Spider-Man, X-Men and Zombies Wow Comic-Con at Marvel’s First Animated Panel

Marvel Studios gave thousands of fans a huge stir when they launched their first panel focused on their growing roster of animated content.

The launch and expansion follow the studio’s inaugural series, And yes…?, won three Emmy nominations. Feedback on the show saw Marvel greenlight a second season and announce last year’s series as Spider-Man: The First YearA revival of the 90’s X-Men cartoon titled X Men ’97and a series of shorts, I am groot. All these series were shown during the panel, provoking cheers from the loyal crowd.

“When we did the first season And yes…?, we realized we wanted to do more,” said Brad Winderbaum, director of broadcast, television and animation at Marvel Studios. The longtime Marvel executive, who started out in the studio’s live-action division, said animation was his gateway to film and comics. “It means a lot to expand the MCU into new areas. Animation is a great way to do this. “

Joining him was another longtime Marvel member Ryan Meinerding, head of visual development, who focused on his main work in live action. During the mining scene, Marvel emphasized that they are taking the animated series as seriously as their other endeavors.

“It’s not much different,” Meinerding said. “We’ve been getting to know the filmmakers from the start, delving into the comics to find the most iconic things to work on.”

With preliminary meetings and the addition of key creative actors – Brian Andrews, Director And yes…? and executive producer wonderful zombies; AC Bradley, writer and executive producer And yes…?; Beau DeMayo, writer and executive producer X Men ’97; Kirsten Lepore, Writer, Director and Executive Producer I am groot; and Jeff Trammell, writer and executive producer Spider-Man: The First Year -Marvel entered the presentation.

I am groot There will be a short five-part series featuring the beloved Guardians of the Galaxy The character gets involved in various pranks and dances through new worlds. The computer-animated shorts debuted on Disney+ on August 10, and executives announced during a Friday afternoon panel that a second batch of five episodes is already in the works.

The hero of few words returns. 🌱#ImGrootA collection of five original shorts will begin streaming on August 10th. @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/byL1nVD8bV

— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 22, 2022

Spider-Man: The First Year will see Peter Parker in high school with a bunch of new friends and a bunch of villains including Chameleon, Rhino, Unicorn, Doctor Octopus and Scorpion. Doctor Strange will appear in the Disney+ series, as will Daredevil, voiced by actor Charlie Cox, who plays the live-action version of the character. but first year student Not premiering until 2024, the aptly titled second season was announced. Spider-Man: Year Two

While no images were shown, Marvel has revealed several character designs. The influence was Steve Ditko-meets-Alex Toth and it included a diverse and reimagined cast of supporting characters. For example, Parker’s best friend in the series will be a girl named Nico Minoru, who is also known as a character from the superhero group Marvel Runaways. Spider-Man’s costume is handmade and doesn’t have the look that audiences most recognize, as the producers wanted to “give him something to grow from”.

And yes…?, which was the MCU’s first animated series, reimagines key MCU moments with multiple possibilities. A second season has been announced for release in 2023, with a third season already in development. Captain Carter, Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, Black Widow, and Doctor Strange will appear in season two along with new MCU entries like Shang-Chi. Season two will feature a medieval episode set in 1602 and a racing episode featuring Valkyrie and Iron Man on the junk planet Sakkar. Thor: Ragnarok.

wonderful zombies one is rotated And yes…? The first episode of the season with immortal superheroes. The series includes zombie versions of Hawkeye, Captain Marvel, Scarlet Witch and a Captain America split in half, while living characters include Yelena. Open the windowby Katie Shang Chi and Jimmy Woo WandaVision.

Perhaps no other series has had such an enthusiastic response. X-Men ’97. A blockbuster Saturday morning cartoon, the original series was a forerunner to the wave of live-action comic book movies that emerged in the early 2000s, and Marvel, with the original voice actors and the show’s creators, obeyed. aware of his legacy and influence.

“It’s a great legacy,” admitted executive producer De Maio. He also noted that the series will be the first on-screen content to feature an outside group of mutants since Disney acquired 21st Century Fox.

First sight X Men ’97Coming out in the fall of 2023, it showed Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee, Cyclops, Storm, Jean Gray, and Beast lining up outside the Xavier Institute. The second image featured Cable, Bishop, Forge, Morph, Nightcrawler, and Sunspot. It was revealed that in the new animated series, Magneto will be the new leader of the X-Men, while Mr. Sinister will assume the title of main villain. the second season X Men ’97 Already working with the Newton brothers (The Curse of the Hill House) marking the series.

De Maio said the show will retain its ’90s identity as much as possible: “It’s a great show. It’s about who wants to kiss whom, who looks at whom awkwardly. … That’s who they are in essence.”

He also said the show will continue to address issues of prejudice, which unfortunately the world has yet to face. “I am a gay survivor, an adopted black child living in Florida. This show taught me to be who I am. For the good or for the bad, [X-Men] it’s eternal. And the world has a lot to learn from them.”