Why we loved X-Men '97

Host Y. M. Nelson and author and guest Perry C. talk about what they loved about the continuing series X-Men '97 and what they look forward to in the upcoming seasons.

Topics we discuss:

• Cyclops character change
• Animation style changes
• Nightcrawler
• Storm and Gambit
• Adult-friendly dialogue
• Why continuation works here instead of a reboot
• Week-to-Week format
• EPISODE FIVE(!)
• Rogue's origins
• Sneak Peeks
• Punk Storm and character history
• The politics of X-Men
• Where will the store go
• Racism
• Easter Eggs
• Goodreads rating

Chapters

• 3:16 First thoughts from X-Men 92 to the new X-Men 97
• 9:24 Cyclops gets a glow-up?
• 13:33 Animation style changes from original
• 17:37 Nightcrawler as a character: Animated and live
• 21:25 Storm and Gambit
• 23:51 This dialogue was never kid-friendly
• 28:21 Not a reboot, but a great continuation
• 32:33 The week to week format and X-Men frenzy
• 34:59 EPISODE FIVE (!)
• 40:21 Rogue's origins in episode 5
• 43:39 Last episode sneak
• 47:59 We need more Punk Storm
• 49:46 Storm's comic history
• 52:32 The politics of X-Men
• 1:01:40 Where will the X-Men story go?
• 1:03:16 The biggest theme of X-Men: racism
• 1:08:31 Easter Eggs
• 1:13:45 Goodreads Rating for the season
• 1:15:33 What's next for Perry?