308 – No Story Is the Whole Story

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which writing X-books requires a somewhat different approach to continuity than writing about them; time is weird; Jay overthinks fictional publications; Scott Summers is (at least sometimes) Autistic; Sinister is not subtle; and no story is the whole story. X-PLAINED: Marvels Marvels Snapshots X-Men: Marvels Snapshots #1 Why Cyclops is worth caring about Collaboration Fictional publications Intent vs. ownership of characters Research The difference between writing X-books and writing about X-books The irreconcilable continuity tangle of Scott Summers’s childhood Limitations of plaid pants What ended up on the cutting room floor Parallels Other pitches Cyclops’s best outfit NEXT EPISODE: Dream Nails You can get X-Men: Marvels Snapshots #1 from your local comics shop–or online over here. And listen to Thor: Metal Gods over at Serial Box! No visual companion this week; see above for links! Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that right here! Buy rad swag at our TeePublic shop!