X-Men: The Art and Making of The Animated Series

Description

XMen: The Art and Making of the Animated Series takes fans behind the scenes of the Emmy Award-winning cartoon that laid the groundwork for the dozens of Marvel Comics adaptations that followed. Interviews with series writers, producers, and executives reveal the razor's edge that Marvel and Fox navigated in order to bring the XMen to television and detail the tough decisions, compromises, and brilliant solutions that resulted in a series that has been lauded by critics and fans for nearly three decades. Along the way, readers will encounter such comics and entertainment luminaries as Stan Lee, Avi Arad, and Haim Saban. This book gives a firsthand account of what it's like to develop, pitch, design, write, and direct an animated series, accompanied by rare original art, animated cels and still frames, and production and merchandising ephemera.

Eric Lewald is one of the premier writerproducers in animated television and has been the showrunner on thirteen series. He is married to Julia Lewald. Julia Lewald was a writer and story editor for XMen: The Animated series. She has also written for animated hits including Gargoyles and Darkwing Duck. She is married to Eric Lewald.

"...a behind-the-scenes look packed with commentary and never-before-seen concept art, storyboards and more."--The Los Angeles Times "...many a comic fan considers the 1990s X-Men animated series to be the definitive screen version of Marvel's iconic mutant team -- and this encyclopedic new volume is the definitive guide."--Yahoo! Entertainment "...this massive hardcover is a must-have for any fan of Marvel's mutants."--Comic Book Resources "...you're truly getting a look behind the curtain to how [the show] came together."--Cinelinx "Abrams Books has published something that satisfies those looking for animation knowledge, art aficionados, and the most die-hard critical X-Men collectors."--Red Carpet Report "It's a must read for all fans of the 90s cartoon classic..."--The Beat "Plain and simple, this is a must-buy for all X-Men fans."--Geeks Worldwide