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X-Men '97 Sign in to your Polygon.com account For fans of X-Men '97, the wait for season 2 — and a resolution to that cliffhanger — has been a long one. A newly revealed comic may make that wait just a little more bearable. On Friday, Marvel Comics announced a prelude series for the second season of X-Men '97, and the comic's release date is our best hint yet as to when the next season of the animated show might drop. X-Men '97: Season Two comes from writer Steve Foxe and artist Salva Espin. It'll pick up right where the first season left off and lead into the show's second season. "Follow the X-Men left behind in a world that hunts and hates mutantkind! Can they survive? And just where — or when — are the X-Men now?!" Marvel teased in a news release. It also hints that the prequel comic will feature "major new characters — and teams — joining the cast," meaning it might give us a preview of what new mutants (and maybe even more New Mutants, who knows?) the second season has in store. Foxe noted how season 1 ended with a wild cliffhanger, and "our prequel for Season Two doesn’t take any cheats or shortcuts around that wild status quo." The prequel will be a five-issue series, with the first book arriving on June 3. That release date seems to hint season 2 of X-Men '97 is still on track for a summer 2026 premiere, and it might be premiering sooner than you think. While you might expect a prequel comic to wrap up before the start of a season, that wasn't the case with the first season of the show. X-Men '97 also had a tie-in prequel comic announced before the show had an exact premiere date. Ultimately, issue #1 landed in comics shops a week after the first episode of the show dropped on Disney Plus. Will the same thing happen for season 2 and its tie-in comic? We'll have to stay tuned for more information. Check out the two covers of X-Men '97: Season Two #1 revealed so far. The main cover is by Todd Nauck, while the season 1- and Marvel vs. Capcom - Clash of Super Heroes-inspired variant is by Jhony Caballero. News Marvel Comics Follow Followed Like Share Facebook X WhatsApp Threads Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Copy link Email Close Most Popular Brandon Sanderson explains why there are no elves in the Cosmere FFXIV's 7.5 patch series includes some major quality-of-life improvements Arc Raiders now has fewer AI voice lines as studio head admits 'a real professional actor is better than AI' I turned D&D’s Death House into a Doctor Who time-loop nightmare Mega Greninja finally arrives in the Pokémon TCG's Chaos Rising set this May My first big Magic tournament showed me why competitive play matters See More Trending Now Netflix's Devil May Cry season 2 has a release date Frieren season 2 will be the perfect cure for the post-holiday blues