X-Men ‘97: Season Two #3 (Marvel Comics)

Hello there! Padawan J here, the resident Star Wars expert from the ODPH! This week I'm going to be reviewing the 3rd issue of X-Men ‘97: Season Two from Marvel Comics!

Following the smash hit of season one of X-Men ‘97, fans are very eager to learn what’s happened to their favorite group of mutants! So what happens when Apocalypse’s forces start appearing? Let’s jump into it!

Credit: Marvel Comics // X-Men ‘97: Season Two #3 by Steve Foxe (Writer), Salva Espin (Artist), Matt Milla (Colorist), VC’s Joe Sabino (Letterer), Todd Nuack & Rachelle Rosenberg (Cover Artists)

*** POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING ***

The Story

Steve Foxe’s work in the series continues to excel with a story that feels like it fits perfectly with what we’ve seen from Season 2 of the show in spectacular ways. It’s been very interesting to see this play out while the show is going on, because at times it’s felt like we’re getting glimpses at parts of the show that weren’t able to make it on to the screen.

The story starts off in Madripoor with X-Force crashing a party before things go slightly sideways. I really liked the way Foxe was able to capture the feeling of a story from the X-Men animated shows (both the original and ‘97) with the way it was structured. You really get that authentic feeling that helps readers really feel emersed in the story with characters they are very familiar with.

There wasn’t a whole lot action wise in the issue, but that’s okay as we get some good exploration of what’s going on with the X-Men at this time while also getting some interesting looks at Apocalypse with some unanswered questions left at the end. Obviously Apocalypse is an incredibly well known villain in X-Men lore, but it’s still very interesting to get to explore him in an environment that isn’t battle.

The Artwork

Salva Espin & Matt Milla are in charge of the artwork for this issue and they both continue their fantastic work at capturing the look from the animated series in such an incredible way. Their ability to capture the look and feel of the classic series is simply spectacular and helps make the readability increase that much more. It really looks like an episode of the series adapted in comic form.

Overall Grade: 8/10

A great issue that leaves you wanting more by the end of it. Steve Foxe work really stands out in each panel alongside the animated series itself. Alongside that is the great artwork that really is one of the strong points of the entire series.