Futures of Cartoon Past: The Cultural Politics of X-Men: The Animated Series, a co-edited volume on X-Men: The Animated Series (1992-1997), provides scholars and fans with an overdue assessment of the popular cartoon series. While the 90s have often been viewed as a “regressive” era for comics, this collection examines the complicated cultural politics of X-Men: The Animated Series where the X-Men continued to advocate for social justice while also encapsulating the failures of earlier movements. This collection will not only serve as a foundation for future scholarship on the animated series, but also on the transmedial landscapes of X-Men narratives specifically and “Saturday cartoons” more broadly. Forthcoming from University Press of Mississippi in 2023.