X-Men 97 Animated Cartoon Disney+

[KROW]

Another great episode. I'm liking that Nightcrawler is getting more involved.

I also had a feeling Magneto wasn't dead. I guess that means Leech is still alive?

[ZariusTwo]

Finale begins and boy does it over-deliver!

90s Spider-Man is back! Nice of Marvel to give us the appearance that Invincible couldn't...

Several other characters appear, including Doctor Doom and Baron Zemo, they're working with Sinister and Bastion

We get a big data dump on Bastion's backstory, he was created by a future strain of the same virus that Sinister infected Nathan/Cable with.

Beast's reporter interest turns out to be a bio-sentinel and she leads a mass army of them into the mansion and levels it.

Bishop's lost in the timestream.

Magneto is freed by Valerie Cooper, the "Magneto is right" meme gets a shout-out, and Magneto releases an EMP wave that shuts down all electrical equipment on Earth. Xavier returns to Earth and begins reassembling the team

[Autbot_Benz]

ya X-Men was great this week.

**** Roberto's mom

Nightcrawler was a badass

Also the last scene was awesome besides the cameos

[ZariusTwo]

New clip

Pryde of the X-Men/Arcade/Claremont and Byrne outfits

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Also, Jubilee is mad at Roberto

[ZariusTwo]

Second part of the finale....holy s*it

Super rushed but worth any minute, lots of action

Rogue and Roberto defect to Magneto and Wolverine gets his adamantium pulled out of his body

[Autbot_Benz]

ya this show is Top Tier and so good

[CyberCubed]

Caught up, yeah this is good. I hope Kitty finally gets introduced next season, so weird to have her not part of this universe at all this far even though I know the reason.

[oldmanwinters]

Caught up, yeah this is good. I hope Kitty finally gets introduced next season, so weird to have her not part of this universe at all this far even though I know the reason.

Weird they didn't incorporate her into the show before they did their "Pryde of the X-Men" homage in last week's episode.

[KROW]

I can't remember the last time I looked more forward to a television series.


It was cool seeing Spider-Man (obviously). The talk about a potential revival of his show has gone from a whisper to buzzing since.
Magneto mentioning seeing a boy lose his life after giving him false hope leads me to believe Leech is in fact dead. But he was within Mags' shield. Odd.
I do wonder if we will see Xavier mindwipe Mags out of anger, making way for Onslaught after Bastion is dealt with. A plan to introduce other Avengers later?

[ZariusTwo]

Good finale, one humongous boss battle

Loads of cameos, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther, Psylocke, Polaris, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Kitty Pryde, Daredevil

Rogue and Sunspot were all too easily forgiven and cooperative after last week, but I'll let it slide as the X-Men are more than understanding of phases of grief and Rogue kept Gambit in her thoughts and used it to motivate her assault on Bastion, Magneto obsessed over her more in this episode than she did him, we'll see what their relationship is like in Egypt of the past. I have some suspicions about where they're taking things here. Too early to tell if they'll go there (if you follow Age of Apocalypse, you may be thinking the same thing).

So has Asteroid M become the Technodrome of X-Men TAS? This omnipotent weapon that ends up being taken away and ends up in a different location? Who knows what Apocalypse will do with it in his own hands....presuming it survived the time scoop.

Spider-Man gets his closure. I saw DeMayo confirmed on social media this is post-Spider Wars and it's the real MJ Peter found also. There's even a cameo from Flash Thompson from the Animated Series...Marvel, if you have THIS much time animating three characters from the series, WHY DON'T YOU JUST ANIMATE THAT SERIES?

[neatoman]

Spider-Man gets his closure. I saw DeMayo confirmed on social media this is post-Spider Wars and it's the real MJ Peter found also.

I've been waiting nearly 30 years and while that is nice, I would have prefered to see it happen rather than just having it be confirmed.

[Vicky82]

It was such amazing series, loved all the cameos, episode 5 is my favorite.

Really enjoyed the season final and it ended on the cliffhanger.

I assume Storm is with Wolverine and Morph, but I wonder when they ended up

There was a end of credit scene.

Looks like there doing Gambit as Death storyline.


Even though season 2 is almost done, (Lenore Zann confirmed the other day, she had to do few lines for ADR) but think it will be still a long wait, till it comes out.

[ZariusTwo]

It was such amazing series, loved all the cameos, episode 5 is my favorite.

Really enjoyed the season final and it ended on the cliffhanger.

I assume Storm is with Wolverine and Morph, but I wonder when they ended up

Perhaps this is where Storm and Logan fall in love, I had read months back someone claimed the big couples in the series were Storm/Logan, Scott/Jean, Jubilee/Sunspot and Rogue/Gambit. Gambit's on his way back now and Scott and Jean have resolved their brief crisis, Jubes and Sunspot patched up from last week too, so that just leaves Ororo and Logan. though Morph could complicate things

[Autbot_Benz]

loved the cameos and please bring Colossus in S2

[CyberCubed]

Shadowcat was on the picture in Forge's computer, is this the first time her design was shown in X-men TAS?

I suspect Spider-man will guest star in at least one full episode next season, especially with most of the core X-men missing from the "present" day.

[Iroh]

Shadowcat was on the picture in Forge's computer, is this the first time her design was shown in X-men TAS?

I suspect Spider-man will guest star in at least one full episode next season, especially with most of the core X-men missing from the "present" day.

If they do, I hope they will do my boy Spidey justice. I haven't watched this show yet because I heard bad news about it. They might have Spidey as a complainer like I heard wolverine was.

[CyberCubed]

I haven't watched this show yet because I heard bad news about it..

Why, because people are saying it's woke? The show has received nothing but praise almost everywhere online I've been (forums, reddit, twitter, news sites, etc). It's better than the original series honestly because it's not restricted to being a kids show for 90's Saturday Mornings.

People calling this "Woke-Man" probably never even watched it.

[KROW]

Great finale.


Apparently no Onslaught since Chuck and Mags reconciled, so instead we'll get good ol' PoxLips.
Nice closure between Cable, Scott, and Jean. And it looks like they'll be reunited in the future.
It'll be interesting to see where Logan, Morph, and Storm end up. Wolvie's going to need some serious moral support after his ordeal but at least he's in good company.
More great cameos. And, yes, it was awesome seeing MJ back with Peter. The more snippets we keep seeing, the more demand of a revival will grow.
Can't wait to find out where the hell Bishop has been and how the hell he came back. Also, what's next for Cable? Starting an X-Force to replace the team?

[ZariusTwo]

If they do, I hope they will do my boy Spidey justice. I haven't watched this show yet because I heard bad news about it. They might have Spidey as a complainer like I heard wolverine was.

Wolverine didn't 'complain' at all. What kind of online grifter nonsense are you listening to?

[CyberCubed]

Between X-men '97, My Adventures with Superman, and the upcoming Batman Caped Crusader cartoon from Bruce Timm, I can't believe American superhero cartoons are back again. Now to see if Spider-man gets revived.

The jury on TMNT cartoons is out there since the Mutant Mayhem cartoon might not be good though...we'll see.

[ZariusTwo]

Tipped to win big at the Emmys this year

https://variety.com/lists/2024-emmys-predictions/

[Jeff]

Between X-men '97, My Adventures with Superman, and the upcoming Batman Caped Crusader cartoon from Bruce Timm, I can't believe American superhero cartoons are back again. Now to see if Spider-man gets revived.

The jury on TMNT cartoons is out there since the Mutant Mayhem cartoon might not be good though...we'll see.

Is Superman worth it? I couldn't get past 1 episode.

[CyberCubed]

I wound up liking it well enough, Superman is likeable but it might not be for everyone. The designs of the villains is the most weird part about the show, but other than that it's a good mix of action/comedy. At least it isn't terrible.

[Vicky82]

At D23 it's been confirmed that Polaris, Warlock and Danger will appear in X-MEN 97 Season 2.

A sneak peak was shown.

The X-Men will be wearing the Grant Morrison suits as well.

[Autbot_Benz]

At D23 it's been confirmed that Polaris, Warlock and Danger will appear in X-MEN 97 Season 2.

A sneak peak was shown.

The X-Men will be wearing the Grant Morrison suits as well.

these are the Grant Morrison suits

https://i.imgur.com/xfdthRY.png

[Vicky82]

At D23 it's been confirmed that Polaris, Warlock and Danger will appear in X-MEN 97 Season 2.

A sneak peak was shown.

The X-Men will be wearing the Grant Morrison suits as well.

Ok so Warlock isn't in it, some people thought Danger was Warlock.

Havok, Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike will also be in season 2.

[ZariusTwo]

Sad that it's just X-Men TAS in all but name now, but there wasn't much interesting left to mine in the 1990s other than Onslaught.

[CyberCubed]

They are never using Kitty/Shadowcat are they?

[TheBlueTurtle1]

So are those awful costumes are permanent change? they just put them in awesome 80s one:ohwell:

[ZariusTwo]

Beau Demayo has hit back at Disney, he claims his season two credits were stripped from him for posting pride themed X-Men fanart, while Disney have revealed the nature of their findings into his conduct were 'egregious'

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/x-men-97-creator-claims-marvel-gay-pride-1235976534/

[Coola Yagami]

Beau Demayo has hit back at Disney, he claims his season two credits were stripped from him for posting pride themed X-Men fanart, while Disney have revealed the nature of their findings into his conduct were 'egregious'

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/x-men-97-creator-claims-marvel-gay-pride-1235976534/

You'd think Disney would be all about the Pride stuff seeing how they've been acting. That dude would have gotten a raise instead.

[TigerClaw]

Beau Demayo has hit back at Disney, he claims his season two credits were stripped from him for posting pride themed X-Men fanart, while Disney have revealed the nature of their findings into his conduct were 'egregious'

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/x-men-97-creator-claims-marvel-gay-pride-1235976534/
Marvel fires back at Beau Demayo, This is over sexual misconduct.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/x-men-97-creator-claims-marvel-gay-pride-1235976534/
https://comicbookmovie.com/x_men/x_men-97/x-men-97-shocking-new-details-emerge-about-beau-demayos-alleged-sexual-misconduct-working-on-marvel-series-a212686

According to Jeff Sneider, He sent nude photos of himself in sexually suggestive hero poses to the male staff members.

[CyberCubed]

He sent nude photos of himself to "young" men working at the studio. What did he think was going to happen? A gay man is sending his co-workers nude pics?

[ZariusTwo]

Season two being 'largely rewritten'

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/marvel-reportedly-rewriting-most-x-180139998.html

[neatoman]

Season two being 'largely rewritten'

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/marvel-reportedly-rewriting-most-x-180139998.html

Is it for the purpose of stripping DeMayo of credit or is there something legitimately concerning about the writing here? Or is it some other petty reason?

[ZariusTwo]

Is it for the purpose of stripping DeMayo of credit or is there something legitimately concerning about the writing here? Or is it some other petty reason?

It's not certain, It could be to align some of the stories more with what they're outlining for season three, which will be the first to truly have no direct involvement from DeMayo.

[CyberCubed]

Apparently DeMayo made sexual advances on young male staffers and made sexist comments toward female ones. He was basically a gay abuser. And he sent nude photos of himself to the emails of all the male staffers there.

No wonder Disney fired him. What an idiot, he could have behaved like a normal person and stayed on to direct the whole series.

[Zulithe]

Singer, Ratner, and now DeMayo (if most or all of the allegations are true)... X-Men doesn't deserve this legacy of abuse :o

[ZariusTwo]

Beau Demayo speaks out

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[ToTheNines]

Sex-Men.

That is all. Good bye.

[ranger_scout]

Jennifer Hale talked about what the relationship between Jean and Cyclops will be like in season 2.

https://comicbook.com/anime/news/x-men-97-season-2-jean-grey-interview/

[ranger_scout]

Neve Campbell will be voicing Polaris in season 2.

https://comicbookmovie.com/x_men/x_men-97/neve-campbell-confirmed-to-voice-polaris-in-x-men-97-season-2-a219522

[ZariusTwo]

Second season will be 'much darker' and many characters will die


https://gizmodo.com/x-men-97-season-2-teases-deaths-marvel-2000665390

[ZariusTwo]

X-Men '97...Especially with the showrunner change, I think fans have a lot of questions about what to expect in season 2, if the vibe and tone is gonna be very similar to season 1 or if it's gonna go in a new direction. What can you say about the continuation of this show under new creative leadership?

Well, first and foremost, it's actually the entire creative team. Same director, same producers, same cast, many of the same writers, and it's standing on the shoulders of giants. One thing that makes X-Men '97 work so well is that everybody's rowing in exactly the same direction. Everyone that works on the show knows that original series inside and out. And we work very closely with Eric and Julia Lewald and Larry Houston [creators of X-Men: The Animated Series]. They're here all the time reviewing material and talking to the artists. The second season feels very much a worthy successor to the first season.

Season 1 left us with a very apocalyptic arrival and a very clear tease of Gambit serving as this Angel of Death role. Is it fair to assume that that tease has big implications for the season 2 story at large?

That tease certainly matters and Apocalypse is a big part of season 2.

Ross Marquand was talking recently basically teeing up that a lot of characters die in season 2.

I saw something about that. I would say that it is the same stakes as season 1. I wouldn't characterize it as a lot of characters die! It's not Marvel Zombies, but like many great anime shows, like X-Men '97 season 1, mortality's on the table and some of these characters want to do what's right at any cost.

Beau DeMayo has been sharing his side of his experience and his story on social media pretty regularly. I recognize this is an ongoing conversation being handled internally. What are your feelings on that matter and his exit?

We've talked about this before. I'm grateful to Beau. We launched this series together. I think he did excellent work. Frankly, I don't really look at it or read any of it, so I don't really know.

https://ew.com/wonder-man-daredevil-born-again-season-2-x-men-97-marvel-nycc-exclusive-11827139?taid=68e92e68399eb60001a98f68&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20New%20Content%20%28Fe ed%29&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

[Vicky82]

It's been confirmed from the panel, that the show has been renewed for season 3.

Season 2 will be airing in the summer next year.

[ZariusTwo]

Trailer from the panel

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Scott will have a child with the real Jean Grey in the second season

https://x.com/laughing_place/status/1977068276573466698

[ZariusTwo]

Another trailer leak

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[ZariusTwo]

Season Two premiers July 1st

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[CyberCubed]

It still blows my mind this show exists, reviving an old 90's X-men cartoon instead of just doing another reboot like they always do when new cartoons start. I still hope 90's Spider-man gets to full appear with a speaking role at some point.

Also wasn't the lead director of Season 1 fired for making homosexual advances on his co-workers?

[sdp]

for season 2 he only sent heterosexual advances

[ZariusTwo]

Nathan Summers is voiced by Obsession's Michael Johnston. He confirmed it on Instgaram

[CyberCubed]

So the cartoon originally ended in 1997, and since we're now in 2026, that means nearly 30 years of new X-men comics and stories were written in the comics since the show ended.

Is the show going to play "catch-up" and condense and loosely adapt all the biggest X-men comic stories from 1997-2026?

[ZariusTwo]

Is the show going to play "catch-up" and condense and loosely adapt all the biggest X-men comic stories from 1997-2026?

We know the original showrunner didn't want to adapt the Krakoa era from 2018-2024, but who knows if that's changed since then.

Apparently there were plans to adapt the Age of Apocalypse and Onslaught arcs in season two but those plans have reportedly been abandoned.

[ZariusTwo]

Disney have released the first two episodes of the first season to Youtube.

[sdp]

I haven't watched this because as much as I love the 90s cartoon it's been over a decade since I last watched it. I feel I'd need to rewatch the entire show again and that stops me. Especially since I'm a completionism so it basically means I'd also need to watch all of the other 90s cartoons it shares a universe with, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Iron Man, Avengers, that's just too many episodes.

As much praise as the revival got, I still don't know the original run had already done pretty much everything and gave us a decent enough finale. Was it really necessary to go back to this universe?

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Is the show going to play "catch-up" and condense and loosely adapt all the biggest X-men comic stories from 1997-2026?

well I'm not too familiar with x-men comics but I was always told that the original cartoon did a pretty good adaptation of various important arcs from the past and even the present (well present as when it was airing), I'm sure they might do some greatest hits versions of some important arcs that fit but this team was very much a 90s x-men based on that specific team in the comics, which other story arcs well they just changed the teams and the dynamics, so it doesn't make too much sense to adapt some of the later storylines I think. The comics at the end of the day are just soft reboots from time to time.

[ZariusTwo]

Episode Titles For Season Two

• “Days of Past Future”
• “A Force to be Reckoned With”
• “Rise of Apocalypse: Part 1”
• “Rise of Apocalypse: Part 2”
• “Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs”
• “Danger.Exe”
• “Strange Land, Savage Heart”
• “The Dead Man’s Hand"
• “Survival of the Fittest"



https://x.com/marvel_updat3s/status/2068551207619113006

[Coola Yagami]

Finally watched the series. My god, how much was the budget for the animation? At times it felt like we were watching a super long anime movie since we binged-watched episode 2 all the way to the end.

The wife was none too pleased that Gambit died, though it looks like he'll come back as one of the Horsemen in season 2, hopefully before he turns back to normal. I mean I'm sure Gambit died a few times in the comics as most long-running comic book characters do... but the dude is still alive and well nowadays so let's bring him back. I mean, sure if Gambit was dead for years in the comics, or there was some story arc where he was dead at the time, sure. But let's not kill characters for the hell of it. I mean the OG killed Morph but he was partially made up to be a sacrifice and he wasn't even in the theme song which woulda been a clue he didn't matter as much as the others.

She was happy to see Nightcrawler back though they did heavily tone down his religious talk. Especially since nowadays woke people equate religious types with 'the wrong side'.

I had to explain to the misses that yes, Magneto did indeed tear the andamantium from Wolverine's bones in the comics which how we would find out he (somehow) has bone claws all along.

To be honest, that part never made sense to me because it would imply Wolverine's claws were coated in adamantium all along, but they always looked like long blades that were too thin for any bone to be in there. Plus his bone claws look completely different from his metal claws, which furthers how his claws should look completely different when coated in metal. yeah I know it was a retcon, and yeah I know it was probably due to the top brass at Marvel saying 'Wolverine is known for his claws, we can't have him for an extended period of time without claws. I don't care if he lost the andamantium. Give him claws. Somehow.'

The next season looks like it's going to feature Feral Wolverine before he gets back to normal. Too bad Marrow won't make an appearance.

[Jester]

Episode Titles For Season Two

• “Days of Past Future”

But didn't the original run have a episode titles Days of Future Past?

Yep, season 1 episodes 11 and 12....it was a flippin' 2-parter. A 2-parter with one of my favorite quotes:
Storm: Skin color prejudice? That's so pathetic, it's almost quaint.

[Coola Yagami]

But didn't the original run have a episode titles Days of Future Past?

Yep, season 1 episodes 11 and 12....it was a flippin' 2-parter. A 2-parter with one of my favorite quotes:
Storm: Skin color prejudice? That's so pathetic, it's almost quaint.

Yeah, it's on purpose and a play on the title.

I wish Wolverine did more than just be there and then have the Magneto scene. But I guess it evens out since in the old show he was the character with the most solo episodes.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

I think the biggest disappointment of the show, for me , was the fact they brought back the original cast, and half of them were moved to other characters, Morph has totally lost his quirky, light-hearted humor. Gambit was my favourite character as a kid, and Chris potter did such a great job voicing him, now he's Cable for some bizarre reason:lol:

[ZariusTwo]

She-Hulk and Deadpool to appear next season

Also, they're again borrowing a development from the modern comics, Rogue and Gambit's marriage

https://www.ign.com/articles/deadpool-and-she-hulk-are-coming-to-x-men-97-season-3