wolverine and the xmen animated series

[blinkinrogue]

anybody knows of the website of this new series?
cast who will provide voices include:

Nolan North is going from one mutant to another.

North, who is playing Raphael in the Friday-opening TMNT, is providing the voice of Cyclops in the upcoming Wolverine and the X-Men animated series.

Voice recording of the series recently began. Twenty-six episodes are being produced, although the show hasn't found a network home yet.

North is familiar with the Marvel world of animation, having provided the voice of Hank Pym/Giant-Man in both Ultimate Avengers movies.

In other Wolverine and the X-Men news:

* Boyd Kirkland has joined the series as supervising director and co-producer. Kirkland's many credits include Batman: The Animated Series, Batman and Mr. Freeze: Sub-Zero and X-Men: Evolution.

* Liam O'Brien is providing the voices of Nightcrawler and Angel. He is perhaps best known as Gaara of the Desert on Naruto.

Also:
Danielle Judovits, who provides the voice of Batgirl in Kids' WB!'s The Batman, is providing the voice of Shadowcat in the upcoming Wolverine and the X-Men animated series.

wow, wolverine's popularity is getting way out of hand IMO, its like the the rest of the xmen will be just supporting characters or something...oh well cant wait to watch this....

[Jake V]

wow, wolverine's popularity is getting way out of hand IMO, its like the the rest of the xmen will be just supporting characters or something...oh well cant wait to watch this....
It worked for the movies.

[blinkinrogue]

yeah, but to actually put wolverine's name in front... oh well if it will help attract high viewership, i wonder who will be doing rogue's voice

[We R. Venom]

Im sorry, "Wolverine and the X-men?" Like "Jossie AND the Pussycats?" Like "Jem AND the Holograms?" Like "Morris Day AND The Time?" eh?

[blinkinrogue]

yep venom, that's what the title is going to be..... :cool:

[We R. Venom]

yep venom, that's what the title is going to be..... :cool:

Thats outragous. I am outraged with...(some word here)

[The Horhey]

Im sorry, "Wolverine and the X-men?" Like "Jossie AND the Pussycats?" Like "Jem AND the Holograms?" Like "Morris Day AND The Time?" eh?

Like "Spider Man and his amazing friends?"

[blinkinrogue]

yeah, well whether we like it or not wolvie is one of the hottest-selling characters around, if not the hottest, so im not really surprised....

more info:

Voice recording of the series recently began. Twenty-six episodes are being produced, although the show hasn't found a network home yet.

[We R. Venom]

Like "Spider Man and his amazing friends?"

YES, god I hated that title. Why didn't they just call it Spider-man. Well no that doesn't really count I think. Those characters were being introduced. The title was too long. "Spider-man and his amazing friends, Iceman and Firestar."

[The Horhey]

yeah, well whether we like it or not wolvie is one of the hottest-selling characters around, if not the hottest, so im not really surprised....

more info:

Voice recording of the series recently began. Twenty-six episodes are being produced, although the show hasn't found a network home yet.

This cartoon will blow if its going to be rated Y7 cuz Wolverine wont even be allowed to use the claws unless hes fighting Sentinels.

[blinkinrogue]

maybe u'll find the answers here about why they chose to go with that title:

http://tv.ign.com/articles/756/756858p1.html

[We R. Venom]

maybe u'll find the answers here about why they chose to go with that title:

http://tv.ign.com/articles/756/756858p1.html

Thanks for the info. *sigh*

[UncannyAsianGirl]

Here's what I dug up on imdb. It's a tentative list of characters and voice actors. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0772145/)

And I dug up that link to imdb from this thread (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=156635&page=9) at ToonZone. :D (I used to post there when it went by Animation Insider. )

Blink, I think you'll get a kick out of the voice actor's name who plays Rogue. :p

Can't find the main site for the production company yet, but I believe it was First Serve Toonz, a company based in India...

I think I'll take a wait-and-see approach to this series... I didn't think I'd like X-Men:Evolution, but I ended up liking it a whole lot. :D

Hmm... checked the profiles of the voice actors, the rest of them seem to have a lot of prior experience voicing animated characters, save for one... how strange.

Comics2film (http://www.comics2film.com/ProjectFrame.php?f_id=643) has an archive of sorts on press releases from the series.

[blinkinrogue]

Here's what I dug up on imdb. It's a tentative list of characters and voice actors. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0772145/)

And I dug up that link to imdb from this thread (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=156635&page=9) at ToonZone. :D (I used to post there when it went by Animation Insider. )

Blink, I think you'll get a kick out of the voice actor's name who plays Rogue. :p

Can't find the main site for the production company yet, but I believe it was First Serve Toonz, a company based in India...

I think I'll take a wait-and-see approach to this series... I didn't think I'd like X-Men:Evolution, but I ended up liking it a whole lot. :D

Hmm... checked the profiles of the voice actors, the rest of them seem to have a lot of prior experience voicing animated characters, save for one... how strange.

Comics2film (http://www.comics2film.com/ProjectFrame.php?f_id=643) has an archive of sorts on press releases from the series.

OMG, your so right UAG hahahahha... who would have thought that actress' name would be van den blink MAJOR COOL haha thanks for the info

[blinkinrogue]

my gawd, now that rogue will be a character, i cant wait.... PLS PLS PLS let her have the ms. marvel powers... do u know UAG what powers she will use if sunfire's or MM or just her absorption powers?? it would be refreshing sort of to have angel there in the mix as well....

[blinkinrogue]

wow, this post was in 2005, didnt know it'd take that long to finally have recent developments, anyway i'll repost it here:


Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj's firm First Serve Toonz has entered into a joint venture agreement with Marvel Entertainment to co-produce 26 half-hour episodes of the New X-Men Series worldwide.

The cartoon series will be centered primarily on the popular Wolverine character. The announcement was made by Avi Arad, Chairman and CEO of Marvel Studios, and Ed Borgerding, CEO of First Serve Toonz.

FST is a newly created joint venture between First Serve International whose chairman is tennis legend turned entertainment entrepreneur, businessman and UN Messenger of Peace, Vijay Amritraj, and the award winning Toonz Animation India Pvt. Ltd, headed by CEO P. Jayakumar.

Under terms of the agreement, FST, which operates its animation studios in India, will begin pre-production immediately on 26 episodes in a 2D-3D combination of characters and background.

The initial episodes are expected to be ready for worldwide distribution by summer 2007. First Serve Toonz will produce the Series while both Marvel Studios and FST will oversee the creative direction. International TV and DVD distribution will be managed by FST whereas Marvel retains distribution rights for the United States.

The agreement was negotiated by Bruno Maglione, president of Marvel International, Marvel's London-based subsidiary focused on international opportunities, and builds on a similar agreement with France's Antefilms Productions for a Fantastic Four animated series.

Avi Arad stated: "X-Men is one of Marvel's crown jewels, and it makes sense to focus on the popular Wolverine character for our second animation project. First Serve Toonz, one of the leading animation houses in the Indian animation market, was a natural choice for our first animation partnership in this creative and talent rich market.

continued...

Maglione added: "This is another step in Marvel's strategy to team with leading animation production houses around the world in order to add a powerful TV animation plank to the coordinated multi-media promotion platform for our character franchises."

Amritraj said he was eager to get Marvel to consider India as a strategic animation production base for its classic Marvel Super Heros.

"I am delighted to be working with Avi, Bruno and everyone at Marvel and look forward to a great association."

"It is a great pleasure to be working with Marvel and its outstanding creative and management team. Clearly, the opportunity to make a show based on such already world-famous characters as Wolverine and the X-Men is a unique privilege and an exciting prospect both artistically and business-wise" said Ed Borgerding, CEO of First Serve Toonz.

"We are excited about our production deal with Marvel - a cutting edge global leader in children's entertainment. Kids everywhere love the rough-edged and rebellious Wolverine character, and the X-Men franchise brings a range of themes and characters that appeal to a global audience. This will be a groundbreaking deal for the Indian entertainment industry," said P. Jayakumar, CEO of Toonz Animation Pvt. Ltd.

With a library of over 5,000 characters, Marvel Entertainment, Inc. - formerly known as Marvel Enterprises, Inc. - is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies. Marvel's operations are focused on utilizing its character franchises in licensing, entertainment, publishing and toys.

Areas of emphasis include feature films, DVD/home video, consumer products, video games, action figures and role-playing toys, television and promotions.

Rooted in the creative success of over sixty years of comic book publishing, Marvel's strategy is to leverage its character franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world. For additional information visit www.marvel.com.

First Serve International, LLC is a California based company with offices in Los Angeles, London and India, which produces and distributes motion pictures and television programming. First Serve also offers consulting and marketing services to media companies, markets media related products and engages in related businesses such as consumer products licensing. (ANI)

[Kaos]

maybe u'll find the answers here about why they chose to go with that title:

http://tv.ign.com/articles/756/756858p1.html

His reasoning sucks...freakin loser

[blinkinrogue]

His reasoning sucks...freakin loser

LOL, he just couldnt get to admit could he? hmmm maybe the producers were testing the waters a little bit to see if wolvie can star in a series by his lonesome.....

[Kaos]

LOL, he just couldnt get to admit could he? hmmm maybe the producers were testing the waters a little bit to see if wolvie can star in a series by his lonesome.....

Oh well..instead of having it a team cartoon, y'know with Cyclops as the leader we thought we'd put Wolvie at the front as the leader...but he shouldn't be, and then have the others in the background...like REALLY mess with the status quo...

jeezus I hate the guy.

[Greg Anderson]

Bah! Bring back X-Men: Evolution!!!:mad:

[UncannyAsianGirl]

Bah! Bring back X-Men: Evolution!!!:mad:
I second the notion! :D

At least there's fanfic... And AMVs... psst... click on the links in my siggy, and pm me what you think. :p

If we can have 2 really good X-men cartoons, whose to say that we can't have another? I really hope it doesn't suck... =O

Sorry blink, that's all the info I could find on the series, I don't know any more than you do right now. :o

[Kaos]

I second the notion! :D

At least there's fanfic... And AMVs... psst... click on the links in my siggy, and pm me what you think. :p

If we can have 2 really good X-men cartoons, whose to say that we can't have another? I really hope it doesn't suck... =O

Sorry blink, that's all the info I could find on the series, I don't know any more than you do right now. :o


It's not a X-men cartoon

it's a Wolverine cartoon where the X-men might be able to star

:evilangry

[blinkinrogue]

yeah, well, i think the series will be told from his (wolvie's) point of view i guess.... so i hope rogue, storm, nightcrawler, or angel steals the show everytime they appear bwhahahaha....

[Kaos]

yeah, well, i think the series will be told from his (wolvie's) point of view i guess.... so i hope rogue, storm, nightcrawler, or angel steals the show everytime they appear bwhahahaha....

it's always told from wolvie's point of view and this is doing my head in

GAAAAH

GIVE ME A CARTOON TO LOOK FORWARD TO! PLEEEASE!

[blinkinrogue]

KAOS, who knows, they might throw in a couple of gen x appearances.... you'll never know.....:D

[Kaos]

KAOS, who knows, they might throw in a couple of gen x appearances.... you'll never know.....:D

You know, despite knowing I'm gonna be let down..I'm gonna watch it just to see if any of them appear...though it's doubtful as the guys behind it didn't even mention Synch in their issue about all those that had died for the X.

[creaky]

Whenever they say they're going to "shake up the status quo", I get worried. Wasn't that Kirkman's battlecry for Ultimate X-men?

[blinkinrogue]

yep, but it wasnot clear yet what version they are going to base it on since it was mentioned that it was not an extension of xmen evolution... i hope its more faithful to the 616 version...

[Kaos]

yep, but it wasnot clear yet what version they are going to base it on since it was mentioned that it was not an extension of xmen evolution... i hope its more faithful to the 616 version...

I hope they change the title last minute to X-MEN and stop putting the focus on wolverine.

[blinkinrogue]

i agree 250... no... 350% on that!!!

[Frodo-X]

And then there's also the latest Fantastic Four animated series, which aired on Toonami this past fall. New episodes of the show are currently in postproduction and are expected to air to coincide with the release of the live-action Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer this summer.

"That should be re-launching in the next few months during the 'Year of the Four,' which of course is the Fantastic Four live-action movie," says Kyle. "So we're looking forward to getting the show back on the air with all of the support of the film. And that was a nice break for us [from the other projects], because it's largely a comedy adventure series and something that really fit the characters that we were doing."

:) YAY! :)

[xakko]

Bah! Bring back X-Men: Evolution!!!:mad:

yes!

i want to like Chris Yost and Craig Kyle again!

[Frodo-X]

yes!

i want to like Chris Yost and Craig Kyle again!
Second episode after the show's return; Half the cast is killed by Phoenix. :evilsmile

[xakko]

Second episode after the show's return; Half the cast is killed by Phoenix. :evilsmile

oooh... yeah, i could totally see that!

i dunno, they weren't nearly so bloodthirsty on Evo, tho'.

[Frodo-X]

oooh... yeah, i could totally see that!

i dunno, they weren't nearly so bloodthirsty on Evo, tho'.
They could've been, but maybe the studio was more restrictive than the comics.

C&C: "So the plan is to get Cyclops, Kitty, Rogue, Gambit, and Cannonball on a bus, and then blow it up, killing all of them!"

Network Execs: "AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Are you NUTS! Just for that we're gonna make you make us a Wolverine with boobs."

[Kaos]

:) YAY! :)

Are any the episodes online?

They could've been, but maybe the studio was more restrictive than the comics.

C&C: "So the plan is to get Cyclops, Kitty, Rogue, Gambit, and Cannonball on a bus, and then blow it up, killing all of them!"

Network Execs: "AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Are you NUTS! Just for that we're gonna make you make us a Wolverine with boobs."

Y'know, that's probably how it went.

[Siddon]

I wonder if Daken will be in it




and by it I mean Cyclops


giggiddy giggiddy yeah

[jawbreaker]

KAOS, who knows, they might throw in a couple of gen x appearances.... you'll never know.....
Im crossing my fingers for Gen Xers. They havent been done in any animated series yet(except Jubilee & Leech). But I dunno, they say they wanna steer away from Evo's 90210 feel...but Id be happy with at least one or 2 episodes at least...


You know, despite knowing I'm gonna be let down..I'm gonna watch it just to see if any of them appear...though it's doubtful as the guys behind it didn't even mention Synch in their issue about all those that had died for the X.
& they should have used Sync instead of Spike...
In a recent Newsarama interview, Chris Yost did say he has every issue of Gen X & that he's sorry he forgot to include the dead Gen-Xers in the list. I dont know if Yost is involved in this new series though...


anyway you know Steve Gordon, the guy who designed the Evo X-men? I bought his sketchbook online from his blog & asked him if I he could include a sketch of Chamber. The dear man actually drew Jono for me on the last page of the book, & it rocks! How I wish Chamber would have been in Evo.:(

[Frodo-X]

anyway you know Steve Gordon, the guy who designed the Evo X-men? I bought his sketchbook online from his blog & asked him if I he could include a sketch of Chamber. The dear man actually drew Jono for me on the last page of the book, & it rocks! How I wish Chamber would have been in Evo.:(

That's awesome! What a cool guy! :)

And I bet it looks sweet, just like all the other ones did.

[Kaos]

Im crossing my fingers for Gen Xers. They havent been done in any animated series yet(except Jubilee & Leech). But I dunno, they say they wanna steer away from Evo's 90210 feel...but Id be happy with at least one or 2 episodes at least...



& they should have used Sync instead of Spike...
In a recent Newsarama interview, Chris Yost did say he has every issue of Gen X & that he's sorry he forgot to include the dead Gen-Xers in the list. I dont know if Yost is involved in this new series though...


anyway you know Steve Gordon, the guy who designed the Evo X-men? I bought his sketchbook online from his blog & asked him if I he could include a sketch of Chamber. The dear man actually drew Jono for me on the last page of the book, & it rocks! How I wish Chamber would have been in Evo.:(

SERIOUS?

what interview is this? I must see...cos I don't believe him.lol
Sick, wish I had that....Naah I liked Spike...but yeah Synch woulda been better.

[blinkinrogue]

in one of my posts (or was it UAG's??) you can check the faces of the actors in imdb... the one doing rogue's voice has a last name that ends with blink, how cool is that?? :D

[Erik Lehnsherr]

Wolverine's name goes first? I thought this title was talking about two different series when I saw it yesterday. Thanks for the heads up because I will NOT be checking out another huge Wolverine pushed event.

[rwsmith]

Looking forward to this. I bet it will do well.

[The Horhey]

Looking forward to this. I bet it will do well.

Logan is not a PG character for obvious reasons. How is he supposed to stand a chance against guys like Sabretooth, Omega Red, and Cyber if he wont be allowed to use his claws?

[Beast]

Logan is not a PG character for obvious reasons. How is he supposed to stand a chance against guys like Sabretooth, Omega Red, and Cyber if he wont be allowed to use his claws?
Same way he used them in the 90's toon and Evo.

[blinkinrogue]

or he will just slash at them and you wont see a single drop of blood???? :D

[Kaos]

Same way he used them in the 90's toon and Evo.

Flashing them about and slashing robots and doors.

[blinkinrogue]

hmmm they have squidboy in that series - yes freakin squidboy - guess husk or M or Jubes wouldnt be too far out to guest in that series if squidboy has a role to play ( gen x kids >>>>>>> squidboy)

[CmX]

So.. so far we've got Wolverine, Scott, Nightcrawler, Kitty (bleh) and Angel.

I don't doubt that Jean and Storm will be involved as well.

[blinkinrogue]

from what ive heard, its wolverine, storm, rogue, kitty, nightcrawler, angel, and..... squidboy.....

[Kaos]

from what ive heard, its wolverine, storm, rogue, kitty, nightcrawler, angel, and..... squidboy.....

squidboy? SQUIDBOY? Is he even in comics still?

[blinkinrogue]

his voice/character is listed in imdb.... :D

[CmX]

Who is Squidboy?

[blinkinrogue]

the kid doing squidboy.... (er, that didnt sound right)...http://www.imdb.com/gallery/hh/1851416/iid_958260.jpg.html?path=pgallery&path_key=Janes%2C%20Dominic&seq=4

[Kaos]

his voice/character is listed in imdb.... :D

oh my days...I really don't know what to say..

good one Marvel

Freaking wonderful.

[Brett P]

Chris and Craig are BUSY guys!

I hope the Institute is a school in the cartoon and we get cameos by the New X-Men kids

[steve2275]

squidboy? SQUIDBOY? Is he even in comics still?
dead
but COLOSSUS who lives isnt on the team
why does cartoon makers hate COLOSSUS so much

[blinkinrogue]

here is my theory... coz they already have superstrong members in beast and rogue (with Ms. marvel powers), that's why i think sometimes colossus is left out, unless rogue has sunfire powers adn they might need a powerhouse, so who knows maybe colossus would be used....

[Kaos]

dead
but COLOSSUS who lives isnt on the team
why does cartoon makers hate COLOSSUS so much

Dead?

awwwww

I liked him....not enough to want him in the show though.

[The Horhey]

Same way he used them in the 90's toon and Evo.

Exactly. Which is show them, threaten someone with them, retract them while fighting SABRETOOTH, cut only Omega Red's armor, climb buildings, stab Blob only the stomach, cut guns in half, and carve up Sentinels and Nimrod. Pretty lame.

[CaptainCanada]

Exactly. Which is show them, threaten someone with them, retract them while fighting SABRETOOTH, cut only Omega Red's armor, climb buildings, stab Blob only the stomach, cut guns in half, and carve up Sentinels and Nimrod. Pretty lame.
Wolverine was awesome in the 90s animated series ("I got yer pointers right here!").

[Beast]

Sammy "Squidboy" Pare is a cast member? The hell!? :eek:

[Kalen O.]

Sammy "Squidboy" Pare is a cast member? The hell!? :eek:

I think I just died a little inside. And threw up a little in my mouth. Simultaneously.

It wasn't pretty.

[blinkinrogue]

yes i posted the link in imdb regarding the kid who will be doing squidboy's voice for the series....

[CmX]

He'll probably be used as just one of the students but I'd much rather see an old New Mutant or one of the New XMen's cast instead.

Isn't this show scheduled to only be 26 episodes? Or has it been confirmed there will at least be 26 episodes?

[blinkinrogue]

26 episodes i think has been produced and i guess if the series is a success, then you'd have a second season....

[CmX]

Ah ok gotcha! 26 episodes is plenty so far so that's pretty good.

Just hope the series is of good quality but judging from the title..

[Erik Lehnsherr]

I have never in my history of reading comics heard of anything known as the "Squidboy". I hope this crap falls flat on it's face.

[Karl H]

I have never in my history of reading comics heard of anything known as the "Squidboy". I hope this crap falls flat on it's face.

Sammy 'Squidboy' Pare was the one, sole and only highlight of Chuck Austen's abhorrent run on Uncanny. I miss him lots.

[The Sword Is Drawn]

I have never in my history of reading comics heard of anything known as the "Squidboy". I hope this crap falls flat on it's face.

He wasn't around for long. He was killed by Black Tom Cassidy. The reformed Juggernaut blamed himself.

[Erik Lehnsherr]

Polaris turning into a bad girl was fun to read during the Austen run but I missed the Squid inclusion. And yeah..I remember back in 03, that people on this board was mentioning something about Juggernaut feeling remorseful about Sammy something but I guess he was the Squidboy, eh? Wow...

[Karl H]

Polaris turning into a bad girl was fun to read during the Austen run but I missed the Squid inclusion. And yeah..I remember back in 03, that people on this board was mentioning something about Juggernaut feeling remorseful about Sammy something but I guess he was the Squidboy, eh? Wow...

He was there from the start of the run.

Squidboy was his nickname - he was bullied and called that by flatscans at school.

[blinkinrogue]

haha and the worst part is, if the animated series becomes a hit, and squidboy becomes famous, it wouldnt take long before he returns back alive haha....

[Karl H]

haha and the worst part is, if the animated series becomes a hit, and squidboy becomes famous, it wouldnt take long before he returns back alive haha....

I dunno... Morph hasn't been seen in the 616 and the Exiles and AOA versions are nothing like the one in the Fox cartoon.

[Greg Anderson]

Sammy was teh AWESOME!! I loved Sammy, him and his relationship with Juggernaut were the only thing I enjoyed in Austen's run. I'd love to see him in the series!

[blinkinrogue]

yeah, the only problem now is finding a station to broadcast the episodes.... damn, it looks like ill have a hard time watching it unless a local station airs it here in my country.... well, there's always youtube.... :D

[CmX]

I'm almost positive either WB (CW?) or CartoonNetwork will most likely pick up this series.

[Beast]

I'm almost positive either WB (CW?) or CartoonNetwork will most likely pick up this series.
There's always a chance that Fox could carry them also. They need some new toons.

[blinkinrogue]

i hope its cartoon network, that way itd be easier or more accessible for me to watch... :D ... cant wait, hope they could post some scans or pics of what they'd look like (wolvie, rogue, storm, angel, even squidboy)....

[Beast]

i hope its cartoon network, that way itd be easier or more accessible for me to watch... :D ... cant wait, hope they could post some scans or pics of what they'd look like (wolvie, rogue, storm, angel, even squidboy)....
Yeah, it's surprising that we've not seen any character designs yet.

Here's hoping that we get an action figure line from Hasbro. :D

[blinkinrogue]

yeah its strange too, ive been searching and searching, cant find a single scanned pic or whatever, you'd think marvel would help with the promotion at least...... oh well....

[blinkinrogue]

In 2007, Marvel Studios will put out a new X-Men animated show that will primarily feature Wolverine, this time using a mesh of 2D/3D animation for characters and backgrounds. Avi Arad, CEO of Marvel Studios, stated "X-Men is one of Marvel's crown jewels and it makes sense to focus on the popular Wolverine character for our second animation project." The title of the new X-Men cartoon project is titled, "Wolverine and the X-Men" Production has already started.

ohhh.... a mesh of 2D/3D... hmmm....

also:

The synopsis is as follows: The first story in the upcoming 'Wolverine and the X-Men' animated series will likely be a three-part episode. Greg Johnson, who wrote all four of Marvel's direct-to-DVD animated films, is working on development of the series. "At this point, the series will open with a three-parter as the pilot, of which I'm currently writing," Johnson said. "It's like a little movie."


[edit] Progress
Marvel's mutants could be returning to the small screen as early as fall 2008.

"We are in pre-production," Rollman said. "We have a nice batch of scripts that are done. It's a really neat new take on the X-Men."

Is it tough to do the X-Men again, following Fox Kids' X-Men and Kids' WB!'s X-Men: Evolution?

"I wouldn't say it's tough, I would say it's fun," Rollman said. "There's so much to do with them. Yeah, there's been two series that have been done, but there's plenty of room in this world. The point of view in this one, since it's called Wolverine and the X-Men, has quite a different twist to it as the sort of base story line."

Greg Johnson, who wrote the first four Marvel/Lionsgate animated films and was a story editor on X-Men: Evolution, is story editor.

Rollman said the series hasn't been sold to a network yet

[rZi]

man i hate the whole "wolverine and the x-men" title....makes out that wolverine is super important, which he isn't. And that he is not part of the x-team...when he clearly is.

[The Horhey]

Wolverine was awesome in the 90s animated series ("I got yer pointers right here!").

One of my favorites from memory.

Graydon Creed: "New members arent allowed in here."

Wolverine: "Let the girl go Creed."

Graydon Creed: :mad: "You dont have the right to demand anything from me!"

Wolverine: SNIKT! :evilangry "These give me plenty of rights!"

Graydon Creed: :eek: "A mutant!!"

Wolverine: "Whats the matter Creed? Daddy's boy doesnt like claws!?"

[Beast]

One of my favorites from memory.

Graydon Creed: "New members arent allowed in here."

Wolverine: "Let the girl go Creed."

Graydon Creed: :mad: "You have no right demanding anything from me!"

Wolverine: SNIKT! :evilangry "These give me plenty of rights!"

Graydon Creed: :eek: "A mutant!!"

Wolverine: "Whats the matter Creed? Daddy's boy doesnt like claws!?"
Yeah, that was great. Man, I wish that series was on DVD. :(

[Frodo-X]

Yeah, that was great. Man, I wish that series was on DVD. :(
It is....on eBay. :D

Just a crapshoot for quality. I lucked out on my second try.

[Frodo-X]

One of my favorites from memory.

Graydon Creed: "New members arent allowed in here."

Wolverine: "Let the girl go Creed."

Graydon Creed: :mad: "You have no right demanding anything from me!"

Wolverine: SNIKT! :evilangry "These give me plenty of rights!"

Graydon Creed: :eek: "A mutant!!"

Wolverine: "Whats the matter Creed? Daddy's boy doesnt like claws!?"
One of my favorites:

Sabretooth: "I heard you'd gone soft. I think maybe I heard right."

Wolverine: "Alright, you egg-suckin' piece of gutter-trash! You always liked pushing around people smaller'n you. Well, I'm smaller! TRY PUSHIN' ME!!"

[Beast]

It is....on eBay. :D

Just a crapshoot for quality. I lucked out on my second try.
Yeah, but I don't like supporting bootlegs. What did you do with your first copies? :D

[Frodo-X]

Yeah, but I don't like supporting bootlegs. What did you do with your first copies? :D
Gave them to a friend when I got the good ones.

They were crap, though. Picture sucked, and you could tell they didn't even check them 'cause some episodes would have a big, black bar pop across the entire middle of the screen saying to report bootleggers.

Only reason I bought bootlegs is lack of choice. I still say that if they release them legit, I'll buy them immediately, but for now I have no choice.

[Beast]

Gave them to a friend when I got the good ones.

They were crap, though. Picture sucked, and you could tell they didn't even check them 'cause some episodes would have a big, black bar pop across the entire middle of the screen saying to report bootleggers.

Only reason I bought bootlegs is lack of choice. I still say that if they release them legit, I'll buy them immediately, but for now I have no choice.
Yeah, sometimes I say that also. I just hate having no choice. :(

Did you get the Wolverine DVD they released a couple years ago?

Great interviews with Claremont on that and some good episodes. :D

[Frodo-X]

Yeah, sometimes I say that also. I just hate having no choice. :(

Did you get the Wolverine DVD they released a couple years ago?

Great interviews with Claremont on that and some good episodes. :D
No, I could never find it here and I already had those episodes. See, I used to have a tape that I made when the show was still on which had about two dozen episodes on it. It wasn't until about two years ago I decided I wanted the entire series. When I found that it wasn't released, and apparenly never will be, I went to eBay.

But I still want them to release it legit. And the fourth season of Evolution, too. What's the hold-up on that one, I wonder?

[The Horhey]

Yeah, that was great. Man, I wish that series was on DVD. :(

You can probobly find all the episodes at Youtube.

[KittyPryde]

The new one has Kitty. So it's already a big step ahead of Fox 90's... ;) Good voice too (the one thing I like about "The Batman" is Batgirl)

[blinkinrogue]

yep kitty will be in it, strange coz cyclops/jean grey/gambit/beast are not a part of it, considering they're some of the more popular xcharacters around, instead we have squidboy hehe.... :)

[Beast]

yep kitty will be in it, strange coz cyclops/jean grey/gambit/beast are not a part of it, considering they're some of the more popular xcharacters around, instead we have squidboy hehe.... :)
That's not the full cast list. They just confirmed Cyclops for instance.

[blinkinrogue]

yeah? where? link please? thanks...

[Beast]

yeah? where? link please? thanks...
I'd have to find it. But it was mentioned on another forum.

[blinkinrogue]

i think the link u mentioned got deleted, i found it in imdb, but when i clicked it it was nt there anymore, so i guess cyclops is not confirmed yet, i didnt find him in comicscontinuum or imdb... but i do wish they would add more characters....

[blinkinrogue]

mystique has just been added to the animated series cast as announced in imdb.... :)

[Killing Intent]

man i hate the whole "wolverine and the x-men" titleAgreed. The title is ass. Reminds me of when GI Joe used to slap Snake Eyes name on the cover. Fortunately there is plenty of time for them to fiddle with it before it airs.
....makes out that wolverine is super important, which he isn't. And that he is not part of the x-team...when he clearly is. Rubbish. Wolverine is easily the most popular X-Man so he's obviously "super important".

[UncannyAsianGirl]

New update, there's been a promotional image released. Nyssane posted it up in X-Cres, so I figured that I should post it here too.

Here it is. (http://forums.toonzone.net/showpost.php?p=2502211&postcount=193)

Characters on it appear to be Wolverine, Beast, Colossus, Shadowcat, Nightcrawler, Rogue, and a walking Professor Xavier (I think).

Also, IMDB has listed (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0772145/) voice actors for Angel, Mystique, Squid Boy, and Senator Kelly. According to Beast (the poster :p), Cyclops is also said to be a cast member.

I think the character designs are good, but I'm more concerned about characterization, and whether or not they'll stay true to the themes.

[rwsmith]

Nice. They're using the comic book costumes (or some variation of them). Looks good, and I like the cast.

Beast looks friggin' huge, though! Wonder why they made him so large? He's definitely not that big in the comics (or at least he hasn't been since Joe Mad drew him).

[Beast]

They had me at Beast. And yay, it's non-Cat Beast. Thank the maker. :D

[blinkinrogue]

oh wow, thanks for the updates UAG....

[Beast]

Beast looks friggin' huge, though! Wonder why they made him so large? He's definitely not that big in the comics (or at least he hasn't been since Joe Mad drew him).
Probably to differentiate him as much as possible from Nightcrawler. I think he looks good.

I'm just glad he's Blue this time. Since Marvel has a bug up it's butt about two characters of the same color in the same cartoon. That's why Beast was grey in X-Men: Evolution. I like the design, not too sure about the costume choice though. I prefer Hank in just trunks. But ah well. :)

[Flameworthy]

Wow, it's lame how they have Wolverine's name overshadowing the X-Men. They really need to change it to just the X-Men before it airs.

[blinkinrogue]

so, they have colossus, prof x, nightcrawler, kitty, rogue (looking real svelte there baby), wolverine, and beast... uh, where's STORM??? i guess squidboy must have been hidden by all those big characters hhehe

[Phil Hunn]

Agreed. The title is ass. Reminds me of when GI Joe used to slap Snake Eyes name on the cover. Fortunately there is plenty of time for them to fiddle with it before it airs.

The difference here, though, is that Snake Eyes is maximum pwnage, and Wolverine isn't ;)

Seriously, though, I'm staying away from this on general principle, no matter what the title turns out to be. A series where freakin' Wolverine is a field leader, over and above guys like Cyclops and Storm?

Way to miss the point of the character, guys...

Rubbish. Wolverine is easily the most popular X-Man so he's obviously "super important".

See? We have a logical mind here, people. Wolverine is the most popular, so he should have his own cartoon series, just like he's already had three movies (oh, don't be like that. You all know the X-Movies were centred around Wolverine...).

[rwsmith]

Probably to differentiate him as much as possible from Nightcrawler. I think he looks good.

I'm just glad he's Blue this time. Since Marvel has a bug up it's butt about two characters of the same color in the same cartoon. That's why Beast was grey in X-Men: Evolution. I like the design, not too sure about the costume choice though. I prefer Hank in just trunks. But ah well. :)

Yeah, I could see that being a problem. I kind of liked seeing Beast grey actually. It's better than him being bigger than Colossus IMO.

Or they could always go the Ultimate route where they color Nightcrawler differently. Initially in Ultimate X-men he was a very dark greenish blue, whereas Hank was a much lighter shade of blue.

Regardless, though, I'm also glad it's not cat-Beast.

Oh, and Wolverine looks great IMO. Looking forward to checking this out. When does it air?

[Faded]

Squid-Boy? That's interesting. :)

OK cast; Rogue looks particularly sassy. Best animated look for her ever!

Looks a lot like Evolution, which isn't a bad thing. That Wolverine image looks a lot like one I've seen done by Sean Chen--I wonder if he's involved at all.

[Beast]

I'm hearing the Fall. Most likely on Cartoon Network.

[blinkinrogue]

Yeah, I could see that being a problem. I kind of liked seeing Beast grey actually. It's better than him being bigger than Colossus IMO.

Regardless, though, I'm also glad it's not cat-Beast.

Oh, and Wolverine looks great IMO. Looking forward to checking this out. When does it air?


hmmm has there been a channel yet that will air it? gawd, im so excited about this.... wonder what rogue version will be in this one.....

[rwsmith]

Someone will definitely air it. It has Wolverine in the title after all.;)

[UncannyAsianGirl]

Squid-Boy? That's interesting. :)

OK cast; Rogue looks particularly sassy. Best animated look for her ever!

Looks a lot like Evolution, which isn't a bad thing. That Wolverine image looks a lot like one I've seen done by Sean Chen--I wonder if he's involved at all.I liked the designs in Evolution too. :D Yea, Rogue's uniform looks sorta like her black body suit with whatever green shirt/belts she can find in her closet thrown over it. Those outfits were fun. :p
hmmm has there been a channel yet that will air it? gawd, im so excited about this.... wonder what rogue version will be in this one.....
Hmmm... I'm guessing absorption only, since if they give her the Ms. Marvel ones, they'll have to explain that through backstory, which probably won't happen if this series is very Wolverine-centric. I hope they don't put it on Cartoon Network, since I only have very basic cable. :o

[blinkinrogue]

I liked the designs in Evolution too. :D Yea, Rogue's uniform looks sorta like her black body suit with whatever green shirt/belts she can find in her closet thrown over it. Those outfits were fun. :p

Hmmm... I'm guessing absorption only, since if they give her the Ms. Marvel ones, they'll have to explain that through backstory, which probably won't happen if this series is very Wolverine-centric. I hope they don't put it on Cartoon Network, since I only have very basic cable. :o

you might have a point though, considering colossus and massive beast (he reminds me of a kiddie version of king kong :) ) are there, giving her superstrength would seem redundant..... and no flames visible - yet....

[Beast]

you might have a point though, considering colossus and massive beast (he reminds me of a kiddie version of king kong :) ) are there, giving her superstrength would seem redundant..... and no flames visible - yet....
Yeah, they already have the two strong characters. And Beast was drawn fairly large in X-Men: Evolution also. But yeah, I'd rather see her depend just on her absorbtion. She did in X-Men: Evolution and was a great character. If she's along those lines, but less goth.. I'll be happy. :)

[CmX]

Ugh I don't even see why they cancelled Evolution in the first place.

The art style is practically identical to that of Evolution not to menion the cast is almost identical to that of Evolution.

This series will wrap up as soon as 65 episodes are produced (in order to enter syndication) and then three years later we'll get another X-Men series.

[rwsmith]

I do have to wonder why there's no Cyclops, Jean, Storm, Emma Frost, etc. Seems kind of strange.

Perhaps this will truly be tied to the comics and Cyclops and Emma will be running the school, but not part of the team. And Storm will guest-star in an episode with her husband, the Black Panther, and viewers will obviously learn that she used to be an X-man. And Jean will of course be dead.

If it were something like that it would make sense why Logan was leading the team. Otherwise I have to admit that it does seem a bit off (not that I'm complaining, mind you).:)

Oh, and being directly tied to the current continuity in the comics would also explain why Xavier is out of his wheelchair.

[blinkinrogue]

I hope prof x is not powerless. This means they dont have any telepath on their team, i guess im not used to seeing no telepaths in an xteam, least of all an x-men team.

but with squidboy being alive, im guessing this series has its own reality, much like evo...

[Beast]

RW, Cyclops is in. He's voiced by the guy who does Raphel for TMNT.
Storm's also confirmed. But I'm not having any luck looking for cast info for her.

I'm pulling most of it from IMDB.Com as well as Toon Zone.

Steven Jay Blum ... Wolverine (2007) (attached)
Dominic Janes ... Squidboy/Sammy Pare (2007)
Richard Doyle ... Sen. Kelly (2007) (voice)
Liam O'Brien ... Nightcrawler, Angel (2007)
Kieren van den Blink ... Rogue
Danielle Judovits ... Shadowcat/Kitty Pryde (2007)
Tamara Bernier ... Mystique (2007)

http://imdb.com/title/tt0772145/

Nolan North ... Cyclops (From Wikipedia)
Fred Tatasciore ... Beast (From Toon Zone)

The Wolverine voice actor played him for the video games, I believe.

The Beast voice actor is an odd choice. He's William Shatner from Robot Chicken, General Gato from the TMNT movie, and Hulk from Ultimate Avengers. So they're going fairly deep with his voice this time around.

[blinkinrogue]

Kieren van den Blink ... Rogue ------ NOW THATS GOOD CASTING HAHAHAHA

[Brett P]

Probably to differentiate him as much as possible from Nightcrawler. I think he looks good.

I'm just glad he's Blue this time. Since Marvel has a bug up it's butt about two characters of the same color in the same cartoon. That's why Beast was grey in X-Men: Evolution. I like the design, not too sure about the costume choice though. I prefer Hank in just trunks. But ah well. :)

Beast wasn't grey in X-men Evo...sure he wasn't bright blue, but he WAS still blue. Definately not grey.

Anyway as for that promo image, the best thing about it is Wolverine. I don't like the look of the other character designs at all. The style of art is too cartoony, Colossus and Beasts costumes look silly.

Why didn't they just given them all the current comic costumes? That's what I was hoping for when Mr.Yost said that it'd be more like the 90's cartoon than evo...although having said that, Nightcrawlers current comic costume is like his crappest ever...yet he's one of the few they HAVE given the comic design...irony

I don't like Rogues look at all. And I guess my lucks out for having Iceman be a main character for a change...

Ah well we shall see how it turns out

[Novaya Havoc]

Ugh I don't even see why they cancelled Evolution in the first place.

The art style is practically identical to that of Evolution not to menion the cast is almost identical to that of Evolution.

This series will wrap up as soon as 65 episodes are produced (in order to enter syndication) and then three years later we'll get another X-Men series.

Word. I'd like to see some crazy funky line-up if they're going to reboot it every three years:

Havok, Emma Frost, Wolverine, Iceman, Dazzler, Northstar, Wind Dancer

Like, something interesting. Renaming X-Men Evolution "Wolverine and the X-Men"? No thanks.

[creaky]

I dunno.

The character designs feel a bit lame, somehow. Nightcrawler doesn't look very swashbuckly. I like Rogue's look, though. Kitty's leaves me cold.

I dunno. It feels kind of "eh" so far.

[Nyssane]

If Frenzy and/or Acolytes and/or Phantazia appear in the show, I will blow the producers.

[Faded]

If Frenzy and/or Acolytes and/or Phantazia appear in the show, I will blow the producers.

LOL me too, me too!

Aw hell, let's be slutty and blow them anyway.

[Nyssane]

LOL me too, me too!

Aw hell, let's be slutty and blow them anyway.

LOL mee-ow, Faded!

[Dagger]

I would let them use the back door if Rictor and Karma were in the show!!!

[Faded]

LOL mee-ow, Faded!

Kidding! :p
Acolytes cameos in writing, first.

[Faded]

I would let them use the back door if Rictor and Karma were in the show!!!

This competition could get dirty! :eek:

[Nyssane]

If those producers know what's good for them, they'll include Acolytes, Rictor, Karma, AND Phantazia for an all-night rump fest.

[Dagger]

This competition could get dirty! :eek:
I'll pull out all the tricks to see Karma!!!! on t.v. They need more lesbians on cartoons.

[Nyssane]

Karma would be awesome in the show, her powers would be fun to see in animation.

[Dagger]

Karma would be awesome in the show, her powers would be fun to see in animation.
She would. Why does no writer ever seem to get her? They always send her off to go hang with Leong and Nga! I should start the ALFMCTA (Asian Lesbians For More Comic Time Association)...that would sooo work if I were an asian lesbian. Such a cruel world.

[Flameworthy]

What thread did I just walk into?:eek: In any case, I'd do just about anything if Sunfire popped up in this series.

[Faded]

There seems to be a lack of prominent Asian characters, period. Karma needs someone to give her character a good kick in the butt.

Plus, as Ben said, they should just keep the shows going unless they plan to give it a big relaunch. The cast is very Evo; Karma would give it a good hint of difference.

[Flameworthy]

There seems to be a lack of prominent Asian characters, period. Karma needs someone to give her character a good kick in the butt.


It's true. The closest thing we get to a prominent Asian isn't in fact Asian at all. *cough* Psylocke *cough*

[Dagger]

What thread did I just walk into?:eek: In any case, I'd do just about anything if Sunfire popped up in this series.
Some of us are willing to do anything to see our favorite characters. 'Favors' are some of those things:p
There seems to be a lack of prominent Asian characters, period. Karma needs someone to give her character a good kick in the butt.

Plus, as Ben said, they should just keep the shows going unless they plan to give it a big relaunch. The cast is very Evo; Karma would give it a good hint of difference.
I still havent' seen Evo.:( Damn you, ex boyfriend!!!! Damn you to hell!!!
It's true. The closest thing we get to a prominent Asian isn't in fact Asian at all. *cough* Psylocke *cough*
Thank God she's in that book I don't read!

[blinkinrogue]

i agree, karma is a character with a lot of potential, its like the cartoon producers of the 1st seriesare afraid to show more of the new mutants, you hardly get to see some of them!!! or when you do get to see them, they hardly have any lines. i think it was a good thing they featured more of them in xmen evo ( i especially liked magma).

we'll see, i think the cast is not complete yet. you guys just might get your wish when it comes out. :)

[Rahul]

http://www.omelete.com.br/imagens/diversos/wolverineandthexmen.jpg

They're using the Astonishing outfits,Prof X can walk and no Cyclops or Jean Grey?


I hope it turns out to be well, and if its done right the Indian Animation industry will be on the top!

[rilokyle]

Why in God's name is this crap called "Wolverine and the X-Men"? We all hate Wolverine Marvel- get with it!!

In other news.... this looks kinda like the animation that they used for X-Men: Evolution. Definitely doesn't look as good as the orignal 90s cartoon, but nevertheless I might just tune in to see what it's like.

[Ravenheart]

I like Wolverine but just call it X-Men

[The Fury]

I have to admit the name is kinda insulting but at least they are keeping with the movies names...(wait...they were just about wolverine...meh)

Of course if they named this Wolverine and in it jsut happened to guest star other X-men characters then that would have made it cooler.

[Flight]

His wrist is twice the size of his knee.

[Zombienorthstar]

Rogue looks cool, but is Xavier walking?

This series seems totally redundant.

[Lanowar]

I don't see this lasting very long though however any time there's an X-Men series there's more chance of Deadpool showing up with a speaking part so I don't care either way!

[Rahul]

It is possible that they are actually picking up from where the movie left off, like how MTV Spider-Man and Blade did.....

[The Mirrorball Man]

At least it looks much better than the crappy 1990's animated series.

[Brian M.]

I can see how the other thread intitled Wolverine and the X-Men might indicate a different cartoon...thus the need for a 2nd thread on the same subject.

[Rahul]

Sorry dude, I was in a hurry , and I didnt see the previous one. So feel free to merge.....

[Tag06]

Where's Ororo!!!

:(

[Pro]

Where's Ororo!!!

Didn't you hear? She's kissing the floor where Black Panther just walked. It's her new mission in life.

[Pyro]

Hmm. I'll wait for more info before I make any conclusions.

[rilokyle]

At least it looks much better than the crappy 1990's animated series.

GASP!!!!!! Oh you did not! :eek:

[Phil Hunn]

His wrist is twice the size of his knee.

Well, it kinda needs to be. He doesn't have claws in his knees, after all :p

[Erik Lehnsherr]

Crappy 90s series? HAHAHAHA! Yeah right..best animated comic series in history behind Batman: TAS and JLU.

[Phil Hunn]

Crappy 90s series? HAHAHAHA! Yeah right..best animated comic series in history behind Batman: TAS and JLU.

I wouldn't quite go that far. It was rather simplistic in its approach, after all...

... but the quotes from some of the villains were classic, especially Apocalypse.

"I am the rocks of the eternal shore... crash against me, and be BROKEN!"

I should use that more often in everyday conversation. Maybe that would get people to leave me alone.

[tedward1984]

Definately giving this a shot. I do like the cast and the fact that they're actually dressing them like superheroes.

[blinkinrogue]

beast aside from mystique, which villains will appear? i went back to imdb but couldnt find any except for mystique (assuming she is a villain in this series). hope there will be marauders appearing, not just the usual mags-apoc-sentinels rogue gallery....

[Beast]

I've been keeping an eye on cast info on various forums, and I haven't heard anything about villains other than Mystique and Senator Kelly.So who knows at this point. They'll probably stick with the mainstream well known ones. Magneto, Sentinels, Sabretooth, the Brotherhood. I'm sure we'll hear more in time.

[Madrox84]

Hmmm, i'll reserve judgement until i see and episode.

[Your Imaginary Pal]

Well Colossus is on the team, Nightcrawler and Rogue too, that's a good start.
Walking Prof, It's happened in the books a few times, probably prosthetics.
The character models look good, a step up from evolution, not loving nightcrawler's outfit though.
I'll wait and see, but without Cyclops or Storm it just seems a little off.

[Beast]

I'll wait and see, but without Cyclops or Storm it just seems a little off.
Check the other thread. Cyclops is confirmed. As is Angel. And supposedly so is Storm.

[Novaya Havoc]

I'll bet the holo-foil light in the background is Dazzler.

[Ice_Cold_Emma_Frost]

The art is very Evolution so how is it "new?" I mean just look at beast and Wolverine...total rip off....Rogue looks good

[Flameworthy]

Eh, Rogue looks cool I guess.

I wish they'd be more creative with these casts. They always use the same characters. It'd be nice if I could have one of my favorites on the team for a change.

[rwsmith]

Looks great. I agree that specifically calling out Wolverine's name in the title is a bit much, but, whether certain people on the internet like it or not, the guy is popular with the masses.

I kind of like the idea of him leading the team also, as he has tons of experience from just being so old (not to mention all of the combat and tactical training he's had in various clandestine organizations). Having said that, there ought to be a pretty good reason why Cyclops or Storm aren't there leading.

As I said in the other thread, perhaps this series is closely tied to current comic book continuity and Scott and Emma run the school and Ororo is married to the Black Panther. Thus Logan leads the X-men.

Regardless, I'm sure the show will do well.

[Christopher O]

I wish they'd be more creative with these casts. They always use the same characters. It'd be nice if I could have one of my favorites on the team for a change.
It's a shame that we don't get a wider range of characters, but I would question a non-comic book X-Men project that didn't include Wolverine, Storm, Cyclops, Xavier, Rogue and Jean Grey. To me, those characters are the X-Men. Of course, I'd love to see Northstar, Emma, Darwin, Siryn, Warpath, Hellion, Dust, and several others, but not at the expense of who I consider to be the core six. Of course, Jean can just be dead, and I'm OK with that, as long as it actually means something.

Anyway, I'm intrigued. Rogue looks great, but Kitty looks like a little bit of a mess.

[CaptainCanada]

At least it looks much better than the crappy 1990's animated series.
That show ruled (just like 90s Spidey); it was what made me an X-fan.

[Daithi]

Looks great. I agree that specifically calling out Wolverine's name in the title is a bit much, but, whether certain people on the internet like it or not, the guy is popular with the masses.


Sure he is. I don't think that's in doubt but X-Men has a whole has been fairly popular. It seems Marvel doesn't have enough faith in Wolverine selling this so it's "and the X-Men". Nor do they have faith in the X-Men alone. It seems very odd.


Thus Logan leads the X-men.


Xavier is right there though. Plus it's Wolverine and the X-Men. If he was an X-Man the title wouldn't make sense. More than likely Logan will have his own agenda but work with the X-Men. Like Cable in X-Men.

[RonnieThunderbolts]

Sure he is. I don't think that's in doubt but X-Men has a whole has been fairly popular. It seems Marvel doesn't have enough faith in Wolverine selling this so it's "and the X-Men". Nor do they have faith in the X-Men alone. It seems very odd.



Xavier is right there though. Plus it's Wolverine and the X-Men. If he was an X-Man the title wouldn't make sense. More than likely Logan will have his own agenda but work with the X-Men. Like Cable in X-Men.


What? He has an X on his belt. He's the star of the cartoon where he is the field leader of the team. He's an X-Man. Thats silly reasoning, he's in charge, its "Wolverine and the X-Men" makes sense with him being a member. I'm sure Xavier is still the founder/leader/whatever in general, but they've stated in official releases regarding the series that Wolvie is the field leader, and we can most certainly be sure that he is indeed a member of the team.

[Matthew K.]

Goth kids aren't all touchy feely. & Rogue can't be touchy feely...Rogue = goth

[Slung]

Without Jean this show is pointless.

Now with that out of the way. The art looks "meh" and the "Wolverine" in the title seems redundant and pointless. But those aren't exactly new points in this thread so I guess my post is "redundant and pointless".

[Beast]

Plus they know that Wolverine is popular with the kids, thanks to the movies. He's the bread and butter character. So selling the series on him just ensures that kids will tune in and watch. As well as buy whatever likely toys that will be made featuring him and the rest of the cast from the toon. Hopefully unlike the Evo toys, Beast will actually be produced this time around. I still want to steal the prototype from Craig Kyle's office. ;)

[Slung]

Plus they know that Wolverine is popular with the kids, thanks to the movies. He's the bread and butter character. So selling the series on him just ensures that kids will tune in and watch.

But Wolverine's name is redundant - the kids already think "Wolverine" when they hear "X-Men". If you say "X-Men" to a class of 4th graders they put pencils between their fingers and say "Grrr...I'm X-Man". Really, they do - I've seen it.

And then if you're lucky they'll say they think they remember a character who shoots out of his eyes and that pretty lady Jean that Wolverine is in love with. Rogue and Storm will most likely not be mentioned unless pressed. And kids don't remember there was ever an X-Men movie 1 or 2.

[Nyssane]

I'm not too concerned with the title. After all, it seperates this series from the original X-Men animated series.

[Novaya Havoc]

Plus they know that Wolverine is popular with the kids, thanks to the movies. He's the bread and butter character. So selling the series on him just ensures that kids will tune in and watch. As well as buy whatever likely toys that will be made featuring him and the rest of the cast from the toon. Hopefully unlike the Evo toys, Beast will actually be produced this time around. I still want to steal the prototype from Craig Kyle's office. ;)

I never liked Wolverine as a kid.

Neither did my sister.

Neither did my then best friend.

I really don't know who's in this demographic of Wolverine lovers. ToyBiz produced like, 548972658768324 Wolverine action figures, and I had, like, two.

[Nyssane]

I never liked Wolverine as a kid.

Neither did my sister.

Neither did my then best friend.

I really don't know who's in this demographic of Wolverine lovers. ToyBiz produced like, 548972658768324 Wolverine action figures, and I had, like, two.

Little straight boys liked Wolverine. My brother was obsessed with him, I think that's the only X-Man he liked, really. He even bought some of the comic books, oddly.

[Matthew K.]

But Wolverine's name is redundant - the kids already think "Wolverine" when they hear "X-Men". If you say "X-Men" to a class of 4th graders they put pencils between their fingers and say "Grrr...I'm X-Man". Really, they do - I've seen it.



people outside of 4th grade do that too :p

i like Wolverine (always have), but toy biz & marvel went overkill in the 90s with ubquity of the character. Some of his solo series was kickass though (a few years back)

[tetragene]

Can't say I'm a fan of the animation style--I thought Evolution was pretty fugly as well. The elongated/skinny/gangly/real-cartoony look just doesn't suit super hero shows very well IMHO, well it worked for the 90s Batman cartoon and its working for Teen Titans, but those are the only exceptions! :p

I'm not liking it on X-Men, excuse me...Wolverine and the X-Men. I probably won't bother watching since it'll be so Wolverine centered (and no Storm or Cyclops?!).

[Matthew K.]

Can't say I'm a fan of the animation style--I thought Evolution was pretty fugly as well. The elongated/skinny/gangly/real-cartoony look just doesn't suit super hero shows very well IMHO, well it worked for the 90s Batman cartoon and its working for Teen Titans, but those are the only exceptions! :p

I'm not liking it on X-Men, excuse me...Wolverine and the X-Men. I probably won't bother watching since it'll be so Wolverine centered (and no Storm or Cyclops?!).

the lighting effect for that promo ad stinks

[Daithi]

I'm not liking it on X-Men, excuse me...Wolverine and the X-Men. I probably won't bother watching since it'll be so Wolverine centered (and no Storm or Cyclops?!).

Yeah that's odd. Wolverine has never really showed any interest in being a leader. I'll watch it but if it's the animated equivalent of X-Men 3 I won't be watching it for long.

[streator]

i'm not planning on watching this show (i don't watch cartoons outside of an occasional south park/futurama/family guy) and this image doesn't really do anything for me either.

i don't have a problem with wolverine being the main character; he is the most popular x-man among the wider audience.

[Novaya Havoc]

Can't say I'm a fan of the animation style--I thought Evolution was pretty fugly as well. The elongated/skinny/gangly/real-cartoony look just doesn't suit super hero shows very well IMHO, well it worked for the 90s Batman cartoon and its working for Teen Titans, but those are the only exceptions! :p

I'm not liking it on X-Men, excuse me...Wolverine and the X-Men. I probably won't bother watching since it'll be so Wolverine centered (and no Storm or Cyclops?!).

I'd only watch it if it was, like, Hugh Jackman playing Wolverine with animated X-Men around him. Like Who Framed Roger Rabbit? style. :p

[Beast]

I'm not liking it on X-Men, excuse me...Wolverine and the X-Men. I probably won't bother watching since it'll be so Wolverine centered (and no Storm or Cyclops?!).
Again.... Cyclops is in. And Storm has been pretty much confirmed as well.

Cyclops is being voiced by the guy who does Raphel on TMNT.

[Slung]

Again.... Cyclops is in. And Storm has been pretty much confirmed as well.

Cyclops is being voiced by the guy who does Raphel on TMNT.

But still no Jean...So, still bad.

[Kalen O.]

Yes, but the real question is....where's Iceman?!

Seriously, I'm actually kinda surprised at the lack of emphasis they tend to give Iceman when it comes to their cartoon series. His look is highly distinctive and his powers always make for a fun visual, and you'd think his personality, ice-slides and pranks and jokes would all appeal to the younger demographic. And as far as recognizability as X-Men goes, I'd think he was at least as identifiable as Shadowcat and Nightcrawler to the average viewer.

[Beast]

Iceman played a fairly big part in X-Men: Evolution.

It's not like they can't introduce more characters in future episodes or seasons.

[Kalen O.]

Iceman played a fairly big part in X-Men: Evolution.

It's not like they can't introduce more characters in future episodes or seasons.

I'm still irked they decided to create Spyke wholesale rather than use Iceman as the final member of the Season One cast (as was one plan). I mean, seriously. Spyke? SPYKE?

[tetragene]

Again.... Cyclops is in. And Storm has been pretty much confirmed as well.

Cyclops is being voiced by the guy who does Raphel on TMNT.

My apologies for not reading through all the posts, Beast-san.

I'm still irked they decided to create Spyke wholesale rather than use Iceman as the final member of the Season One cast (as was one plan). I mean, seriously. Spyke? SPYKE?

It may just be me...but words cannot describe what all was so lame about X-Men:Evolution, Spyke being the fore-runner.

[Ravenheart]

At least it looks much better than the crappy 1990's animated series.

The 90's series has been the best one so far.

[Novaya Havoc]

Yes, but the real question is....where's Iceman?!

Seriously, I'm actually kinda surprised at the lack of emphasis they tend to give Iceman when it comes to their cartoon series. His look is highly distinctive and his powers always make for a fun visual, and you'd think his personality, ice-slides and pranks and jokes would all appeal to the younger demographic.

You're preachin' to the DazzlerDiva backbeat trance choir there, Mr. O.

Instead we always have Rogue. Absorbing stuff. Or Colossus. Nyet! :mad:

[1WEBHEAD]

No me gusta.

Why is Nightcrawler purple? And when are we going to see Xmen Evolution Season 4 on DVD?

[Beast]

My apologies for not reading through all the posts, Beast-san.
No problems. I just keep seeing people say it, even though it's already been noted. ;)

As for Spyke, I didn't mind him that much. They wanted a new character that they could develop who didn't have a beloved canon version. Much like how the 90's toon had Morph.

[Kalen O.]

You're preachin' to the DazzlerDiva backbeat trance choir there, Mr. O.

Instead we always have Rogue. Absorbing stuff. Or Colossus. Nyet! :mad:

Still, no disrespect to Dazzler intended (lol), Iceman does tend to be a bit higher profile amongst your average tv viewer, thanks to the movies and such.

And there lies the crux of my confusion....they make Iceman high profile in just about every other side project, be it Ultimate, the movies, or whatever.....and then either exclude him or belatedly shoehorn him into the one medium where you'd think they'd have the most success finding an audience for his character.....kids' cartoons. *Shrugs* Ah well.

[Novaya Havoc]

The 90's series has been the best one so far.

Nuh uh. This one was!

http://130.94.23.9/wigi/thumb.php?f=Xmenmyeyes.jpg&w=178

[Faded]

Spyke was annoying. I think there were a lot of ideas that could've worked (like him turning over to the Morlocks), but the more they tried to make him cool and hip (flaming bone spikes?) the more they flew straight over the target.

Not to say you all would've enjoyed Marrow more, but I sure would have. :D

[Beast]

Why is Nightcrawler purple? And when are we going to see Xmen Evolution Season 4 on DVD?
To differentiate him from Beast. Marvel won't allow two blue characters in the same cartoon. They have rules about this sort of thing. It's also sorta the reason why there was no Kurt in X3. Because they think kids are so stupid, they won't be able to tell them apart otherwise. That's why Beast wasn't introduced in Evo until Season two, and instead of being blue... they made him a greyish blue.

And there's no news on the release of X-Men: Evolution Season 4 on DVD. Supposedly it's planned, but it's not on the schedule. Mostly because Season 4 is the only season that Marvel has the rights to release themselves, likely via Lionsgate. The others fall under Warner Brothers. So they probably want to wait and release it as a tie-in with an Animated X-Men movie at some point. Or some other X-Men project.

[1WEBHEAD]

To differentiate him from Beast. Marvel won't allow two blue characters in the same cartoon. They have rules about this sort of thing. It's also sorta the reason why there was no Kurt in X3. Because they think kids are so stupid, they won't be able to tell them apart otherwise. That's why Beast wasn't introduced in Evo until Season two, and instead of being blue... they made him a greyish blue.

And there's no news on the release of X-Men: Evolution Season 4 on DVD. Supposedly it's planned, but it's not on the schedule. Mostly because Season 4 is the only season that Marvel has the rights to release themselves, likely via Lionsgate. The others fall under Warner Brothers. So they probably want to wait and release it as a tie-in with an Animated X-Men movie at some point. Or some other X-Men project.

Kids aren't THAT stupid. That's like taking away the Fantastic Four's matching costume since they don't the kiddies to confuse Johnny with Reed.

You're probably right about Marvel releasing the Season Four DVD's when X-men 4 comes out. (We both know that there is going to be either a sequel or a reboot since "X-men 3 The Last Stand" made sooooo much money.)

Even though I don't like the character designs and Wolverine playing front in center instead of Cyclops and the rest of the deserving Xmen, I'll still check the show out. It could be as fun as the new, current F4 cartoon.

[Faded]

I like how they colored Hank in Evo. While they are two vastly different looking characters, aesthetically they look better in different shades of blue (and if you made Kurt too dark he might've resembled Sunspot).

But purple...I'm not sure about that just yet. Hopefully it was just the lighting. ;)

[Beast]

Kids aren't THAT stupid. That's like taking away the Fantastic Four's matching costume since they don't the kiddies to confuse Johnny with Reed.
I never said I thought kids were stupid. I know they're not. These so-called stupid kids are the same ones who memorize the names and abilities of 400 Pokemon characters after all. It's some clueless executies that makes these rules. As for Johnny, I assume since he has a 'Flaming' form, they don't consider him easily confused with Reed. Just look at the Spider-Man 3 Toyline. There's a reason Venom is purple, and it's not hasbro. ;)

[Matthew K.]

kidz r soo stoopid

dat's why johnny got replaced with HERBIE in da cartoon!!!!1`~

[Sean Whitmore]

"Wolverine and the X-Men". I love it. The sound of people banging their heads against the wall is like soothing music to me. :)

I also like that Colossus finally gets to be an X-Man in a cartoon, and not just some guy they run into a couple times. (Yeah, yeah, I know he was one in "Pryde of the X-Men", huge whoop)


SEAN

[1WEBHEAD]

I never said I thought kids were stupid. I know they're not. These so-called stupid kids are the same ones who memorize the names and abilities of 400 Pokemon characters after all. It's some clueless executies that makes these rules. As for Johnny, I assume since he has a 'Flaming' form, they don't consider him easily confused with Reed. Just look at the Spider-Man 3 Toyline. There's a reason Venom is purple, and it's not hasbro. ;)

Exactly!:p

[NevamindU]

Meh...I hope this shows fails....watching Wolverine wash out the X-men year after year in the media is too annoying........If Wolverine is so popular with the many people why can't they just Wolverine...I hope it turns out just like the last FF4 show....:evilsmile

[Beast]

I hope it turns out just like the last FF4 show....:evilsmile
Good? :confused:

[Sean Whitmore]

Good? :confused:

Yeah, he hopes it will be a good show that will be mismanaged by some jokers at a low-end cable channel and canceled, leaving its fans bummed.

Because I guess he's just that petty.


SEAN

[Omega Alpha]

Wolverine Animated Series= Good

X-men Animated Series= Great

Wolverine and the X-men Animated Series= Meh

[Sean Whitmore]

Wolverine Animated Series= Good

X-men Animated Series= Great

Wolverine and the X-men Animated Series= Meh

Hey, it's two great tastes that taste great together! :D


SEAN

[TimGunn]

What's in a name? Maybe they just added this name so it doesn't get confused with the two other X-Men animated series.

Also the 90's one is what got me into the comic shop. And there I've stayed for all these years.

[Beast]

Yeah, he hopes it will be a good show that will be mismanaged by some jokers at a low-end cable channel and canceled, leaving its fans bummed.

Because I guess he's just that petty.


SEAN
Heh. Don't remind me of how much I hate Cartoon Network for screwing the show so badly. The bastards.

[creaky]

If this will be an attempt to get away from the usual Logan/Scott/Jean triangle, then YAY, I say. Awesome thought. That corpse has been dry-humped since the 70s.

But other than that, nothing feels very catchy so far. Of course, at this point, there's not that much to go on. I wish Emma was included.

[NevamindU]

What's in a name? Maybe they just added this name so it doesn't get confused with the two other X-Men animated series.
then It would be much easier if its just says only "Wolverine" to make sure they aren't confused in first place......

[Beast]

then It would be much easier if its just says only "Wolverine" to make sure they aren't confused in first place......
Because the cartoon isn't just about Wolverine.

[Slung]

If this will be an attempt to get away from the usual Logan/Scott/Jean triangle, then YAY, I say. Awesome thought. That corpse has been dry-humped since the 70s.

But other than that, nothing feels very catchy so far. Of course, at this point, there's not that much to go on. I wish Emma was included.

So that Emma can be forced into the love triangle instead? Love triangles are a staple of serial enterntainment.

[Omega Alpha]

Because the cartoon isn't just about Wolverine.

Really? Because they said the movies wouldn't be and they were. Except for Last Stand, which was about Wolverine and Halle Berry.

[Jake V]

Really? Because they said the movies wouldn't be and they were. Except for Last Stand, which was about Wolverine and Halle Berry.
Why mess with a winning formula?

[Sean Whitmore]

Really? Because they said the movies wouldn't be and they were.

Only if you ignore all the parts that were about other people.


SEAN

[UncannyAsianGirl]

Mystique's supposedly going to be in this show too, so if Jean isn't in to play a potential love interest, Raven probably will. I wonder if they'll include the Rogue/Kurt/Mystique and possibly Destiny family dynamic from the comic...

Also, I wonder who the villains will be? Brotherhood of Evil Mutants? The Weapon X project? Alpha Flight? If Magneto's in here, he can't be the main villain, otherwise he'd have Logan's skeleton torn out of him faster than he could blink...

Oh yea, according to IMDB Squidboy is also listed as a character in the show. Make of that what you will. ;)

Who wants to place bets as to how quickly X-23 is going to show up in here? :p

[Sean Whitmore]

Oh yea, according to IMDB Squidboy is also listed as a character in the show. Make of that what you will. ;)

Who wants to place bets as to how quickly X-23 is going to show up in here? :p

I'd rather start a pool on what episode Squidboy dies.

I call first season finale!


SEAN

[HeckBoy]

Is that gonna be the full regular roster? Seems kinda lacking.

Couple points:
-Beast looks huge, he's bigger than Colossus
-2 agile blue guys? (I know I know, they're different, but it still seems redundant)
-Is that Kitty next to Nightcrawler? (I can only assume so b/c of her basic uniform) I am also not digging the "troll" hair
-I'm getting the feeling they're gonna go w/ the basic absorption powers only for Rogue so that means no flyers on this team
-I don't mind a walking Xavier, but he looks pretty aged (I think I see quite a few wrinkles) so I wonder how involved he'll be on field missions (other than psy recon)
-They have no energy wielders/ranged attacks (Xavier notwithstanding)
-I'm surprised there's no Cyclops, Jean, or Storm on this team
-These are basically all A-list characters (for the X-Men anyway), kinda weird. The previous series seemed to have at least 1 B/C-lister (TAS had Morph kinda and Evolution had Spyke kinda lol)
-Maybe they've learned from the Spyke debacle, but still seems kinda lacking in racial diversity (could at least substitute a "known" member into the roster like Jubilee or Storm). Not saying it's a "must," but just about all previous team series (F4 excluded) have had some token race member (simply can't get around saying that unfortunately) to try and reach a wider demographic/be more "equal"

[creaky]

So that Emma can be forced into the love triangle instead? Love triangles are a staple of serial enterntainment.

No, I want Emma as the resident entertaining, bitchy telepath and far from any love triangle, square, rectangle, octagon, circle or whatever shape it may have. Endless love triangles are a cheap excuse for not coming up with creative, engaging plots.

[rwsmith]

Really? Because they said the movies wouldn't be and they were. Except for Last Stand, which was about Wolverine and Halle Berry.

Hey, instead of whining about Wolverine being in the title, you really ought to be glad you're getting a show with the X-men in it at all. I mean, with the popularity of the New Avengers these days, Marvel could've just said screw the X-men altogether and made a New Avengers cartoon instead with Wolverine and Spider-man!

[Brian "Vash" Ashby]

who is the other female?

[xakko]

2 white males, 1 sometimes white, sometimes shiny metal male, 2 white females and two blue males... that's diversity!

or not.

good group for streetbrawling, which is the general complement of Wolverine's Rogue's Gallery.

[Brett P]

-Is that Kitty next to Nightcrawler? (I can only assume so b/c of her basic uniform) I am also not digging the "troll" hair

That isn't her hair, it's Beasts outfit. There is gleam on her hair which makes it look merged. I thought the same as you at first but if you look closer you can see her hair is long, flowing to the side behind her head

[Omega Alpha]

Only if you ignore all the parts that were about other people.


SEAN

Other irrelevant people. The movies could very well be called WOLVERINE and his amazing friends, the X-Men.

[Arilou]

*sigh* why oh why could they not have made a sixth season of Evolution instead? Would have rocked so much more :p

[HeckBoy]

That isn't her hair, it's Beasts outfit. There is gleam on her hair which makes it look merged. I thought the same as you at first but if you look closer you can see her hair is long, flowing to the side behind her head

Ooooh, now I see it. Good catch. Makes me feel a lot better. Crazy hair like troll hair on American comic book characters is a pet peeve of mine (strangely not a factor when it comes to anime/manga tho lol). I was not a fan of the new F4 cartoon and Johnny's super tall hair or Sue's jagged locks (don't really like Reed's flop top much either for that matter). The new X-men cartoon art reminds me a bit of Skottie Young's art too.

I managed to finally find some time to skim thru the rest of the thread, and I'm hearing that Angel's gonna be part of the regular team? Sweet! But where's everyone getting this info? I remember hearing about them making a new X-Men cartoon months ago but that was the last I heard about it till now. Looking forward to see some more promo art.

[1WEBHEAD]

*sigh* why oh why could they not have made a sixth season of Evolution instead? Would have rocked so much more :p

I loved how they gave us a preview of what the new team could have looked like with their new costumes, new powers, and new Xmen, Jean turning into the Phoenix, Quilksiver and Scarlet Witch grown up with and older Brotherhood of evil, and Magneto training with the New Mutants.

But I hated how they decided not to make the next season and start from scratch with Wolverine and the Xmen.

[Beast]

I managed to finally find some time to skim thru the rest of the thread, and I'm hearing that Angel's gonna be part of the regular team? Sweet!
Angel hasn't been confirmed as being part of the regular team. He is one of the characters confrmed that's not on the promo poster though. Given that the same person who's voicing Nightcrawler is doing him, it's certain that Angel's likely a secondary character. Much like he was in X-Men: Evolution.

[RoguefanAM]

Hey, instead of whining about Wolverine being in the title, you really ought to be glad you're getting a show with the X-men in it at all. I mean, with the popularity of the New Avengers these days, Marvel could've just said screw the X-men altogether and made a New Avengers cartoon instead with Wolverine and Spider-man!

But the Avenger's have never really sold well on other entertainment mediums. I mean look at their most recent work, the two animated movies, Marvel didn't even trust the Avengers to hold their own series. Not that their animated last series was any good, but...

[HeckBoy]

Angel hasn't been confirmed as being part of the regular team. He is one of the characters confrmed that's not on the promo poster though. Given that the same person who's voicing Nightcrawler is doing him, it's certain that Angel's likely a secondary character. Much like he was in X-Men: Evolution.

O well, you win some you lose some:o Still excited to see Angel in another animated series. Can't wait to see how this turns out.

[Nyssane]

I really hope this series doesn't create new villains or constantly re-use the same old ones (Magneto, Apocalypse, Sabretooth, yadda yadda yadda). I want characters who have never seen the light of day in animation to appear. Give me some hot Kleinstock merging action!

[We R. Venom]

Hmm, I don't know about this one. I don't like the idea and here is nothing that grabs me and says "Hey, watch this cuz it might be cool."

[Faded]

I really hope this series doesn't create new villains or constantly re-use the same old ones (Magneto, Apocalypse, Sabretooth, yadda yadda yadda). I want characters who have never seen the light of day in animation to appear. Give me some hot Kleinstock merging action!

I wonder if it'll be more closer to comic canon like TAS or Ultimized like Evo.

Either way, I think the Fall of Avalon would be beautiful animated.

[Nyssane]

I wonder if it'll be more closer to comic canon like TAS or Ultimized like Evo.

Either way, I think the Fall of Avalon would be beautiful animated.

Definitely! I really hope they go the comic route. I mean, creating new stories is great and all, but there are so many awesome issues out there that would translate very well into animation.

[CmX]

I wonder if it'll be more closer to comic canon like TAS or Ultimized like Evo.

Either way, I think the Fall of Avalon would be beautiful animated.

I would love for them to be closer to the comic book and introduced Phoenix Saga, Fall of Mutants etc., but just with interesting different new twists and turns just to throw off the comic fans.

Kinda like what Ultimate XMen should be like.. but fails to be.

[Constantinople]

I'm not too keen on the whole "Hey! It's Wolverine! Oh, and some other characters. Dunno why they're here..." title.

But if Deadpool gets a speaking part, then I'm all for it.

Edit; Skinny knees are skiiiiiinny!

[jarrod]

Actually, I wonder if it couldn't take up after Evolution, maybe just a few years later and with the X-Men now being mostly adults and the team evolving more into the standard superhero/outsider dynamic the comics are. There's definitely a shared aesthetic going on here...

[Faded]

Actually, I wonder if it couldn't take up after Evolution, maybe just a few years later and with the X-Men now being mostly adults and the team evolving more into the standard superhero/outsider dynamic the comics are. There's definitely a shared aesthetic going on here...

That's very possible. The cast isn't all too different (and Colossus was very close with the X-Men toward the show's end). No one looks dramatically different...just older.

I would love for them to be closer to the comic book and introduced Phoenix Saga, Fall of Mutants etc., but just with interesting different new twists and turns just to throw off the comic fans.

I hope they stay true to the comics but give unexpected twists to keep the more knowledgeable fanboys on their toes. I think some of the more classic stories should definitely get tweaking especially.

I just hope they don't replace D-List characters with more common characters (yes, I'm looking at YOU non-Acolyte Acolytes!).

Definitely! I really hope they go the comic route. I mean, creating new stories is great and all, but there are so many awesome issues out there that would translate very well into animation.

That's true. Leave all the awesome new ideas for the comic books!

This is a great opportunity to bring a lot of classic and underappreciated stories into a multimedia format. I hope they don't pass it up.

[Faded]

Actually, I wonder if it couldn't take up after Evolution, maybe just a few years later and with the X-Men now being mostly adults and the team evolving more into the standard superhero/outsider dynamic the comics are. There's definitely a shared aesthetic going on here...

That's very possible. The cast isn't all too different (and Colossus was very close with the X-Men toward the show's end). No one looks dramatically different...just older.

I would love for them to be closer to the comic book and introduced Phoenix Saga, Fall of Mutants etc., but just with interesting different new twists and turns just to throw off the comic fans.

I hope they stay true to the comics but give unexpected twists to keep the more knowledgeable fanboys on their toes. I think some of the more classic stories should definitely get tweaking especially.

I just hope they don't replace D-List characters with more common characters (yes, I'm looking at YOU non-Acolyte Acolytes!).

Definitely! I really hope they go the comic route. I mean, creating new stories is great and all, but there are so many awesome issues out there that would translate very well into animation.

That's true. Leave all the awesome new ideas for the comic books!

This is a great opportunity to bring a lot of classic and underappreciated stories into a multimedia format. I hope they don't pass it up.

[UncannyAsianGirl]

Actually, I wonder if it couldn't take up after Evolution, maybe just a few years later and with the X-Men now being mostly adults and the team evolving more into the standard superhero/outsider dynamic the comics are. There's definitely a shared aesthetic going on here...
That's because Steve Gordon, the guy who came up with the character designs for X-Men:Evolution sorta helped out a little bit with the designs here. He wasn't heavily involved, I think he just oversaw it.

Also, one of the project directors of Evo (Boyd Kirkland) is also spearheading the project here, IIRC, but he said that it's not an off-shoot of Evo. Comics2Film has an archive of articles (http://www.comics2film.com/ProjectFrame.php?f_id=643) relating to the show here. There was also an article saying what the basic premise of the show was, and how they would adapt comic stories to the show, but I can't find it. :o

Ah, nevermind. I found the article. It was on IGN. Here's a link (http://tv.ign.com/articles/756/756858p1.html).

[jawbreaker]

'scuse me for sounding like a broken record... I really want a Chamber cameo. I mean if frickin squidboy is making an appearance...

Chamber. Psi-Flaming Hole-in-Chest Brit. Animated. It's time.

[jarrod]

That's because Steve Gordon, the guy who came up with the character designs for X-Men:Evolution sorta helped out a little bit with the designs here. He wasn't heavily involved, I think he just oversaw it.

Also, one of the project directors of Evo (Boyd Kirkland) is also spearheading the project here, IIRC, but he said that it's not an off-shoot of Evo. Comics2Film has an archive of articles (http://www.comics2film.com/ProjectFrame.php?f_id=643) relating to the show here. There was also an article saying what the basic premise of the show was, and how they would adapt comic stories to the show, but I can't find it. :o
Well, that's too bad... I quite liked Evolution, and the previous continuity could've made for more interesting setups versus doing yet another adaptation from scratch.

[cable guy]

At least it looks much better than the crappy 1990's animated series.

You're off my Christmas card list.:D

[Novaya Havoc]

That's because Steve Gordon, the guy who came up with the character designs for X-Men:Evolution sorta helped out a little bit with the designs here. He wasn't heavily involved, I think he just oversaw it.

Also, one of the project directors of Evo (Boyd Kirkland) is also spearheading the project here, IIRC, but he said that it's not an off-shoot of Evo. Comics2Film has an archive of articles (http://www.comics2film.com/ProjectFrame.php?f_id=643) relating to the show here. There was also an article saying what the basic premise of the show was, and how they would adapt comic stories to the show, but I can't find it. :o

Ah, nevermind. I found the article. It was on IGN. Here's a link (http://tv.ign.com/articles/756/756858p1.html).

"Giving fan favorite character Wolverine the spotlight is not just a marketing ploy, says Kyle, but also a way of shaking up the status quo of the X-Men world."

Yeah. Ooooooooooooo-kay.

[Citizen V]

At least it looks much better than the crappy 1990's animated series.

The cartoon from the 1990`s was the best ever.Your either too young to remember,or have no taste.

Secondly,im getting the impression from that image..that the cartoon is even worse in quality than Legion Of Superheros.Im not expecting much...

[xgeek52]

i think i'll pass...

[Faded]

I'm glad Greg Johnson is involved. He wrote all my favorite Evo episodes. <3