X-Men: Animated Series

Ellis’s storyline is unexpectedly dark and, although the violent climax turns into a happy ending at the last minute, the story is put across in an unexpectedly grown-up way for a cartoon. Unfortunately, the lines are too heavily didactic for kids to keep up. The emotions are typically excessive, full of screaming and shrieking. The animation is well done, as they at last succeeded in drawing Wolverine convincingly. Emma Frost and her cleavage are a chapter for themselves. The mutants (the guy who behaves like spray foam and the one who can control your nervous system are very cool) and the absence of Magneto are big pluses. I liked Xavier’s original voice. (30/05/2020)