We have news of an animated Avengers series coming to TV in 2011. The following scoop is made available to us thanks to the good people over at the movieweb:
Marvel Animation, a division of Marvel Entertainment, is beginning production on The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, a new animated series timed to come out in 2011, just in time for the theatrical releases of The First Avenger: Captain America and The Avengers. The Hollywood Reporter reports that the series will be produced by Film Roman, the same company behind The Simpsons and King of the Hill.
I like superhero team cartoons. As a kid I watched Super Friends (Justice League) and had peculiar and perverse dreams about wrestling with the boobs of Giganta. Ongoing episodic television allows you to slowly unwrap details about everyone on the team and is a much better format than film in this regard. You don’t have to worry about stuffing all the details into one outing.
I am all for an Avengers cartoon and think that having it launch alongside the movie is just plain smart. It also means another batch of nifty toys.
