Marvel Announces Thor Animated Series

[GrnMarvl14]

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While Marvel has recently shelved the idea of Hulk: Gamma Corps animated series, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that a Thor animated series is coming in 2010. The new series will debut after the live action film starring the character.

According to the trade, Marvel Animation is developing and self-producing 26 half hour episodes which will follow Thor’s adventures on Asgard and beyond. Supporting cast will include Balder the Brave, the Warriors Three and Loki.

From Hollywood Reporter: Marvel president of animation Eric Rollman said the series is part of the company's plan to follow each live-action movie with an animated series and "offer a continued awareness in the marketplace." It already is in production on cartoon series "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes," which will be available for broadcast in 2011, in time for Marvel Studios' releases of the live-action "The First Avenger: Captain America" and "The Avengers."

Marvel’s Wolverine and the X-Men is slated to debut on Nickelodeon’s Nicktoons network in January. Iron Man: Armored Avengers is slated to debut in 2009 as well.

It's nice to see Marvel getting smart and following up the movies with animated series. Wonder if this means we'll eventually get a Deadpool cartoon if that movie ever sees the light of day. But until then...we get Thor. Which I'm happy about. Lot of good stuff they can do with Thor, and a lot of stuff that will translate well into a Masters of the Universe-like cartoon.

 

[Zeta]

A Deadpool cartoon wouldn't last long, but I would imagine it'd be the funniest thing ever.

 

[Wonder Happiny]

I wonder who is doing the voice of Thor?

 

[GrnMarvl14]

I kinda like the guy who's doing his voice in Hulk Vs.