X-Men ’97: The Art and Making of the Animated Series

Name: X-Men ’97: The Art and Making of the Animated Series
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781419775628
Price: 79.99 NZD
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By James Field

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The official behind-the-scenes art book for Marvel's Disney+ animated series X-Men ’97 The Art of X-Men ’97 takes fans behind the scenes of Marvel Animations’ Emmy-nominated revival of X-Men: The Animated Series. Picking up where the original series left off after its final episode aired in... Read More

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Description

The official behind-the-scenes art book for Marvel's Disney+ animated series X-Men ’97

The Art of X-Men ’97 takes fans behind the scenes of Marvel Animations’ Emmy-nominated revival of X-Men: The Animated Series.

Picking up where the original series left off after its final episode aired in September 1997, this new series features returning cast members and a revamped but familiar art style.

Storyboards, character sketches, vehicle designs, new costumes, stills, animatic frames, cels, and much more will show every step of the process undertaken by the talented team of animators, designers, and storytellers. This will bring viewers the further adventures of Wolverine, Storm, Bishop, Beast, Jubilee, Cyclops, and the rest of Marvel’s most famous mutants.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419775628

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 July 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams

Illustration: 350 full-color illustrations

Contributors:

Afterword by Jake Castorena
Foreword by Brad Winderbaum
Foreword by Eric Lewald
Foreword by Julia Lewald

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 305.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

James Field is an author, scriptwriter, and film marketing consultant, with seventeen years’ experience in the film and entertainment industry, and a winner of the Nickelodeon Writing Program. Previously he was Production Liaison at Warner Bros. Discovery, on DC Films including The Flash and The Batman, where he authored The Art of The Batman for Abrams Books.

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