90s Marvel Cartoons: The Original MCU?
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Published 2018-04-07
From 1992 - 2000, eight shows across 253 episodes made up the Marvel Animated Universe, introducing a whole generation to the characters that would go on to dominate box offices worldwide.
They were: X-Men, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man Unlimited and Avengers United They Stand.
So dust off your video tapes, grab a bowl of breakfast cereal and get stuck in to this video essay/documentary/love letter to the cartoons of our childhood.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO: Adam Chapman from the Comic Shenanigans podcast for allowing me to use audio from his conversation with Eric and Julia Lewald.
SOURCES:
Comic Shenanigans Episode 560: A conversation with Eric and Julia Lewald www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-x7g9a-8da9d2
www.vulture.com/2014/05/talking-to-the-writers-of-…
marvel.toonzone.net/xmen/interviews/meugniot/
www.toymania.com/archives/ironman/
web.archive.org/web/20100220050426/http://drg4.war…
decider.com/2017/10/31/x-men-tv-show-25-anniversar…
www.cbr.com/x-men-animated-series-changed-everythi…
All Comments (21)
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I remember Spiderman: The Venom Saga where we saw not just Spidey, Venom, and Carnage, but also Iron Man, War Machine, Baron Mordo, and Dormammu.
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X-Men lore is so deep the show could have lasted another 5 years. Too bad it didnt
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I always love looking at the old designs of the Marvel characters. They're just so classic
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When I watched X-Men and Spiderman, I was blown away by the fact that the stories were almost exactly the same as the comic books I collected. They were all canon. Back then, the characters had not been "reinvented", "retconned" or rebranded for a younger generation. They were pure stories. And I was part of that. Like a story or a joke only you in the group can understand , because you were there...
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1994 Spider-Man is my childhood.
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$2.99 for some pizza, a soda, & a comic? The 90's were so pristine.
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90s rogue is legendary
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X-Men had the greatest intro.
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To this day I still hear the 90s Spiderman Twhip sounds when I read spider Man.
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"Endgame is the most ambitious crossover event in history" Spider-Man 1994: Hold my beer
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I was born in late 90's. In Turkey all these animated series aired early 2000's. And they were HUGE hits. I really want to rewatch all of them after this video. My childhood in 18 minutes.
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It’s SO annoying that Blade doesn’t get his credit. It was his film that ushered in and begun the work of the MCU we have now. The OG X-Men and Spiderman continued the trend but it was Blade that ushered in a new age of awesome comic book films. Lets not forget that.
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Damn I got chills when that Spider-Man theme kicked in! Good old days
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You forgot to mention Blade in Spiderman. That's how a lot of people knew him from when the movie came out.
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X-Men TAS’ intro was ahead of its time. Nothing beats it.
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i used to sprint back from school just so that I could reach home early enough watch X-men on tv, good times.
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R.I.P stan you will be missed
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X-Men: The Animated Series was KING - in London in the 90's that had children and teenagers HOOKED. Spider-man was a fantastic follow-up and I really enjoyed The Incredible Hulk.
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I will always remember that episode in Spider Man where he met Stan Lee. Even as a little kid it was a mindblowing moment for me. Also that one episode in Iron Man where War Machine is having a flashback of his little brother fucking drowning on screen. That has stayed with me until adulthood.
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Marvel should remaster the 1994 Spider-Man Animated Series in 1080p at the very least.
