X-Men ’97 has what Master of the Universe is missing
Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.In 2026, Marvel and Mattel are both releasing projects designed to capitalize on people’s love for iconic animated heroes from their childhoods. Masters of the Universe has put a live-action He-Man on the big screen, and the second season of X-Men ’97 is about to fling some of Charles Xavier’s mutants into an apocalyptic future. Both projects were clearly made by people who love the source material, and they are similarly filled with nerdy Easter eggs meant to get hardcore fans hyped up.
- ▪Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.In 2026, Marvel and Mattel are both releasing projects designed to capitalize on people’s love for iconic animated heroes from thei
- ▪Masters of the Universe has put a live-action He-Man on the big screen, and the second season of X-Men ’97 is about to fling some of Charles Xavier’s mutants into an apocalyptic future.
- ▪Both projects were clearly made by people who love the source material, and they are similarly filled with nerdy Easter eggs meant to get hardcore fans hyped up.
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