X-men ‘97’s universe should be expanded to other Marvel series

I feel like X-Men ‘97’s universe (earth-92131 which they share with Spider-Man: TAS) is the most ideal marvel universe, kinda like an actual cinematic 616. It has everyone in their default classic outfits and origins.

Its because of this I would LOVE if they have series offshoots from the show and start an Avengers animated series in that universe, F4, Daredevil, hell even being back Spider-Man as a ‘98 jumpoff point.

Just have them all exist in parallel to the live action MCU. Have whoever runs the ‘97 show be their Kevin Feige, know what I mean?

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truthisfictionyt2025-11-04 08:12

I'm surprised Marvel never got an animated series universe that could delve more into the comics off of the ground like DC did with the DCAU. I know Yost kind of had something going before it was canceled.

SqueakyTHROWER2025-11-04 08:38

YES! exactly. Like what DC did from Batman: TAS to Superman: TAS to Justice League and so on.

rayden-shou2025-11-04 08:40

Before Yost, there were the 90s animated universe, wtf are you talking about.

truthisfictionyt2025-11-04 09:05

Those weren't reallllly connected outside of a couple crossover episodes

eBICgamer20102025-11-04 09:10

They're still scarred from the damage the Disney XD shows did to Marvel Animation's reputation I guess.

truthisfictionyt2025-11-04 14:32

They basically cancelled the Yost series so they could do mid MCU ripoff storylines

fast_flashdash2025-11-04 08:56

EMH is so goooood. I yearly re watch it

SqueakyTHROWER2025-11-04 21:39

Stupid question but…What is EMH?

Beeman6162025-11-04 21:45

Earth's mightiest heroes, an Avengers cartoon series.

XxDarkkillerxX1232025-11-05 23:09

One of the best animated series for the Avengers, its so good, only Two season but its really good

Comfortable_Clerk_602025-11-05 23:28

Agreed, it’s not only one of my favorite superhero shows but one of my favorite shows period

Pitiful-Sympathy-6532025-11-04 09:34

yeah seriously, it feels like they missed a huge opportunity with that concept

HighwayQueasy6722025-11-04 11:43

yeah it’s strange they haven’t explored that more, the potential is huge tbh

Shadow_Gabriel2025-11-04 14:32

Especially now, being owned by a company well known for their... you won't believe it... cartoons.

GillGruntFan532025-11-04 17:56

The problem is the leadership over there. When the DCAU was kicking off under WB, a creatives driven studio, Marvel was under Toy Biz where the primary goal was selling toys (not to say that WB didn’t care about that). And when Marvel got sold off to Disney who do have somewhat of a creatives mindset, the MCU was all the rage and the goal became synergy with that rather than telling standalone adaptations of the books so that the MCU audience would check out the rest of the franchise.

The closest they ever got was under Yost, and that was bungled due to not owning the X-Men or Spider-Man after those shows launched, killing then early, and adapting the comic Avengers right before the MCU team absolutely eclipsed them in popularity instantly.

Meizas2025-11-05 05:57

I've always thought Marvel did live action better and DC did animation better.

DustFunk2025-11-05 06:27

We also call it the Timmverse because it was all helmed by animator Bruce Timm. Marvel never had anything incredible like BTAS to build off of.

AdditionalBanana95852025-11-04 08:18

While it does sound cool, I'd rather it remain singular to allow Marvel Animation to focus on shows in different universes. Bring back EMH, introduce a 616 Heroes for Hire, and keep Zombies going. Reviving Spider-Man would just take attention away from YFNSM, which is a really fun series that's just starting and showing strong promise for future seasons.

But I'm not entirely against it. Giving the old Fantastic Four show a second chance would be awesome, same with Hulk. And you won't hear a single complaint from me if they made the 90s animated Daredevil series that never came to be. That'd be a dream come true.

SqueakyTHROWER2025-11-04 08:38

I had no idea a DD animated series was even talked about back in the 90's. That would've been sick and an answer to DC's Batman: TAS. (though that would be hard to beat... that show is stuff of legends, ngl)

AdditionalBanana95852025-11-04 08:45

Oh yeah! It wasn't just talked about, Fox Kids agreed to make it, and there's low quality images online of what it would've looked like. It would've been a spin-off of his episodes in Spider-Man. But I think it never took off because of the poor reception of the movie.

sonicthememester22025-11-07 17:33

That wasn’t made in the 90’s…was it?

Antonio-Relova-20022025-11-04 09:15

👍

Front_Profession_2172025-11-04 09:23

Same

Jawanka2025-11-04 09:41

The [Avengers](https://imgur.com/gallery/90s-marvel-animated-universe-avengers-iron-man-captain-america-vision-goliath-she-hulk-hercules-rage-aNkSvef) did briefly appear in the F4 1994 series (which is also canon)

tobs_812025-11-04 11:04

Morph turning into Hulk had me goin crazy

marvelcomics222025-11-04 11:08

I do agree that more shows set in the same universe (an animated Daredevil show would be peak) would be really cool, but we don't really need a second shared Marvel universe, especially when the MCU is expanding its own animated area, and while most things aren't canon, some are.

Caciulacdlac2025-11-04 11:21

I don't think it's a good idea. The fact that these series are tied to some 90s series make a lot of people who didn't watch the originals not watch them. I think that a stand-alone series or even a new animated universe would be more successful.

CaptHayfever2025-11-04 18:33

I think they've already said they're not going to revive 90s Spider-Man while YFNSM is running anyway. But the target audience for X-Men 97 *is* people who watched the original; it's not like they expected it to pull in the same crowd as an MCU film.

Glum-Act70422025-11-04 15:13

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XComThrowawayAcct2025-11-04 16:28

We all agree *X-Men ‘97* was great.

We are unsure how influential a certain sex pest was in making it great.

omegaphallic2025-11-04 16:48

Yes Alpha Flight.

Grayx_28872025-11-04 16:49

I say wrap things up with X-Men '97 before we could expand into other non-MCU animated shows like Fantastic Four '94 and Incredible Hulk '95. Although we already got a comic book limited series that actually continued where we left off in Spider-Man, the Animated Series. So, I think we are good on that one.

EmperorChop22025-11-04 16:52

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Illustrious-Sign30152025-11-04 18:32

The MCAU

Prestigious-Fox26872025-11-04 23:40

I want to see this. Especially Daredevil since he’s my favourite hero and his arc in Spider-Man was really good. I don’t think the age restriction would be much of a problem for him since most of his comics are teen rated so 14 plus won’t be a problem. They could bring back Kingpin and Punisher and also introduce new characters like Foggy, Karen, Elektra Bullseye, The Owl and Typhoid Mary.

Salty-Coffee46082025-11-05 00:42

We need fantastic four 94

Spiritual-Map-762025-11-05 05:44

im good with just xmen.....although spiderman and ff4 wld be cool.......don't need the avengers though besides they had a good thing going with emh....wld like to see daredevil get something....and perhaps hulk thought the first season of his animated series was quite good had more depth then the usual marvel fare it really got more the superheroics kind of the tragedy of what the hulk represents for banner and how hulk is really depending on the day and banner's mood just as easily a major threat as he is great help to other heroes or just regular people.

Just_Ad25172025-11-05 06:14

I'm 36 and the Iron man theme from the second season gets played regularly when I hit the gym.

matty_nice2025-11-05 06:36

At the very least, X-Men 97 should have had spin off shows featuring the spin off X-Men teams. Keep it limited, like 6 episodes each. Have a Generation X show with Jubilee, X-Factor, Excalibur, and X-Force.

The X-Men are a popular franchise and they are incredibly deep, but these other X-teams haven't had any real adaptations over the years. And yes, I'm aware of the Gen X TV movie.

12715002025-11-05 13:19

Pay whatever you need to pay, make Spider-Man '98. You know legacy fans are still here, No Way Home and X-Men '97 proved it. I know you sold your most profitable character to Sony, sucks to be you, accept that you'll only get half of ludicrous amounts of money and make it.

havewelost63882025-11-05 16:25

I really hope they do Spider-Man '98, but it'll probably never happen due to the weirdness with Sony.

TheFantasticXman12025-11-06 00:48

Marvel own the television rights to Spiderman- they don't need Sony's permission. They would only need it for Spectacular Spiderman.

Son_Tenaj2025-11-06 21:08

It’s not gonna happen because thier already continuing the story in the comics right now.

SnooCats84512025-11-05 22:20

I mean it would be great if they got the OG voice actors from the 90’s series back…..

Lou Ferrigno/Neal McDonough (Hulk/Bruce Banner),

Christopher Daniel Barnes (Spider-Man),

Robert Hays (Iron Man),

Beau Weaver (Reed Richards),

Lori Alan (Susan Storm-Richards),

Quinton Flynn (Johnny Storm),

Simon Templeman (Doctor Doom),….

and obviously they’d need to recast Ben Grimm and General Ross seeing as both Chuck McCann and John Vernon have sadly passed away

LibraryFunny1492025-11-06 01:18

Nah, I’m good with just X-Men 97. Every time the X-Men does something well the rest of the Marvel piggybacks on their success. X-Men TAS, X-Men vs Street Fighter, X-Men movies, X-Men Legends, etc.

deanofcool2025-11-06 08:32

I would watch that

Paperfoxen2025-11-06 09:59

I really, really want the characters from Avengers: United We Stand to get a ‘97 style makeover, that show is underrated and is connected to the original show!

Spiritual-Map-762025-11-07 14:51

only thing I liked about that show was scarlet witch was finally on the avengers where she belongs....they put her in xmen stuff so much as part of the brotherhood by the huge majority of her comic life has been as an avenger even to this very day.

Paperfoxen2025-11-08 07:16

It also had Vision as a main character which I personally highly appreciate

I also had no idea who Tigra was before the show, another good surprise!

Spiritual-Map-762025-11-08 17:30

yes vision big part of the team...tigra not as much but its nice she was included

Top_Reindeer33962025-11-06 12:52

No, only Spider-Man and the X-Men should have sequels.

Appropriate-Storm8012025-11-06 23:42

Not everything has to be a cinematic universe. I get why you wish for this to be the case tho