105 – Live from ECCC with Kris Anka, Al Ewing, Scott Koblish, and G. Willow Wilson

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.   In which continuity has its eyes on you; the multiverse is so complex that we have to drag Al Ewing out of the audience to X-plain it; the X-Men mean a lot of different (but mostly compatible) things to all of us; we will accept any retcons necessary to maintain Magneto's history as a Holocaust survivor; and ECCC rocks our world. X-PLAINED: Secret Wars Alternate universes vs. alternate timelines Multiversal problem-solving New Arcadia Definitive alternate-timeline X-Men The weird joy of reading comics out of order That one alternate timeline where Storm has a leather jacket and is hooking up with Wolverine The only happy Cyclops in the multiverse What makes the X-Men the X-Men Intersections we'd like to see explored in canon The appeal of universe-hopping Relative ratios of metaphors to punching Proof of concept in comics publishing Battleworld characters we'd like to import into the 616.1 Which X-Men should get solo series NEXT WEEK: X-Terminators! CORRECTION: During the panel, Jay claimed that Spider-Man had been married for their entire life. Jay was in fact five years old when Spider-Man got married. We regret the error, but maintain our stance that Spider-Man is totally married. You can find links to all our ECCC coverage--as well as a live video of the Hamilton cold open, from the Phoenix Comics party--on our blog! 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 prints of this week’s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne for the original!