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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

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• You can get X-Men: Marvels Snapshots #1 from your local comics shop–or online over here.
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