so lately my tv diet consists of old xmen cartoons. with this, there are two options: the bangin', brightly colored nineties hit (pictured above) or the teen angst filled early 2000s xmen: evolution.
the plot to nearly every episode of xmen: evolution can be summarized as, "[character] finds answers to his past." ok, maybe not really. but there's a lot of long lost family members, secret pasts, and angstangstangst. also lots of cyclops leaning against walls longingly while jean flirts with literally any male character. the girls wear tight midriff-baring tops and baggy cargo pants. the lines are cheesy. i love it.
but not nearly as much as i love the nineties version (full title: xmen: the animated series). this version is in vivid color; literally nothing is gray, not even the background on a foggy night. all the characters wear exaggerated clothing. storm (who has been forever saddled with this "ethnic mother" persona) wears tribal gear and oversized earrings. wolverine ("rugged") wears lumberjack shirts and bomber jackets. and the dialogue! wolverine is forever uttering grumpy gus statements such as, "me? sing christmas carols? when pigs fly. grumblegrumble."
i'm addicted to almost any xmen media, except the (terrible, terrible) movies. the newest movie (xmen: first class) is the only good one.
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