Part One of a two-part episode on Marvel's biggest comic franchise, The X-Men! Dr. Rick Stevens and Chris Maverick kick around the finer points of translating the comics into film, what it means for the franchise with the Disney purchase of Fox, seminal storylines, and more! Plus, is Hugh Jackman really the face of the franchise? Our partner podcast this week is Vox Popcast (http://voxpopcast.com/wp/about/). We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxUL3W4zsPKKMi3PNPDiDAQ)! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/deconstructionworkers/), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/TheDeconstructionWorkers), or Twitter @PodcastDCW (http://www.twitter.com/PodcastDCW). Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com (http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com/). Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW (http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW) Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!