X-Men '97 / X-Men: The Animated Series

About

X-Men '97 is an upcoming American animated cartoon series created by Beau DeMayo for the streaming service Disney+, which is based on the X-Men: The Animated Series, which originally aired between 1992 and 1997. The show will serve as a revival or reboot, continuing from where the original series ended. X-Men '97 is expected to premiere on March 20th, 2024, and will consist of 10 episodes.

History

Disney+ announced^[2] the revival of the classic X-Men: The Animated Series on November 12th, 2021. On February 15th, 2024, the first trailer of the series was released on YouTube^[3] by @Marvel, which amassed more than 700,000 views and 99,000 likes in a few hours (shown below).

Premise

X-Men '97 is set to continue the story of the classic X-Men: The Animated Series, showing memorable characters like Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue and other mutants years after the original show ended the story.^[1]

Online Presence

Online, many fans were eagerly waiting for more details about the show following the trailer reveal in early 2024. For example, on February 15th, 2024, the X^[4] page @XMenUpdate posted a clip showing Wolverine and Gambit (shown below) from the show's trailer, which garnered over 72,000 views and 2,800 likes in a few hours.

On February 15th, 2024, TikTok^[5] user @tooturnttonystark posted his reaction to the series trailer (shown below, left), which received roughly 4,000 plays and 640 likes in a few hours. On the same day, TikTok^[6] user @movie.review_man.man.man posted his reaction to the trailer (shown below, right), amassing more than 16,000 plays and 1,100 likes in a few hours.

Related Memes

Professor X's Mind Rays

Professor X's Mind Rays refers to a reaction image an image macro meme of Marvel superhero Professor X touching his temples and scowling in pain as red circles emanate from his forehead. The image has been used online as a joke about people exerting effort when thinking.

I'm The Juggernaut, Bitch!

"I'm The Juggernaut Bitch!" refers to a catchphrase associated with the Marvel Comics character The Juggernaut from X-Men. The oldest known version still on the platform was reuploaded on October 7th, 2007, by YouTuber^[2] Zachary Schneller, which has accumulated over 8.8 million views, 50,000 likes and 6,600 comments in just over 13 years (shown below).

Wolverine Crush

Wolverine Crush is a two-panel exploitable comic series featuring the Marvel superhero Wolverine gazing longingly at a picture frame, which often contains various humorous images superimposed over the original photograph.

Sad Wolverine Seeing Jean Grey and Cyclops Kiss

Sad Wolverine Seeing Jean Grey and Cyclops Kiss is an image macro featuring characters from the superhero animated television show X-Men: The Animated Series. In 2014, Imgflip ^[2] user DeathKoopa666 published one of the earliest available memes based on the scene. The image features Wolverine with a sad expression and the caption, "Healing Factor Can't Fix My Broken Heart." The post received more than 32,000 views in six years (shown below).

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