X-MEN ’97 cartoon gets prequel comic series in anticipation of release

X-Men ’97, the upcoming sequel series to the X-Men: The Animated Series, is receiving a 4-issue series prequel comic earlier than its official debut. The comic might be written by Steve Foxe and options artwork by the gifted Salva Espin, in what’s anticipated to be a extremely anticipated decades-awaited sequel in the making.

“There’s a very good chance I wouldn’t be writing comics today if not for the impact X-Men: The Animated Series had on me as a kid–heck, the voice actors from the show are still the voices I hear when I read the comics today!” mentioned Foxe relating to his pleasure in getting to write down a comic lead-in to the animated series sequel. “Getting to reunite with my X-Men ’92: House of XCII collaborator Salva Espín on this official prelude to X-Men ’97 has felt like a bucket-list project a lifetime in the making, and Beau [DeMayo] and the rest of the ’97 team gave us a fantastic runway to come up with our own original tale that feeds right into what viewers will get to experience in the new season.”

Since Chris Claremont’s unique run in the Eighties, the X-Men hit legendary standing breaking data in gross sales and rating as Marvel’s hottest comics main properly as much as the ’90s. It was a run that turned a face of each a technology, and even, the spotlight of Marvel’s firm model on the time. Following this, the X-Men animated series primarily based on these comics got here to hit that very same zenith of reputation. This time, for 90s youngsters’s animation — which hold in thoughts, was booming on the top of what was occurring with Disney.

Between X-Men and the unique Batman: The Animated Series, each franchises got here to redefine what’s attainable with comics and their affect on youngsters, planting the seeds of a Millenial technology’s pursuits and constructing prospects who had been able to see actual films as soon as IP similar to Spider-Man and X-Men debuted. Inevitably, main into the MCU as it began right here.

You can learn extra about this upcoming comic in Marvel’s official press release beneath.

New York, NY— December 21, 2023 — The X-Men are again – and the ‘90s have never looked better! Announced today on Marvel.com, Marvel Comics is launching an X-MEN ’97 comic series in March 2024.

Leading as much as Marvel Studios’ X-Men ’97, coming quickly to Disney+, the X-MEN ’97 comic is a 4-issue series created in shut collaboration with the showrunners, and can function a companion story to the tv present. The series is written by Steve Foxe (Dead X-Men, Dark X-Men) with artwork by Salva Espín.

In this official prelude, uncover what Storm, Jubilee, Wolverine and the remaining of the beloved ’90s X-Men solid have been as much as in the time earlier than their return! Startling revelations right here lead instantly into the hotly anticipated new series – followers received’t need to miss out!

On writing the series, Steve Foxe instructed Marvel.com, “There’s a very good chance I wouldn’t be writing comics today if not for the impact X-Men: The Animated Series had on me as a kid–heck, the voice actors from the show are still the voices I hear when I read the comics today!” Foxe continued, “Getting to reunite with my X-Men ’92: House of XCII collaborator Salva Espín on this official prelude to X-Men ’97 has felt like a bucket-list project a lifetime in the making, and Beau [DeMayo] and the rest of the ’97 team gave us a fantastic runway to come up with our own original tale that feeds right into what viewers will get to experience in the new season.”