To me, my X-Men! It’s laborious to consider it’s truly taking place, however finally: visible proof that the long-lasting X-Men: The Animated Series is returning for all new adventures in X-Men ‘97. And if the first look at the series right out of Marvel’s animation panel at San Diego Comic-Con is any indicator, we’re in for a deal with.

Today at Marvel Studio’s animation panel at Comic-Con, the studio lifted the lid on the primary character designs for the revival of the beloved ‘90s cartoon. Set after the events of The Animated Series, ‘97 will see the latest iteration of the X-Men lead by none other than Magneto himself, clad in a new helmetless costume inspired by his design in the first volume of New Mutants, when Magneto turned away from his villainous actions and joined the X-Men.

That team that he’s main is a mixture of basic faces from the present and a few new, chronologically-suitable additions. The fundamental crew in fact is returning, voiced by their authentic Animated Series actors: Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm (sporting her mohawk look, however nonetheless in her basic white costume), Wolverine, Beast, Rogue, Gambit, and Jubilee. But designs have been additionally proven for Sunspot, Cable, Nightcrawler, Forge, Bishop, and Morph, all of their basic ‘90s looks, suggesting we’ll be getting a way more expanded mutant roster this time round. In a short second of footage teased to attendees of the panel, the X-Men fought off an assault from one among Bolivar Trask’s sentinels, with the basic XTAS theme taking part in as Cyclops leads the cost, Rogue and Wolverine distracting the large mech as Beast sweeps its legs and goes to destroy its chest unit.

Sentinels are all nicely and good, however who else will oppose the X-Men this time? It wouldn’t be X-Men with out some villains, and teaser artwork included a cavalcade of acquainted and deep-cut X-Men antagonists of the period to pit in opposition to the crew. Shown to attendees have been basic designs for Emma Frost and Sebastian Shaw of the Hellfire Club, Mr. Sinister, Callisto of the Morlocks, and none apart from Valerie Cooper, Special Assistant to the President’s National Security Adviser and a very long time authorities liason/frenemy between Mutantkind and humanity.

X-Men ‘97 will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ Fall 2023.

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