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The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes! | |
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File:Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Logo.png | |
Beginning date | October 20, 2010 |
Number of Episodes | 52 (ordered) |
Writers | Christopher Yost |
Producers | Joshua Fine Simon Philips Eric S. Rollman Ciro Nieli |
Original Channel | Disney XD |
Previous Series | Black Panther |
Next Series | Template:Thor |
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes! is a Non MAU series. It is the second series to focus on the Avengers after The Avengers: United They Stand. For the first time since Spider-Man and Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, the series will feature a main character, Iron Man, who also appears on another series currently airing, the other being Iron Man: Armored Adventures.
Story
When the worst criminals in the world are broken out of prison, Earth's greatest champions must ban together and become and unstoppable fighting force. The team includes Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Panther, the incredible Hulk, Wasp, Ant-Man, and their leader Iron Man. Together they'll face villains such as Loki, Kang the Conqueror, Ultron, Doctor Doom, Baron Zemo, Enchantress, Abomination, Crimson Dynamo, HYDRA, Serpent Society [1], and others. [2]
Continuity
Christopher Yost confirmed in an online interview that this series took place in the same universe as the two season Wolverine and the X-Men. On audio commentary, Yost said that Hulk Vs was a prequel to Wolverine, and Thor: Tales of Asgard will be a prequel to Hulk Vs. Thus, this series is a continuation of the third Marvel animated universe.
Cast
Avengers
Character[1] | Voice[2] | First appearance[3] | Notes[4] |
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Ant-Man / Giant-Man / Dr. Hank Pym | Wally Wingert[1] | "The Man in the Ant Hill" | Founding member. Pym will assume his Yellowjacket alter-ego as the show progresses.[2] |
Black Panther / T'Challa | James C. Mathis III[3] | "Welcome to Wakanda" | Joined the team in "Panther's Quest". |
Captain America / Steve Rogers | Brian Bloom[4] | "Meet Captain America" | Joined the team in "Living Legend". Kidnapped by The Skrulls in "A Day Unlike Any Other". |
Hawkeye / Clinton "Clint" Barton | Chris Cox[1] | "Hulk Versus the World" | Left S.H.I.E.L.D. in "Beware the Widow's Bite", joined the team in "Gamma World, Part 2". |
Hulk | Fred Tatasciore[1] | "The Coming of the Hulk" | Founding member. Left the team in "Some Assembly Required", returned in "Gamma World, Part 2". |
Bruce Banner | Gabriel Mann | "The Coming of the Hulk" | The Hulk's alter-ego, he agrees to allow the Hulk to remain physically in control of their body in exchange for the Hulk helping the Avengers. Bruce can still tell the Hulk his opinion and give advice. |
Iron Man / Tony Stark | Eric Loomis[4] | "Iron Man is Born!" | Founding member. Team leader. |
JARVIS | Phil LaMarr[1] | "Iron Man is Born!" | Iron Man's trusty AI system integrated into his armor and the facilities of Stark Industries, as well as Avengers Mansion. |
Thor / Thor Odinson | Rick D. Wasserman[1] | "Thor the Mighty" | Founding member. |
Wasp / Janet van Dyne | Colleen O'Shaughnessey[1] | "The Man in the Ant Hill" | Founding member. |
[edit]Supporting characters
[edit]S.H.I.E.L.D.
Character[5] | Voice[6] | First appearance[7] | Notes[8] |
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Nick Fury | Alex Désert[3] | "HYDRA Lives!" | Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Disappeared in "Hail, Hydra!". |
Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff | Vanessa Marshall | "Hulk Versus the World" | |
Maria Hill | Kari Wührer | "HYDRA Lives!" | Becomes director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in "Hail, Hydra!". |
Mockingbird / Barbra "Bobbi" Morse | Elizabeth Daily | "This Monster, This Hero" | |
Clay Quartermain | Troy Baker[5] | "The Big House" | |
Jimmy Woo | Nolan North[5] | "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." | |
Mandroids | "HYDRA Lives!" |
[edit]Other supporting characters
[edit]Villains
[edit]HYDRA
Character[9] | Voice[10] | First appearance[11] | Notes[12] |
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Red Skull / Johann Schmidt | Steven Blum | "Meet Captain America" | Original leader of HYDRA. |
Baron Strucker / Wolfgang von Strucker | Jim Ward[8] | "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." | Leader of HYDRA |
Grim Reaper / Eric Williams | Lance Henriksen | "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." | |
Arnim Zola | Grant Moninger[8] | "The Big House" | |
Doughboy | Grant Moninger | "Living Legend" | |
Madame Hydra / Viper | Vanessa Marshall[9] | "Gamma World, Part 1" | Revealed to be a Skrull in "Widow's Sting". |
Dreadnoughts | "HYDRA Lives!" |
[edit]Masters of Evil
Character[13] | Voice[14] | First appearance[15] | Notes[16] |
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Baron Zemo / Heinrich Zemo | Robin Atkin Downes[3] | "Breakout, Part 1" | Left HYDRA and joined the Masters of Evil in "Living Legend". |
Enchantress / Amora | Kari Wahlgren[3] | "The Isle of Silence" | Founding member. |
Executioner / Skurge[9] | "The Isle of Silence" | Founding member. | |
Abomination / Emil Blonsky | Robin Atkin Downes[3] | "This Monster, This Hero" | Joined the team in "Gamma World, Part 2". |
Chemistro / Curtis Carr | Nolan North | "Breakout, Part 1" | Joined team in "This Hostage Earth". |
Crimson Dynamo / Anton Vanko[3] [10] | Chris Cox | "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." | Joined the team in "Gamma World, Part 2". |
Grey Gargoyle / Paul Pierre Duval | Troy Baker | "The Big House" | Joined team in "This Hostage Earth". Presumably killed offscreen by Executioner in "This Hostage Earth". |
Living Laser / Arthur Parks | Nolan North | "Breakout, Part 1" | Joined team in "This Hostage Earth". |
Wonder Man / Simon Williams | Phil LaMarr[1] | "Everything is Wonderful" | Joined the team in "Everything is Wonderful". |
[edit]Other villains
Background
Much of the series is based on the various films. For example, Eric Loomis was chosen as Iron Man because he sounded like Robert Downey, Jr., who plays the character in various films, and J.A.R.V.I.S. is an artificial intelligence instead of a butler. [3]
Marvel confirmed that the team would consist of Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther, Hulk, Thor, Wasp, and Ant-Man. They also confirmed that Hawkeye, Black Widow, Kang, Loki, and Hydra would appear. They also stated that the series would mostly consist of stories written in the last ten years. [4]
The first episode was screen at the 2010 Comic-Con in San Diego. [5]
The series is part of Marvel's overall "Avengers Assemble" strategy that began with Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. This is all to build up to the The Avengers film in 2012.
Some actors began recording lines for the assumed season two before the series began to first air. [6]
Matthew Wolf, voice of Thor on Hulk vs Thor and Thor: Tales of Asgard, auditioned for the role once again. But the show's producers had a different idea than those of the animated features and he was not cast. [7]
Animation
The animation will be done by Film Roman, who also did X-Men: Evolution and The Super Hero Squad Show. They had already begun production on twenty-six episodes when the series was announced on October 7, 2008. [8][9]
Seasons
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Micro-Episodes
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Season One
Fifty-two episodes have been ordered. [10]
The series itself will begin airing October 20, 2010 on Disney XD in the United States and Teletoon in Canada. The series will also begin airing on Marvel.com, Marvelkids.com, and DisneyXD.com/Avengers. Beginning October 21 full episodes will air on iTunes, XBox Live, Sony Playstation, and Disney XD Mobile VOD. Beginning October 25 the series will be available on Disney XD on Demand on AT&T, Verizon, Charter and Cox. [11][12]
There are also twenty micro-episodes, roughly five minutes each, that introduce the characters and people of the universe. They air online on Marvel.com, MarvelKids.com, DisneyXD.com/Avengers and Disney XD Mobile. The micro-episodes began airing on September 22, 2010 and were released once a day. These episodes detail the adventures of each Avengers member before the formation of the team. On October 5 select micro-episodes will appear for free on iTunes. Starting October 11 and going till October 15, Disney XD will air four of the micro-episodes together. [13]
Comic Book
A comic book tie-in will be released along with the series. The series will be written by Christopher Yost, Scott Wegener, and Patrick Scherberger. It will last four issues. [14]
Trailer
Trailer
References
- ↑ C2E2 2011: Liveblog Central at Marvel.com
- ↑ C2E2: MARVEL ANIMATION at Comics Continuum
- ↑ Comic-Con 2010: Marvel Animation Also Assembles Avengers at UGO
- ↑ C2E2 2010: Marvel Animation Panel Liveblog at Marvel.com
- ↑ San Diego Comic-Con 2010: Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes Animated Panel Liveblog at Marvel.com
- ↑ AVENGERS Animated Assembling w/ Phil Lamarr at Newsarama.com
- ↑ Toonzone Interviews Matthew Wolf on Voicing Thor in "Thor: Tales of Asgard" at Toonzone
- ↑ Announcing Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes at Marvel.com
- ↑ Marvel assembles cartoon 'Avengers' at The Hollywood Reporter
- ↑ New Avengers TV Series Debuting This Fall at IGN.com
- ↑ "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" October 2010 Disney XD Debuts at Marvel Animation Age
- ↑ "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" Scheduling, Videogame Updates at Marvel Animation Age
- ↑ Animated Avengers Assemble Oct. 20 at Marvel.com
- ↑ Marvel Announces "Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" All-Ages Comic Title at Marvel Animation Age
External Links
- Marvel Kids Official Website
- Disney XD Official Website
- Videos at Marvel
- Full Episodes at Marvel
- Marvel Animation Age
- Wikipedia
- IMDb
- TV.com