X-Men are back, and if this is how they’ll do in the MCU, we could see a new wave of mutant fandom. Nostalgia fueled a strong opening for X-Men ’97, the follow-up series to X-Men: The Animated Series. Disney released numbers, and the premiere episode alone had 4 million views globally in the first five […]
Comic Book Preview – X-Men ’97 #1
With Marvel Studios debuting the first two episodes of n Disney+ this week [read our reviews here and here], Wednesday sees the launch of the all-new X-Men ’97 prelude comic, and we have the official preview of the first issue for you below courtesy of Marvel Comics; take a look… THE OFFICIAL PRELUDE TO THE […]
Marvel’s X-Men ’97 Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Mutant Liberation Begins’
Ricky Church reviews the second episode of X-Men ’97… Series revivals/reboots/sequels years after they ended can be a tricky thing, but if you thought the great premiere of X-Men ’97 was a fluke the second episode will cement the fact this isn’t a trip down nostalgia lane for the sake of it. ‘Mutant Liberation Begins’ is […]
Marvel’s X-Men ’97 Series Premiere Review – ‘To Me, My X-Men’
Ricky Church reviews the series premiere of Marvel Studios’ X-Men ’97… Back in the 1990s, there were three animated series which were often hailed as the pinnacle of Saturday morning cartoons for both young and old audiences: Batman: The Animated Series, Spider-Man and X-Men: The Animated Series. Much like Batman, X-Men told very serious and […]
Get ready for X-Men ’97 with a ‘Previously on X-Men’ catch-up video
As the X-Men prepare to make their grand return with X-Men ’97, Marvel has released a new promo for the upcoming revival of the classic X-Men: The Animated Series which gets fans up to speed on the iconic 90s show; if it’s long before your time, or you’re in need of a handy catch-up and […]
New X-Men ’97 character posters and promo tease the animated X-Men revival
Earlier in the week Marvel released a batch of X-Men ’97 character posters featuring Wolverine, Beast, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, and Bishop, and with the series premiere just a few days away we’ve now got another bunch, this time showcasing Gambit, Rogue, Magneto, Jubilee, Morph and Sunspot; check them out below along with a new […]
The X-Men battle the Sentinels in Marvel’s X-Men ’97 clip
Marvel Studios has released a batch of character posters for X-Men 97′ which put the spotlight on Wolverine, Beast, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, and Bishop; check them out below, along with a first-look clip for the upcoming animated series which sees X-Men battling the Sentinels; check them out here… The revival revisits the iconic era […]
Get ready for A New Age with Marvel’s X-Men ’97 featurette
With less than a week to go until X-Men ’97 premieres on Disney+, Marvel Entertainment has released a new featurette for the eagerly-anticipated animated series which sees executive producer Brad Winderbaum, consulting producer Larry Houston, and voice actors Adrian Hough, Cal Dodd, Alison Sealy-Smith, Lenore Zann, and George Buza discussing the series; watch it below […]
Marvel fires X-Men ’97 showrunner a week out from premiere
Marvel Studios still has some rocky days ahead of them. As the superhero powerhouse attempts to correct years of mistakes and mishaps that have seen it massively fall out of favor with the general public, Marvel is still making bold moves. Take this week’s shocking headline from The Hollywood Reporter: The studio is firing X-Men […]
Exclusive Interview – Beast voice actor George Buza on X-Men’s relevance and X-Men ’97 return
We’re just over a week away from the premiere of X-Men ’97 and this weekend at the Toronto Comicon (March 15 to March 17 at the Metro Convention Centre, Toronto), several of the original X-Men: The Animated Series voice actors who are returning for the revival will appear to mark the occasion. We sat down with voice […]