Wolverine and the X-Men

Infobox Television
show_name = Wolverine and the X-Men


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genre = Animated
voices = Steven Blum
Kieren van den Blink
Susan Dalian
Jennifer Hale
Danielle Judovits
Tom Kane
Yuri Lowenthal
Nolan North
Liam O'Brien
Roger Craig Smith
Fred Tatasciore
Kari Wahlgren
Jim Ward
country = USA
flagicon|Canada Canada
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 26
list_episodes = List of Wolverine and the X-Men episodes
imdb_id = 0772145

"Wolverine and the X-Men" is an animated television series. It's the fourth animated adaptation of the "X-Men" characters, the other three being "Pryde of the X-Men", ' and '.

Plot summary

After the mansion explodes, apparently due to an attack targeted at telepaths, Professor Charles Xavier and Jean Grey are missing. The X-Men disband and Scott begins to suffer from depression. One year later, the MRD (Mutant Response Division) is starting to contain mutants causing Wolverine and Beast to get the X-Men back together. Emma Frost is able to locate a comatose Charles on Genosha in the care of Magneto. Professor X from twenty years in the future telepathically orders Wolverine to lead the X-Men and set out to save the world from The Sentinel Project and prevent the Brotherhood of Mutants from taking over the world before the future ends up a bad one.cite video
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Episode list

Characters

The following characters have either appeared in promotional material or been confirmed by one of the show's creators.

X-Men

* Angel
* Beast
* Colossus
* Cyclops
* Emma Frost
* Forge
* Iceman
* Jean Grey
* Nightcrawler
* Professor X
* Rogue
* Shadowcat
* Storm
* Wolverine

Brotherhood of Mutants

* Quicksilver
* Rogue
* Avalanche
* Blob
* Domino
* Toad

=Acolytes=

* Magneto
* Mystique
* Scarlet Witch
* Polaris
* Kleinstock Brothers
* Scanner
* Mellencamp
* Senyaka
* Juggernaut
* Pyro
* Blink
* Mercury

=Hellfire Club=

* Sebastian Shaw
* Harry Leland
* Donald Pierce
* Selene
* Stepford Cuckoos
* Emma Frost

=Marauders=

* Mister Sinister
* Arclight
* Archangel
* Blockbuster
* Harpoon
* Multiple Man
* Vertigo

Weapon X

* Abraham Cornelius
* Sabretooth
* Maverick
* Christie Nord
* X-23

Xavier's future X-Men

* Berzerker
* Bishop
* Domino
* Hellion
* Kamal
* Marrow
* Professor X
* Vanisher

MRD/United States Government

* Senator Robert Kelly
* Bolivar Trask
* Dr. Kavita Rao
* The Sentinels
* Master Mold
* Col. John Wraith
* Warren Worthington II
* Agent Haskett
* Dr. Zane

Other mutants

* Boom Boom
* Dazzler
* Dust
* Gambit
* Magma
* Network
* Pixie
* Psylocke
* Rockslide
* Shadow King
* Silver Samurai
* Tildie Soames
* Squidboy
* Wolfsbane

Other characters

* Mojo
* Spiral
* Reavers
* Gen. Nick Fury
* Bruce Banner/Hulk
* Nitro
* Mariko Yashida

Age of Apocalypse

* Apocalypse
* Mister Sinister

Cast

* Charlie Adler - Mojo
* Tamara Bernier - Mystique
* Kieren van den Blink - Rogue
* Steven Blum - Wolverine
* Christopher Britton - Mr. Sinister
* A.J. Buckley - Toad
* Susan Dalian - Storm
* Catherine Disher - Psylocke
* Richard Doyle - Senator Robert Kelly
* Chris Edgerly - Agent Haskett
* Jennifer Hale - Jean Grey
* Kate Higgins - Scarlet Witch
* Mark Hildreth - Quicksilver
* Michael Ironside - Col. John Wraith
* Dominic Janes - Squidboy
* Danielle Judovits - Shadowcat
* Tom Kane - Magneto, Abraham Cornelius
* Brian Beacock - Multiple Man
* Michael Sorich - Juggernaut
* Phil LaMarr - Gambit, Bolivar Trask
* Yuri Lowenthal - Iceman
* Peter Lurie - Sabretooth
* Phil Morris - Nick Fury, Randy
* Liza del Mundo - Polaris
* Nolan North - Cyclops
* Liam O'Brien - Angel, Nightcrawler
* Kevin Michael Richardson - Shadow King
* Crystal Scales - Boom Boom
* Roger Craig Smith - Forge, Hellion, Kamal
* Stephen Stanton - Blob
* James Patrick Stuart - Avalanche
* Fred Tatasciore - Beast, Hulk
* Kari Wahlgren - Emma Frost, Magma, Miss Zane/Kavita Rao
* Jim Ward - Professor X, Warren Worthington II, Colossus
* Gwendoline Yeo - Domino

Crew

* Stan Lee - Executive Producer
* Steven E Gordon - Director, Assist. Character Designer
* Jamie Simone - Voice Director
* Greg Johnson - Writer
* Craig Kyle - Writer

Production

The series was in the preproduction stage as of April 2007 and early news had speculated the show to air in Fall 2008. [ ] However, the speculation came to a rest as according to Marvel Quarterly reports, the show is scheduled to air in the United States in Spring 2009. [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=147264 MARVEL REPORTS Q4 2007 NUMBERS: PROFIT MORE THAN DOUBLES - NEWSARAMA ] ] It was also confirmed in an article by USA TODAY's website in which it specifically mentions the cartoon starting in January 2009 on Nicktoons Network. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-03-17-marvel-nicktoons_N.htm Marvel superheroes power up for Nicktoons] >] Press releases indicate the first episode was due to premiere August 2nd 2008 on BBC2 UK, however it has been postponed. On June 23, 2008, a second preview for the series, starring the main X-Men team, was released to announce the special screening of the 3-part pilot episodes that aired at the San Diego Comic-Con in late July 2008. [ [http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=194&itemid=13507 New Wolverine and the X-Men Trailer - Animation - ENewsI.com ] ] In Canada, the series started airing on YTV on Saturday, September 6, 2008 in the 7pm time slot. [ [http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/12/c3487.html YTV Canada Fall 2008 Programming ] ] [ [http://marvel.toonzone.net/news.php?action=fullnews&id=11 Marvel Animation Age ] ] [ [http://www.marvel.com/news/moviestories.1598.First_Look:_Wolverine~and~The_X-Men First Look: Wolverine & The X-Men - Marvel.com News ] ] In Brazil and Latin America, the series is airing on Jetix Brazil [http://programacao.jetix.com.br/programacion/a-z_br.asp?letra=W&zona=16] and Jetix (Latin America) [http://programacion.jetixtv.com/programacion/a-z.asp?letra=W&zona=8] starting August 25 from Mondays to Thursdays at 4:30 PM. [http://www.jetixtv.com/Series/Wolverine_Y_Los_X-Men/index.html] . Also, starting September 1, there is a second feed running from Monday to Friday and a third one on Saturdays.

DVD release

Liberation Entertainment have announced the first DVD will be released on November 3, 2008 in the United Kingdom. [ [http://www.dvdsuperheroes.co.uk/schedule_en.php Classic Marvel Super Heroes. On DVD NOW! ] ]

Buena Vista Home Entertainment México announced the release of the first DVD R4 containing the initial 6 episodes by Fall 2008.

References

External links

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* [http://www.animatedsuperheroes.com/2008/09/wolverine-and-x-men.html Animated Superheroes] - Episode guide and reviews