Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 10/4/2015 at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.

 

In which we record our first live episode; Rose City Comic Con is AMAZING; Ann tells us how to torture the X-Men; Jean Grey needs more friends; Chris survives an encounter with an angry vampire; Squirrel Girl sets the high bar for questions; everyone has opinions about Longshot's hair; Jeff gets meta; Cyclops is the best at fighting Sentinels; and Rachel ALMOST gets through an entire panel without swearing.

 

X-PLAINED:

Cable (Nathan Summers)

Stryfe (Also Nathan Summers)

Rose City Comic Con

Christopher Yost

Jeff Parker

Ann Nocenti

The X-Men

Superheroes vs. soap operas

Continuity vs. evolution

Updating the Silver Age

What defines an X-book

All of our iconic X-eras

Close encounters of the fan kind

The Continuiteens

Marvel Girl and Squirrel Girl team-ups

Narrative regrets

How we'd end the X-Men

X-Men best suited to professional wrestling

Our personal mutant metaphors

Which of the X-Men is best at fighting Sentinels

NEXT WEEK: Fallen Angels!

There's no visual companion this week, but you can see photos from the panel, party, and more in our Rose City Comic Con roundup!

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