One of the best things about X-Men ’97 – Marvel’s new animated series – is its ability to feel tonally, visually and narratively congruent to its predecessor; the beloved Saturday morning cartoon X-Men: The Animated Series. While it manages to feel like an organic continuation of the original series, it also feels like a significant upgrade in several areas. It may only be a handful of episodes in, but X-Men ’97 already feels surprisingly well fleshed out, with many fresh character arcs and dynamics having already been set up – and the world of the X-Men looks set to become even more expansive as each episode unfolds. This is perfectly exemplified by the end of the show’s most recent episode, in which Forge introduces himself to a mournful Storm, setting up a classic comic book storyline.