255 – Rules of the Game

In which the Upstarts are the worst at Calvinball; Moonstar remains a non-mystery; Speedball gets a new costume; Shinobi Shaw never gets to finish a bath; Gamesmaster comes perilously close to getting context; Cable gets a new superpower; and Rahne Sinclair is too good for your crossover.
X-PLAINED:

* The time Husk went evil
* An anniversary
* A guest appearance
* X-Force #32-33
* New Warriors #45-46
* A crossover
* A game
* Younghunt
* The semi-debut of Paige Guthrie
* Deeply uncomfortable bathing-suit choices
* A toy that never actually existed
* The New Warriors
* Justice (Vance Astrovik)
* Night Thrasher (Dwayne Taylor)
* Nova (Rich Rider)
* Silhouette (Sil Chord)
* Kymaera
* Speedball (Robbie Baldwin)
* Rage (Elvin Haliday)
* Firestar (Angelica Jones) (more) (again)
* A plan
* Bantam
* A lot of mind control
* A very ambiguous game and its potential implications
* Favorite ads
* The narrative economy of resurrection

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