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| Type | LLC subsidiary |
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | January 25, 2008 |
| Headquarters | Glendale, California |
| Key people | Eric S. Rollman, President Eric Radomski, SVP[1] |
| Products | Animation |
| Services | Production Licensing |
| Parent | Marvel Television/Marvel Studios[2] |
| Divisions | Marvel Animation Studios[3] |
Marvel Animation, LLC is an American animation production company. The Marvel Studios 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.[4][5] Marvel Animation operates under the Marvel Television division of Marvel Studios.[2]
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Background [edit]
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. In 1980,[6] Cadence Industries would purchase the remainder of DePatie-Freleng Enterprises to form Marvel Productions.[7] Marvel Productions was merged into New World Entertainment's operations with the Marvel Entertainment Group's sale to Andrews Group, a Perlman corporation, in 1989.[8] Marvel Productions became New World Animation by 1993.[8][9][10][11] 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.[9] Marvel Films Animation was set up and produced only a single show, Spider-Man in 1994. During this time, New World Animation and Saban Entertainment produced additional shows, with Saban eventually taking over production.[10][11] 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.[12][13]
Animated features [edit]
In 2004, Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Comics' new parent corporation, struck a deal with Lions Gate Entertainment to produce a series of eight direct-to-video animated movies under the name of Marvel Animated Features[14] 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.[4]
History [edit]
Incorporated [edit]
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.[4][5] 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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17][18] With the creation of the Marvel Television division in June 2010 within Marvel Studios, Marvel Animation will operate under Marvel TV's direction.[2] In July 2010, Marvel entered into Superhero 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 premier on Animax in Japan and G4 in the United States.[19][20]
In 2012, Marvel established its Marvel Animation Studios division based in Glendale, California under Senior Vice President Eric Radomski.[1][3] Following up on early anime productions in the Superhero Anime Partners, Marvel has repartnered with Madhouse and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan as SH DTV Partners for a direct to video anime feature film, Iron Man: Rise of Technovore.[21][22] In June 2012, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced they were in development with Marvel to make a film of Big Hero 6.[23] At San Diego Comic-Con in July, Marvel Television announced a second "season" of Marvel Knights Animation with Shout Factory and the involved titles.[24] In October 2012, Marvel Animation Studios announced its first production, a direct to video film, Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United, to be released in 2013.[25]
Units and partnerships [edit]
- MLG Productions 1, Inc. - MLG Productions 8, Inc.(2006-2011) Marvel Animated Features joint venture with Lionsgate
- Superhero Anime Partners (2010-2011)[20]
- Marvel Animation Studios (2012–present)[3]
- SH DTV Partners (2012-2013)[22]
Production library [edit]
Animated series [edit]
Co-productions [edit]
| Series | Series Premiere | Series End | Partner Studio | Network | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes | September 2, 2006 | February 10, 2010 | Moonscoop |
Cartoon Network | 26 |
| Wolverine and the X-Men | January 24, 2009 | November 29, 2009 | Kickstart Productions Toonz Entertainment |
Nicktoons[26] | 26 |
| Iron Man: Armored Adventures | April 24, 2009 | July 3, 2012 (Australia) July 25, 2012 (US) |
Luxanimation | Nicktoons[26] | 52 |
| The Super Hero Squad Show | September 14, 2009 | October 14, 2011 | Film Roman | Cartoon Network | 52 |
| The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | October 20, 2010[27] | June 28, 2012 (Australia) May 5, 2013 (US) |
Film Roman | Disney XD[27] | 52 |
| Ultimate Spider-Man | April 1, 2012[28] | TBA | Disney XD[28] | 52 ordered |
Marvel Anime [edit]
| 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) |
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| X-Men | April 1, 2011 (Japan) October 21, 2011 (US) |
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| Blade | July 1, 2011 (Japan) January 13, 2012 (US) |
Marvel Animation Studios [edit]
| Series | Series Premiere | Series End | Partner Studio | Network | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In development | |||||
| Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | August 11, 2013[29] | Disney XD[29] | |||
| Marvel's Avengers Assemble | July 7, 2013[29] | Disney XD[29] | |||
Direct to video [edit]
Co-productions [edit]
Marvel Animated Features [edit]
All Marvel Animated Features[14] films that have been released or announced have been produced by MLG Productions, Marvel & Lionsgate's subsidiary group,[30][31] and have been released direct-to-video by Lionsgate. Currently the contract Marvel has with Lionsgate is for eight films,[14] all of which have been released as of 2011.
| Year |
Film | Number | Gross (US sales) |
Units (US sales) |
Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ultimate Avengers | 1 | $6,713,941 | 554,913 | [32] |
| 2006 | Ultimate Avengers 2 | 2 | $7,866,932 | 587,730 | [33] |
| 2007 | The Invincible Iron Man | 3 | $5,255,593 | 420,016 | [34] |
| 2007 | Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme | 4 | $3,930,566 | 258,462 | [35] |
| 2008 | Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow | 5 | $3,765,837 | 304,243 | [36] |
| 2009 | Hulk Vs | 6 | $7,523,162 | 509,206 | [37] |
| 2010 | Planet Hulk | 7 | $5,579,067 | 404,614 | [38] |
| 2011 | Thor: Tales of Asgard | 8 | $2,300,286 | 159,875 | [39] |
| Totals: | $42,935,384 | 3,199,059 | |||
Others [edit]
| Year |
Film | Number | Gross (US sales) |
Units (US sales) |
Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Iron Man: Rise of Technovore | Anime 1 | [21] | ||
| 2013 | Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United | Studios 1 | [40] |
Marvel Knights Animation [edit]
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.[15]
- Slate[15]
| Series | Series Premiere | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D. | August 19, 2009 (iTunes) | 5 |
| Astonishing X-Men: Gifted | October 27, 2009 (iTunes) | 6[41] |
| Iron Man: Extremis | April 16, 2010 (iTunes) | 6[41] |
| Black Panther | January 16, 2010 (TV, Australia) June 23, 2010 (iTunes) November 15, 2011 (TV, US) |
6 (original) 12 weekly[42] |
| Thor / Loki: Blood Brothers | March 14, 2011 (iTunes) | 4[43] |
| Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous | April 10, 2012 (DVD) | 6 |
| Astonishing X-Men: Torn | August 14, 2012 (DVD) | 6 |
| Astonishing X-Men: Unstoppable | November 13, 2012 | 6 |
| Second Season[24] | ||
| Inhumans | April 23, 2013 | 1 |
| Wolverine: Origin | July 9, 2013 | 1 |
| Wolverine: Weapon X | ||
| Wolverine Vs Hulk | ||
| The Eternals | ||
See also [edit]
References [edit]
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- ^ "Toy Biz, Inc. Prospectus". NYSE.com. New York Stock Exchange. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ a b c Harvey, James. "Direct-To-Video "Marvel Animated Features" Line Plans For Future Releases". Marvel Animation Age. toonzone.net. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c Brooks, Tamara. "Shout! Factory, Marvel Animation team up for ‘Marvel Knights’ on DVD". Misfits of Scifi. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
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- ^ Fixmer, Andy; Rabil, Sarah (September 1, 2009). "Disney’s Marvel Buy Traps Hollywood in Spider-Man Web (Update2)". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ "Marvel Anime to Run on G4 in the United States". Anime News Network. July 23, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ^ a b "コピーライト一覧 (Copyright List)". marvel-japan.com. Marvel Japan. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "Marvel and Sony Announce New IRON MAN Animated Feature". newsarama.com. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "Madhouse, Marvel Team Up Again for New Iron Man: Rise of Technovore Film". AnimeNewsNetwork.com. October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ Breznican, Anthony (June 29, 2012). "Disney Animation teams up with Marvel for 'Big Hero 6' -- BREAKING". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ a b Wheeler, Andrew (July 17, 2012). "Marvel Television Presents: Animated Hulks, Animated Avengers, and Marvel Knights Season Two [SDCC]". comicsalliance.com. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
- ^ Breznican, Anthony (October 4, 2012). "'Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United': First Look at Marvel Animation's debut movie -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ a b "Wolverine, Iron Man To Nicktoons". AWN, Inc. March 18, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
- ^ a b "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Premieres Oct. 20". Superhero Hype!. September 20, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ a b "Animated Ultimate Spider-Man Coming to Disney XD". Superhero Hype. April 13, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
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- ^ DeMott, Rick (December 3, 2007). "Ratatouille Cooks Up Most Annie Nominations". AWN News. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
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- ^ "Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther - DVD Sales". The Numbers. Nash Information Service. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
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- ^ "Doctor Strange - DVD Sales". The Numbers. Nash Information Service. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ "The Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow - DVD Sales". The Numbers. Nash Information Service. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
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- ^ "Planet Hulk - DVD Sales". The Numbers. Nash Information Service. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
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External links [edit]
- Official Twitter Page
- Marvel Animated Features - official site
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