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Podcast: The Source Material Comics Podcast
Episode: Source Material - "X-Men" at 25 Special - "X-Men Movie Prequel: Magneto" (Marvel, 2000)
Description: The trilogy is complete! In this final entry of Jesse’s solo celebration of X-Men at 25, we crack open the darkest and most compelling of the movie prequel comics—X-Men Movie Prequel: Magneto. Released in August 2000 alongside the Wolverine and Rogue prequels, this issue dives deep into the tragic origin and militant ideology of Erik Lehnsherr, aka Magneto. With a powerful narrative that stretches from the horrors of Auschwitz to mutant rights clashes in the modern era, this comic adds heartbreaking nuance and ominous intent to the man who would challenge both the X-Men and the world.Listen to M...