I just watched the third episode of X-Men ‘97 and I’m loving the show so far. It got me thinking about what if Marvel Studios’ animation division revived all of the 90s Marvel cartoons, and how to do it. Imagine X-Men ‘97 goes for 3 seasons before they start spinoffs. The first spinoffs could be Iron Man ‘97 and Fantastic Four ‘97 (both of those shows ended in 1996 and could pick up one year later). For Iron Man, first you bring back that badass “I Am Iron Man” theme song from season 2. That’s half the battle right there. Then update the Mandarin to get rid of the more problematic and racist elements of the character. The story would have Tony coming to grips with his age, his relationship with Julia Carpenter (maybe they get married or break up?) and his fears about the rise of technology outpacing him heading into the new millennium. Him being a futurist and seeing where the world is going toward the digital age. At some point, Tony dissolves Force Works; this will be important lat...
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