Marvel's X-Men '97: Season Two Comic Will Bridge the Gap Between Seasons of the Animated Series

It's been a long, agonizing hold for Season 2 of the animated bid X-Men '97. But not lone is that hold yet ending aboriginal this year, Marvel Comics has revealed that it'll beryllium expanding the scope of this animated beingness with a caller spinoff comic called X-Men '97: Season Two.

Similar to however the archetypal X-Men '97 comic acted arsenic a prequel to Season 1 of the animated series, X-Men '97: Season Two volition span the spread betwixt seasons. This five-issue bid picks up aft the melodramatic Season 1 finale, which saw the X-Men scattered done clip and Forge seeking to assemble a caller squad from the mutants inactive near standing. As the main screen to contented #1 shows, the destiny of the missing X-Men is precise overmuch astatine the forefront of the comic:

Art by Todd Nauck. (Image Credit: Marvel)

Based connected that art, we'd expect the comic to absorption chiefly connected Forge, Jubilee, Sunspot, and Bishop, though it remains to beryllium seen what different mutant heroes Forge mightiness enlistee to their cause.

X-Men '97: Season Two volition again beryllium written by Steve Foxe and drawn by Salva Espin. The archetypal contented features covers by Todd Nauck, Jhony Caballero, Natacha Bustos, and Dan Jurgens. Caballero's screen tin beryllium seen below:

Art by Jhony Caballero. (Image Credit: Marvel)

“I consciousness exceptionally grateful that Salva Espin, Matt Milla, and I get to archer much stories fleshing retired the satellite of X-Men ‘97!” Foxe said successful a property release. “Everyone who watched Season One knows the squad near america 1 heck of an era-spanning cliffhanger, and our prequel for Season Two doesn’t instrumentality immoderate cheats oregon shortcuts astir that chaotic presumption quo.”

Foxe added, “We got to enactment intimately with the bid squad to marque definite this comic is simply a vital, additive acquisition for our mutants—what’s near of the X-Men, anyway…”

X-Men '97: Season Two #1 volition beryllium released connected June 3, 2026. You tin preorder a transcript astatine your section comic shop.

The merchandise of the comic whitethorn besides bespeak that Marvel volition debut Season 2 of the animated bid astir the aforesaid timeframe. For now, cheque retired IGN's reappraisal of X-Men '97 Season 1 to larn much astir wherefore it's 1 of the champion X-Men adaptations ever.

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