‘X-Men ’97’ validates your nostalgia while looking to the future

For millions of kids, the popular 1990s
animated series served as a gateway drug into the world of the X-Men and comics in general. Now, the new Disney+ series
picks up right where the original ended. But changes are also taking place: secrets get revealed, the team roster gets shuffled, and characters meet shocking fates. What hasn’t changed is everything fans expect from the X-Men: big fights, big powers, and lots of mutant melodrama.