Marvel speaks out about the recent firing of X-Men ’97 creator Beau DeMayo and claims he was let go after “egregious” internal investigation findings. Despite the success of Marvel’s X-Men ‘97 animated series , the behind-the-scenes news and details regarding the firing of the show’s creator, Beau DeMayo , have become a significant talking point. A week before the launch of the first season of X-Men ’97 , Marvel revealed they had parted ways with DeMayo.
His company email was deactivated immediately, and Marvel notified the cast and crew of his firing. Since being released , DeMayo has been largely silent, deactivating his Instagram and being far less active across all social media. However, the mystery has resurfaced again, with DeMayo taking to X to reveal that “Marvel-Disney has not reached out to arrange my attendance to the Emmys for the show I created.
” Above is #XMen fan-art I posted on Instagram for Gay Pride in June. On June 13, #Marvel sent a letter notifying me that they’d stripped my Season 2 credits due to the post. Sadly, this is the latest in a troubling pattern I suffered through while on working on #XMen97 and #Blade .
Just days after this statement, the X-Men ’97 creator later claimed on X that he was “stripped” of his season 2 credits for the series following a “fan art [he] posted on Instagram for Gay Pride in June.” “Sadly, this is the latest in a troubling pattern I suffered through while working on X-Men 97’ and Blade,�.