Marvel Studios Reportedly Considering Animated MCU Tie-Ins

Marvel Studios Reportedly Considering Animated MCU Tie-Ins

A new report from Emerald City Comic-Con states that the Marvel VP of Animation, Cort Lane, told fans that Marvel Studios is exploring animated tie-ins for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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By MarkJulian - Apr 03, 2015 05:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Avengers
Source: via MCU Exchange
Last weekend at Emerald City Comic-Con during the Marvel Animation panel, Marvel VP of Animation Cort Lane reportedly told fans in attendance that the House of Ideas is exploring animated tie-ins that connect to the MCU.  "I can't announce anything, but things are in the works," was Lane's reply to a fan question.  Exactly what these "things" are is anyone's guess.

Could the MCU be looking to launch an animated series on Disney XD that ties to the Marvel Cinematic Universe?  Currently, Avengers Assemble and Ultimate Spider-Man air on the cable network but neither of the shows have the same buzz among fans that Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes commanded.  Ultimate Spider-Man is currently in its third season while Avenges Assemble is currently in the middle of its second season run.  Neither show has been renewed yet.

Another possibility is that Marvel could jump into the direct-to-video genre which is currently where WB Animation enjoys great success.  From 2006-2011, Marvel Animation released a sting of DTV features to great success.  The more recent, Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United and Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United were not reviewed favorably by fans and critics alike.

A third option would be for Marvel to have animated shorts that play before their films or animated One-Shots that are included on a film's blu-ray/DVD release.

Where would you like the MCU to make an animated splash - as a Disney XD cartoon, DTV release or Marvel One-Shot? Take your ideas below to the comment section and keep the conversation going.

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bropous
bropous - 4/3/2015, 5:45 PM
NOW we're talkin'!!!!

PERFECT.
AgeOfLesbianSex
AgeOfLesbianSex - 4/3/2015, 5:45 PM
This is all epicness :D and i'm fapping to this while typeing LMAO
FirstAvenger
FirstAvenger - 4/3/2015, 5:46 PM
An animated sorry before the movie would be cool. Anything else, meh pass.
bropous
bropous - 4/3/2015, 5:46 PM
@VisionaryNPA: If they go back to Earth's Mightiest Heroes level of good, we got something.

Those Kang the Conqueror episodes were freaking EPIC. Coulda just taken the script to live action, and we would have had fanboy jism CREAM.
yonny616
yonny616 - 4/3/2015, 5:47 PM
Oh yeah. Bring it as long as they're good.
FirstAvenger
FirstAvenger - 4/3/2015, 5:47 PM
*short* not *sorry*
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 4/3/2015, 5:47 PM
If it's anything like their current batch of cartoons then they can forget about it!
MarkV
MarkV - 4/3/2015, 5:49 PM
String
String - 4/3/2015, 5:50 PM
Not a fan of the idea. But suppose it could be a way to get around the rights issue since Marvel/Disney has the animated rights to all the characters. I don't like to consider anything canon except what is in the live action productions.
beto
beto - 4/3/2015, 5:50 PM
Marvel toons are bad, I would be better if they incorporated X-Men without fixing FOX's timeline.

There I said it.
TheGhostTiger
TheGhostTiger - 4/3/2015, 5:50 PM
Marvel has over 70 years worth of stories to tell, so instead of coming up with an original idea, why not just lease the stories out to a good animation studio. Who wants to see a good adaptation of Avenger's Death Trap the Vault, Secret Wars, Ennis Punisher run on DTV?
Genaro
Genaro - 4/3/2015, 5:50 PM
Bring back Young Justice.
LegendaryOutlaw
LegendaryOutlaw - 4/3/2015, 5:50 PM
No. No. No.
MrAisA
MrAisA - 4/3/2015, 5:53 PM
Meh. Focus on some video games MARVEL.
BatHeis
BatHeis - 4/3/2015, 5:53 PM
I'd be somewhat okay with this, but blending live action and animated works to be in the same universe is tricky from a visual standpoint.
StewartGGriffin
StewartGGriffin - 4/3/2015, 5:53 PM
No.

I'm sorry, but no.
CombatWombat
CombatWombat - 4/3/2015, 5:54 PM
I mean ... as long as they're good. But if it's like "Ultimate Spider-Man" or that Hulk cartoon, no thanks.
ScottMontgomery
ScottMontgomery - 4/3/2015, 5:54 PM
Nooope.
Axiom
Axiom - 4/3/2015, 5:57 PM
DTV would be good, but Marvel need to step up their game when it comes to animation. They are decades behind what DC does. Granted, not every DC animation is great, but quite a few are absolute masterpieces. Marvel has absolutely nothing that comes even close to "Under The Red Hood", "JL New Frontier" or "All Star Superman". Which is a shame, there's not a lack of good stories to tell.
ManDeth
ManDeth - 4/3/2015, 5:57 PM
Fvck no!
Axiom
Axiom - 4/3/2015, 5:58 PM
Or DC Showcase for that matter. Even the Spectre one was good.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 4/3/2015, 5:59 PM
Marvel is traditionally pretty abysmal in animation (with some exceptions), but Disney has Pixar and their own very good animation studio. Plus, they are the best game in town for traditional animation... if anyone ever does that anymore...

Brad Bird could be the Bruce Timm of Marvel. Just try to wrap your head around that idea. Or what's Weisman up to nowadays?

Personally, I would like a standalone universe with casual crossover appeal (similar character designs/personalities for the characters), so they wouldn't be handcuffed by the canon and could do their own thing, but anything is better than nothing.
JamesMann
JamesMann - 4/3/2015, 5:59 PM
Nope no nah no thanks nadda bad touch
SpoonWielder
SpoonWielder - 4/3/2015, 6:01 PM
The whole point of a connected universe is the potential for these characters to share the screen together, you can't do that with animation tie-ins.

Please no.
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 4/3/2015, 6:01 PM
Actually, it'd be cool if they were separate and followed their source material almost exactly (like the animated DC movies)
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