X-Men '97 Finally Returns for Season 2
X-Men '97 is back with a new season, featuring a major MCU villain and a heartbreaking Marvel story
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📍 How it ended
X-Men '97 returned for its second season, featuring the return of a major MCU villain and the introduction of Apocalypse. Early reviews praised the first three episodes and the series' standard for Marvel animation.
Epilogue added 14d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
The second season of X-Men '97 has been released. Coverage emphasizes the return of a major MCU villain, with a twist. The season also pays homage to a heartbreaking Marvel story.
The first three episodes deliver more of the winning mutant superhero formula. Coverage from The Ringer, TVLine, Yahoo, Roger Ebert, IGN, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Watch for the impact of this season on the Marvel Animation landscape.
Coverage does not yet specify what the twist is or which MCU villain is returning.
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Quick answers
Which villain is returning in X-Men '97 Season 2?
Apocalypse is returning in X-Men '97 Season 2.
What is the twist involving the returning villain?
Coverage does not yet specify what the twist is.
What heartbreaking Marvel story does Season 2 pay homage to?
Coverage does not yet specify which heartbreaking Marvel story is being referenced.
Coverage (8)
- Apocalypse Now: ‘X-Men ’97’ Has a New (Old) Big Bad The Ringer · 21d ago
- X-Men '97 Season 2 Features The Return Of A Major MCU Villain (With A Twist) TVLine · 21d ago
- X-Men '97 Season 2 Pays Homage To A Heartbreaking Marvel Story Yahoo · 21d ago
- Season 2 of “X-Men ‘97” Is The Team, And The Superhero Genre, At Its Best Roger Ebert · 21d ago
- The First Three Episodes of X-Men '97 Season 2 Deliver More of That Winning Mutant Superhero Formula IGN · 21d ago
- Why ‘X-Men ’97’ continues to set the standard for Marvel Animation San Francisco Chronicle · 21d ago
- X-Men '97 Season 2 Features The Return Of A Major MCU Villain (With A Twist) Yahoo · 21d ago
- X-Men '97 Finally Returns for Season 2 IGN · 21d ago
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