X-Men '97' Is Still One of Marvel's Best Series

After years away, the X-Men have returned in a revival that many consider among Marvel's finest work. A direct sequel to X-Men: The Animated Series, X-Men '97 built on Season 1's standout episode "Remember It" and, based on the first four episodes of Season 2, the show remains on top form.

Season 2 opens with the team scattered across space and time: half are thrust into a pharaoh-ruled Ancient Egypt and the rest into a neon-soaked, post-apocalyptic future. The First Mutant, Apocalypse, has returned with a new plan for domination, prompting Cyclops' future team to hunt for his weaknesses while Magneto's group tries to prevent En Sabah Nur from becoming Apocalypse in the past.

The series continues to impress visually. From richly saturated frames to inventive cinematography, each action set piece lands, and the show leans into a variety of genres — post-apocalyptic sci-fi with a familial thread, a gritty vigilante crime story, and a two-part fantasy epic with sci-fi echoes — all woven into the overarching fight against Apocalypse.

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