Previously on X-Men
Subtitle: the making of an animated series
By: by Eric Lewald
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Jacobs Brown Press, an imprint of Jacobs Brown Media Group, LLC
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 450
ISBN-13: 9780998866321; 9780998866376
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Animated television programs; X-Men (Television program); History
Description: "In late 1992, on small budgets and under tight schedules, the cast and crew of X-Men: The Animated Series crafted a television show that, despite an industry full of naysayers, immediately shot to #1. This "kids' show" often landed more than half the TV viewers across America, and a twenty-year gold rush of Marvel motion pictures and TV series followed. Previously on X-Men is Eric Lewald's personal, inside account of how the series got on the air, the many challenges that were overcome, and how the show prevailed. The head writer interviewed 36 of the artists, writers, voice cast, and executives who helped make this game-changing series a worldwide success. This book is an authoritative look into the creation of the animated series that nobody expected to succeed. Lewald offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at the Saturday-morning cartoon series that changed Hollywood"--Back cover.