Marvel Super Hero Squad

[Raph's Girl]

Yesterday Marvel announced their schedules for movies and tv. Well one of the tv shows mentioned was Super Hero Squad. Well...now there's info on it!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/tv_nm/marvel_dc_1

On the heels of a $102 million opening weekend for "Iron Man," Marvel Animation is powering up the "Marvel Super Hero Squad."

The Marvel Entertainment division said it is producing 26 half-hour episodes of a new "super stylized" animated series aimed at 6- to 8-year-olds. It will feature such well-known heroes as Iron Man, Hulk, Wolverine, Thor, Fantastic Four and Captain America; all occupy a caricatured Super Hero City and are thrust into humorous adventures as they thwart the villainous plans of Doctor Doom, Magneto, Loki, the Abomination and others.

Marvel is in discussions with networks for the distribution of "Squad," expected to be available for broadcast in 2009. The company already has two new series -- "Wolverine and the X-Men" and "Iron Man: Armored Adventures" -- set to debut early next year on Nicktoons.

"This initiative is part of an overall strategy to create new brands and maximize exposure for the characters in the Marvel universe by keeping them fresh and relevant for a new audience and to provide a consistent presence in the marketplace," Marvel Entertainment president of animation Eric Rollman said.

Marvel also is developing a multimedia and merchandising campaign for the show, with Hasbro handling the toy line. Marvel Comics is introducing a "Squad" book series in the fall, and a direct-to-video animated feature is in development for 2010.

Hmm....a kiddiefied Marvel-verse...sounds....fun....

[odupianist]

I'm sure it will be for the kiddies

[Raph's Girl]

I'm sure it will be for the kiddies

Read the article. It's aimed at the elementary school crowd. :P

[AquaParade]

I think it's really cool that Marvel is really trying to branch out to every age group. It'll be really cool if they ever fully max out this plan, with plenty of R rated stuff all the way down to toddler toys...which they already kinda do. I'm just saying that I'm excited for it to expand.

[Drtooth]

At the risk of sounding ignorant on the matter... ehhh... don't enough 6-8 year olds watch the regular stuff? I mean, other than the fact they appeal to kids slightly older (including 10- 12 year olds) what more could they really do?

I mean, the 6-8 group seems a little too old for the preschooly Hulk type stuff they tried to pull years ago. How would this be any different in style and tone of the current Spider-Man series, and upcoming X-men and Iron Man programs? I'm just asking.

Seems that that demographic could gravitate to something sort of like the "Action heroes" Hasbro lines (what they had with Star Wars Galactic Heroes).

Or maybe it's just a semantics thing.

Anyway, the idea sounds sort of like, well, Marvel's answer to the Super Friends. That actually sounds like a cool idea. Think about it. Marvel Super Friends. Really has a nice Saturday morning cereal cartoon feel to it (cereal Cartoon is the TV cartoon equivvilant of a Popcorn Flick- I made it up).

[Raph's Girl]

The first teaser posters for the upcoming kiddie show Marvel Super Hero Squad are up.... Dr. Doom looks so cute. :lol:

The villians consist of Dr. Doom, Mole Man, Juggernaut, Modok (?), Enchantress,.I think the green guy is a Skrull (or possably Abomination), Domammu (?) and Absorbing Man.
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0810/08/villains.jpg

The heroes consist of Iron Man, Wolverine, Silver Surfer (WTF?), Thor, Captain America, Falcon, Hulk, and Penance/Hollow (Monet and her sisters).

Iron Man looks demented...

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0810/07/marveltease.jpg

[Ninjinister]

The green guy is Abomination, a major Hulk villain.

[ToTheNines]

This is rediculous, there is no need to make a chibi marvel cartoon. Think back to when you were a kid... did you refuse to watch any cartoon that didn't have babies in it?

[KROW]

So, in other words, this is based on those damn toys where even the Sentinels smile. Gah...

Think back to when you were a kid... did you refuse to watch any cartoon that didn't have babies in it?

http://www.worldincatalog.com/uploaded/9222007529321mb8.jpg

[Drtooth]

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0810/08/villains.jpg


http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0810/07/marveltease.jpg

Definately a toy commercial... they look EXACTLY like the Marvel Galactic Heroes toys. EXACTLY.

But then again, DC also super stylized their characters for the new version of Super Friends... which is basically a toy line and then a comic book.

[FlawedCoil82]

Hey Marvel, I got an idea!!! Why don't you stop blowing money on all of these useless new animated shows/movies and invest it in getting your rights back from Disney to the 90's Marvel animated series (that were worth FAR more than anything you have produced in the past 10 years) that are sinfully long overdue for a dvd release in America?! :x

God, I just want to go right up to Stan Lee or whoever makes marketing decisions for Marvel and strangle them!!

[Drtooth]

Hey Marvel, I got an idea!!! Why don't you stop blowing money on all of these useless new animated shows/movies and invest it in getting your rights back from Disney to the 90's Marvel animated series (that were worth FAR more than anything you have produced in the past 10 years) that are sinfully long overdue for a dvd release in America?! :x

God, I just want to go right up to Stan Lee or whoever makes marketing decisions for Marvel and strangle them!!

By that logic, you should say, "Hey! DC! Stop trying to make more movies and TV shows and work out a tentative deal with Fox to release the 1966 series!" There are too many stupid rights issues and red tape preventing them from getting their own shows. Disney doesn't really own them, but for some reason, they're blocking US DVD releases. Everywhere else in the world, however is fair game.

That said, I don;'t see how this would stop the release of the 90's shows at all. And I don't see how either effects the other. This is just a way to cash in off the multiple blockbuster films they've been making lately. I don't understand why they need a kid friendly version of this stuff, sionce it's already kid friendly enough... but at least its not the Spider-Man and his Friends stuff. I mean, the stuff is cute and all... but Spidey don't belong on no diapers!

[The Stryker]

Hey Marvel, I got an idea!!! Why don't you stop blowing money on all of these useless new animated shows/movies and invest it in getting your rights back from Disney to the 90's Marvel animated series (that were worth FAR more than anything you have produced in the past 10 years) that are sinfully long overdue for a dvd release in America?! :x

God, I just want to go right up to Stan Lee or whoever makes marketing decisions for Marvel and strangle them!!

Wow, someone is passionate about cartoons.

Have you seen those 90's animated series lately? They haven't aged well at all, Especially Spider-man (Although that could be because Spectacular Spider-man makes it look like complete crap in comparison.)

[Ninjinister]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Lee independent now, and he works with Marvel on products involving his characters on his own accord?

[Cure]

Wow, someone is passionate about cartoons.

Have you seen those 90's animated series lately? They haven't aged well at all, Especially Spider-man (Although that could be because Spectacular Spider-man makes it look like complete crap in comparison.)

Man, I think X-Men has aged worse. It just looks awful.

[ZariusTwo]

Hey Marvel, I got an idea!!! Why don't you stop blowing money on all of these useless new animated shows/movies and invest it in getting your rights back from Disney to the 90's Marvel animated series (that were worth FAR more than anything you have produced in the past 10 years) that are sinfully long overdue for a dvd release in America?! :x

God, I just want to go right up to Stan Lee or whoever makes marketing decisions for Marvel and strangle them!!

Dude...get a grip. Your 90s shows PALE in contrast to Wolverine and The X-Men and Spectacular Spider-Man.

And threatning to go Chris Benoit over this doesnt make you look like a rational human being. Stan is completly independent these days, and still has legal wranglings with the company here and there. You really need an education.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

This is rediculous, there is no need to make a chibi marvel cartoon. Think back to when you were a kid... did you refuse to watch any cartoon that didn't have babies in it?

I've seen it on the Internet quite a bit, but just what the heck is a "chibi"?

Anyway, it doesn't look like anything that will interest me, but I'm all for anything that is trying to get more kids interested in the Marvel or DC characters. Since comics are sold in less places these days this is probably the way to do it.

I'm kind of wondering what Dr. Doom is plotting though. Is he going to be hogging the sandbox like the dastardly fiend that he is?

[AquaParade]

I'm kind of wondering what Dr. Doom is plotting though. Is he going to be hogging the sandbox like the dastardly fiend that he is?

:lol: Some of you may hate the idea, but I'd get a kick out of tuning in for five minutes to see something like that happen.

[Ninjinister]

I've seen it on the Internet quite a bit, but just what the heck is a "chibi"?



http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chibi

[Spitfire]

I love how all kids shows now have to be "cute" and "cuddly". Makes me miss the 90's. At least we had more mature cartoons back then, ones that lasted more then one season.

This looks like something Japanese people would come up with.

[Drtooth]

This looks like something Japanese people would come up with.

No... no no... let's not forget what the Japanese did with Spider-Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGxde2a2_iQ)

:kgrin:

[Spitfire]

At least that was funny haha I remember watching a whole episode of that once.

[Drtooth]

I say, forget the 90's shows... I wanna see them clear out the red tape and bring that over here.

That and the terrible anime they made about Marvel's Dracula comics... (Drac's freakin' eating a Cheeseburger, for crying out loud!)

[Raph's Girl]

Heh.. cool. Tom Kenny was cast to voice Capt America and Iron Man in Super Hero Squad (of which a comic adaption came out this week). I like him as the voice of Plastic Man in Brave and the Bold.

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0901/09/index.htm

[Drtooth]

Heh.. cool. Tom Kenny was cast to voice Capt America and Iron Man in Super Hero Squad (of which a comic adaption came out this week). I like him as the voice of Plastic Man in Brave and the Bold.


An interesting choice to say the least... Of course, he's basically in every American produced and voiced cartoon series out there now... I am a fan, of course... I just wonder if he's going to do something in a serious voice.

I just can't help thinking that Iron Man will sound like Heffer from Rocko...

[Ryona]

ugh... Marvel chibi cartoon? I feel sorry for kids today. Such a hollow time in their lives.
Makes ya think back to how awesome we had it back in the day. We had Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, ThunderCats, GhostBusters, Jem, Transformers, He-Man, She-Ra, Beetlejuice, My Pet Monster, etc...

[Drtooth]

ugh... Marvel chibi cartoon? I feel sorry for kids today. Such a hollow time in their lives.
Makes ya think back to how awesome we had it back in the day. We had Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, ThunderCats, GhostBusters, Jem, Transformers, He-Man, She-Ra, Beetlejuice, My Pet Monster, etc...

The inclusion of He-Man, She-ra and My pet Monster in your list I think are hilarious. And here's why.... Marvel's "Chibi" cartoon is clearly intended as a toy commercial for These toys (http://www.hasbro.com/marvel/default.cfm?page=Products/SuperheroSquad)... DC actually made a comic based on Mattel's Super Friends line, and I don't see this as any different. Nor do I see it any different than Any of the toy based cartoon shows we had in the 80's.

In fact, for every Transformers and He-Man, there are a bunch of lousy, forgotten shows based on toys that were thankfully burried... at least until the advent of Youtube... (seriously, look up stuff like Mad Balls and Garbage Pail Kids... they're insanely terrible, and not even in a fun way).

I do think it's a cuter idea as a comic book (again, like DC's Super Friends line).

The big question is, where exactly will this air? I don't think Disney DX would be a likely place, as it clearly has the appeal for 4-7 year olds, and XD is about 8-14....

[Chrissie Terrapin]

I've seen it on the Internet quite a bit, but just what the heck is a "chibi"?

Chibi are a common phrase used for super deformed character often used in Japanese comics and animation

[Ryona]

The point, Drtooth, is that kids today are getting the short end of the stick. Saturday morning tv is filled with cartoon rubbish. It's just really sad an pathetic how uninteresting just about all of today's cartoons are.

[The Stryker]

They're uninteresting to YOU. The kids haven't been complaining at all. The shows aren't made for people like you.

You think back in "our time" the 20 somethings looked at He-man and Ninja Turtles and said "OH! COOL! GIANT TURTLES AND A GUY NOT WEARING A SHIRT! YOU KIDS ARE SOOOOO LUCKY." No, They thought it was garbage because it wasn't made for them.

So please, Shut up.

[Ryona]

**** you, Stryker. I'm done with your attitude. Seriously, go **** yourself.
What the hell happened to you? Why are you such an asshole? What did I miss in my absense. Holy ****, man.

[The Stryker]

Awww thank you!

You're not exactly acting like a saint here. I was just asking, who died and made you the authority on which generation of shows is better than the other? shows like GI Joe and Transformers were nothing more than 22 minute toy commercials, not exactly deep.

[Drtooth]

The point, Drtooth, is that kids today are getting the short end of the stick. Saturday morning tv is filled with cartoon rubbish.

Wait... Saturday Mornings still have cartoons? Could have fooled the crap out of me. :tangel: (I'll take rubbish cartoons over that dreadful Kevin Treadau anyday).

[Spitfire]

When I was a kid I knew a bunch of adults who used to watch Saturday morning cartoons, ones without kids too. It was morning ritual for them, a bowl of cereal and whatever was on. Hell my Dad used to wake me up to watch Ninja turtles all the time and he wasn't even a fan of it he just liked the show. When the new series came out he did the same thing.

The problem with new shows, and ones like this, is they're so child oriented that adults can't even watch it with their kids. When kids are 20 or older they aren't going to look back on this and go "Man that show was awesome". Most likely if they ever do see an episode of it they will go "I can't believe I watched this crap". I've had that happen to me with some cartoons from when I was a kid. I tried watching an episode of Swamp Thing on youtube once that was sad.

Also there's a huge fanbase for Marvel Heroes and the reason their making this show is because a PG-13 movie hit it big in the box office. If they want to score big ratings they need to make it accessible to teens as well. That will also open the doors to adult comic fans I'm sure.

[Drtooth]

The problem with new shows, and ones like this, is they're so child oriented that adults can't even watch it with their kids. When kids are 20 or older they aren't going to look back on this and go "Man that show was awesome". Most likely if they ever do see an episode of it they will go "I can't believe I watched this crap". I've had that happen to me with some cartoons from when I was a kid. I tried watching an episode of Swamp Thing on youtube once that was sad.

I don't so much think it's all of them per se... considering the fact we've really hit a dry spell in American animation (seems most of the stuff, if any, we get are coming from Canada and odd places in Europe- Ireland and Russia- we aren't even getting all that much from Japan anymore either). And we all know the reasons why, no need to repeat them.

I feel a lot of the cartoons we've had recently hold up. The Batman (sure, it isn't Batman TAS, but it didn't need to be), Spectacular Spider-Man, and (from what I've heard) Wolverine and the X-Men are outstanding quality. And I think Chowder is a wonderful little "Stupid" cartoon series. The problem lies in the fact, as stated, there really isn't all that much out there anymore. So, the biggest news we have is another Super Hero show getting made, due only to the movies and comic culture.

Also there's a huge fanbase for Marvel Heroes and the reason their making this show is because a PG-13 movie hit it big in the box office. If they want to score big ratings they need to make it accessible to teens as well. That will also open the doors to adult comic fans I'm sure.

Again, toys. They have at least 2 shows accessible to teens, Spider-Man and X-Men. And sure, I think they should focus on trying to get more Spider-Man episodes and holding off cancellation instead of this. I know what they're going for here... a Super Friends style show for younger comic fans... seems like the youngest fan base is the only group of kids that even watch cartoons anymore.

[Ninjinister]

Wait... Saturday Mornings still have cartoons?

They might in Canada... feel free to correct me on this, Ryona (or anyone else).

When I was a kid I knew a bunch of adults who used to watch Saturday morning cartoons, ones without kids too. It was morning ritual for them, a bowl of cereal and whatever was on. Hell my Dad used to wake me up to watch Ninja turtles all the time and he wasn't even a fan of it he just liked the show. When the new series came out he did the same thing.


My dad and uncle used to watch cartoons in the wee morning hours before they went off to work, in the early '80's before I was born. Stuff like Herculoids and Space Ghost... Hell, even early anime like Speed Racer and Star Blazers.

[Ryona]

The problem with new shows, and ones like this, is they're so child oriented that adults can't even watch it with their kids. When kids are 20 or older they aren't going to look back on this and go "Man that show was awesome". Most likely if they ever do see an episode of it they will go "I can't believe I watched this crap". I've had that happen to me with some cartoons from when I was a kid. I tried watching an episode of Swamp Thing on youtube once that was sad.


Boom. Right there. That's what I'm talking about. Spitfire is right on the ball.
This is what I mean when I say most cartoons today are very hollow and uninteresting.
Not to say that every cartoon in the 80s and 90s were a hit, but they vastly outnumber today's rubbish in genuine quality. Mainly what cartoons have going today is better picture quality and CGI. There's just not much ingenuity.
There's only a few diamonds in the rough today such as Ruby Gloom.



They might in Canada... feel free to correct me on this, Ryona (or anyone else).

Yes.
Drtooth is just being a smartass.

[The Stryker]

I know for a fact that there are lots of parents who watch kids shows with their children and enjoy them.

Nothing is better or worse. Yesterday's Ren and Stimpy is today's Spongebob Squarepants.

Same ****. Different Day.

[Ninjinister]

Yes.
Drtooth is just being a smartass.

Ah, I thought it was more of a comment on how Saturday Morning Cartoons are eroding in the U.S.

[Drtooth]

Boom. Right there. That's what I'm talking about. Spitfire is right on the ball.
This is what I mean when I say most cartoons today are very hollow and uninteresting.

I actually tend to agree. Outside of the new Spider-man, the other 2 cartoons we've got are craptacular.


Yes.
Drtooth is just being a smartass.

And not being from Canada, I should automatically know about their animation airings.... how? Saturdays in the US are just The CW, ABC, CBS, and NBC... And out of the 2, only CW and CBS are the only ones that have original programming, and ABC and CBS just re-air old episodes of stuff/ stuff they run on other networks they own. They can satiate the FCC and not spend a dime. It's win win for them. And lest we forget, Fox is out of the running (Have fun airing 1990's nature shows at 5 am on Sunday morning, guys). Of course, if you have cable, sure... Nick and CN... maybe Nicktoons, Boomerange, Disney DX if you have satillite. Canada has stuff like Teletoon and all that. The US doesn't.

[Raph's Girl]

The big question is, where exactly will this air? I don't think Disney DX would be a likely place, as it clearly has the appeal for 4-7 year olds, and XD is about 8-14....

It's gonna be on Nicktoons along with Wolverine and the X-Men and Iron Man Armored Adventures.

I find it odd that Spider-Man is on Disney when all the other Marvel toons are on Nickelodeon. They should just do what Canada is doing and have one network for all the Marvel shows. In Canada they're all on Teletoons.

[愛]

You know when you grow out of something, or you begin to dislike something that's evolved over the years? Usually you go and find a new hobby, or a new interest.

Just sayin'.

[Chrissie Terrapin]

I am curious about the animation when they are so deformed. and the fight scenes! that would be funny to watch

[Raph's Girl]

Well to get a basic gist on Marvel Super-Hero squad there's the comic strip at the Marvel Kids site. Many of them are pretty hilarious.

http://marvelkids.marvel.com/comics

[Chrissie Terrapin]

Those are cute^^

[Krang]

**** you, Stryker. I'm done with your attitude.
So am I. Stryker, quit it with the rudeness (and what's up with editing your post to make it more rude?). Next time, it's a temp ban.

[The Stryker]

Whatever.

I don't take back my comments.

[Drtooth]

Well to get a basic gist on Marvel Super-Hero squad there's the comic strip at the Marvel Kids site. Many of them are pretty hilarious.

http://marvelkids.marvel.com/comics

I don't know why, but ALL I'm getting is a blank white nothing. And I tried it in 2 different internet browsers... nothing.

[Ninjinister]

I've got the same, doc, in three browsers and three proxies.

[Raph's Girl]

LeVar Burton announced on his twitter that he's voicing Rhodey.

http://twitter.com/levarburton/statuses/1198164034

And apperantly while doing the voice work he met Stan Lee:
http://twitpic.com/1fvv4

Stan appears to have more hair than LaVar....

[Spike Spiegel]

When I was a kid I knew a bunch of adults who used to watch Saturday morning cartoons, ones without kids too. It was morning ritual for them, a bowl of cereal and whatever was on. Hell my Dad used to wake me up to watch Ninja turtles all the time and he wasn't even a fan of it he just liked the show. When the new series came out he did the same thing.

The problem with new shows, and ones like this, is they're so child oriented that adults can't even watch it with their kids. When kids are 20 or older they aren't going to look back on this and go "Man that show was awesome".

My traditionalist (sometimes overzealous) Christian mother loves Batman: TAS, and my dad used to watch TMNT 2k3 with me, as well as Sonic X, Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs, etc...hell, he even liked the early episodes of SpongeBob...I'm glad he didn't live to see what's on now--not that all it's bad, per se. I really have no problem with new shows coming and old shows fading onto the pages of animation history--after all, what makes a show "good" is not defined by whether it came from the '80s, '90s, etc...but on the quality of the writing....and to tell the truth, there's just not that much "good" stuff out there at this point...

[Ninjinister]

Good graces, LeVar Burton... I may have to check this out after all....

[Guitar_Raph]

LeVar Burton doing another cartoon? The last cartoon series he did was when he voiced Kwame on Captain Planet. Kwame's cool!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/PCenter/Captain%20Planet/Kwame.jpg
Playing earth music on the tympani.

[Drtooth]

My traditionalist (sometimes overzealous) Christian mother loves Batman: TAS, and my dad used to watch TMNT 2k3 with me, as well as Sonic X, Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs, etc...hell, he even liked the early episodes of SpongeBob...I'm glad he didn't live to see what's on now--not that all it's bad, per se. I really have no problem with new shows coming and old shows fading onto the pages of animation history--after all, what makes a show "good" is not defined by whether it came from the '80s, '90s, etc...but on the quality of the writing....and to tell the truth, there's just not that much "good" stuff out there at this point...

All well and good and everything, but remember... Toy Commercial. That's all this is, and the only real modus apperendi (yeah, spelled wrong... spell check doesn't do Latin). I did manage to fins a comic book of Marvel Superhero Squad, and I found it pretty cute and enjoyable. This show may surprise you... but I'm reserving my judgment until I see some clips or something.

That said, As I've been saying for the past 2 years there IS no Saturday Morning, sugary breakfast cereals are a stone's throw from being contraband... and parents basically want kids to raise themselves and go from toddler to teenager, effectively skipping childhood.

[Raph's Girl]

LeVar Burton doing another cartoon? The last cartoon series he did was when he voiced Kwame on Captain Planet. Kwame's cool!


He's done other animated stuff since Captain Planet. He voiced Anansi the Spider in Gargoyles and he did a voice in an ep of Family Guy

[Raph's Girl]

Looks like the series will be airing on Cartoon Network in the fall. 26 eps are scheduled and LeVar Burton is joined by voice actor greats Tom Kenny, Charlie Adler, Steve Blum, and Grey Delisle. :D

It's unknown who they'll voice but Im asuming Steve Blum will be voicing Wolverine since he's voicing him in everything else these days.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000180.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

[Raph's Girl]

Marvel Super Hero Squad premiers Sept 19th on Cartoon Network. Starting Sept 21st the series will air Mon - Sat mornings. No idea of the times.

Here's the cast:
Tom Kenny (aka Spongebob) as Iron Man, Captain America and M.O.D.O.K.
Grey DeLisle as Ms. Marvel and the Enchantress
Alimi Ballard as the Falcon
Charlie Adler as Dr. Doom.
Shawn Ashmore reprising his role as Iceman from the X-Men movies
LeVar Burton as Rhodey
Taye Diggs as the Black Panther
Robert Englund as Dormammu
Greg Grunberg (“Heroes”) as Ant-Man
Mark Hamill as the Red Skull
Lena Headey as the Black Widow
Tricia Helfer as Sif
Cheryl Hines as Stardust
Wayne Knight as Egghead
James Marsters as Mr. Fantastic
Jennifer Morrison as the Wasp
Adrian Pasdar (“Heroes”) as Hawkeye
Kevin Sorbo as Ka-Zar
George Takei as Galactus :lol:
Michelle Trachtenberg as the Valkyrie.
Stan Lee in a recurring role as the Mayor of Super Hero City (the villians live in Villianville...or something like that)
Tamera Mowry as Misty Knight
Tara Strong as Scarlet Witch
Steve Blum as Wolverine and Abomination
Maurice LaMarche as Magneto
Scott Menville as Quicksilver
Travis Willingham as Hulk and Human Torch
Hynden Walch as Jean Grey
David Boat as Thor
Antony Del Rio as Reptile
Ted Biaselli as Mole Man.

Steven Blum… said being the undisputed and definitive voice of Wolverine is a dream come true.” Blum adds that his performance for Wolverine in Marvel Super Hero Squad will have a more “comedic spin.” Blum also tells Toon Zone that “Wolverine actually says ‘Snikt’ in the show. :lol:

[Raph's Girl]

Some more casting! Um.. apperantly in this there's Captains for every country. I already feel sorry for Captain Lichtenstein. :lol: But looky! Steve Blum is voicing Fin Fang Foom....and apperantly Galactus has a mom... :lol:

Charlie Adler: Captain Britain, Doctor Doom, Doombots, Melter, Sabretooth, Wrecker, Plantman and Super Skrull.

Carlos Alazraqui: Captain Australia, Cyclops and Ringmaster.

Alimi Ballard: Falcon and Thunderball.

Ted Biaselli: Helicarrier, Loki, Mole Man, Tricephalus and Terrax the Tamer.

Steve Blum: Wolverine, Redwing, Heimdall, Zabu, Abomination, Fin Fang Foom, Pryo and Thanos.

Dave Boat: Thor, Captain Liechtenstein, Thing, Watcher, John Porter, Paste Pot Pete, Baron Mordo and Galactus' Mom.

A.J. Buckley: Batroc, Klaw and Toad.

Grey DeLisle: Ms. Marvel and Enchantress.

Nika Futterman: Captain Britain.

Mark Hamill: Red Skull and Chthon.

Jess Harnell: Odin and Crimson Dynamo.

Lena Headey: Black Widow and Mystique.

Cheryl Hines: Stardust.

Lil JJ: Luke Cage.

Mikey Kelly: Iron Fist, Silver Surfer, AboMODOK.

Tom Kenny: Iron Man, Captain America, Colossus, Juggernaut and M.O.D.O.K.

Jonathan Makuta: Flatman, Zzzax.

Julia Morrison: Screaming Mimi and Songbird.

Kevin Michael Richardson: Nick Fury and Scorpio.

Roger Rose: Doctor Strange and Bulldozer.

Ray Stevenson: The Punisher.

Tara Strong: H.E.R.B.I.E., Invisible Woman and Scarlet Witch.

Cree Summer: Storm.

Jim Ward: Professor X.

Travis Willingham: Hulk, Human Torch, Piledriver and Skurge, the Executioner.

Jim Ward currently voices Prof. Xavier in Wolverine and the X-Men

And some piccies! *rotflmao*@Wolverine (I have no idea who the guy with the M is)

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0907/28/shs1.htm
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0907/28/shs2.htm
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0907/28/shs3.jpg

Dr. Doom's mouth opens?? What??
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0907/28/shs4.jpg

This must be Villianville...
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0907/28/shs5.jpg

[Raph's Girl]

l Marvel released a music video today featuring the characters and the theme song to the show. Uhh..... http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/Dierna/smileys/blink.gif


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[Ninjinister]

I'm pretty sure they didn't release it today when I saw this on their site last Saturday.

It looks lame. Even with all of these epic voice actors, it makes me want to punch babies.

[GK Punk]

Looks cute for a kids show. Doubt I'd watch it, but it has Ms Marvel and that's kinda rad.

[The Stryker]

Oh my god.

Fin Fang Foom! Count me the **** in.

[Raph's Girl]

Oh my god.

Fin Fang Foom! Count me the **** in.

He's also in an upcoming ep of Iron Man Armored Adventures. :D

[The Stryker]

He's also in an upcoming ep of Iron Man Armored Adventures. :D

Yeah but I KNOW that show is complete trash.

This show looks half decent.

[ZariusTwo]

I'm pretty sure they didn't release it today when I saw this on their site last Saturday.

It looks lame. Even with all of these epic voice actors, it makes me want to punch babies.

Honestly, Marvel can't do anything right these days. They can't guarantee a third season of The Spectacular Spider-Man, yet THIS can come out?

The useless direct-to-DVD comic adaptations, the "kid friendly" Ultimate films, Teen Tony, foil cover variants, ripping off D.C for some of their events (to say nothing of this being a blunt attempt at leeching off the success of The Brave and The Bold)..whoever's running that company needs shot before their ass is dragged out the door.

I can enjoy TBATB because that is a genuine era of Batman's history and an education in the more innocent age of comics...Marvel were never about this cutesy deformed crap, so there just embarrasing themselves wasting money on it while good shows or concepts are ignored or arent even put to screen

[Raph's Girl]

The series is supposed to premier Sept 19th but they've been saying it might show up before that.

But to get everyone all giddy.... Fin Fang Foom is in the first ep!!! Squee!!!! Dragon Panties! :D

[Hordak]

I will take a look cause I'm big Marvel fan & I think the little toys are cool. Might be a good show for my son. Btw, what channel does this supposed to air again? But yea Zarius, where is Spec.Spidey season 3? Well I wish they would finish showing season 2 on that Disney channel! They started then stopped all of a sudden & wnet back to re-runs!

[Cure]

I will take a look cause I'm big Marvel fan & I think the little toys are cool. Might be a good show for my son. Btw, what channel does this supposed to air again? But yea Zarius, where is Spec.Spidey season 3? Well I wish they would finish showing season 2 on that Disney channel! They started then stopped all of a sudden & wnet back to re-runs!

Jesus, relax. They're going to finish it. Shows take breaks to finish a season all the time.

[ZariusTwo]

I will take a look cause I'm big Marvel fan & I think the little toys are cool. Might be a good show for my son. Btw, what channel does this supposed to air again? But yea Zarius, where is Spec.Spidey season 3?

Unless Disney recommision it, there won't be a third season. When the second season wrapped, everyone was laid off. Even if there's a new season, it'll take maybe another year before you see it.

[Raph's Girl]

I will take a look cause I'm big Marvel fan & I think the little toys are cool. Might be a good show for my son. Btw, what channel does this supposed to air again?

It's airing on Cartoon Network starting Sept 19th

Meanwhile enjoy the new trailer! Looks like Asgard is now over the city park and the Squad's HQ is a SHIELD Helicarrier.

http://superherosquad.marvel.com/?bcpid=35536614001&bctid=35422251001

[Raph's Girl]

Mark yer calenders for Sept 14th! At 7pm on Cartoon Network they will be airing 2 eps of Marvel Super Hero Squad. The series officially premiers on Sept 19th.

[Cure]

That trailer was awesome.

[Hordak]

Thanks! I will have to remember to set the DVR!

[Raph's Girl]

Some new character pics:

Fin Fang Foom (who is wearing black pants.....which is wrong....they should be purple...):

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0909/10/shs2.jpg

Iron Man (4 fingers? )
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0909/10/shs3.jpg

Human Torch:
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0909/10/shs1.jpg

[Raph's Girl]

Ack! Seems the series started airing this morning in Canada!!

Only the pilot tho (while Cartoon Network will have 2 eps tomarrow night). So the series airs on teletoon 8:30am on Sundays.

[cqb101]

Fin Fang Foom's pants look purple to me...

[Cure]

Yeah, same here.

[Raph's Girl]

Fin Fang Foom's pants look purple to me...

Eh... Im colourblind....*lol*

Anyways... after watching the pilot I just have to say.....Well...um.. it's different.... My main issue is with the Silver Surfer. Dear Mikey Kelly....I realize you voiced Michelangelo in the 2007 film but did you HAVE to make Silver Surfer sound EXACTLY the same with the same personality?! Seriously. It's like Michelangelo got cosmic powers and lost his shell....:ohwell:

Also, not don't really how Fin Fang Foom was depicted as just one of Mole Man's monsters... :ohwell:

[Raph's Girl]

And after watching the 2nd ep I've come to realize that Capt America is just fraking insane....also Modok and Mole Man have the exact same voice....they're not even trying....

Also, Hawkeye is a total arse...

Oh and I hope the Inhumans show up. It seems that they will as a really cool Lockjaw fountain was shown...

[Brodie]

Shut your stupid face.

Hawkeye is LAW.

[Raph's Girl]

Looks like Super Hero Squad got renewed for a 2nd season.

Season 2 will feature Thanos (voiced by Jim Cummings! ) as the big bad apperantly (he kinda showed up in season 1).

The first season has for the most part been rather interesting. There's not really much character development. Except for maybe the Mayor (Stan Lee). My fave characters are Modok and Abomination. They're Doom's main lackies and remind me alot of Rocksteady and BeBop. :lol:

[Spitfire]

I tried watching this and I couldn't do it. I saw this and I was done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-BD0nEg8h8

The fact they got Ray Stevenson to do the voice just makes me groan even more. I guess you could see the humor behind it but the horrid dialogue and super deformed looked is just way too kiddie for me.

[Raph's Girl]

The fact they got Ray Stevenson to do the voice just makes me groan even more. I guess you could see the humor behind it but the horrid dialogue and super deformed looked is just way too kiddie for me.

Night at the Sanctorum was one of the more weirder eps. Their ship crashed and Falcon was blamed (again) so they spent much of the episode looking for a place to spend the night. Don't know why they didn't just go to the Fantastic Four or one of Iron Man's homes (Rhodey is in charge of Stark Enterprises cuz Tony's too busy playing hero BTW) is beyond me. When I first saw the ep I kept on wondering why Wolverine didn't go to the X-men...but since I saw the ep that actually showed them I understand. It's just a normal school for super powered beings (the episode where Captain America sends Logan back to school so he could graduate was....weird. Jean is uh er...the school cheerleader..yeah...Collosus is a jock and a foreign exchange student. *lol*).

Best part of Night at the Sanctorum was when they're walking down the street and Iron Man's looking at a list of possable places to stay "She Hulk? Well...maybe if it was just me..." :lol:

[The Stryker]

I guess you could see the humor behind it but the horrid dialogue and super deformed looked is just way too kiddie for me.

Psst......It's a show for children.

[Jester]

Psst......It's a show for children.
Psst...that doesn't mean that the quality has to suffer. Kids aren't just stupid vegetables who will watch anything you put in front of them.

[Cure]

Psst...that doesn't mean that the quality has to suffer. Kids aren't just stupid vegetables who will watch anything you put in front of them.

Spitfire didn't say the quality suffered. He said it was too kiddy for him. A show for kids.

[Spitfire]

Spitfire didn't say the quality suffered. He said it was too kiddy for him. A show for kids.

X-men, Batman, Justice League, Superman, Spider-man, Ninja Turtles, and The Tick are all kids shows too. The difference is those I can watch, and actually enjoy watching.

I could even watch "The Batman" to some extent and I've been watching "Wolverine and the X-men" and getting into it. I happen to enjoy animation and sadly enough they don't do much animation for adults so I have to settle for the stuff that comes out for kids. I'm just floored at how kiddy it is. I know it's a kids series but cartoons just seem to play it too safe nowadays.

[The Stryker]

Psst...that doesn't mean that the quality has to suffer. Kids aren't just stupid vegetables who will watch anything you put in front of them.

What crawled up your ass.....Oh right.

Who says the quality has suffered? It's a show made specifically for really young kids and they seem to enjoy it. Not every damn show that comes down the pipe has to appeal to everyone.

[odupianist]

I caught some of this while at the dentist one morning. I couldn't help but laugh at the fact that Mr. Bighead (from Rocko's Modern Life) plays Dr. Doom. I guess it's the little things.

[The Stryker]

Oh man. You don't know how long I was trying to place that voice.

[Raph's Girl]

Tidbits on Season 2:

Apperantly the 2nd season is gonna be more adventerous as they travel thru space, time, and different dimensions.

Some of the places they'll be visiting:
The Negative Zone: Is it sad that the first time the negative zone is shown on a tv show is a kiddy show?
Mt. Olympus: Oh gods... chibi Ares.....:lol: I wonder if Kevin Sorbo is gonna voice Hercules? Altho he's already voiced Kazar so maybe not.

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/1001/30/cortlane.htm

[odupianist]

Oh man. You don't know how long I was trying to place that voice.

Glad I could help. I don't know if I could ever watch the show again and get past that personally.

[Raph's Girl]

Season 2 news:

Molecule Man will be voiced by Fred Stoller

The Invaders will also appear (mostly Bucky, Toro, and Human Torch along with Capt America of course).

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/1005/10/index.htm

[Peanut]

I saw an episode of this last weekend during breakfast and I really wished something like this was on when I was younger. I thought it was really really neat. I honestly think people who "hate" this show need to get a god damn life. It's so clearly aimed towards kids that no one has a right to criticize it for being too kiddie.

[Moonlight1102]

I LOVE Super Hero Squad Show. In fact, I'm admin of the Super Hero Squad Show wiki. (I also go by the name BlindmelonKen and I have a Youtube account of the same name.)

http://superherosquadshow.wikia.com/wiki/The_Super_Hero_Squad_Show_Wiki

Feel free to check out the pages. :)