X-Men ’97 Is Great, But The Blueprint For The MCU’s X-Men Movie Is A Different Mutant Show

As a lifelong Marvel fan, it’s always fascinated me how the Avengers and X-Men started out so similarly – both first appeared in comics in September 1963. While both teams did well, the X-Men actually got a head start when it came to other media. I remember loving X-Men: The Animated Series when it came out in ’92, and they even had a movie in 2000! The Avengers took a little longer to really take off, and the X-Men stayed ahead of the game for quite a while.