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

X-Men: The Art and Making of the Animated Series takes fans behind the scenes of the landmark cartoon that laid the groundwork for the dozens of Marvel Comics adaptations that followed.

• The story behind the creation of one of the most celebrated, revolutionary animated series of all time
• Interviews with series writers, producers, executives, and artists reveal the razor's edge that Marvel and Fox navigated in order to bring the X-Men to television
• Details 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 first-hand account of what it's like to develop, pitch, design, write, draw, direct, and produce an animated series
• Accompanied by rare original art, animated cels and still frames, and production and merchandising ephemera

The bare necessities

• Hardback
• 288 pages
• H30 x W30cm approx.
• Written by Eric Lewald and Julia Lewald
• Published by Hachette

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