Just like with DC, Marvel has signed a deal with Lego to produce playsets and characters based on Marvel Comic Book Characters. The line will be called “Lego Super Heroes Marvel Collection” and will draw from the Avengers, X-Men and Spider-Man titles.
Hulk S.M.A.S.H.ed!
ICv2 is reporting that at Comic Con this last weekend Jeph Loeb announced that Disney XD has a Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. in development. This is a new animated series that is being looked at to get Tween and Teen boys into watching. This is one of the primary reasons Disney purchased Marvel is because they had no properties that drew in the young boy viewers. We will probably see more of this coming out from Disney as the years progress.
AMV of the Week
Marvel Shifting to Day and Date
ICv2 is reporting that Marvel is taking a page from DC Comics. Marvel has announced that the major Spider-Man and X-Men titles starting with Amazing Spider-Man #666 will be day and date digital.
Amazing Spider-Man Trailer
Captain Amercia Hits Theaters This Weekend
Batman Live, Hmmm…
Marvel Thanking U.S. Armed Services
Marvel’s site is announcing that they and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service will be giving away a free special Captain America comic to soldiers, that celebrates the soldiers in today’s Armed Forces. This special issue will be available in U.S. Exchange Services first and then will hit the foreign Exchange Services. The story centers around Captain America’s effect on his fellow soldiers and will also give readers a sneak peak of the upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger. The comic is written by William Harms and illustrated by Shawn Martinbrough.
http://marvel.com/news/story/16294/a_free_captain_america_comic_for_us_soldiers
Thor 2 in the Works
ICv2’s site is reporting that a sequel to Thor as been green lite. The release is scheduled for July 26, 2013. So we get Avengers next Summer and Thor the Summer after.