Episode 7: Have We Mentioned That Xavier is a Jerk??

About this episode

The episode wraps up the coverage of Deadly Genesis, discussing Xavier's role as a villain and the trauma experienced by the Summers brothers.

We wrap up our coverage of Deadly Genesis, and boy howdy is it MESSED UP! Xavier remains one of the biggest X-Men villains of all time, Alex and Scott get brand-new trauma, and a NEW Summers Brother gets his own trauma too! xclubpod.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick, Josh

Topics covered

• X-Men
• comic book analysis
• character development
• trauma
• villains

Keywords

• Xavier
• Deadly Genesis
• X-Men
• trauma
• Summers Brothers

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Deadly Genesis

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