Last year’s release of X-Men ’97 proved that there’s still plenty of magic in animation, and fittingly, you can pick up a fantastic art book detailing how the revival of the classic ’90s series. X-Men ’97: The Art and Making of the Animated Series recently launched, and is currently available on Amazon for a slight discount at $43.41 (was $50).
X-Men ’97: The Art and Making of the Animated Series
$43.41 (was $50)
X-Men ’97: The Art and Making of the Animated Series is a 224-page book packed with original storyboards, stills, animation cels, and concept sketches of characters, costumes, and vehicles, all accompanied by commentary from animators, designers, and writers from the production staff..
X-Men: The Art and Making of The Animated Series
$38.46 (was $50)
There’s also an art book for the original X-Men animated series, in case you want to complete your collection. Written by showrunners Eric Lewald and Julia Lewald, the 288-page art book features never-before-seen concept sketches, storyboards, character models, background layouts, cels, and promotional materials from the series, along with behind-the-scenes secrets from the Lewalds on the landmark cartoon’s production.
X-Men: The Manga Remastered Deals
If you’re looking for a new way to experience the X-Men animated series, you can also pair these art books with X-Men: The Manga Remastered, which is a new reprinting of the manga adaptation of the ’90s X-Men: The Animated Series, which has been out of print for 25 years until now. Volume One is on sale for 17.30 (was $25), while Volume Two is available for 15.31 (was $30). The two volumes account for roughly half the manga’s complete run, meaning you can expect at least a couple more volumes to launch in the near future to complete the collection.