From Comic Pages to Saturday Mornings: How X-Men ’97 Remixed X-Force (And Forgot Boom-Boom)- Spoiler Alert- You May Want to Watch X-Men 97 Season 2 First!
The Season 2 premiere of X-Men ’97 on Disney+ has completely shattered the timeline. With our core heroes scattered across ancient Egypt and a war-torn future to battle Apocalypse, Cable wastes zero time stabilizing mutant security in the present. To fill the void left by the missing X-Men, he officially introduces a heavily requested, radical alternative: X-Force. While the animated incarnation delivers elite, high-octane 90s action, die-hard comic fans quickly noticed a massive divergence from the source material. Instead of a team born from the remnants of the New Mutants, the show opts for a curated black-ops strike force—and completely leaves out one of the original comic team’s most iconic founding members: Tabitha Smith, aka Boom-Boom. The Animated Roster Remix In the 1991 Marvel Comics debut of X-Force #1—crafted by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza—Cable transformed the teenage roster of the New Mutants into an aggressive, outlaw tactical unit. X-Men ’97 abandons th...
