X-Men '97 season 2 is based on the Marvel Comics superhero team known as the X-Men. The series follows a group of mutant heroes who use their abilities to protect people while confronting prejudice, political fear, and threats to humanity and mutantkind.
The X-Men were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, debuting in The X-Men #1 in September 1963. Unlike many superhero teams, the group's central premise is built around characters born with mutant powers, making its stories closely tied to civil rights themes and questions about coexistence.
The television series is a continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series rather than an adaptation of the Avengers or Fantastic Four. Its core roster includes familiar figures such as Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, Beast, and Jubilee. The apostrophe and number in X-Men '97 refer to the show's revival setting and its direct connection to the earlier animated era, not to a different Marvel team.