''X-Men '97'' By 2019, there were ongoing talks with
Disney+ to revive the series. In November 2021, it was revealed that a revival titled ''
X-Men '97 was in development which will continue the plot of the series. X-Men '97'' eventually premiered on March 20, 2024. Beau DeMayo served as
head writer for the first two seasons, with most of the surviving cast members of the original series reprising their roles, including Dodd, Zann, Buza, Disher, Potter, Sealy-Smith, Hough, and Britton. They were joined by
Jennifer Hale,
Ray Chase, Matthew Waterson,
JP Karliak, Holly Chou,
Jeff Bennett, and
A.J. LoCascio. Alyson Court did not reprise her role as Jubilee, requesting that Jubilee be voiced by an Asian actress. She instead returned to voice an alternate version of the character named
Abscissa. The series is produced by
Marvel Studios Animation, but does not take place within the
Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Comics X-Men Adventures X-Men Adventures was a
comic book spin-off of the animated series. Beginning in November 1992, it adapted the first three seasons of the show; in April 1996, it became
Adventures of the X-Men, which contained original stories set within the same continuity. The comic book lasted until March 1997, shortly after the show's cancellation by the
Fox Network.
Bibliography •
X-Men Adventures vol. 1 (1992–94) (15 issues) •
X-Men Adventures vol. 2 (1994–95) (13 issues) •
X-Men Adventures vol. 3 (1995–96) (13 issues) •
Adventures of the X-Men (1996–97) (12 issues) Additionally, stories featuring the same characters were printed through the 19 issues of
Spider-Man Magazine, published between March 1994 and March 1997, alongside stories inspired by the animated series
Spider-Man.
''X-Men '92'' The comic book series ''
X-Men '92'' was first released as one of the many tie-in titles for Marvel's 2015
Secret Wars event, and continued in its second volume as a regular series in early 2016, starring characters of the TV show's reality. In January 2022, Marvel announced a new series inspired by the cartoon, ''X-Men '92: House of XCII''. Published in April of that same year, the series explores an alternate universe where the events of
Jonathan Hickman's
House of X and Powers of X happened decades earlier, in the '90s of the original show.
Manga Books Previously on X-Men In 2017, series developer and showrunner Eric Lewald released the book
Previously on X-Men: The Making of an Animated Series, which features his interviews with 36 of the staff and voice cast behind the TV series, as well as Lewald's personal experiences on the series' development and production.
X-Men: The Art and Making of The Animated Series In 2020, Eric Lewald and Julia Lewald released the book
X-Men: The Art and Making of The Animated Series, which features previously unseen concept art, storyboards, character models, background layouts, animation cels, and other production/promotional materials, along with new interviews with the series principal artists and production staff.
Video games •
X-Men Cartoon Maker: a recreational software package that allows the user to create limited animations from a library of backdrops, animations, and sound effects from the show. Wolverine and Storm appear as tutors. • Capcom's
VS. Series: the characters in the series were licensed by Capcom and were the inspiration for the video game
X-Men: Children of the Atom, which in turn would be the basis for the
Marvel vs. Capcom sub-series of video games. Most of the voice actors who did the voices in the series reprised their roles for the video game. Capcom would continue to use these characters long after the show was canceled, before eventually losing the rights to create Marvel-based games to
Electronic Arts in 2001. Capcom, however, would reacquire the rights in 2008 and released
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds /
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 in 2011.
In film The series was credited for being responsible for the beginning development of the 2000
X-Men film. Fox Kids owner
20th Century Fox was impressed by the success of the TV show, and producer
Lauren Shuler Donner purchased the film rights for them in 1994. The film's success led to a
film franchise, which includes a series of sequels, prequels, and spin-offs, for two decades up to 2020, when the series came to an end due to
Disney's
acquisition of Fox, with the character rights reverting to Marvel Studios. Potter revealed that he once auditioned for the role of Cyclops in the 2000 film before losing it to
James Marsden, while Buza would appear in the film proper as a truck driver.
In television In the
Ms. Marvel episode "
No Normal", set in the MCU, the theme song from the
X-Men animated series is played when
Kamala Khan discovers that she is a "
mutant".{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2022 |title=Ms. Marvel Finale MCU Easter Eggs & References ==Lawsuit==