It was a real shock for Marvel fans when Marvel Studios X-Men ’97. A sequel to the popular original series, X-Men: The Animated Seriesno fan would have expected the series to offer such a careful narrative and stay true to its central myth.
But with X-Men ’97 With the announcement of Season 2, Marvel Studios may have already made a similar mistake to Fox’s unfortunate Dark Phoenix Saga.
Marvel Studios may have made a mistake with X-Men ’97 Season 2
While the first season of X-Men ’97 ended with a bang and more, quickly becoming one of the best Marvel series of all time. Fans have been eagerly awaiting season 2. And according to Marvel Studios’ recently held D23 2024 presentation, the season might be closer than we think.
Marvel Studios revealed some brilliant and exciting details about the upcoming show, such as new characters like Danger, Polaris, and Havoc, and also showed some footage from Season 2 (via ComicBook). However, what caught the attention of many fans and attendees is that the mutant squad will reportedly be changing their suits.
While in the first season of X-Men ’97 We saw the X-Men change their appearance towards the end of the series, and they will be making some more changes to their appearance. According to the D23 presentation, the characters’ looks will reportedly be inspired by Grant Morrison’s. New X-Men (via ScreenRant).
A departure from the usual colorful look of the X-Men. The Grant Morrison-inspired looks were last seen in Fox’s Dark Phoenix Film. The suits with the black and yellow jackets were not very popular with fans, who described them as cheap and without the iconic X-Men Flair. Therefore, the decision to incorporate such designs and costumes has received mixed reactions from fans.
Fans react to X-Men ’97 Costume change in season 2
Beau DeMayo, the creator of X-Men ’97has already confirmed that Grant Morrison suits will be featured in the series’ season. Saying that this Decision was rooted in history… and the themes that Season 2 will address (via X), fans aren’t too excited about the news. As the series moves forward in time, a modern interpretation of the characters’ looks is inevitable, but fans don’t want the studio to adapt Grant Morrison’s take on the mutant suits.
When you see how it went Dark PhoenixMarvel fans are concerned about the news and shouted the following online when the news went viral:
It didn’t work with Dark Phoenix. And it won’t work here either.
— Hollywood After Dark (@HWADPodcast) 10 August 2024
Ugh why couldn’t they stay in their Jim Lee outfits? 🤦🏽♂️ I hate that idea and didn’t even really like the outfit changes in the season 1 finale
— Justin (@love_droughtx) 10 August 2024
These suits were always garbage for me
— PridefulSin🫧 (@ReignOfPride) 10 August 2024
I just have to trust Beau on this one, but personally I am not a fan of these costumes
— Danny LimeLight (@DannyLimeLight) 10 August 2024
I hated seeing these in X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Oh
— 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐒 ❣︎ (@sins0_) 10 August 2024
I would have preferred if you had kept the suits from the John Byrne/Jim Lee era. I HATE Morrison’s suits, they were too close to what Bryan Singer did in his movies.
— Marcus Raynak (@MarcusRaynak) 10 August 2024
While the return of mutants in the MCU was greeted with enthusiasm, this news seems to dampen the enthusiasm and expectations of all fans for the series. Fans are already upset that creator Beau DeMayo will not be involved in the series, this news has further raised fears that X-Men ’97 goes in the same direction as Fox with the second season of the series.
A mistake that could cause great damage to Marvel, we hope X-Men ’97 The second season doesn’t undo everything the first season achieved.
X-Men ’97 Season 1 can be streamed on Disney+.
