Disney XD’s ‘Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man: Avenging Spider-Man’ on DVD in February
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has advised us that it will be releasing the popular ‘Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man’ series from Disney XD on Disney DVD on February 5, 2013, complete with exclusive bonus footage not available anywhere else.
Over the past year, Peter Parker has been saving New York City from evil villains as the masked hero, Spider-Man while balancing his heroics with homework and friends. When S.H.I.E.L.D. Director, Nick Fury, offers Peter the chance to raise his game to the next level…to become The Ultimate Spider-Man, Midtown High becomes a secret operations base for young heroes under the watchful eye of Fury and the school’s new principal, Agent Coulson. Spidey takes on S.H.I.E.L.D. missions across the Marvel Universe, encounters new villains, and battles his biggest threat yet…teen high school drama, in this funny and action–packed new series!
Each disc contains six episodes from the series as follows:
- Disc One: Great Power, Great Responsibility, Doomed, Freaky, For Your Eye Only, I Am Spider-Man
- Disc Two: Flight of the Iron Spider, Exclusive, Field Trip, Home Sick Hulk, Run Pig Run, Not a Toy
‘Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man’ features the vocal talents of Drake Bell as Spider-Man, Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson, Logan Miller as Sam Alexander/Nova, Caitlyn Taylor Love as Ava Ayala/White Tiger, Greg Cipes as Danny Rand/Iron Fist, Ogie Banks as Luke Cage/Power Man, Tara Strong as Mary-Jane, Steven Weber as Norman Osborn, Tom Kenny as Doctor Octopus, Chi McBride as Nick Fury and J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson.
Categories: DVD/Blu-Ray, Television Tags: Animation, Clark Gregg, Disney XD, Drake Bell, Marvel, Spider-Man, Spiderman, Tara Strong, television, Tom Kenny, Ultimate Spider-Man
Disney XD Teases Footage of New Series for 2012
Via its official YouTube channel, Disney XD has released the following promo which highlights new and returning series in 2012. The new series being teased amongst the clips include ‘TRON Uprising,’ ‘Motorcity,’ ‘Lab Rats’ and ‘Ultimate Spider-Man.’
In ‘TRON Uprising’ — which takes place between both of the films, one young man named Beck (Elijah Wood) must join forces with the legendary hero Tron to free his home city when the computer world of The Grid is taken over by an evil tyrant. Under Tron’s tutelage, Beck will take on a secret identity to fight back, bringing a superhero sensibility to the world of Tron. Also starring in ‘TRON Uprising’ are the vocal talents of Mandy Moore, Paul Reubens and Bruce Boxleitner as Tron. According to the junior novelization description on Amazon.com, the animated film will premiere in spring, followed by the series in summer.
In ‘Motorcity,’ teenager Mike Chilton leads a group of rebels called The Burners in a futuristic Detroit in which personal freedoms including cars have been banned by billionaire and city-owner Abraham Kane. The Burners have retreated to an underground city where they maintain and customize their fleet of hotrods and pursue their quest to stop Kane from taking over the world. The series features the voice talent of Reid Scott as Mike Chilton, Nate Torrence as Chuck, Katie Micucci as Julie, Kel Mitchell as Luv, Jess Harnell as Texas, Brian Doyle Murray as Jacob, Jim Breuer as Tooley and Mark Hamill as Abraham Kane.
‘Lab Rats’ will be the first of the new series to premiere, on February 27, while ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ will make its Disney XD debut on April 1, 2012.
Categories: Television Tags: Disney XD, DXD, Lab Rats, Motorcity, Tron, TRON: Uprising, Ultimate Spider-Man
‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ to Debut on Disney XD in April
We have learned that the widely anticipated animated series Ultimate Spider-Man, based on the Marvel comic title of the same name, will debut on Disney XD on April 1, 2012. The show will be the centerpiece of a programming block dedicated to Marvel properties.
The series follows Peter Parker (Drake Bell) one year after he became Spider-Man. Still learning how to make the most of his powers, he is approached by Nick Fury (Chi McBride) of S.H.I.E.L.D. who promises to help Peter, but first Peter must learn to work as a team with his fellow teenaged superheroes. Expected to appear in the series are Tony Stark/Iron Man (Adrian Pasdar), Norman Osborn (Steven Weber), J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons), Agent/Principal Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg), Wasp, Captain America, Hulk and Thor.
The series is being produced by Marvel Animation and Film Roman.
Categories: Television Tags: Disney XD, DXD, Marvel, Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man

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