Patreon Pin Up 11/15/21 (Patreon)

In light of the announcement that the 90's X-Men cartoon is getting a continuation series, I thought it would be fun to revisit one of my personal favorite mutants, Storm. 

Of all the content drops from the Disney event last week, this was the only one that surprised me. It just feels so random. Though admittedly, when it comes to X-Men shows, the usual stuff hasn't worked. Every few years a new one comes out, lasts just long enough to gain some fans, and then gets axed because you can't make a superhero show for teenagers because teenagers don't buy enough action figures. Looks like Disney has a new plan: skip the kids, pander to nostalgic adults instead. Why settle for toy sales when potentially far more lucrative monthly subscription fees are in play? 

As for X-Men, I'm very curious as to what this new cartoon is going to look like. If they stay on-model to the original designs (which you think they would, right? I'd call that a pretty major factor in capturing the look of the old show,) then those skin-tight 90's costumes are probably a bit risque for Disney Plus? Come to think of it, the whole show was pretty edgy for its time, and that was thirty years ago for crying out loud. Cartoons not expressly intended for adults get away with a lot less now. I'm concerned that the continuation will feel, at best, like the old cartoon with its edges sanded off. But who knows? It's an interesting effort, in any case. Plus, maybe I'm wrong. It could be an authentic continuation, and Lenore Zann's voice as Rogue will awaken a whole new generation of awkward boners once more. Time will tell.