Our favorite TV series can affect us profoundly. We will be reserving a tag for posting “testimonials” from fans for whom X-MEN: TAS has had an impact on their lives. This eloquent reminiscence was sent to me by Jenee Darden, writer and daughter of the storied Christopher Darden, prosecutor on the O.J. Simpson “trial of the century.” I contacted her upon reading in the L.A. Times that during the turmoil of the trial, at age 14, she had hurried home to watch X-MEN: TAS. We welcome such remembrances and will post all we can.
Dear Mr. Lewald,
Yesterday I had on a Marvel t-shirt when I opened your email. And I have a poster of Rogue, drawn like the one from your series, in my living room. Imagine my excitement when I saw your email.
Thank you and your wife Julia for reading my LA Times article. I appreciate that so many people have taken time out of their busy lives to read my story. And thank you for taking the time to contact me.
As you know, the O.J. Trial was a turbulent time in my teenage life and your X-Men series was one of the things I turned to for an escape. I didn’t get into Marvel until I watched your show. I’m so happy you and your colleagues fought to make the show progressive. I picked up on the civil rights messages and the empowering female superheroes. Rogue reminded me of my charming, yet strong Southern aunts in Mississippi. And as a young black girl Storm was everything to me. I wish the movie franchise would look to your example of Storm for future films.
I’m sure I wasn’t the only kid in the world who turned to your show for an escape, inspiration and fun. The work that you and other animators do is so important. Thanks to you, Margaret Loesch, Will Meugniot and Larry Houston for creating something that allowed me to be a kid when I was going through tough times.
You created one of the best animated series on television. Thank you again!
Cheers,
Jenee Darden
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