During the ’90s, there were plenty of animated series based on comic properties, but two stood out above the rest: Batman: The Animated Series and X-Men: The Animated Series. Both were standouts for their ability to tell stories and for their art. However, one thing X-Men had above Batman was that it was contemporary and followed the stories taking place in the comic books a bit more strictly.
Sure, the X-Men team wasn’t the same as the one in the comics at the time. However, we got stories ripped from the comics: Days of Future Past, the Mojoverse, The Phoenix Saga, and even The Phalanx Covenant–which came out two years prior in the comic book format.
The Disney+ animated series picks up where the original animated series left off in September 1997. As wild as it may seem to dive back into an animated series that’s been off the air for nearly 27 years, it works pretty well–and even manages to keep the trend of adapting stories from the past that keeps the comics alive.