Marvel Comics is celebrating the upcoming animated series X-Men ’97 with special Action Figure variant covers for March’s X-Men comics.

The new variants feature the Marvel Legends X-Men ’97 6-inch scale action figures that were released by Hasbro and quickly became a pop culture sensation. A four-issue comic miniseries will also serve as a prelude for X-Men ’97, going on sale March 27 — a week after the show premieres. The variant covers feature some of the X-Men’s iconic members, including Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue, Magneto and the Goblin Queen, showcasing the action figures in a style that mimics their box art packaging. Weapon X-Men #1, Wolverine #45, Resurrection of Magneto #3, X-Men: Forever #1 and X-Force #50 will each receive one of the Action Figure variant covers, with the issues releasing throughout the month of March, coinciding with the release of X-Men ’97 March 20 on Disney+.

WEAPON X-MEN #1

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Art by YILDIRAY CINAR Cover Art by DIKE RUAN On sale March 6

WOLVERINE #45

Written by VICTOR LAVALLE, BENJAMIN PERCY Art by GEOFFREY SHAW Cover Art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU On sale March 13

RESURRECTION OF MAGNETO #3

Written by AL EWING Art by LUCIANO VECCHIO Cover Art by STEFANO CASELLI On sale March 20

X-MEN: FOREVER #1

Written by KIERON GILLEN Art by LUCA MARESCA Cover Art by MARK BROOKS On sale March 20

X-FORCE #50

Written by BENJAMIN PERCY Art by ROBERT GILL Cover Art by DANIEL ACUNA On sale March 27

X-Men: The Animated Series debuted in the 1990s, with the show spanning five seasons and 76 episodes. Frontrunners for the new series recently revealed how X-Men ’97 will continue the original’s story, picking right up where things left off. The series is produced by Marvel Studios Animation but does not take place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Two New X-Men Series Launching with X-Men ’97 Variant Covers

March will see the debut of two new X-Men series: X-Men: Forever and Weapon X-Men, both of which are receiving X-Men ’97 Action Figure variant covers. Weapon X-Men#1 debuts on March 6, telling the story of multiple Wolverines from across the Multiverse uniting to take on a foe that even the Phoenix fears. Solicits for the series have teased the arrival of Zombie Wolverine among the multiverse variants to pop up in the series.

X-Men: Forever #1 comes out on March 20 and ties directly into the epic Fall of the House of X event that sees the end of the X-Men’s Krakoan Era. The series will reveal the dark truth behind Krakoa and promises to give fans answers to burning questions from the end of Immortal X-Men.

X-Men ’97 premieres March 20 on Disney+, with Marvel’s X-Men ’97 Action Figure Variant Covers releasing throughout March from Marvel Comics.

Source: Marvel