John Ary here with a quick look at Marvel's upcoming animation projects for TV. Rich Sands of TV Guide spoke with Jeph Loeb and Joe Quesada about a new show featuring 5 Hulks and a new program that more closely resembles their latest blockbuster called Marvel's Avengers Assemble. Loeb confirmed that there will be a Hulk-centric cartoon:
"We're taking characters that already exist in the Marvel Universe — because it's very important to us that it all begins with [the comic-book] publishing. That cast is Hulk; the Red Hulk; Skaar, who's the teenage barbarian Hulk, She-Hulk — who's actually been a character in the Marvel Universe for 30 years; and a relatively new character, A-Bomb. He's more of a Blue Hulk. And together they are Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H."
It's an interesting idea, but outside of Galactus or Thanos armed with the Infinity Gauntlet who could defeat a team of Hulks?
As for a replacement to the awesomely amazing Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (a small tear rolls down my cheek as I think about the show's cancellation), it sounds like it will be based heavily on The Avengers with one noticeable exception. Quesada says that Falcon will now be part of the team:
"Falcon is going to be the eyes of the viewer. He's a new member of the Avengers so he's walking through our stories wide-eyed and with wonder and amazed to be a part of it. He's a little younger than the rest of the cast and a little greener, so he adds an interesting dimension to the team that we think will play really well with the audience."
It almost sounds like he's a psuedo-replacement for Coulson, which is a shame. I would have liked to have seen a zombie Clark Gregg in a tattered black suit join the Avengers.
You can read more about these new projects and the upcoming season of Ultimate Spider-Man here.
