X-Men '97 - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 27 May 2026 22:35:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 X-Men '97 - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 X-amining all of the X-Men ‘97 Season 2 Trailer’s Easter Eggs https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/27/x-amining-all-of-the-x-men-97-season-2-trailers-easter-eggs/ Wed, 27 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56897 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...

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]]> 56897 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 319: Flame Con 2024 with Shannon Watters and more https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/10/tcxfip-319-flamecon-2024/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50085 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...

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]]> 50085 Battle of the Atom: Adaptations of Adaptations https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/20/battle-of-the-atom-adaptations-of-adaptations/ Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49003 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:

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]]> 49003 X-Men ’97’s ‘Tolerance Is Extinction Part 3’ ends a season of too much and never enough https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/17/xmen97-tolerance-extinction-part3/ Fri, 17 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48969 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...

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]]> 48969 Ripping through plot, ripping from X-Men #25 in X-Men ’97’s ‘Tolerance Is Extinction Part 2’ https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/13/xmen97-tolerance-extinction-part2/ Mon, 13 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48905 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...

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]]> 48905 Bastion has an X-tinction Agenda on this week’s X-Men ’97 https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/03/xmen97-tolerance-extinction-1/ Fri, 03 May 2024 22:03:12 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48818 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...

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]]> 48818 Space birds and demon birds in X-Men ’97’s ‘Lifedeath Part 2’ https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/18/xmen97-lifedeath-part2/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:42:08 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48638 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....

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]]> 48638 Party at ground zero in X-Men ’97’s ‘Remember It’ https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/13/xmen97-rememberit/ Sat, 13 Apr 2024 11:34:20 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48562 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...

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]]> 48562 Get trapped in a video game and declare your love for X-Men ’97’s ‘Motendo/Lifedeath’ https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/05/xmen97-motendo-lifedeath/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 20:05:12 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48478 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...

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]]> 48478 ‘Inferno’ in 30 minutes or less in Episode 3 of X-Men ’97 https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/28/xmen97-episode3/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:29:22 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48415 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...

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]]> 48415 Nostalgia and more in the first two episodes of X-Men ’97 https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/22/xmen97-episodes-1and2/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48357 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...

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]]> 48357 10 key episodes of X-Men ’92 to watch before X-Men ’97: A ComicsXF Primer https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/19/xmen-animated-series-primer/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48273 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...

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]]> 48273 X CXF reactions to the X-Men ‘97 Trailer  https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/16/xmen97-trailer/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47967 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...

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