In which the Drake Roberts identity is retired; Gambit bonds with William Drake; Graydon Creed is evil but nondescript; tales of Pyro’s death have been somewhat exaggerated; and some mysteries resolve better than others.

X-PLAINED:

• Damian Tryp
• X-Factor (more) (again)
• Uncanny X-Men #340
• X-Factor #128-30
• More Drake family dynamics
• The Sword of Shannara
• The general vagueness of Graydon Creed
• Several ninjas
• Hound stuff
• Val Cooper’s pajamas
• An unexpected return
• Shapeshifting
• Overextended plotlines
• Some unusually threatening dad jokes
• The anticlimactic death of Graydon Creed
• Some time travel bullshit
• Which series are ending and which are relaunching between Reign of X and Destiny of X
• How and when Colossus stopped being the Juggernaut

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