Author: Chris Snelgrove Published
One of the most unexpected and wonderful aspects X-Men ’97 It is worth mentioning that the first season also has guest appearances by several other major Marvel heroes, including Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, etc. After the success of the first season, fans began to demand more cartoons starring these characters, which would create an interconnected Marvel Animated Universe. But now, sadly, it’s clear that Disney has no intention of fulfilling fans’ biggest requests.
The original MCU
X-Men ’97 is a continuation X-Men: The Animated Seriesand the success of the early shows led to the creation of an interconnected cartoon universe. It started with a very successful Spider-Man: The Animated Series and resulted in such things as Fantastic Four, iron manand incredible hulk. As with the Marvel Universe, characters make guest appearances on each other’s shows: Spider-Man in X-Menthe outstanding feature of the Fantastic Four is spidermanIron Man appears in incredible hulketc.
The original Marvel Animated Universe wasn’t always perfectly cohesive, but it arguably laid the foundation for the Marvel Cinematic Universe of interconnected films. Now, X-Men ’97 very clearly as a continuation X-Men: The Animated Seriesmeaning all these old shows are still relevant to the new ones. So when you see characters like Spider-Man and Iron Man in movies X-Men ’97Technically, you’re seeing the same characters that us old nerds felt back in the ’90s.
Fans have something to say
once X-Men ’97 It proved to be a hit and it wasn’t long before fans were asking for it Spider-Man: The Animated Series got its own high-profile revival. This is very fitting, since Spider-Man is arguably the most popular Marvel character, and there’s a lot of nostalgia for his own endearingly cheesy ’90s show. Plus, Spider-Man getting his own spin-off in the same universe would set the stage for a more ambitious appearance than just a wordless cameo (although it was It’s great to see Peter Parker and Mary Jane on screen again).
Of course, the greater hope (the hope expressed by countless fans) is that X-Men ’97The success of is that a new Spider-Man show will lead to the resurgence of other cartoons, e.g. iron man and Fantastic Four. This would allow for an animated version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with characters regularly making more extensive cameos in each other’s shows. Additionally, this will open up more significant storytelling opportunities for Disney writers while making this interconnected universe feel as strong and alive as the world of Marvel Comics.
Disney Ignores Fans’ Biggest Demands
But sadly, Disney has shown no signs that it plans to fulfill fans’ hopes for a shared cartoon universe. We have since produced many excellent animated series X-Men ’97 fell, including eye of wakanda, your friendly neighborhood spidermanas well as the miniseries Marvel Zombies. However, there’s been no real attempt to tie these cartoons together, nor have there been any announcements about future shows that will join our favorite mutants to create an interconnected universe.
Obviously, it takes a long time to make an animated series, so there’s no way the Mouse House could make several companion shows to it. X-Men ’97 immediately. But the truth is we haven’t heard much announcement About revival Spider-Man: The Animated Series This seems like clear evidence that we won’t be getting the interconnected animated universe that fans have been asking for for over a year. This is unfortunate because if Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars A bomb or subsequent reset of the Marvel Universe has fans losing interest, and a critically acclaimed cartoon universe may be the only thing standing between Marvel and complete pop culture oblivion.
