Art of X-Men: Evolution

X-Men: Evolution is an animation series produced by Film Roman and Marvel Studios in 2000. The animation series was based on the homonym comic books written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. In this incarnation, many of the characters were teenagers instead of adults. It was produced in the United States, the voice recording was done in Canada, and the show was animated in Japan and South Korea. The pictures on this page are a collection of artworks created for this series.

THE STORY

The X-Men are mutants, a subspecies of humans who are born with superhuman abilities. The X-Men fight for peace and equality between normal humans and mutants in a world where anti-mutant bigotry is fierce and widespread. They are led by Charles Xavier, also known as Professor X, a powerful mutant telepath who can control and read minds. Their archenemy is Magneto, a powerful mutant with the ability to generate and control magnetic fields. Professor X and Magneto have opposing views and philosophies regarding the relationship between mutants and humans. While Professor X works towards peace and understanding between mutants and humans, Magneto views humans as a threat and believes in taking an aggressive approach against them…