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Throwback Thursday: Does X-Men: The Animated Series still hold up?

By Mark Lynch

akb_dtlra_stills_120415.089228 – Erik/Magneto (Michael Fassbender) has the power to manipulate magnetic fields. Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox.
akb_dtlra_stills_120415.089228 – Erik/Magneto (Michael Fassbender) has the power to manipulate magnetic fields. Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox. /
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NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 10: Comic Con attendees pose as X-Men characters during the 2014 New York Comic Con at Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images) /

Final thoughts

Despite a few minor drawbacks here and there, X-Men is a show that should definitely be recommend to any young comic book fan. It shows the evolution of cartoons, and it’s clear to see just how much this show influenced the animated, superhero projects that would follow

Moreover, it was also loyal to the source material – only changing it just enough to make it work on television.

With that said, like with many TV shows, there were three words that every kid hated to see on a weekly basis: “To be continued”. As a kid, it was torture having to wait multiple weeks for a series to finish but, in the end, it was undoubtedly worth it.

All in all, X-Men still holds up today. It may not be the big ball of excitement it once was, but it’s still pretty good. The amount of stories used throughout are more than enough to keep you entertained for hours on end, while there are also the random moments, such as Wolverine saying something so ridiculous that you won’t be able to help but laugh (or face palm).

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So sit back, relax, put the show on and enjoy it. If you’re older, this will take you on a trip down Mutant memory lane where cartoons were very different from what they are today. And if you’re younger, however, get ready to Google a ton of things like “what is a VCR?”.

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