Adaptations of the Avengers in other media | |
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Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
Original source | Comics published by Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The Avengers #1 (September 1963) |
Print publications | |
Novel(s) | The Avengers Battle the Earth-Wrecker (1967) The Man Who Stole Tomorrow (1979) Tomorrow Men (2006) Against All Enemies (2007) |
Films and television | |
Television show(s) |
The Avengers: United They Stand (1999) |
Games | |
Video game(s) | Captain America and the Avengers (1991) Avengers in Galactic Storm (1995) Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006) |
The Avengers are a fictional superhero team created by Marvel Comics that appear in comic books and various forms of media.
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Novels
- The Avengers Battle the Earth-Wrecker by Otto Binder was published as a mass market paperback novel by Bantam Books (F3569) in June 1967. The cover illustration depicts Captain America, Goliath; Hawkeye; Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch (the latter pair do not actually appear).
- The team also feature in the Pocket Books line of Marvel-based paperback novels of the late 1970s. Jim Shooter's short story "This Evil Undying" (1979) - featuring the robot Ultron as the villain - appeared as part of an anthology entitled The Marvel Superheroes,. The story was later adapted for the ongoing title.[1]
- The Man Who Stole Tomorrow (1979), a full-length novel by David Michelinie, describes the Avengers team battle with Kang the Conqueror in the 40th century.
- The Berkeley Boulevard imprint published several Avengers tie-ins, "each a team-up" with other superhero teams: with the X-Men against the Leader in Greg Cox's Gamma Quest trilogy (1999-2000) and with the Thunderbolts against Baron Zemo in Pierce Askegren's The Avengers & the Thunderbolts (1999).
- Pocket Books has published two tie-ins with the alternate universe team the Ultimates, being Michael Jan Friedman's Tomorrow Men (2006) and Alex Irvine's Against All Enemies (2007).
Animated series
- The Avengers appeared briefly in the 1966 The Marvel Superheroes Show.
- The team also made appearances in the 1980 Spider-Man series.
- The Fantastic Four animated series featured non-speaking cameos by The Avengers. In the Season 2 episode "To Battle the Living Planet" the Avengers assist the Fantastic Four in rescuing earthquake victims. The Avengers appear once more in "Doomsday" briefly fighting Dr. Doom. Aside from these, both Thor and The Hulk make guest appearances in episodes in speaking parts. It should also be noted the Avengers appearing in both episodes (Captain America, Iron Man, The Vision, Hercules, She-Hulk, Giant Man, and Wasp) don't fit with the roster shown in Avengers: United They Stand.
- In the X-Men animated series, an alternate version of The Avengers appeared in the episode "One Man's Worth". In a timeline in which Charles Xavier was murdered before founding the X-Men, Captain America is the leader of The Avengers, a taskforce of superhuman mutant hunters fighting a war against the Mutant Resistance led by Magneto.
The Avengers: United They Stand
The Avengers (also known as The Avengers: United They Stand), was an animated series consisting of thirteen episodes. It originally aired from October 30, 1999 to February 26, 2000, and was produced by Avi Arad and distributed by 20th Century Fox Television. This series featured a team composed of Ant-Man (leader); the Wasp; Wonder Man; Tigra; Hawkeye and the Scarlet Witch. The Falcon and the Vision were added to the roster in the opening episodes. Captain America and Iron Man only make one appearance while Thor only appears in the opening titles.
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Marvel announced in October 2008 that its Marvel Animation division and the outside studio Film Roman would produce an Avengers animated TV series, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, for planned broadcast in 2011.[2] In an interview with Phil LaMarr, it was revealed that Thor and the Absorbing Man will be voiced by Rick D. Wasserman, the Hulk will be voiced by Fred Tatasciore, Ant-Man will be voiced by Wally Wingert, the Wasp will by voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Hawkeye will by voiced by Chris Cox, JARVIS and Wonder Man will be voiced by Phil LaMarr, Pepper Potts will be voiced by Dawn Olivieri, and Balder will be voiced by Nolan North.[3] LaMarr also confirmed that Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, Loki, and Odin would appear in the show, though he did not reveal their voice actors.[3]
Film
Marvel Animation Films
Ultimate versions of the Avengers have been the basis for two animated films, Ultimate Avengers and Ultimate Avengers 2.
Marvel Studios Films
Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios are scheduled to release the live-action film The Avengers on May 4, 2012.[4][5] Iron Man director Jon Favreau is executive producing.
Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle will be playing Iron Man and War Machine respectively. Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston will be reprising their roles as Thor and Loki as well.[6] Samuel L. Jackson signed on to play Nick Fury as part of an unprecedented deal with Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures for nine pictures, including The Avengers and its respective sequels.[7] Scarlett Johansson, playing the Iron Man 2 role of Black Widow, will be in the film.[8] Edward Norton stated in an interview with MTV that he would like to appear in The Avengers and that he would be happy to see The Hulk as the villain.[9] Lou Ferrigno, who voiced Hulk in 2008's The Incredible Hulk, stated that he would be involved in the film.[10].
In October 2009 Favreau confirmed to MTV that he will not be directing The Avengers. He also commented on the difficulty on directing such a film stating; "It's going to be hard, because I was so involved in creating the world of Iron Man and Iron Man 2 is very much a tech-based hero, and then with 'Avengers' you're going to be introducing some supernatural aspects because of Thor... How you mix the two of those works very well in the comic books, but it's going to take a lot of thoughtfulness to make that all work and not blow the reality that we've created."[11]
In a January 26, 2010 interview with SFX, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed that the Hulk would appear in the film.[12]
Video and computer games
The Avengers feature in the arcade and console game Captain America and the Avengers (1991); Avengers in Galactic Storm (1995); Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006) and its sequel Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009).
References
- ^ Avengers #201 - 202 (Nov. - Dec. 1980)
- ^ Marvel Comics press release: "Announcing Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, October 8, 2008
- ^ a b Jenna Busch (2010-02-08). "AVENGERS Animated Assembling w/ Phil Lamarr". Newsarama. http://www.newsarama.com/tv/Lamarr-Avengers-Animated-100208.html. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "Sony and Marvel Studios Set New Release Dates!". Superhero Hype!. 2009-03-11. http://www.superherohype.com/news/spider-mannews.php?id=8161. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ Marvel Entertainment (2008-10-29). "Downey Jr., Favreau & Cheadle Suit Up for The Avengers!". Superhero Hype!. http://www.superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=7763. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ^ Profile on Marvel Studios with Big Updates from Kevin Feige
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i57845f198f95ed938a79d4a806b64e68
- ^ Nikki Finke (2009-03-11). "Another Iron Man 2 Deal". Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily. http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/another-iron-man-2-exclusive-scarlett-johannson-will-replace-emily-blunt-in-iron-man-2/. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ Ditzian, Eric; Josh Horowitz (September 24, 2009). "Edward Norton Open To Returning As The Hulk For Avengers Movie". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1622158/story.jhtml. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ YouTube (2008-12-16). "Nuke The Fridge Interviews Lou Ferrigno". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmLT0tmSrWY. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ Rick Marshall (2009-10-14). "EXCLUSIVE: Jon Favreau Won't Direct 'Avengers,' Explains 'Iron Man 2' Tie-In Process". MTV News. http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/10/14/exclusive-jon-favreau-wont-direct-avengers-explains-iron-man-2-tie-in-process/. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ "Kevin Feige on Upcoming Marvel Studios Films". SFX/Superhero Hype!. Magazine January 26, 2010. http://www.superherohype.com/news/thornews.php?id=9019. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
External links
- Avengers at the Internet Movie Database
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