After the release of Volumes 1 & 2 most fans were ecstatic to be
able to own the first three and a half seasons of this classic
animated series on studio released DVD. The problem with Disney is
you can never tell if they will finish releasing a series or cancel
it because of poor sales or God knows why. Luckily fans of this
series will be able to collect more episodes this September 22nd
with the further release of X-men: The Animated Series with Volumes
3 & 4. Volume four is confirmed to contain the following fourteen
episodes from the fourth and fifth seasons of the show spread across
two discs:
Disc 1
49 Proteus (1)
50 Proteus (2)
51 Sanctuary (1)
52 Sanctuary (2)
53 Beyond Good and Evil (1)
54 Beyond Good and Evil (2)
55 Beyond Good and Evil (3)
56 Beyond Good and Evil (4)
Disc 2
57 Have Yourself A Morlock Little Christmas
58 The Lotus and the Steel
59 Love in Vain
60 Secrets, Not Long Buried
61 Xavier Remembers
62 Family Ties
Really every episode from this series can be considered a fan
favorite but more noticable in this collection is the four part
Beyond Good and Evil saga as well as The Phalanx Covenant, Sanctuary
and Family Ties.
The audio & video quality we can expect will be the same as that of
the first two volumes. Episodes tended to be in the same quality
they aired with minor compression issues that go unnoticed by most
and didn't impede on my personal viewing enjoyment. Also the further
we go into the series we should notice a slow steady improvement on
the actual animation quality of the show.
As of my writing there is no news on possible special features for
these volumes but with none on Volume 1 & 2 and given the fact we're
dealing with Disney I wouldn't count on them, but I'll always hope.
I will update this 'pre-view' as more information and specifics are
given closer to the release. I know there are a lot of people just
as excited for these volumes as I am, Television was better in the
nineties. Thanks for your time.
* Rather than clutter up the review page I have included a list of
episode summaries in my comments section for those interested.
