Marvel Animation made a bold move when they announced that they would be reviving X-Men: The Animated Series in the form of X-Men '97. The first X-Men animated show aired in the early '90s, between 1992 and 1997. This series was a hit with fans of the comics and also introduced a lot of new people to the iconic, mutant team. It also served as inspiration for the first live-action X-Men movies, which were instrumental in kicking off the comic book/superhero movie boom that followed.