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Critic Reviews
Mar 20, 2024
Season 1 Review:
What we have here, then, is something close to the best of both possible worlds: a nostalgic revival of a beloved series that matches our idea of what it was like to watch X-Men when we were kids, rather than one trying to specifically ape any specific elements of that series.
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Mar 20, 2024
Season 1 Review:
The series is sincere but not self-important, slightly silly but not embarrassed about it. Its bright, flat retro style — a bit more polished than the ’90s series, but otherwise of a piece with it — looks downright distinctive in a sea of “3D” animation and “realistic” CG. Best of all, it works on its own terms.
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Mar 20, 2024
Season 1 Review:
It features a solid voice cast and a vibrant new visual style marked by several spectacular action sequences. It’s also a series that illustrates just how powerful the mutant metaphor is even three decades later. Marvel fans of any age would do well to give X-Men ‘97 a look.
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ColliderMar 20, 2024
Season 1 Review:
X-Men ’97 takes what worked so well in that first series and develops it into one of the greatest X-Men projects so far, quite possibly the best animated series to come from Marvel. It took nearly three decades to return to this world, but X-Men ’97 makes the wait well worth it.
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The PlaylistMar 20, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Ultimately, featuring terrific animation that soars in dynamic, thrilling action sequences while updating the aesthetic of the semi-outdated ‘90s version, “X-Men ‘97” is pretty much what you’d want from a modern-day animated series. It acknowledges the past, the same vibe, and storylines, using the same formula of tightly-packed 30-minute melodramas within, but updates itself for modern times without ever overextending its innovations.
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Mar 20, 2024
Mar 20, 2024
Season 1 Review:
It’s truly a fun watch for adults who grew up watching the original series, though that nostalgia will only carry some fans so far. But it’s also a bit dense for kids to pick up jumping in (at least without the first five seasons of the decades-old version to get acclimated), and the ‘90s setting and history might be a tough sell for newcomers. But whoever it’s for, we’re so glad Marvel willed it into existence.
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SlashfilmMar 20, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Luckily, that semi-insufferable nostalgia carries with it an efficiency of storytelling that has been lacking in the previous 15 years of superhero entertainment. With 30-minute episodes and a dozen main characters, "X-Men '97" doesn't beat around the bush, assuming we all know the backstory, and that we're willing to accept the show's crazier elements.
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