Men in Black The Series, also known as MIB The Series and Men in Black The Animated Series, is an American animated television series that originally aired on The WBs Kids WB programming block from October 11, 1997 to June 30, 2001. The show features characters from 1997s science fiction film Men in Black, which was based on the comic book series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham, originally published by Aircel Comics.