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In which we check in on Firestar and the New Warriors; superheroes often celebrate Bring Your Mom To The Amazon Day; Fabian Nicieza employs only the finest of lampshades; and Emma Frost still doesn’t apologize for blowing up that pony.

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Vance Astro(vik)Penance (but not that one)Austin Gorton's X-AminationsNew Warriors #10Firestar (Angelica Jones)The New WarriorsVisual representations of invisible mutant powersThe Hellions (more) (again)Tarot and her Morrisonian powersBevatronsOxy-cutionThe inevitably increasing complexity of superhero originsThe Miracle of MicrowavesNew Warriors #31Nova RomaMagma (Amara Aquilla) (or Allison Crestmere, I guess)A brief and futile attempt at Roman soldier disambiguationEmpath and his large collection of red flagsGender-based intuitionA massive, stupid, and quickly undone retconSuper-nature versus super-nurtureThe hypothetical psychological roots of Emma Frost’s fashion phases

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