Reviving something popular from the past, whether it be a best-selling game or a well-loved TV show, is always a risk. There's usually a worry that whoever it is doing the reviving might not do the source material justice.
That has not been the case when it comes to X-Men '97. The first season of the rebooted animated show has been going down a storm, and as we stare down the barrel of its three-part finale, Reebok has turned Wolverine and Gambit into some officially licensed footwear.
Designed by Jesse Hernandez, better known to some as Urbanaztec, the two pairs of X-Men '97-themed sneakers will be available to buy through the official Reebok Store and Footlocker for $90 each starting from May 2.
I say starting, if other themed footwear released recently is anything to go by, Reebok's Wolverine and Gambit sneakers won't be in stock for long.
Sneaker News notes that even though Wolverine and Gambit are the only X-Men to have been selected for the limited range, it's likely other characters will be turned into footwear in the future, especially if the sneakers sell as well as I expect them to.