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”!
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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.
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…
The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 319: Flame Con 2024 with Shannon Watters and more
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 319: Flame Con 2024 with Shannon Watters and more Matt went to Flame Con last month and came back with interviews with Carey Pietsch (The Adventure Zone), Karen Charm, Jeremy Whitley (Navigating with You), Mad Cave Studios editor James Emmett, Molly Knox Ostertag (The Owl…
Battle of the Atom: Adaptations of Adaptations
Everyone is talking about X-Men ’97, aren’t they? Well, I guess everyone includes us because you get the unfiltered opinions of these two chuckleheads now. Also we talk about adaptations of things from the original animated series. Ranked This Episode:
X-Men ’97’s ‘Tolerance Is Extinction Part 3’ ends a season of too much and never enough
Things are looking bleak for our merry mutants as Wolverine lies metal-less and bleeding and the Gold Team are captives of Bastion. The X-Men must regroup and find a way to fight the future (or just travel there) in the season finale of X-Men ’97, “Tolerance Is Extinction Part 3,” written by Beau DeMayo and…
Ripping through plot, ripping from X-Men #25 in X-Men ’97’s ‘Tolerance Is Extinction Part 2’
The X-Men reunite then split back up to face off against the dual threats of Bastion and Magneto in X-Men ’97 season 1, episode 9, “Tolerance Is Extinction Part 2,” written by Anthony Sellitti and directed by Emi-Emmett Yonemura “Tolerance Is Extinction Part 2” is emblematic of both the best and worst tendencies of X-Men…
Bastion has an X-tinction Agenda on this week’s X-Men ’97
Operation: Zero Tolerance stands revealed as Bastion launches his attack on mutantkind, the X-Men mount a desperate (and blade-y) counterattack and an old friend returns in X-Men ’97 season 1, episode 8, “Tolerance Is Extinction Part 1,” written by Beau DeMayo and Anthony Sellitti and directed by Chase Conley. Say this for the series: It’s…
Space birds and demon birds in X-Men ’97’s ‘Lifedeath Part 2’
Remember Professor X? Well, he’s back, in space-consort form, as Deathbird tries to skunk his engagement to Lilandra on the grounds that he’s a dirty Earth ape. Meanwhile, Storm deals with a death bird of her own as she fights to save Forge’s life and regain her powers in X-Men ’97 season 1, episode 6….
Party at ground zero in X-Men ’97’s ‘Remember It’
Mutants are more popular than ever: Trish Tilby is doing puff pieces from the mansion, and the mutant nation of Genosha is about to be admitted to the United Nations. So let’s throw a big mutant party! What could possibly go wrong in “Remember It,” X-Men ’97 season 1, episode 5, written by Beau De…
Get trapped in a video game and declare your love for X-Men ’97’s ‘Motendo/Lifedeath’
It’s two tales for the price of one as Jubilee gets sucked into a Mojo-fied version of the X-Men arcade game and Storm deals with the fallout of her power loss as she grows closer to Forge in X-Men ’97 episode 3, “Motendo/Lifedeath Part 1,” directed by Chase Conley and written by Beau DeMayo and…
‘Inferno’ in 30 minutes or less in Episode 3 of X-Men ’97
TWO Jean Greys? The X-Men are seeing double as the machinations of an old foe come to light, leading to Cyclops and Jean having to make an agonizing decision in X-Men ’97 season 1 episode 3, “Fire Made Flesh,” written by Beau DeMayo & Charlie Feldman and directed by Yomi Yonemura. The first two episodes…
Nostalgia and more in the first two episodes of X-Men ’97
Picking up where the original X-Men animated series left off in 1997, X-Men ’97 returns to a familiar yet different world, where Professor X is dead, Jean Grey is pregnant and Bishop is there. But the world still fears and hates mutants, and now the X-Men must find a way to protect it while working…
10 key episodes of X-Men ’92 to watch before X-Men ’97: A ComicsXF Primer
Everyone loves X-Men: The Animated Series, right? At least, that’s what Disney is banking on with the release of X-Men ’97, the follow-up to the animated series that theoretically introduced a generation of kids to the X-Men. But with 76 episodes spread across five seasons in very confusing watch orders (Do I watch based on…
X CXF reactions to the X-Men ‘97 Trailer
After several delays, it seems Marvel and Disney+ are finally ready to release their continuation of the original X-Men: The Animated Series television show and have unveiled a teaser trailer to hype the impending return. Does this new show have what it takes to simultaneously recapture its audience from 27 years ago and inspire a…