X-Men ’97 Just Gave Us Charles Xavier’s Dream—And His Nightmare
The story of Marvel’s mutantdom is one of evolution, and with it, cycles—the rise and fall that almost always guarantees that the tale of the X-Men is one of endless…
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…
It’s Been a Good Week to Be an X-Men Fan
Image: Marvel, Netflix, Hasbro, Marvel Studios (Getty Images), Paramount, Netflix, Paramount, Photo: Marco Bello (Getty Images), Screenshot: Marvel The X-Men are so back. They never really went away—they haven’t for…
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…
Hasbro’s New Deadpool and Wolverine Figures Are Not Deadpool & Wolverine Figures
Image: Hasbro Truly, it is the week of “here is merchandise featuring Deadpool and Wolverine, but it’s definitely not Deadpool & Wolverine merchandise, because licensing takes time.” Just after we…
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…
7 best X-Men: The Animated Series episodes, ranked
Marvel Earlier this month, Disney+ debuted X-Men ’97, an official continuation of the fan-favorite cartoon X-Men: The Animated Series. After only two episodes, X-Men ’97 has reminded viewers why they…
X-Men ’97 Is Now One of Disney+’s Biggest Animated Series
Image: Marvel The X-Men have landed on Disney+ with all the force of a particularly well-crafted optic blast. Disney has revealed that X-Men ‘97‘s premiere on the streamer last week…
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?”…