X-characters

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