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X-Men is a comics franchise defined by its evolution. There are few others like it that can be so defined by multiple foundational eras of fandom-shaping periods, from its classics, to Chris Claremont’s reign, to New X-Men, and even all the way to the gates of Krakoa. But for mutantkind, the ‘90s will almost always be back in style.Who Should Be The New Wolverine? io9 PicksA period of great transition after Claremont’s run on Uncanny X-Men came to an abrupt end, the ‘90s reshaped the X-Men not just across comics—where…

Image: MarvelRemember the ‘90s? The X-Men certainly do, and for good reason. In the world of comics, after Chris Claremont’s foundational run on the characters unceremoniously came to an end at the beginning of the decade, X-Books found themselves even more ascendant than ever, and X-Men: The Animated Series catapulted mutantkind to even greater heights of awareness. The ‘90s were truly the X-Men’s time, and with X-Men ‘97, Marvel really, really, really hopes you’ll make it their time again.We’ve not seen all that much of…

Location-wise, superheroes tend to operate in two modes. Either they’re firmly in one city, with occasional stops at other places nearby, or they’re gallivanting around basically anywhere in the world (or galaxy, in some cases). It can be dizzying sometimes, to the point that you might need a map to keep track of everyone—and fortunately, Marvel’s done just that for the X-Men.She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Episode 9 Finale ReviewWith Fall of X in July, things are set to go pretty bad for the mutants and their island nation of…

Image: Marvel ComicsEver since Marvel Comics’ mutants founded the island nation of Krakoa in the pages of House/Powers of X, they’ve thrown an annual party celebrating their own excellence: the Hellfire Gala. The yearly one-shot is never not eventful for the mutants in some way, whether that’s a change to the core X-Men team, or maybe someone gets murdered, who can say. But before all that, we have to get to the most interesting part of the event: the fashion!Every year has unveiled some great fits for the attendants and…

Play my song, bub.Image: FoxFew upcoming Marvel Studios projects hit that nostalgic sweet spot quite like X-Men ‘97. Inspired by the unforgettable X-Men: The Animated Series that ran during the 1990s, the show “explores new stories in the iconic ’90s timeline of the original series” and is coming to Disney+ in fall 2023. Which, as exciting as that may be, would be a whole lot less cool if it was missing the best part about the show: the theme song.Earlier this year, at San Diego Comic-Con, writer and executive producer…

Image: © 2022 MARVELJim Lee’s designs for the X-Men are burned into the minds of X-Fans like the Phoenix Force itself—whether you devoured comics, fell in love with the animated series, or, perhaps, just collected some of the iconic trading cards of the era. If you’re the latter, then we’ve got some very good news.io9 has your exclusive look inside The Uncanny X-Men Trading Cards: The Complete Series, Abrams ComicArts’ 30th anniversary celebration of Jim Lee’s iconic 105 Uncanny X-Men trading card set. Featuring an…