In late 1992, on small budgets and under tight schedules, the cast and crew of XMEN: The Animated Series crafted a television show that, despite an industry full of naysayers, immediately shot to #1 This 8220kids show8221 often landed more than half the TV viewers across America, and a twentyyear gold rush of Marvel motion pictures and TV series followed Previously on XMen is Eric Lewald8217s 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 gamechanging 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 behindthescenes look at the Saturdaymorning cartoon series that changed Hollywood