Spoilers for "X-Men '97" to follow.
The X-Men are back on TV and "X-Men '97" wants you to feel like they never left. The animation is different, but many of the original "X-Men" voice actors are back and the story picks up mere months after the O.G. series finale "Graduation Day." (Need an "X-Men" refresher before "'97"? We've got you covered.) The creators of "X-Men '97" are fans passionate about getting it right and it shows.
/Film's Ethan Anderton spoke with "X-Men '97" supervising producer/head director Jake Castorena for an episode of the /Film Daily podcast. Castorena stressed that making the show feel compatible with the old series was a priority:
"[We had to understand] that it's a revival. It's not a reboot. It's a spiritual successor, it's on the shoulders of what came before, and it's got to feel like it's a continuation. The goal is, you've gotta go from 'Graduation Day,...
The X-Men are back on TV and "X-Men '97" wants you to feel like they never left. The animation is different, but many of the original "X-Men" voice actors are back and the story picks up mere months after the O.G. series finale "Graduation Day." (Need an "X-Men" refresher before "'97"? We've got you covered.) The creators of "X-Men '97" are fans passionate about getting it right and it shows.
/Film's Ethan Anderton spoke with "X-Men '97" supervising producer/head director Jake Castorena for an episode of the /Film Daily podcast. Castorena stressed that making the show feel compatible with the old series was a priority:
"[We had to understand] that it's a revival. It's not a reboot. It's a spiritual successor, it's on the shoulders of what came before, and it's got to feel like it's a continuation. The goal is, you've gotta go from 'Graduation Day,...
- 3/23/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
1992's "X-Men" cartoon was the first time Marvel's Merry Mutants got a series all of their own, but was it the first time they appeared in animation? Not quite.
The team were guest stars on the early 1980s series "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends", as was their nemesis Magneto. A few years down the line, Marvel Productions decided to produce an "X-Men" cartoon themselves.
The resulting pilot was "Pryde of the X-Men". "Pryde" boasted animation from Japanese studio Toei ("Dragon Ball Z"), and so looked noticeably more detailed and dynamic than previous Marvel cartoons. Where it did overlap with those older cartoons was the voice cast: the late John Stephenson as Professor X, Michael Bell as Cyclops, Neil Ross as Nightcrawler, Dan Gilvezan as Colossus, and a young Kath Soucie as Kitty.
Patrick Pinney, as Wolverine, infamously gives his character an Australian accent (apparently a synergistic holdover from a...
The team were guest stars on the early 1980s series "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends", as was their nemesis Magneto. A few years down the line, Marvel Productions decided to produce an "X-Men" cartoon themselves.
The resulting pilot was "Pryde of the X-Men". "Pryde" boasted animation from Japanese studio Toei ("Dragon Ball Z"), and so looked noticeably more detailed and dynamic than previous Marvel cartoons. Where it did overlap with those older cartoons was the voice cast: the late John Stephenson as Professor X, Michael Bell as Cyclops, Neil Ross as Nightcrawler, Dan Gilvezan as Colossus, and a young Kath Soucie as Kitty.
Patrick Pinney, as Wolverine, infamously gives his character an Australian accent (apparently a synergistic holdover from a...
- 9/24/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
When the X-Men debuted in the pages of Marvel Comics back in 1963, their superhero costumes looked a little more like school uniforms. The team at the time was made up of the characters Cyclops, Ice Man, Beast, Marvel Girl, and Angel, and they all wore a notable yellow-and-blue ensemble with hoods to partially cover their faces. "The Uncanny X-Men" also allowed creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby to skip over the bothersome task of having to invent a superhero origin story. Rather than a tale of cosmic rays, gamma radiation, spider-bites, or some other powers-granting conceit, the X-Men were merely born with their abilities. They are mutants.
When the X-Men universe expanded to include more and more characters, the blue-and-yellow ensembles gave way to a wide variety of outlandish costumes, each one adhering to the styles of the day. Those who read X-Men comics in the 1990s, for instance,...
When the X-Men universe expanded to include more and more characters, the blue-and-yellow ensembles gave way to a wide variety of outlandish costumes, each one adhering to the styles of the day. Those who read X-Men comics in the 1990s, for instance,...
- 9/23/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Ask me to name my favorite cartoon shows growing up. Suffice to say, nearly every one I have feelings for was in some way, shape, or form was touched by the amazing Will Meugniot. That’s pronounced Min-ee-Oh, just in case you missed the boat yesterday. What’s that? You missed our last installment? Shame on you! For the rest who didn’t though, we pick up where I left off, as I casually shifted our conversation towards Will’s amazing career in animation! Roll the tape…
Comicmix:: I’d be remiss if I didn’t start pelting you with questions on all the series you worked on that literally defined my childhood into early teens… Let’s start with my personal favorite…Exo Squad! Tell the fine ComicMixers out there what you did on the show.
Will Meugniot: Well, I’d been working on the first season of X-Men,...
Comicmix:: I’d be remiss if I didn’t start pelting you with questions on all the series you worked on that literally defined my childhood into early teens… Let’s start with my personal favorite…Exo Squad! Tell the fine ComicMixers out there what you did on the show.
Will Meugniot: Well, I’d been working on the first season of X-Men,...
- 11/13/2011
- by Marc Alan Fishman
- Comicmix.com
With a resume that could best be described as the very definition of awesometasticness, Will Meugniot is a working legend. Given the opportunity to sit down with him–if only through these odd and twisted halls of the interwebs and Skype–I was tempted to simply pelt him with geeky question after geeky question. Allow me a quick explantion: Reading through his resume, Will Meugniot has worked on an amazing array of projects anyone in Generation X or before would swoon over. As a storyboard artist, writer, producer, and director for (amongst other things) Captain Planet, EXOsquad (aka Exo-Force as you’ll see in our next installment), Jem, Slimer and the Real Ghostbusters, and comics like Tigra, The DNAgents, and Vanity… suffice to say I had a hard time not grilling the poor man for several days.
As we mentioned previously, Will is writing and drawing a brand new comic with an old school feel.
As we mentioned previously, Will is writing and drawing a brand new comic with an old school feel.
- 11/9/2011
- by Marc Alan Fishman
- Comicmix.com
To celebrate the November 9th release of Will Meugniot’s new N.E.D.O.R. Agents series first full length 26 page adventure in AC Comics’ FemForce #157, the artist has teamed with PREVIEWSworld on Facebook for an original art giveaway. Three pieces of Meugniot’s art are up for grabs, one for cosplayers, one for retailers, and one for fans. The full contest rules and directions can be found on PREVIEWSworld’s Facebook page. Meugniot is best known as co-creator of the DNAgents, creator of Vanity, and animation producer director of X-Men Tas, Jem, Captain Planet, The Real Ghostbusters, and EXOsquad.
“I’m very excited about PREVIEWSworld hosting this contest for my comic”, says Meugniot. “It’s been over 20 years since my last long form stories in DNAgents and Vanity, and it’s thrilling to see the interest N.E.D.O.R. Agents is garnering. Vince Brusio at Previews World,...
“I’m very excited about PREVIEWSworld hosting this contest for my comic”, says Meugniot. “It’s been over 20 years since my last long form stories in DNAgents and Vanity, and it’s thrilling to see the interest N.E.D.O.R. Agents is garnering. Vince Brusio at Previews World,...
- 11/4/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Wow! I think we all grew up watching Captain Planet save the Earth from the bad guys and teaching us about saving the Earth and introducing us to our carbon footprint!
For Immediate Release
Earth! Fire! Wind! Water! Heart! By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!
Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Season One
Featuring Voice Cast of David Coburn, LeVar Burton, Joey Dedio, Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Welker, Meg Ryan, Martin Sheen, Kath Soucie, Dean Stockwell, Jeff Goldblum, Sting and more!
Join The Action With All 26 Adventurous Episodes And Exciting Bonus Features In An Eco-friendly-packaged 4-dvd Box Set
Flying Onto Home Entertainment Shelves For The First Time
April 19, 2011 From Shout! Factory
Move over Iron Man, Spider-Man and Batman, the world’s first environmentally-conscious superhero on the block plans to offer kids action-packed adventure and a chance to help save the environment. He's Captain Planet, the ever-changing eco-hero from within our Earth,...
For Immediate Release
Earth! Fire! Wind! Water! Heart! By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!
Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Season One
Featuring Voice Cast of David Coburn, LeVar Burton, Joey Dedio, Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Welker, Meg Ryan, Martin Sheen, Kath Soucie, Dean Stockwell, Jeff Goldblum, Sting and more!
Join The Action With All 26 Adventurous Episodes And Exciting Bonus Features In An Eco-friendly-packaged 4-dvd Box Set
Flying Onto Home Entertainment Shelves For The First Time
April 19, 2011 From Shout! Factory
Move over Iron Man, Spider-Man and Batman, the world’s first environmentally-conscious superhero on the block plans to offer kids action-packed adventure and a chance to help save the environment. He's Captain Planet, the ever-changing eco-hero from within our Earth,...
- 3/17/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Back in the 90’s Marvel were well known for their tremendous animated series – X-Men, Spiderman, Silver Surfer. But one cartoon that never made the airwaves was Captain America. In 1998, Saban Entertainment teamed up once more with Marvel to begin work on an animated series based on one of the most iconic of Marvel’s characters…
Will Meugniot (who had also worked on another war-based cartoon, G.I. Joe: The Movie) was asked to design the series alongside Frank Gomez, Shannon Denton, Roy Burdine and John Fang; and the series’ writing staff included comic book writers and authors, including Michael Reaves and Steve Engleheart. On the whole, the series was faithful to the 1940’s era Captain America in much the same way that Stan and Jack’s 1960’s retelling of Cap’s golden age stories were true to their source material – there were some changes, notably that Cap worked alongside a team...
Will Meugniot (who had also worked on another war-based cartoon, G.I. Joe: The Movie) was asked to design the series alongside Frank Gomez, Shannon Denton, Roy Burdine and John Fang; and the series’ writing staff included comic book writers and authors, including Michael Reaves and Steve Engleheart. On the whole, the series was faithful to the 1940’s era Captain America in much the same way that Stan and Jack’s 1960’s retelling of Cap’s golden age stories were true to their source material – there were some changes, notably that Cap worked alongside a team...
- 3/23/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Marvel and DC are both in the middle of a new movie strategy where they release animated films of some of their most popular characters direct to DVD. The two rivals have arguably been doing it for ages if you count the spin-off “movies” from their animated television series, but the last 4 years have seen a leap in activity. Have any of them topped Batman: Mask of the Phantasm? No, not really. However, each of the studios seems to be making huge strides with each successive movie. Marvel, having reached its 6 film marker (DC isn’t far behind at this point), have released them all in a box set. While it’s nice to have an anthology to put on the shelf instead of individual DVD cases, it ends up serving as a reminder of how far the films have come since the original Ultimate Avengers: The Movie back in...
- 10/17/2009
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
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