On X-Men ’97, Nostalgia Is Everything—Including a Prison
X-Men as a franchise can be defined by one idea: adapt or die. Indeed, the X-Men wouldn’t exist beyond their ‘60s heyday if they hadn’t evolved or changed, from the…
X-Men ’97 Is Paying Tribute to Another ’90s Icon This Week
X-Men ‘97 has so far been a nostalgia feast for fans of the much-loved X-Men: The Animated Series, capturing its 1990s vibes while carrying the stories of its characters into…
Everything You Need to Know About Cyclops’ Optic Blasts
Image: John Cassaday, Laura Martin, and Chris Eliopoulos/Marvel Comics Scott fires pure, ruby-tinged concussive energy from his eyes that is constantly projected whenever he opens them. Commonly referred to as…
Breaking Down How X-Men ’97’s Nostalgic Titles Compare to the Originals
Image: Marvel Advertisement Jean, like Storm, gets a hairstyle change here—in the classic show she’s wearing a ponytail in this costume, but in ‘97‘s her hair is down. Plus, her…
Marvel’s TV Head Explains Why Now Is the Time for X-Men’s ’90s Throwback
X-Men is a comics franchise defined by its evolution. There are few others like it that can be so defined by multiple foundational eras of fandom-shaping periods, from its classics,…
Yet Again, the X-Men are Going Back to Basics
It’s time: Marvel is wiping the X-Men’s slate clean of the Krakoan era that’s been around since 2019. We’ve known this was coming for a while now (both in the…
X-Men ’97’s Nostalgia Assault Continues in These Gloriously Retro Trading Cards
Image: Marvel Remember the ‘90s? The X-Men certainly do, and for good reason. In the world of comics, after Chris Claremont’s foundational run on the characters unceremoniously came to an…
X-Men ’97’s Episode Titles Tease Some Intriguing Comics Pulls
In a few weeks, the ‘90s are back in style—well, if you’re a fan of Marvel’s merry mutants, that is. It’s not too much longer until X-Men ‘97, the new…
Breaking Down the X-traordinary Details in X-Men ’97’s Trailer
Screenshot: Marvel Animation The scene with Callisto and Leech is quickly covered up by a passing issue of the Daily Bugle blowing across the screen, and it’s jam-packed with details.…
The X-Men’s Return to Lego Marvel Comes at a High Price
Although the X-Men have been returning to the world of Lego in fits and starts recently—a few characters in the Marvel minifigures line here, a giant Wolverine fist there—2014 was…