X-MEN ’97 Producer Hints at Crossover with Other ’90s Marvel Animated Characters

(L) Cyclops in X-Men '97 (R) Spider-Man from the 1994-1998 Spider-Man animated series.

X-Men ’97 on Disney+ has been a hit with both fans and critics, restoring Marvel’s mutants to their proper place in the pop culture pantheon. Although the show’s first two episodes have focused solely on […]

Who Is Sunspot in X-MEN? This Marvel Mutant’s History, Explained

Sunspot's tragic origin story from the New Mutants graphic novel from 1982.

In the first episode of X-Men ’97, the series introduces us to a new young mutant, Roberto da Costa, a.k.a. Sunspot. As a new guest at Xavier’s School, Roberto fills the role Jubilee did in […]

Who Are the Sentinels in X-MEN? The History of the Dangerous Marvel Enemy, Explained

The X-Men attack Xavier's School in 2004's Astonishing X-Men, art by John Cassaday.

Although Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the X-Men, not a lot of the villains they created for the mutant heroes became as iconic. Sure, there’s Magneto and the Brotherhood, and the Juggernaut. But aside […]

The X-MEN ’97 Episode Titles Reference Many Past Marvel Comics

X-Men 97 episode titles

Marvel Studios has revealed the ten episode titles for the first season of X-Men ’97 in a fun way. The X-Men are on what looks like a TV Guide cover straight from the ’90s. These […]

Deadpool & Wolverine trailer breakdown: Secret Wars, X-Men cameos, and more

negasonic teenage warhead and yukio celebrate Deadpool’s birthday in Deadpool & Wolverine

The first Deadpool & Wolverine trailer has arrived, and as Marvel diehards predicted, it’s here to shake up the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. The 2024 Super Bowl spot arrives with just enough to tease before […]

X-Men Director Matthew Vaughn Teases Deadpool 3 Could ‘Save’ Marvel Cinematic Universe

X-Men Director Matthew Vaughn Teases Deadpool 3 Could 'Save' Marvel Cinematic Universe

X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn is feeling very optimistic about the upcoming Deadpool 3, which brings Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and what it […]

X-MEN Screenwriter Confirms Magneto’s Psychic Blocking Helmet Was a Movie Invention

Ian McKellen as Magneto in the X-Men films, and his comic book counterpart (art by Jim Lee).

Ask any Marvel Comics fan this question, “how does Magneto protect himself from his frenemy Charles Xavier’s telepathic interference?” Their answer is likely “Magneto’s fancy helmet protects his mind from psychic invasion.” After all, when […]