X-Verse

See also: X-verse

English

Alternative forms

• X-verse

Etymology

X +‎ -verse

Proper noun

the X-Verse

1. (fandom slang) The fictional world, or universe, which serves as the setting for the Marvel Comics and film series featuring the characters the X-Men.
   • 2009, Rebecca Housel, Jeremy Wisnewski, editors, X-Men and Philosophy: Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse, John Wiley & Sons.:
   • 2009, David Kyle Johnson, Heroes and Philosophy: Buy the Book, Save the World‎^[1], page 50:

     First and most common is the charge that numerous characters in Heroes have powers of preexisting comic book characters, especially from the X-Men. […] Even Isaac Mendez's power to paint the future predates him in a character from the X-verse—Nemesio from District X.

   • 2010, William Irwin, David Kyle Johnson, Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture: From Socrates to South Park, page 88:

     And if Parfit is right, it should make you think twice about how quickly you judge all of the characters in the X-Verse (and the real world). […] In the X-Verse we should be less dubious of Emma Frost working with the X-Men; […] .

Anagrams

• vexers