Latest Episode of "Disney+ Deets" Takes a Closer Look at "X-Men: The Animated Series"

This week’s new episode of Disney+ Deets takes us back to the ‘90s for a breakdown of the beloved X-Men: The Animated Series.

Kenneth and Marcellus provide some history on the characters, taking it all the way back to 1963 when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the first X-Men comic.
They then share a story about how then-President of Fox Kids Margaret Loesch was a fan of the comics and was so confident an animated series based on them would work, that she told the studio they could fire her if it didn’t.
They also share that Morph, a member of the X-Men in the animated series, was originally planned to only be in one episode but a focus group voted him as their favorite character, so he was eventually brought back.
Director Larry Houston was a fan of comic book artist Jim Lee and chose his designs for the characters in the series.
They also explain that the series didn't use typical voice actors, but instead brought in “serious theater actors” from Toronto to voice the X-Men.
Each episode of this series required a 40-page script with each page consisting of 400-500 shots, totalling 30,000 animated frames per episode, with each one being hand painted.
Before wrapping up, the hosts plug “X-Men: The Art and Making of the Animated Series,” a book by Eric and Julia Lewald which can be purchased here.
For more fun facts about the series, be sure to watch this week’s episode of Disney+ Deets below.