X-Men ’97 Just Sped Through One of the Greatest Stories in Comics History
Adaptation is always a challenge—but it’s a particularly daunting one in the case of comic books, where a new medium has to reckon with translating sagas told across years of…
Cyclops Has Always Been This Good
When X-Men ‘97 hit Disney+ last week, enrapt viewers all shouted one thing—other than “To me, my X-men!”—as they saw Marvel’s mutants back in action: “Where has this Cyclops been?”…
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…
X-Men ’97 Gives a Classic Cartoon a Fresh, Familiar Coat of Paint
The X-Men never die. In the comics, that’s sometimes more literal than metaphorical, more meta text than actual text. But it always means that, for the most part, no matter…
X-Men ’97’s Director Talks Mutant Circuits, Morph, and More
From the fastball special to the resurrection powers of the Five on Krakoa, the concept of mutant powers combining in unexpected ways has fascinated X-Men stories for generations. Now, X-Men…
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 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…
Mondo’s Amazing Animated Rogue Figure Is Also an X-Men: Evolution Surprise
Image: Mondo Mondo’s line of 12″ figures based on the aesthetic of the legendary ‘90s X-Men cartoon is getting a heavy hitter in everyone’s favourite southern belle/loving daughter to two…
X-Men ’97’s Take on Morph Is Already Making Bigots Mad
X-Men ‘97‘s love-letter continuation of the original X-Men animated series is not just a chance to revisit the world left behind by this particular take on Marvel mutantdom, but incorporate…
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.…