Alison Sealy-Smith talks about reprising her iconic "X-Men: The Animated Series" role for sequel series "X-Men '97." Warning: This article contains spoilers from X-Men '97 episodes 1 ("To Me, My X-Men ...

I grew up with a love for X-Men. The comics, action figures, animated series, and films. Of course, my heart was for Storm. In part, she reminded me of my strong-willed, graceful, African-born mother.

Maybe the most impressive thing about X-Men: The Animated Series is how it committed to directly adapting X-Men comics stories — or at least getting as close as the Saturday morning cartoon format ...