X-Men ’97
Dodd shared that when X-Men ’97 was coming together, as the X-Men were now under Disney’s control, he had to audition again. Fortunately, the audition went well, and Dodd was back in action.“It’s about time, bub,” Dodd said when he got the news. “I’ve been sittin’ and waitin’ for 26 years. Let’s go.”
X-Men ’97 will return in 2026, according to Dodd. He alluded to the long wait being tied to rewrites and a change in direction from what creator and former head writer Beau DeMayo had planned for the series.
“We changed it so many times to fix up the direction he was going, and that’s why it’s taking so long to release it,” Dodd said.
When last we saw Wolverine, he was recovering from having his adamantium ripped from his bones by Magneto in “Tolerance is Extinction – Part 3.” As any X-Fan will tell you, a battle with the master of magnetism can’t keep a good X-Man down. But apparently, Disney didn’t get the memo and was quite alarmed when Dodd shared on social media that he was excited to be back in the studio, recording dialogue for season 2.
“Within 10 minutes of posting, my phone is ringing,” Dodd shared. Disney asked him to take the post down, as X-Men ’97 season 1 ended on a cliffhanger and the audience doesn’t know if Logan is alive or dead.
“Well, I think you’re wrong,” Dodd replied in his Logan voice. “They do now.”
Dodd went on to share that in X-Men ’97 season 2, Wolverine is indeed back, he has bone claws, and he’s trying to keep his spirits up as he’s fighting within himself.
“He feels like he’s half the man,” Dodd said of a Logan with no adamantium in his claws.
But it appears to be a temporary problem, as five to six episodes into season 2, Dodd said everybody is concerned about Wolverine as he seems very down and they haven’t seen him in a couple of days. With that, the door opens, Logan is just standing in the doorway looking really healthy, and goes, “I’m back, baby.”
“I had to give that away because I’m so happy,” Dodd said.
It was fun while it lasted
