A new Wolverine action figure from X-Men: The Animated Series comes with a morph head. Premiering on the Fox Kids Network in 1992, the Canadian-American series is now one of the most iconic Marvel cartoons of all time. During its 5-season run, the series centered on Professor X’s team of mutants from Wolverine, Cyclops, Rogue, Storm, Beast, Gambit, Jubilee, and Jean Grey/Phoenix. The animated series features Norm Spencer, Cathal J. Dodd, Lenore Zann, Catherine Disher, and Cedric Smith.
Since the 1990s, the Saturday morning cartoon has come with a lot of nostalgic appeal for many; the series lives on in the popular memes it has inspired. One of them, known as “Wolverine Crush,” has its origins in Season 1 Episode 5 during a scene in which the Marvel superhero stares longingly at a photo of Cyclops and Jean Grey. For the sake of the meme, various funny images are superimposed over the original photograph. The earliest known instance of the meme was in 2011 and featured a picture of MCU actress Scarlett Johansson.
Now, the iconic meme is being recreated by Mondo in limited edition collectible form. The figure features Wolverine in a rare moment of introspection. It includes four swappable heads, retracted and extended claws, a lightning claw energy effect, a photo of Jean Grey and Cyclops, which can be swapped out for a picture of your choosing, and a turkey leg. The action figure is being made exclusively for San Diego Comic-Con and will be available to pre-order at MondoShop.com for $200 starting on July 23.
As mentioned above, the action figure includes a turkey leg accessory, which is another playful nod to a moment from the 90s cartoon that lives on today through the Internet. In episode 41, titled “The Inner Circle,” Wolverine carves off a turkey leg and enjoys a bite, a GIF that is now frequently shared out-of-context. This Wolverine action figure can easily be customized for real-life meme-making with customizable picture frames and turkey leg accessories.
Long before Marvel got into the television game with its MCU shows on Disney, X-Men: The Animated Series was viewed as one of the best adaptations of Marvel’s comics, which even helped make the X-Men a household superhero name. For a children’s cartoon, the series dealt with various serious social issues like the Holocaust and AIDS hysteria in specific episodes. The cartoon was one of the first to cross over to the animated Spider-Man series and also adapted the Secret Wars storyline in abbreviated form. X-Men: The Animated Series is now streaming on Disney+.
Source: Mondo