Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes -- Animated Series in 2011

[B. Kuwanger]

http://www.newsarama.com/tv/100808-Avengers-Animated.html

11/23/08: Trailer available on YouTube: Heres the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xJVv-pGvYY

Now, you may notice a few things, from the article and picture:

- NO fantasy world with Avengers flavored characters
- NO Ultimate Avengers
- NO half assed, late 90s, watered down X-Men calling themselves Avengers

Three years from now is a pretty long time, but I'm just assuming that's to tie in with any of the four films that may come out.

[Beast]

Looks like Marvel's taking the Wolverine and the X-Men route with Avengers now as well. An all-new Animated Series was announced to start in 2011. Which of course is the same year that the Captain America and Avengers movies will be hitting the theaters. From the sound of the press release and the promo art, the main cast will be likely the same as the movie. Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Ant-Man/Giant Man, and Wasp. Hopefully it's better than the 90's Avengers cartoon. :smile:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/MasterSplinter/Beast/Avengers.jpg

MARVEL ANIMATION EXPANDS SLATE WITH PRODUCTION OF ALL NEW ANIMATED SERIES

THE AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES

New York, New York – October 8th, 2008 - Further strengthening its robust animation slate, Marvel Animation, a division of Marvel Entertainment, announced today the production of an all new animated series, THE AVENGERS: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Production on 26 half-hour episodes is already underway using the production services of Film Roman, producer of the Simpsons and King of the Hill.

The new series, expected to be available for broadcast in 2011, continues on Marvel’s already impressive television line-up which includes the all-new Wolverine and the X-Men and Iron Man: Armored Adventures series that will both debut on Nicktoons in 2009. Marvel Animation will also debut the all-new series Marvel Super Hero Squad and The Black Panther next year.

THE AVENGERS: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes is an all-new property featuring some of Marvel’s all-time favorite characters including Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Giant Man and Wasp. When the planet is threatened by Super Villains, time traveling conquerors, alien invaders, mythical monsters and mad robots bent on the total destruction of humanity, when forces of evil are so overwhelming that no single hero has the power to save the world, when there is no hope left…the Avengers assemble!

The Avengers are the best of the best in the Marvel Universe and the greatest heroes who take on the most unbeatable foes. These are the heroes who hold back the storm, and the fate of the world rests on their shoulders.

"The addition of THE AVENGERS: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to our quickly expanding animation slate continues our plan to complement each of our tentpole live action features with an animated series," said Eric Rollman, President of Animation. "This new ensemble series tracks perfectly with our highly anticipated ‘road to the Avengers’ strategy which includes some of Marvel’s biggest and most beloved characters, and which kicks off with two Avengers’ themed feature films in summer 2011.”

[HeckBoy]

merged thread. check below for my post.

[Lupek]

I can't wait for my nephew to be able to watch Captain America on saturday mornings!

This is the first Marvel animated series I've been interested in, in quite a while. (The new Spiderman cartoon is well done, but I am not a big Spidey fan). Marvel cartoons have mostly dissapointed me over the years, while I enjoy most DC toons. I'm not sure why that is.

[Wild Card13]

I'm not crazy about the art. I wish it had a more sophisticated style, a la "Justice League Unlimited." I'd love for this show to have much of the same sophisticated writing and direction, rather than just being a generic kids' cartoon.

[arp2008]

The line up is a bit lame and save for Iron Mans mask the animation isn't bad (I like Thor and Caps look). Meh. I'll give a try. This couldn't be any worse that 90's Avengers series, right?

[HeckBoy]

I'm not crazy about the art. I wish it had a more sophisticated style, a la "Justice League Unlimited." I'd love for this show to have much of the same sophisticated writing and direction, rather than just being a generic kids' cartoon.Same here, but [and this is what I posted in the other thread about the cartoon's press release] I'm still excited. I've been waiting for some medium to showcase all of The Founders (including Cap who was given retroactive status) since I saw this image back when I was just starting to collect
http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/11946/400/11946_4_006.jpg
I wonder if they're going to add anyone else to the permanent roster later? I would think they'd try to diversify things by adding another female character in there, but to be honest, I prefer the current line up now (tho I would love to see them add the rest of the Kooky Quartet to the current line-up at some point).

[Beast]

If they follow the Wolverine and the X-Men route, they'll be plenty of guest stars.

And I assume we'll see people added to the team as the storyline of the 26 episodes plays out.

[SquidSquod]

Hawkeye is going to join somewhere.

[Beast]

You know what's weird.

I didn't even see the already posted thread when I posted mine. Heh.

I even checked to make sure before I posted it. Weird.

[Bruce Wayne Jr.]

Please don't suck.
Please don't suck.
Please don't suck.

Avengers has such a rich history to delve into... I hope they treat the continuity and characters with at least as much respect as the DCAU.

[Push You Down]

Unfortunately Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are going to be off limits because of the X-men toon.

[Beast]

Unfortunately Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are going to be off limits because of the X-men toon.
Well, that depends. They're using Iron Man here... and in Iron Man: Armored Adventures.

[mattbib]

Unfortunately Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are going to be off limits because of the X-men toon.
It looks like both are produced by Marvel Entertainment; Sony doesn't seem to be involved in the X-Men cartoon. So by all rights Pietro and Wanda should be able to appear in the Avengers cartoon.

[Beast]

It looks like both are produced by Marvel Entertainment; Sony doesn't seem to be involved in the X-Men cartoon. So by all rights Pietro and Wanda should be able to appear in the Avengers cartoon.
Indeed. Especially when you consider Hulk appears in the Wolverine and the X-Men toon.

[Nyssane]

OMGZ *shivers in excitement over the possibility of the Serpent Society appearing*

[Rahul]

I wonder if other Marvel characters can appear in it....

I mean, dont get me wrong, its cool to have an Avengers animated series and all, but this is a chance to make something rivaling JLU!

[arp2008]

I wonder if other Marvel characters can appear in it....

I mean, dont get me wrong, its cool to have an Avengers animated series and all, but this is a chance to make something rivaling JLU! This won't come any where close to the grandoise and short lived JLU. The animation in this show alone is a strong indicator that is won't have a sliver of the maturity that made JLU so enoyable and appealing to older audiences.

[Beast]

This won't come any where close to the grandoise and short lived JLU. The animation in this sow alone is a strong indicator that is won't have a sliver of the maturity that made JLU so enoyable and appealing to older audiences.
All we've seen is a piece of promo art so far. Jeez!

[Hypestyle]

if they can start off with the original team plus Cap, that'll be great.. I still want occasional guest heroes..

Falcon
Blade
Black Panther
Spider-Man
Power Man & Iron Fist
Moon Knight
Tigra
Sub-Mariner (as a hero, not a villain!)
Dr. Strange


why only 26 episodes? they should start off with at least 50..
and why wait until 2011 to start airing? that's too long to wait, especially for a chintzy episode order.. Marvel needs to be more aggressive in producing series regardless of whether there's a partner network to order from..

[JdRavnos]

All we've seen is a piece of promo art so far. Jeez!

Yeah. Sadly this is a pretty much standard response to any animated series anymore. As soon as we see the animation in action we'll probably have a better indicator to the quality of the cartoon. I've seen it happen with X-Men Evolution, Teen Titans, and more recently with Wolverine & the X-Men. Hell I recall some people were saying Justice League wasn't going to be as good as Bruce Timm's Batman or Superman because Batman's ears were too pointy or Superman's face looked too haggard.

[JdRavnos]

why only 26 episodes? they should start off with at least 50..

26 is pretty standard for the average tv season, animated or not. Heck, Spectacular Spider-Man had 13 episodes.


and why wait until 2011 to start airing? that's too long to wait, especially for a chintzy episode order.. Marvel needs to be more aggressive in producing series regardless of whether there's a partner network to order from..

2011 will be right around the time that the live-action Avengers film will come out. Much more likely for the series to do well if it has a big summer blockbuster to fallback on.

[Will.S]

This looks great, all Marvel animation should really adopt the more simpler yet stylized look rather than the more comic book'ish look like the 90's Avengers, Spider-Man, and X-Men cartoons had.

[arp2008]

All we've seen is a piece of promo art so far. Jeez!
Thats all I need.

[arp2008]

This looks great, all Marvel animation should really adopt the more simpler yet stylized look rather than the more comic book'ish look like the 90's Avengers, Spider-Man, and X-Men cartoons had. I loved the look of the 90's Spider-Man and X-Men cartoons.

[AdamYJ]

I've got to say that my opinion of this is kind of mixed.

The reason being that unlike the majority of Avengers fans, I actually liked the '90s cartoon.

Part of that is because I'm not really a "Big Three/Founders" kind of Avengers fan. I'm more of a "Cap's Kooky Quartet" sort of fan. I just love the second and third string characters that have been in the Avengers. The cast as shown really does nothing for me, except for maybe Cap, Hank and Jan. Hulk's an unstable team member. Tony's often too much of a jerk (and not a fun jerk like Quicksilver). And the only version of Thor that never bored me to tears is the Heroes Reborn version. I mean, I'm reading the current volume of Thor because it's funny to see Asgardians interact with Midwestern Americans, but I'd probably lose interest if they moved Asgard back to where it was.

I hope they have lots of other Avengers as guest stars.

[yamiangie]

well it's going to be on the nicktoons network which I think is a good thing seeing as regular nick seems to forget to show any new episodes of it's cartoon shows for about a year them packs them into a one time only weekly event. I'm sure I'll watch it, Cap will be in it.

[Beast]

Thats all I need.
As long as you admit you're completely biased.

[HeckBoy]

well it's going to be on the nicktoons network which I think is a good thing seeing as regular nick seems to forget to show any new episodes of it's cartoon shows for about a year them packs them into a one time only weekly event. I'm sure I'll watch it, Cap will be in it.Aw damn, I didn't notice it was going to be on Nicktoons. I don't have that channel. :(

[Will.S]

I loved the look of the 90's Spider-Man and X-Men cartoons.
I was iffy on the 90's one due mainly to the use of so much CG for everything but the new Spectacular has a cleaner more fluid style even if they're younger looking.

I was actually a big fan of the X-Men cartoons as well and I dug the style but it's animation and style was very inconsistent and the colors were really nasty looking at times.

[arp2008]

As long as you admit you're completely biased.
No, not biased. More like precognitive. :smile:

[marvell2100]

Unfortunately Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are going to be off limits because of the X-men toon.

I would like to think that they are going to have all of these series share the same universe so we could see some character crossover. That could set the stage for Wanda and Pietro to join somewhere down the line.

[Beast]

No, not biased. More like precognitive. :smile:
Same difference.

[arp2008]

Same difference. No, and "same difference" is an oxymoron.

[Dr. Chaos]

More Hulk sounds good to me (though I think a shameless New Avengers style lineup with Wolverine and Spider-Man would have been more marketable).

As long as I don't have to wake up too damn early to watch this, damn energetic up and early kids target demographic..

[Orion101]

Some interesting info on the new cartoon.
"Hulk: Gamma Corps" Status Confirmed, Update On "The Avengers: Earth's Greatest Heroes"
October 31, 2008 by James Harvey

Marvel Animation has confirmed the status of the Hulk: Gamma Corps animated series, and reveals how it became a part of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. A Marvel Animation Age exclusive!

Originally announced last year, the Hulk: Gamma Corps animated series has been confirmed as officially canceled by Marvel Animation. But, it's not as cut and dry as one may think. Hulk: Gamma Corps was actually in production, but then The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes came along.

Joshua Fine, Director of Animation Development for Marvel Animation, tells Marvel Animation Age that the Hulk: Gamma Corp animated series was in pre-production when the decision was made to fold the creative work being done there into the upcoming The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes animated series. Even though the creative team was well into pre-production of Hulk: Gamma Corps, with scripting underway, they saw the chance to tell bigger stories that reached far beyond Hulk's universe.

"It became apparent to us that the creative work that was being done to bring Hulk’s world and his villains to life was too good to relegate to his universe alone, and would be much better suited as part of an full-on Avengers scenario," says Fine.

Producer Ciro Nieli, who was previously working on the shelved Hulk: Gamma Corps animated series, is now currently working on the upcoming highly-anticipated The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes animated series. While more details will be revealed about The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes as production moves forward, Fine can reveal one absolute about the upcoming Marvel Animation series,

"This show is going to be big!"

Expect many elements of the shelved Hulk: Gamma Corps animated series to be worked into the upcoming The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes animated series. The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is scheduled to premiere in 2011.

Stay tuned for further updates. the link is here http://marvel.toonzone.net/news.php?action=fullnews&id=120

[Blade X]

The trailer for the animated Avengers TV series is up on youtube. Just type in AVENGERS EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES in the search engine and it should pop up. The trailer looks pretty damn good.

[Will.S]

Thanks for the heads up Blade X

Heres the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xJVv-pGvYY

Looks great!

[CyberHubbs]

Nifty. Looking forward to the guest-appearances.

[lepeos]

Are the same people who made Spectacular Spider-man making this? It'd be sweet to see some Ultimate Spidey-esque crossovers

[Blade X]

Thanks for the heads up Blade X


You're welcome.

BTW on a slightly related topic, if you're interested, someone has already put up a torent for the first 2 episodes of the upcoming cell shaded IRON MAN:THE ARMORED ADVENTURES cartoon that aired in Canada 2 days ago. I don't do downloads, so I don't know how those episodes are. Hopefully someone will put those episodes up on youtube.

[Tracer Bullet]

Looks alright.

[CyberHubbs]

Kang reminds me of a Powder Puff Girls villain for some reason.

[Tracer Bullet]

*Power Puff


Like Mojo Jojo, the maniacal monkey? I can see that.

[Kid Kamikaze10]

Uh oh...

I just got an "Wolverine and the X-Men" vibe from that trailer, if you know what I mean...

[gunnerfan69]

So it is the original team + Captain America (who came along in issue 4 anyway).

I wonder if they will follow some of the old story arcs?

I think a better TV team would be

Captain America
Black Widow
Thor
Iron Man
Wonder Man
Ms. Marvel
Luke Cage

Oh well they didn't ask me. :biggrin:

[CyberHubbs]

*Power Puff


Like Mojo Jojo, the maniacal monkey? I can see that.

Good to know it wasn't just me!

[Will.S]

Uh oh...

I just got an "Wolverine and the X-Men" vibe from that trailer, if you know what I mean...
I'm not sure that I do.

:confused:

[pariah-1972]

Looks allright not quite what i was expecting.

[CyberHubbs]

I'm not sure that I do.

:confused:

I'm not sure about the comparison. I mean, this was just an action-filled intro. No real idea as to the basis of the story.

Unless he means the cartoon being centered around Iron Man as the leader, with Captain America seemingly playing second fiddle.

[Blade X]

I'm not sure about the comparison. I mean, this was just an action-filled intro. No real idea as to the basis of the story.

Unless he means the cartoon being centered around Iron Man as the leader, with Captain America seemingly playing second fiddle.

Which was the case when the team first formed. Iron Man was the first leader of the Avengers.

[StoneGold]

Which was the case when the team first formed. Iron Man was the first leader of the Avengers.

Well, no, the team was very specific about having a rotating leadership until the rest of the team left Cap alone with the newbies.

In any event, I'll withhold judgment until after I've heard Cap's VA.

[XPac]

Which was the case when the team first formed. Iron Man was the first leader of the Avengers.

True, but Cap didn't actually play second fiddle.

The honest truth is that the team was falling apart until Cap got there.

Though I can understand Tony actually being the one to assemble (and of course fiance the team), it doesn't feel right that Cap isn't leading it. Though I suppose the fact that Tony had a hit movie, while Cap was basically killed off in his own book makes it a more obvious choice.

[SquidSquod]

Iron Man has never been the leader before Cap. There's clearly no true leadership at the time. IMO, Iron Man is always that vice leader doing his best to wrap the Avengers in his supervisionary cocoon while not directly controlling it because he's not that good at it. Cap is takes the active Superman role of the Avengers, Iron Man the Batman who keeps check of unseen dangers.

[Rahul]

Looks good. Atleast they're not fighting aliens.

[Cthulhudrew]

Kang reminds me of a Powder Puff Girls villain for some reason.

Yeah. Have to agree. What were they thinking with that particular design? He looks like the son of Kang and MODOK.

Interesting that they use (and name) Giant Man in the trailer, but at the end, in the group shot he's clearly Ant-Man.

[XPac]

Yeah. Have to agree. What were they thinking with that particular design? He looks like the son of Kang and MODOK.

Interesting that they use (and name) Giant Man in the trailer, but at the end, in the group shot he's clearly Ant-Man.

But the cool thing about the name GIant Man is that it has the name Ant Man in it (with an additional GI). So perhaps he's Ant Man when he's small, and GIant Man when he's big.

[Blade X]

Well, no, the team was very specific about having a rotating leadership until the rest of the team left Cap alone with the newbies.

In any event, I'll withhold judgment until after I've heard Cap's VA.

And Iron Man was still the first one to lead the team.

[Blade X]

Iron Man has never been the leader before Cap. There's clearly no true leadership at the time. IMO, Iron Man is always that vice leader doing his best to wrap the Avengers in his supervisionary cocoon while not directly controlling it because he's not that good at it. Cap is takes the active Superman role of the Avengers, Iron Man the Batman who keeps check of unseen dangers.

Read the AVENGERS:EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES mini series. In that mini series, it clearly states and shows Iron Man being the first leader of the team.

[Blade X]

True, but Cap didn't actually play second fiddle.

The honest truth is that the team was falling apart until Cap got there.

Though I can understand Tony actually being the one to assemble (and of course fiance the team), it doesn't feel right that Cap isn't leading it. Though I suppose the fact that Tony had a hit movie, while Cap was basically killed off in his own book makes it a more obvious choice.

I think that Iron Man will be the leader of this team when the show starts, but will eventually pass the role of leader to Cap.