X-Men: It goes on

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Television series
German title X-Men: It goes on
Original title X-Men: evolution
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2000-2003
length 22 minutes
Episodes 52 in 4 seasons
genre Action , adventure , science fiction
production Avi Arad
First broadcast November 4, 2000 (USA) on The WB
German-language
first broadcast		 September 3, 2005 on Kabel Eins

X-Men: It goes on (Original title: X-Men: Evolution ) is an American cartoon series based on the comic book adventures of the X-Men published by Marvel . After X-Men (1992-1997) it was the second cartoon series with the X-Men. It consists of four seasons with a total of 52 episodes and was broadcast from November 4, 2000 to October 25, 2003 on The WB . In Germany it ran for the first time on September 3, 2005 on Kabel eins .

action

In this series, a large portion of the X-Men are teenagers who go to Bayville City's Midtown High School under the mentorship of Professor Charles Xavier (Professor X) . Both inside and outside the school yard they have to defend themselves against the attacks of the brotherhood of mutants under director Raven Darkholme (Mystique), who go to the same school. The first season ends with the fight of the X-Men against their archenemy Magneto . In the second season, the X-Men fight a two- front war, both against Magneto's new terrorist group, the Acolytes , and against the giant Sentinel combat robots of the sinister Bolivar Trask . The third season describes the rise of the evil primeval mutant Apocalypse , who is defeated in the fourth season.

The X-Men essentially consist of the teenagers Cyclops, Jean Gray, Shadowcat, Spyke and Nightcrawler, until Rogue is added over the course of the series and Spyke goes for it, and the adults Professor X, Wolverine, Storm and Beast. They are later supplemented by younger mutants such as Iceman, Magma, Berzerker, Multiple and Moonstar. The brotherhood initially consists of the youngsters Blob, Toad, Avalanche, Quicksilver and Boomboom, who are led by the adult director Mystique. As further enemies come in the course of the series the super villain Magneto and the acolytes Gambit, Colossus, Pyro and Sabretooth, later Quicksilver's sister Scarlet Witch, and at the end comes the evil primordial Apocalypse.

The third season introduced the character X-23 , Wolverine's cloned daughter . X-23 was so well received that she was introduced to the Marvel comic universe, and was a main character in the 2017 film Logan - The Wolverine .

background

Cosplayer as Shadowcat in typical black and blue costume, known from X-Men: It goes on

Steven Gordon, who is responsible for character design, played a key role in the black and white X-Men costumes, in which the respective X-Men wore the basic color black, but had a different secondary color depending on the character (e.g. gold for Cyclops, green for Jean Gray, blue for Shadowcat, red for Nightcrawler etc.). In addition, Rogue was designed with a focus on Goth . Gordon described that he was not always satisfied with the costumes of the first season, but that he was "particularly satisfied with the Goth looks of Rogue and Scarlet Witch" in the second season. He named Nightcrawler, Rogue, and Boomboom as favorite characters on the series because he enjoyed them both in terms of personality and animation. He concluded by saying that he enjoyed the show because it was "more than an action series of people in spandex yelling at each other and fighting every few minutes, even though we didn't always manage to fully immerse themselves in their emotional lives."

reception

“The series deliberately draws parallels between puberty and awakening superpowers. The older X-Men like Professor X, Wolverine and Storm help here as father and mother figures, but unfortunately only more in combat than in everyday life. Unfortunately, the good X-Men are stereotypically handsome and popular, while the evil Brotherhood mutants are stereotypically ugly geek. Unfortunately, the series is a series of missed opportunities. "

- John G. Nettles

“One episode [of the series] is like eating cotton candy: You feel elated for a few moments, but that quickly fades and in the long run makes you tired. The series wants to please everyone and therefore seems tense. The detailed battles are fun, but in the long run the figures feel stiff and lifeless: 6 out of 10 points. "

- IGN

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Steven Gordon Talks X-Men: Evolution , marvel.toonzone.net
  2. ↑ X-Men Evolution , popmatters.com
  3. ↑ X-Men: Evolution - The Complete Third Season , ign.com