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In which the New Mutants are the Bobbsey Twins to the X-Men’s Sam Spade; Nina da Costa is Ms. Frizzle; New Mutants does a Rachel-and-Miles cold open; Selene is the Elizabeth Bathory of lava; Rahne likes Sam, Sam likes Amara, Dani likes Bobby, and Bobby likes everyone; Gil and Art are no Harvey and Janet; Miles has a Del Preston moment, Magma is a Horta; and if something super happens, you should tell a super adult.
X-Plained:
- Selene
- Externals
- New Mutants #7-17
- The da Costa family
- Axe
- Some really dubious cosmetic choices
- Nova Roma
- Amara Aquilla (Magma)
- Op-art as a superpower
- Doug Ramsey’s hair
- The Massachusetts Academy
- New-Wave Superteens
- Deflection
- The Hellions
- Not-Particularly-Secret Origins of the Hellfire Club
- Publishing schedules
Next Week: Lifedeath, time travel, and Forge’s tiny shorts.
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