Marvel Animation

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Marvel Animation
Type LLC subsidiary
Industry Entertainment
Founded January 25, 2008
Key people Eric S. Rollman, President
Products Animation
Services Licensing
Owner(s) The Walt Disney Company
Parent Marvel Studios
(Marvel Entertainment)[1]

Marvel Animation, LLC is an American animation production company. The Marvel Entertainment subsidiary was incorporated on January 25, 2008 to direct Marvel's efforts in animation and home entertainment markets. Marvel Animation on incorporation included then ongoing animation efforts by Marvel Studios with Lionsgate and Nickelodeon.[2][3]

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[edit] History

[edit] Background

Marvel Comics Group first entered the animated field through licensing to Grantray-Lawrence Animation for The Marvel Super Heroes anthology series in the 1966. Marvel worked with Grantray-Lawrence, Hanna-Barbera and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises on other animated series until 1980.

See main article: Marvel Productions

In 1980,[4] Cadence Industries would purchase the remainder of DePatie-Freleng Enterprises to form Marvel Productions.[5] Marvel Production was merged into New World Entertainment's operations with the Marvel Entertainment Group's sale to Andrews Group, a Perlman corporation, in 1989.[6] Marvel Productions became New World Animation by 1993.[7][8][9][10]

See Marvel Films

Marvel Entertainment Group then set up a division, Marvel Films, to work with New World Entertainment's New World Family Filmworks, Inc., both under Avi Arad as president.[8] Marvel Films Animation was set up and produced only a single show, Spider-Man (1994 TV series). During this time, New World Animation and Saban Entertainment produced additional shows, with Saban eventually taking over production.[9][10] In August 1996, Marvel Entertainment Group decided to incorporate Marvel Films as Marvel Studios with the sale of New World Communications Group, Inc., Marvel's fellow Andrews Group subsidiary in film and television stations, funded with a sale of Toy Biz stock.[11][12]

[edit] Animated features

In 2004, Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Comics' new parent corporation, struck a deal with Lions Gate Entertainment to produce a series of eight Marvel Animated Features[13] in conjunction with Marvel Studios, Marvel's direct film subsidiary. Eric Rollman was hired by Marvel as Executive Vice President, Home Entertainment & TV Production for Marvel Studios to oversee the deal with Lionsgate.[2]

[edit] Incorporated

In January 2008, Marvel Animation was incorporated in January 2008 to direct Marvel's efforts in animation and home entertainment markets including then animation efforts with Lionsgate and Nickelodeon. Marvel Entertainment named Eric Rollman as President of the company in April 2008.[2][3] In early 2009, a home distribution deal for The Super Hero Squad Show was inked with Shout! Factory. In April 2009, the Marvel Knights Animation series was announce to be under development with Shout! Factory to develop hybrid comic animation DVD series by converting existing material.[14] On December 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company purchased Marvel Animation with parent company Marvel Studios as part of the Marvel Entertainment group for $4 billion.[15] Both Marvel and Disney have stated that the merger will not affect any preexisting deals with Lionsgate or other production companies for the time being, although Disney said they will consider distributing future Marvel Animation projects with their own studios once the current deals expire.[16][17] With the creation of the Marvel Television division in June 2010 within Marvel Studios, Marvel Animation will operate under Marvel TV's direction.[1]

In July 2010, Marvel entered into Marvel Anime Partners with Madhouse to develop and produce the Marvel Anime project that will take famous Marvel characters and reintroduce them for a Japanese audience in a 12-part series to start premiering on Animax (late 2010) in Japan and G4 in the United States (summer 2011).[18][dated info]

[edit] Production library

[edit] Marvel Animated Features

All Marvel Animated Features[13] films that have been released or announced have been produced by MLG Productions, Marvel & Liongate's subsidiary group,[19][20] and have been released direct-to-video by Lionsgate. Currently the contract Marvel has with Lionsgate is for eight films,[13] all of which have been released as of 2011.

Year
 Film Gross
(US sales)		 Units
(US sales)		 Refs.
2006 Ultimate Avengers $6.7 million 553 k [21]
2006 Ultimate Avengers 2 $7.8 million 585 k [22]
2007 The Invincible Iron Man $5.3 million 419 k [23]
2007 Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme $3.9 million 257 k [24]
2008 Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow $3.5 million 275 k [25]
2009 Hulk Vs $7.3 million 488 k [26]
2010 Planet Hulk $5.4 million 384 k [27]
2011 Thor: Tales of Asgard $1.6 million 114 k [28]
Totals: $41.5 million 3,075 k

[edit] Animated series

Series Series Premiere Studio Network Episodes
Wolverine and the X-Men January 24, 2009 (US) Kickstart Productions
Toonz Entertainment		 Nicktoons[29] (US) 26
Iron Man: Armored Adventures April 24, 2009 (US) Luxanimation Nicktoons[29] (US) 52
The Super Hero Squad Show September 14, 2009 (US) Film Roman Cartoon Network (US) 52
Black Panther January 16, 2010
(Australia)		 Titmouse, Inc. ABC3 (Australia) 6
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes October 20, 2010 (US)[30] Film Roman Disney XD (US) 26 (26 more in production)
Forthcoming
Ultimate Spider-Man April 1, 2012[31][32] Marvel Animation
Film Roman		 Disney XD (US) 26 ordered
In development
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. 2013 Marvel Animation
Film Roman		 Disney XD[33] (US)

[edit] Marvel Anime

Main article: Marvel Anime
Series Series Premiere Studio Network Episodes
Iron Man October 1, 2010 (Japan)
July 29, 2011 (US)		 Madhouse Animax (Japan)
G4 (US)		 12
Wolverine January 7, 2011 (Japan)
July 29, 2011 (US)		 Madhouse Animax (Japan)
G4 (US)		 12
X-Men April 1, 2011 (Japan)
October 21, 2011 (US)		 Madhouse Animax (Japan)
G4 (US)		 12
Blade July 1, 2011 (Japan)
January 13, 2012 (US)		 Madhouse Animax (Japan)
G4 (US)		 12

[edit] Marvel Knights Animation

Marvel Knights Animation is a hybrid comic-animation series created by various comic artists. Episodes have been released on iTunes digitally and physically through Shout! Factory on DVD.[14][34]

Announced Slate[14]
Series Series Premiere Episodes DVD Release Date
Astonishing X-Men: Gifted September 28, 2010 6[35] September 28, 2010
Black Panther June 23, 2010 12 weekly[34] January 18, 2011
Iron Man: Extremis November 30, 2010 6[35] November 30, 2010
Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D. June 14, 2011
Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers March 28, 2011 4[36] September 13, 2011
Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous April 10, 2012

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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Isaac Perlmutter, CEO • EVP, Office of the Chief Executive: Alan Fine, John Turitzin • Joe Quesada (CCO)
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