Gary Teale and Jason De Vos both grabbed their first Latics goals as Wigan pulled off a magnificent comeback at title-chasing Bristol.
A double strike from Lee Peacock destroyed a domineering start from the visitors as Wigan were taken to finishing school in the first half.
But once Teale got off the mark just short of the hour mark, Wigan looked well worth a share of the spoils and their sixth consecutive draw.
With the old adage that ‘Early kick-offs bring early goals' ringing in their ears, Latics shot out of the blocks at breakneck speed and could have been two or three goals up inside 10 minutes.
After just two minutes, the recalled Peter Kennedy found the target with a chipped free-kick which forced a great save to tip the ball on to the crossbar and over.
Andy Liddell, left frustrated after missing a pair of golden opportunities against Bournemouth last week, again failed to find his scoring touch early on.
First he couldn't convert a Gary Teale cross after Matt Jackson had launched the move with a magnificent through ball, then he latched on to a knockdown from Lee McCulloch but the Yorkshire striker fired his shot straight at the ‘keeper.
Peacock had made his intentions known with a shot into the side netting from an early counter attack and left Latics rueing their missed chances after 13 minutes.
Kevin Amankwaah sent Joe Burnell racing down the wing and his ball into the box needed only a simple finish from Peacock inside the six-yard box.
The lead was doubled 10 minutes later when an incisive ball from Scott Murray sent Peacock clear and he made beating the advancing John Filan look easy as he slotted the ball past the Australian shot stopper.
Moments later Liddell had another one-on-one with Mike Stowell but again struck the ball straight at the City net minder.
After the open, flowing football of the first half the second half was more of a scrappy affair – a fact epitomized by Teale's goal after 58 minutes.
A probing cross from Kennedy caused havoc in the City box, with McCulloch and Liddell both desperately trying to convert before Teale finally lashed the ball home to hand Wigan a lifeline.
They pressed for an equalizer but created very little in the way of clear cut chances and Paul Jewell was forced to throw on Simon Haworth, still recovering from flu, for the final 14 minutes.
Within seconds, they had their equalizer as a great Kennedy corner found the towering head of substitute Jason De Vos, who powered the ball home.
The Canadian centre half claimed the goal but could expect a post match tug-of-war with Liddell, who seemed to get a touch on the ball.
As the game entered a frantic final 10 minutes Haworth had an effort cleared off the line and Tony Dinning saw his follow-up strike drive just wide of target.
Jewell continued to hunt the three points and threw on Paul Dalglish in place of Teale after 81 minutes and the chances continued to present themselves, Haworth twice hitting the woodwork in the closing stages.
But the game headed ominously towards yet another draw and extended Latics' impressive unbeaten record to 10 matches.
Report from wiganathletic.tv
Player Ratings
John Filan - 7 - Nothing he could do about the goals.
Scott Green - 7 - Consistant...
Stevie McMillan - 7 - Close to an eight.
Matt Jackson - 7 - Confident.
Arjan De Zeeuw - 7 - Good as ever.
Peter Kennedy - 6 - Too slow.
Tony Dinning - 7 - Had a good second half.
Ged Brannan - 7 - Good first half.
Gary Teale - 8 - Impressive going forward.
Andy Liddell - 5 - Missed too many chances.
Lee McCulloch - 7 - Caused them problem's with his arial power.
Subs
Jason De Vos - 8 - City couldn't handle him from set pieces.
Paul Dalglish - 6 - Didn't get much of the ball.
Simon Haworth - 6 - Wasn't on long enough.
p.s. I was very impressed with the Marquee set-up and I think it would be a good idea to do this for more away games.
p.s.s. Please note that this report may upset those at the Latic Fanatic headquarters as we have critised Andy Liddell.