‘Survival of the Fittest’ concludes ‘more is less’ season of X-Men ’97
It all comes down to a poofy-haired Apocalypse in a trench coat in X-Men ’97 Season 2 Episode 9, “Survival of the Fittest.” What did YOU think about the finale?
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To the cinema, my X-Men! What stories to read to get to know the new cast
In honor of last weekend’s X-Men casting announcements, we’re recommending one story for each of the characters revealed at D23.
X-Men ’97’s ‘Strange Land, Savage Heart’ chafes against the limitations of its form
Court is in session as Nightcrawler mounts a defense of his bigoted half-brother in “Strange Land, Savage Heart,” X-Men ’97 Season 2 Episode 7.
X-Men ’97 enters the 2000s with ‘Danger.Exe’
Polaris finds her way home and the X-Men’s gym tries to kill them while Professor X mourns Magneto in X-Men ’97’s “Danger.Exe”
X-Men ’97’s ‘Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs’ does horror better than character study
It’s Brood trouble in the big Arctic as Wolverine gets the old Weapon X band back together in “Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs,” X-Men ’97 Season 2 Episode 5.
X-Men ’97’s ‘Rise of Apocalypse Part II’ showcases the power of destiny and the cost of hubris
The X-Men play with fire as they try to change history and prevent the rise of Apocalypse in the aptly named “Rise of Apocalypse Part II”!
X-Men ’97 returns with time travel, fireworks and half the Star Trek: TNG cast
X-Men ’97 returns with three episodes that adapt The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix, The Rise of Apocalypse and the birth of X-Force.
Dani’s parents are in mystical trouble again in Moonstar #4 (PREVIEW)
Remember how Dani Moonstar’s parents got turned into the Demon Bear, as revealed in the titular and seminal “Demon Bear” story which introduced Bill Sienkiewicz to the New Mutants in New Mutants #18-20? And how it was never really made clear WHO turned them into a massive demonic bear, until a response to a letter…
Mortal Thor #11 messes with the bull and gets the horns (PREVIEW)
In the grand scheme of animal/human hybrids from Greek mythology, minotaurs have to have it the hardest, right? Everyone loves a centaur, satyrs are basically just people with hairy legs, but a minotaur? You probably have difficulty getting through doors, you’re top-heavy, every time you drop something it invites a “bull in a China shop”…
Storm’s morals are put to the test in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #5!
TYPING! Murewa Ayodele’s Storm saga sure has been a trip, huh? From multi-pantheon fights with gods to teases of hippo riding to confusion over how many issues this final volume of the saga will contain, this run has had it all. And while what that “all” was, wasn’t always clear, the the level of sheer…
X-amining all of the X-Men ‘97 Season 2 Trailer’s Easter Eggs
The first season of X-Men ’97 proved it a worthy follow-up to the beloved 1990s animated series, a speed-run through a heaping helping of classic X-Men stories filled with both ‘member berries (Madelyne Pryor! Prime Sentinels! Fatal Attractions!) and genuinely emotional, gut-punch moments (“de name is Gambit…”). Ever since it wrapped, fans have been eagerly…
Jubilee shines in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Psylocke Ninja #5!
You got Elektra in my Psylocke story! You got Psylocke in my Elektra story! When this retro miniseries exploring the early days of Caucasian superhero Psylocke’s transformation into an Asian ninja assassin was announced, I’m not sure anyone was expecting it to turn into an Elektra team-up book, yet as the series reaches its climax,…
A New Future Foundation – and Stan Sakai – in Fantastic Four #11 (Preview)
As touted on the cover, Stan Sakai contributes a story in Fantastic Four #11. Sakai, of course, makes me think of Usagi Yojimbo, which in turn makes me think of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (where I first encountered Usagi Yojimbo in my wee days). Which in turn got me thinking, how do the four…
Going home is hard to do in Magik And Colossus #4 (Preview)
The Rasputin siblings have had it rough. Illyana got kidnapped, raised as a demon sorceress, reverted to childing and died of a mutant-targeting virus released by a spike-aficionado. Piotr watched his sister go through all that, spoon-fed a comatose Magneto for a time, sacrificed himself to eliminate the aforementioned disease that killed his sister, came…
Cyclops has had it with the jokes in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Cyclops #4
When Cyclops loses Mei to Pierce, he captures one of his prized Reavers as revenge! How will Cyclops use his new hostage to his advantage?