World 90's X-men Animated Series finally being released on DVD!

[JerseyJoker]

the animation isn't done by the people at marvel.

 

[MrWayne]

no, i know that.. i was referring to comics like how when you buy an issue an the penciler did a really great job on the art and then the next isssue its anouther artist and his art is kinda crappy compared to last issues idk.. for me i was more into the art than the story so if the art is off for me im not as interested in picking it up.. thats just me though lol

 

[Venom160]

idk how they land jobs at Marvel lmao

cause they work cheap. Same wit some writers. Some *cough*loeb*cough* can't write their way out of a paper cup.

 

[MrWayne]

Wats the salary of a comic penciler? or how do they get paid?

 

[K.B.]

Wats the salary of a comic penciler? or how do they get paid?

A page rate which means they are paid for each page of art they do. Starting off is $150 per page (usually) and raises with your "name". Example: Someone like a Jim Lee will make a TON more money for each page of art then say, Joe Schmoe newcomer-nobody.

Originally Posted by MrWayne
i always wondered why sum episodes were drawn really well like with the Savage Land Mr Sinister episodes or Juggernauts 1st episoed and then others it was bleh very sloppy.

It's because the animation went though a lot, and I mean A LOT of different studios to be done (and often times not even on time).

 

[MrWayne]

i wonder what politics were involved in that lol some of the animation was really on point almost looking japanimationish.. they should re-do the series with the best japanimation artist available

 

[Ion Kenshin]

i wonder what politics were involved in that lol some of the animation was really on point almost looking japanimationish.. they should re-do the series with the best japanimation artist available

Seeing as how they took so long to even put this series out I doubt they would even bother with that now matter how good it could potentially be.

 

[scatterax]

i wonder what politics were involved in that lol some of the animation was really on point almost looking japanimationish.. they should re-do the series with the best japanimation artist available

kinda like what they're doing w/ dbz?

i hope they wouldn't cgi it up if they did. but redoing the show seems unlikely @ best @ this point. so it doesn't really matter i guess.

 

[MrWayne]

ugh! nothing good lasts very long in this world huh?? lol

 

[K.B.]

• After "The Phoenix Saga" aired, the remaining episodes that aired were not in the correct continuity order. Because the bulk of episodes were being animated with many different studios, the writers decided not to continue with linear storylines like the first two seasons, as many would likely air as soon as they became available. Continuity problems became so bad that episode 5.05 "Longshot" and episode 5.04 "No Mutant is an Island" did not air for two years after they should have, thanks to animation quality issues. "No Mutant is an Island" was *supposed* to explain Jean Grey's return, setting up the Dark Phoenix Saga.
• Due to late development for the first season, episode 1.08 "The Unstoppable Juggernaut" aired after episode 1.09 "The Cure" and episode 1.10 "Come the Apocalypse" during the first run. Because of this, a quick animation fix with re-edited footage was created for the original airing of episode 1.09 "Slave Island", showing the X-Men returning home to the Mansion and the Blackbird landing.

# In the first showing of the episode where the X-men fight Apocolypse in Muir Island, the episode ends with a shot of the X-mansion in good condition, but the second and third showings have a different ending where the X-men discover that the X-Mansion was destroyed (Juggernaut destroyed the Mansion).

# When the episode "A Rogue's Tale" first aired, it was called "I Remember Mama." It became known as "A Rogue's Tale" starting with the first repeat.

# Mr. Sinister's original voiceover at the end of the initial airings of "Final Decision" was replaced when the character was cast for season 2.

# In "A Rouge's Tale" (AKA I Remember Mama), during the original airing, animation cells for Jean Grey inexplicably vanish from for a number of frames during Rouge's crazed flight around the Mansion.

# When Wolverine is attempting to break free from the ice in the episode "The Phoenix Saga pt.3: Cry Of The Banshee", for a single frame you can see a production note indicating to cut the print. This frame was removed and replaced in later airings.

# The first season of X-Men, when aired on FoxKids, featured CGI character profile models during the end credits. Later airings replaced these credits with those similar to season 2. When the fourth year episodes began, short clips from past episodes were filtered into the credits for the original airings. When the final year's worth of episodes aired, the series recieved slightly altered intro animation and music. When reruns of the series moved over to UPN for a short while, all of the aired episode intros and credits were replaced with brand animation, featuring Cable among the regular X-Men.

# After Iona Morris quit voicing Storm, some early episodes were re-dubbed by Alison Sealy-Smith however poorly and sometimes unsynchronized (most evident in "Enter Magneto") There were often alterations in scenery and dialogue made to first season episodes after the initial airings, such as the original ending of "Night of the Sentinels Part 1." The original ending had soldiers dressed in red and white armor hiding behind the door to the room the X-Men were about to enter, however reairings had the soldiers in green military fatigues.

 

[MrWayne]

nice! thanks for this.. cool read.. boy they sure did let the ball drop.. i hope ppl were fired for those screw ups in Q/A lol

 

[Darthkush]

• After "The Phoenix Saga" aired, the remaining episodes that aired were not in the correct continuity order. Because the bulk of episodes were being animated with many different studios, the writers decided not to continue with linear storylines like the first two seasons, as many would likely air as soon as they became available. Continuity problems became so bad that episode 5.05 "Longshot" and episode 5.04 "No Mutant is an Island" did not air for two years after they should have, thanks to animation quality issues. "No Mutant is an Island" was *supposed* to explain Jean Grey's return, setting up the Dark Phoenix Saga.
• Due to late development for the first season, episode 1.08 "The Unstoppable Juggernaut" aired after episode 1.09 "The Cure" and episode 1.10 "Come the Apocalypse" during the first run. Because of this, a quick animation fix with re-edited footage was created for the original airing of episode 1.09 "Slave Island", showing the X-Men returning home to the Mansion and the Blackbird landing.

# In the first showing of the episode where the X-men fight Apocolypse in Muir Island, the episode ends with a shot of the X-mansion in good condition, but the second and third showings have a different ending where the X-men discover that the X-Mansion was destroyed (Juggernaut destroyed the Mansion).

# When the episode "A Rogue's Tale" first aired, it was called "I Remember Mama." It became known as "A Rogue's Tale" starting with the first repeat.

# Mr. Sinister's original voiceover at the end of the initial airings of "Final Decision" was replaced when the character was cast for season 2.

# In "A Rouge's Tale" (AKA I Remember Mama), during the original airing, animation cells for Jean Grey inexplicably vanish from for a number of frames during Rouge's crazed flight around the Mansion.

# When Wolverine is attempting to break free from the ice in the episode "The Phoenix Saga pt.3: Cry Of The Banshee", for a single frame you can see a production note indicating to cut the print. This frame was removed and replaced in later airings.

# The first season of X-Men, when aired on FoxKids, featured CGI character profile models during the end credits. Later airings replaced these credits with those similar to season 2. When the fourth year episodes began, short clips from past episodes were filtered into the credits for the original airings. When the final year's worth of episodes aired, the series recieved slightly altered intro animation and music. When reruns of the series moved over to UPN for a short while, all of the aired episode intros and credits were replaced with brand animation, featuring Cable among the regular X-Men.

# After Iona Morris quit voicing Storm, some early episodes were re-dubbed by Alison Sealy-Smith however poorly and sometimes unsynchronized (most evident in "Enter Magneto") There were often alterations in scenery and dialogue made to first season episodes after the initial airings, such as the original ending of "Night of the Sentinels Part 1." The original ending had soldiers dressed in red and white armor hiding behind the door to the room the X-Men were about to enter, however reairings had the soldiers in green military fatigues.

wow, where did you get all of that? That's rellly interesting. I'd love to know more of this kind of stuff about the show.

 

[K.B.]

Was in a rush so those were just a few off imdb but I'm sure you can find a much more extensive list on the net cuz I know they are out there.

 

[K.B.]

I havent grabbed the DVDs yet but I did pull out my vhs tapes from when they first aired and watched them for the first time in forever...I forgot some of the launguage they got away with like Rouge calling Creed a peckerwood lmfao

 

[X-23™]

I'd love to own these DVD's

 

[Sawyer]

From Toonzone...

Both "X-Men: The Animated Series" DVD Volume Releases Premiere With Strong Sales
May 18, 2009 by James Harvey

The X-Men: The Animated Series - Volume One and X-Men: The Animated Series - Volume Two DVD releases debut to high sales, both nearly selling 100,000 copies each.




Above is the front and back cover art for both the recent X-Men: The Animated Series - Volume One and X-Men: The Animated Series - Volume Two DVD releases.

According to independent research and various home media retailing outlet sources, the two new X-Men: The Animated Series DVD releases from Buena Vista Home Entertainment have made impressive debuts on home video sales charts. The X-Men: The Animated Series - Volume One DVD release sold nearly 97,000 copies in its first week, placing in the top 20 for home video sales for the week of May 3rd, 2009. Similarly, the X-Men: The Animated Series - Volume Two DVD release sold almost 91,000 copies in its first week, also placing in the top 20 for home video sales for the week of May 3rd, 2009. Both titles were released on April 28th, 2009. This marks an incredibly strong debut for the X-Men: The Animated Series DVD franchise, guaranteeing future releases for the classic animated series. On a related note, The Spectacular Spider-Man - Volume Four, which was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment also on April 28th, 2009, did not place in the top 30 for home video sales.

Click on the links below to discuss both the X-Men: The Animated Series - Volume One and X-Men: The Animated Series - Volume Two DVD releases.

-X-Men: The Animated Series - Volume One DVD Talkback (Spoilers)
-X-Men: The Animated Series - Volume Two DVD Talkback (Spoilers)

Further DVD releases for X-Men: The Animated Series and The Spectacular Spider-Man are slated for later this year, including at least two more two-disc DVD releases for X-Men: The Animated Series and a The Spectacular Spider-Man: The Complete First Season DVD release. Stay tuned for further updates.

http://marvel.toonzone.net/news.php#ni281

 

[ChaoticPsylocke]

thats great news!!!!

 

[ChaoticPsylocke]

• After "The Phoenix Saga" aired, the remaining episodes that aired were not in the correct continuity order. Because the bulk of episodes were being animated with many different studios, the writers decided not to continue with linear storylines like the first two seasons, as many would likely air as soon as they became available. Continuity problems became so bad that episode 5.05 "Longshot" and episode 5.04 "No Mutant is an Island" did not air for two years after they should have, thanks to animation quality issues. "No Mutant is an Island" was *supposed* to explain Jean Grey's return, setting up the Dark Phoenix Saga.
• Due to late development for the first season, episode 1.08 "The Unstoppable Juggernaut" aired after episode 1.09 "The Cure" and episode 1.10 "Come the Apocalypse" during the first run. Because of this, a quick animation fix with re-edited footage was created for the original airing of episode 1.09 "Slave Island", showing the X-Men returning home to the Mansion and the Blackbird landing.

# In the first showing of the episode where the X-men fight Apocolypse in Muir Island, the episode ends with a shot of the X-mansion in good condition, but the second and third showings have a different ending where the X-men discover that the X-Mansion was destroyed (Juggernaut destroyed the Mansion).

# When the episode "A Rogue's Tale" first aired, it was called "I Remember Mama." It became known as "A Rogue's Tale" starting with the first repeat.

# Mr. Sinister's original voiceover at the end of the initial airings of "Final Decision" was replaced when the character was cast for season 2.

# In "A Rouge's Tale" (AKA I Remember Mama), during the original airing, animation cells for Jean Grey inexplicably vanish from for a number of frames during Rouge's crazed flight around the Mansion.

# When Wolverine is attempting to break free from the ice in the episode "The Phoenix Saga pt.3: Cry Of The Banshee", for a single frame you can see a production note indicating to cut the print. This frame was removed and replaced in later airings.

# The first season of X-Men, when aired on FoxKids, featured CGI character profile models during the end credits. Later airings replaced these credits with those similar to season 2. When the fourth year episodes began, short clips from past episodes were filtered into the credits for the original airings. When the final year's worth of episodes aired, the series recieved slightly altered intro animation and music. When reruns of the series moved over to UPN for a short while, all of the aired episode intros and credits were replaced with brand animation, featuring Cable among the regular X-Men.

# After Iona Morris quit voicing Storm, some early episodes were re-dubbed by Alison Sealy-Smith however poorly and sometimes unsynchronized (most evident in "Enter Magneto") There were often alterations in scenery and dialogue made to first season episodes after the initial airings, such as the original ending of "Night of the Sentinels Part 1." The original ending had soldiers dressed in red and white armor hiding behind the door to the room the X-Men were about to enter, however reairings had the soldiers in green military fatigues.

holy crap thats ridiculous! why did this show go through so many different studios? especially if some of them clearly didnt perform well!

interesting. i had no idea all of those episodes aired out of order. so the dvd releases are going to put it all in the correct order right?

 

[JerseyJoker]

Great news...just means that they wont drag their feet on releasing Vol. 3 and 4.

 

[DOG LIPS]

Awesome news about the sales.

 

[Sawyer]

Great news...just means that they wont drag their feet on releasing Vol. 3 and 4.

Well, it's Disney, so you never know...

 

[3dman27]

Io bought my copies of vol.1&2 yesterday first time in 4 years i've seen the pheonix saga also the dvd coverfor vol.2 was an homage to an x-men covernot the one shown in the OP

 

[Jake Cassidy]

I'd forgotten how great Rogue was in the cartoon. She kicks more arse than anyone. I love in 'The Phoenix Saga' when she punches out Gladiator. t:

I love this show and can't wait for the rest.

 

[K.B.]

I honestly think its the best superhero cartoon in history. I would put it ahead of B:TAS. and certainly ahead of Spider-man: TAS.

 

[scatterax]

I honestly think its the best superhero cartoon in history. I would put it ahead of B:TAS. and certainly ahead of Spider-man: TAS.

as crazy as this sounds i might agree w/ you. even though spidey and batman are my favorite heroes.

when i was a kid B:TAS was really boring to me, and spidey was my favorite superhero show, w/ x-men in close 2nd. but now that I'm older B:tas seems so much better, spidey seems a lil kiddier than i remember, and x-men seems... just as good, if not cooler than i remember. since now that I'm older the mutant stereo type issues seem more serious than i remember. and the show just seems dark as a whole, since man kind hates the shows heroes. but it's still as action packed & fun as i remember. and it can be as light and humorous as it can be dark and serious. all and all a very well rounded show. (and despite some of the slang and clothes seeming a lil outdated, it's still ended up a timeless classic.)