New ‘X-Men ‘97’ comic is official prelude to the Disney+ series
Marvel Comics is launching an X-Men ’97 comic ahead of the new Disney+ animated series.
Leading up to Marvel Studios’ X-Men ’97 on Disney+, the X-Men ’97 comic will be a four-issue series written by Steve Foxe (Dead X-Men, Dark X-Men) with art by Salva Espín.
The comic – created in collaboration with series showrunners – will serve as a companion story to the show where fans will learn what Storm, Jubilee, Wolverine, and the rest of the ’90s X-Men were up to before their return – and according to Marvel, fans won’t want to miss the “startling revelations that lead directly into the hotly anticipated new series.”
“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 said. “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.”
X-Men ’97 #1 (cover by Todd Nauck) is on sale March 27, 2024. For more information, visit Marvel.com.
