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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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