Fans remain eager for news on X-Men '97's premiere date, but with Marvel Studios planning to skip this month's San Diego Comic-Con, the wait continues.
We believe the show had once been on track to debut this Fall, hence why merchandise based on the X-Men: The Animated Series revival is slowly trickling into stores. Now, we have a first look (via Toonado.com) at a very cool Wolverine LEGO set recreating his iconic clawed hand.
Some of you will no doubt want two of these (it might look a little strange on its own, after all) but the back of the box features a new look at the animated Wolverine. That's presumably an indication of how the show's animation style has evolved for its present-day return.
"Marvel Studios presents 'X-Men '97,'" the latest synopsis reads, "in which the X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before and are forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future."
It was earlier this year that Wolverine voice actor Cal Dodd claimed to already be hard at work on season 2 of X-Men '97, and rumour has it the show could get as many as four seasons. That's very exciting if true and suggests the X-Men: The Animated Series follow-up will remain on our screens for the foreseeable future.
However, while we originally expected X-Men '97 to premiere on Disney+ this year, work on Marvel Studios' animated offerings appears to have ground to a halt, with the fate of this show, What If...?, Marvel Zombies, and Spider-Man: Freshman Year now a mystery to us.
They're no doubt somewhere on the horizon, but with Marvel Studios getting back to quality over quantity, there's a chance they're no longer a major priority.
You can take a look at the new Wolverine promo art by clicking through the Instagram post below.