Marveltvnews.com reported that the upcoming Hulk and the agents of SMASH cartoon, debuting early 2013, is similar in tone to the current Ultimate Spider-man cartoon. According to their sources:
- Hulk Agents of SMASH, is a bit different than Ultimate Spider-man, but still geared towards children. with very simple, under-explained plots.
- The show is described as a mindless action series, with no character development and no intelligent stories.
- Characters backgrounds are not going to be explored, but only touched upon (The site gives example of Nova, Luke Cage, Iron fist and White tiger from Ultimate Spider-man)
- While the site reports no Cut away gags, and breaking the 4th wall, there are some episodes where the characters are talking directly to the camera, as in a reality TV shows, where each member of the hulk team gives his thoughts on the plot’s situation.
The website also drops a rumor regarding Ultimate Spider-man ratings, that Marvel has so far denied to release. According to marveltvnews.com, the ratings of the most controversial Marvel cartoon are okay have been dropping since the 3rd episode "Doomed". The site claims that DisneyXD is trying to figure out if the show'initial success (rating wise) is to be attributed to the Avengers Earth's mightiest heroes, which airs right after Ultimate Spider-man, and would be testing the idea by putting Avengers EMH on short hiatus, while airing new Ultimate Spider-man episodes.
The rest of the article touches upon Marvel's inside conflict regarding Ultimate Spider-man as well as hints at the future of Marvel animation. You can read the full article at the source