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Marvel and DC NYCC Animation Rundown

Comic Book Resources has an account of Superman/Shazam writer Michael Jelenic, Gary Miereanu of Warner Home Animation, and of course, the man behind DC’s animated golden age, Bruce Timm. They discuss the upcoming Black Adam short, Batman Beyond, ad the upcoming All Star Superman video based on Grant Morrison’s story. For more on Jerry O’Connell’s run as Captain Marvel, you can also check out MTV’s Splash Page. They’ve also got a bit more of Bruce Timm discussing All Star Superman over here.

The made for TV specials falling under the Legends of the Super-Heroes banner (The Roast and the Challenge) will finally be available through Warner Brothers’ manufacture on demand offerings on October 19. These were the live action features showing Batman, Robin and a host of DC super heroes and villains from the Huntress, Hawkman and the Atom to Giganta and Sinestro.

November 26 is the Young Justice 1-hour pilot according to Newsarama. Captain Cold, Mr. Freeze, Project: Cadmus. Black Canary, Red Tornado, Zatara and Captain Marvel are going to play important roles in the show, with some mysteries coming up, such as which DC character is Artemis, where is Zatana. More interesting to some is that over 150 existing DC characters are going to appear in the first 18 episodes.

For Green Lantern, however, Bruce Timm (while speaking at the GL panel) says that the DC Animated Universe don’t converge so we won’t be seeing appearances from Batman and Wonder Woman. This version of Green Lantern will feature space vehicles, a new character Aya, and a bunch of established characters like Kilowog, Atrocitus, Ganthet, Salaak, Ch’p and Guy Gardner. The best part however is that if you scroll to the end, they mention that Mattel is doing the action figures.

While Green Lantern exists in its own continuity, all of Marvel’s upcoming G4 Marvel Anime series apparently take place in the same universe, and crossovers may be possible according to their NYCC 2010 live chat.

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NYCC Animation Panel Rundown

Here’s a brief rundown of some of the scheduled animation related panels happening at next week’s New York Comic Con.  From Super Hero Squad Show and Marvel Anime to Young Justice and the Green Lantern Animated Series, there’s plenty of entertainment coming our way!

SATURDAY

10:45 – 11:45 AM MARVEL VIDEO GAMES – Room 1A06
1:30 – 2:30 PM MARVEL TELEVISION PRESENTS: THE AVENGERS EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES – Room 1A08
2:00 – 3:00 PM – Young Justice Signing at the DC Comics booth #2243
2:30 – 3:30 PM Green Lantern: The Animated Series Presentation/Q&A – Room 1A14
3:45 – 4:45 PM Young Justice Video Presentation and Q&A – Room 1A14
4:00 – 5:00 PM Green Lantern: The Animated Series Signing – DC Comics Booth #2243
6:15 – 7:15 PM MARVEL TELEVISION PRESENTS: MARVEL ANIME – Room #1A24

SUNDAY

12:15 – 1:15 PM MARVEL TELEVISION PRESENTS: THE SUPER HERO SQUAD SHOW AND IRON MAN ARMORED ADVENTURES – Room 1A08

SDCC Super Hero Squad and Avengers Animation Information

Marvel has some more Super Hero Squad Show and Avengers Earth’s Mightiest Heroes information to reveal this weekend at SDCC, along with previews of the Iron Man Anime, and more!

Friday, July 23

12:45 – 1:45 p.m. Marvel Animation Panel

Hosted by an all-star cast of Marvel Animation talent including Tom Kenny (SpongeBob) and Charlie Adler (Transformers), and featuring a special guest of legendary proportions, this interactive game-show panel will get you more than excited about Marvel’s new and continuing animated series. Here’s your chance to snag some sweet Marvel merchandise! Come be a part of the action, showcasing all new seasons of “The Super Hero Squad Show” and “Iron Man Armored Adventures,” as well as new footage from Marvel Knights Animation, Marvel Anime, and other upcoming Marvel Animation properties. Room 6BCF

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Super Hero Squad Cast Signing

All-star talent from The Super Squad Show will be signing items at the Marvel booth, including a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive “Marvel Super Hero Squad The Infinity Gauntlet” poster for the all-new video game from THQ releasing November 16th, 2010. On hand for the signing will be Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Charlie Adler (Transformers 1&2), Steve Blum (Spectacular Spider-Man, Wolverine and the X-Men), and Tara Strong (Teen Titans, Fairly Odd Parents). Booth #2329

8:15 – 9:15 p.m. Iron Man: Anime Screening

Witness the dawn of Marvel Anime as we WORLD PREMIERE the highly anticipated, full-length pilot episode of “Iron Man!” In addition to the screening, we will be featuring an exclusive first look at upcoming designs produced by the world-renowned Japanese animation studio MADHOUSE, whose notable films include hits such as Ninja Scroll and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (to name a few). Room 6DE

Saturday, July 24

4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Marvel Animation: Avengers Panel

Enter the Avengers Mansion and become a part of the team! JARVIS (Phil LaMarr, MadTV, Futurama) will introduce you to top-secret Avengers files, including never-before-seen footage, imagery, and the WORLD PREMIERE of two full-length episodes from the all-new “The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” animated series premiering on Disney XD this fall! The road to the Avengers starts here! Room 6DE

Meanwhile, Marvelousnews goes one better, explaining that Super Hero Squad Season 2 features Thanos battling Nebula for the Infinity Gems… ahem… “Infinity Stones”, and has this to say about the Marvel Anime concept:

“Madhouse will produce four all-new series for Marvel Animation: WOLVERINE, IRON MAN, X-MEN, and BLADE, all reimagined by Warren Ellis!

Marvel Anime IRON MAN, follows Tony Stark’s adventures in Japan. Featuring the cutting-edge style of Japanese anime with an eye toward bringing Tony Stark and IRON MAN to a whole new audience, this collaboration is the start of a whole new era for the classic Marvel character. “

More Super Hero Squad Show Season 2 News

Marvel’s financial reports for the third quarter are out, and they point to great news for Super Hero Squad Show fans (and fans of most other Marvel Animation… except for Spectacular Spider-Man, which they continue to list as only 26 episodes). Super Hero Squad Show, Avengers and Iron Man Armored Adventures are all listed as 52 episodes, even though Wolverine and the X-Men, Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Iron Man: Armored Adventures and Super Hero Squad season 2 (along with the whopping 6 episodes of Black Panther… which is taking a long time for an adaption) are all still in production. Anyway, here’s the rundown from their report:

Animated TV Series Status

The Super Hero Squad 52, 30-minute episodes airing on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and launching on International broadcast channels in Q4 2009

The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes 52, 30-minute episodes in production; timing and network TBD

Marvel Licensed Entertainment Pipeline
(scheduled release dates are subject to change)

Animated TV Series Status

Black Panther 6, 30-minute episodes in production for BET; timing TBD

Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest Heroes 26, 30-minute episodes airing on Nicktoons in the U.S., various networks internationally and on Marvel.com and Marvelkids.com

Iron Man: Armored Adventures 52, 30-minute episodes. Episodes 1-26 are airing on Nicktoons in the U.S. and are on air internationally. Episodes 27-52 are currently in development

Spectacular Spider-Man 26, 30-minute episodes airing on Disney XD in the U.S. and on various networks internationally

Wolverine and the X-Men 52, 30-minute episodes. Episodes 1-26 are airing on Nicktoons in the U.S. and are on air internationally. Episodes 27-52 are currently in development

Marvel Anime: Iron Man 12, 30-minute episodes in production. Scheduled to launch on Animax in Japan in Q2 2010. Scheduled to launch in the U.S. in 2011

Marvel Anime: Wolverine 12, 30-minute episodes in production. Scheduled to launch on Animax in Japan in Q3 2010. Scheduled to launch in the U.S. in 2011

Takara Tomy Marvel Toys, Tatsunoko Anime

Apparently this fall Marvel’s going to be releasing some new toys in Japan with Takara Tomy, and perhaps more interesting is the announcement of a joint TV series by Tatsunoko, the fine folks behind the Gatchaman license. Who knows what kind of wacky crossovers can go down, or what effect this has on the previously announced anime series scheduled for 2010. A few shots of which were shown on the Incredible Hulk DVD’s trailer collection and were shown here a while ago, and are also in the gallery.

SHS animated first looks

And straight from the Incredible Hulk DVD… the Super Hero Squad screen caps.  Captain America,Wolverine, Iron Man, Thor and Colossus!  Also, the last three shots are the announced Marvel Anime series.  Not much was shown, but not much was expected, right?

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