| Adaptations of the Avengers in other media | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
| Original source | Comics published by Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Avengers #1 (September 1963) |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) |
Marvel's The Avengers (2012) Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) |
| Television show(s) |
The Avengers: United They Stand (1999) The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010) Avengers Assemble (2013) |
| Games | |
| Video game(s) |
Captain America and the Avengers (1991) Avengers in Galactic Storm (1995) |
The Avengers are a fictional superhero team created by Marvel Comics that appear in comic books and various forms of media.
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.[1] The story was later adapted for the ongoing title.[2]
- 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.[3]
- 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)[4] and with the Thunderbolts against Baron Zemo in Pierce Askegren's The Avengers and the Thunderbolts (1999).[5]
- Pocket Books published two tie-ins with the alternate universe team the Ultimates: Michael Jan Friedman's Tomorrow Men (2006)[6] and Alex Irvine's Against All Enemies (2007).[7]
- Marvel Comics published Alisa Kwitney's New Avengers: Break-Out (2013) as a tie-in to the live-action Avengers film. Inspired by both the movie and the New Avengers comic books, it featured Captain America, [[:wikipedia:Iron Man|, Spider-Man, Luke Cage, Spider-Woman, Hawkeye and Black Widow.[8]
Television[]
- Main article: The Avengers: United They Stand
- Adaptations of Avengers stories appeared in the The Marvel Super Heroes (1966), primarily in the "Captain America" and "The Incredible Hulk" segments. The series ran in syndication five days a week, with "Captain America" featured on Monday's episode; "The Incredible Hulk" on Tuesday; "Iron Man" on Wednesday; "Thor" on Thursday, and the "Sub-Mariner" on Friday.
- The team also made appearances in the 1981 Spider-Man series.
- The Fantastic Four animated series featured non-speaking cameos by The Avengers. In the season two 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.
- 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 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 [[:wikipedia:Iron Man| only make one appearance while Thor only appears in the opening titles and would've appeared in the proposed season two.
- The Marvel Animation division and the outside studio Film Roman produced an Avengers animated TV series, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, which began broadcast in 2010.[9] The show debuted on Disney XD in Fall 2010 starting with a 20 part micro-series.[10] The series features a team based on the roster for the original Avengers, composed of Ant-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, and the Wasp, with Captain America, Black Panther, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, Vision, and Spider-Man later joining the ranks.[11]
- A group of heroes assembled in the Iron Man: Armored Adventures season finalle, "The Makluan Invasion", appears to be a variation of the Avengers team. It consistes of Iron Man, War Machine, Rescue, Hawkeye, General Nick Fury, Black Widow, Grey Hulk, and the Black Panther.
- Marvel announced The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes would not be renewed for a third season, but cancelled for a new series Avengers Assemble!. The roster consists of Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Falcon.
- A Japanese anime series, Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, is currently in production by Toei Animation and will begin airing in Japan in Spring 2014. Targeted at boys aged 6–12, the story revolves around a group of youths that can use special discs to transform into the Avengers, who were sealed in the discs by Loki. Avengers confirmed to appear include Captain America, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, and the Wasp.[12]
Film[]
Screenshot from the 2012 Marvel Studios film, The Avengers.
Animated[]
- Main article: Ultimate Avengers
- Marvel Animation has produced two animated films based upon the Ultimate incarnations of the Avengers; Ultimate Avengers and Ultimate Avengers 2.
- Children of the Avengers are featured in the animated film; Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow.
- The team will appear in the upcoming anime film Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher. Avengers confirmed to appear include Black Widow, Iron Man, Thor, War Machine, Hulk, Hawkeye and Captain Marvel.[13]
Live action[]
- Main article: The Avengers (2012 film)
Marvel Studios released the live-action film Marvel's The Avengers on May 4, 2012.[14][15] Joss Whedon wrote and directed the film.[16] It is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Cast team members include Robert Downey, Jr. as [[:wikipedia:Iron Man|,[17] Chris Evans as Captain America,[18] Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / The Hulk,[19] Chris Hemsworth as Thor,[20] Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow,[21] Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye,[22] and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.[23]
A sequel, Avengers: Age of Ultron,[24] written and directed by Joss Whedon, is scheduled to be released on May 1, 2015.[25] The film will feature all the Avengers returning from the first film,[26] and introduce new team meambers Scarlet Witch, portrayed by Elizabeth Olsen,[27] and Quicksilver, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson.[28]
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), its sequel Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009), and Avengers: Battle for Earth (2012).
The team is also featured heavily in the social network game Marvel: Avengers Alliance (2012) and the mobile app game Avengers Initiative (2012).
Live performance[]
The Avengers will appear as the main characters in the live-action stage show Marvel Universe: LIVE!. The line-up in the show will feature [[:wikipedia:Iron Man|, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow, the Falcon, and Captain Marvel.[29]
See also[]
- Captain America in other media
- Hulk (comics) in other media
- Iron Man in other media
- Thor (Marvel Comics) in other media
References[]
- ↑ Shooter, Jim; Wein, Len (ed.); Wolfman, Marv (ed.) (1979). The Marvel Superheroes. Pocket Books. ISBN 9780671820916.
- ↑ Shooter, Jim; Michelinie, David (w), Pérez, George (p), Green, Dan (i). "The Evil Reborn" The Avengers 201 (November 1980)
Michelinie, David (w), Pérez, George (p), Esposito, Mike (i). "This Evil Undying" The Avengers 202 (December 1980) - ↑ Michelinie, David (1979). The Avengers: The Man Who Stole Tomorrow. Pocket Books. ISBN 9780671820930.
- ↑ Cox, Greg (1999). X-Men and the Avengers: Gamma Quest Book 1: Lost and Found. Berkley Books. ISBN 9780425169735.
Cox, Greg (1999). X-Men and the Avengers: Gamma Quest Book 2: Search and Rescue. Berkley Books. ISBN 9780425169896.
Cox, Greg (2000). X-Men and the Avengers: Gamma Quest Book 2: Friend or Foe?. Berkley Books. ISBN 9780425170380. - ↑ Askegren, Pierce (1999). The Avengers and the Thunderbolts. Berkley Books. ISBN 9780425166758.
- ↑ Friedman, Michael Jan (2006). The Ultimates: Tomorrow Men. Pocket Books. ISBN 9781416510659.
- ↑ Irvine, Alex (2007). The Ultimates: Against All Enemies. Pocket Books. ISBN 9781416510710.
- ↑ Kwitney, Alisa (2013). New Avengers: Breakout. Marvel Comics. ISBN 978-0785165163.
- ↑ Announcing Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Marvel Comics (October 14, 2008). Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved on 2010-09-13.
- ↑ Disney Announces The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Superhero Hype! (May 4, 2010). Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved on 2010-06-27.
- ↑ Iverson, Dan (July 25, 2010). SDCC 10: The Avengers Assemble On The Small Screen. IGN. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved on 2010-08-13.
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-23/toei-makes-disc-wars/avengers-anime-for-marvel
- ↑ Busis, Hillary (2014-01-21). 'Marvel's Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher': See the trailer here! EXCLUSIVE. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2014-01-21.
- ↑ "Sony and Marvel Studios Set New Release Dates!". Superhero Hype!. March 12, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. http://www.superherohype.com/news/spider-mannews.php?id=8161. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ↑ McClintock, Pamela (October 18, 2010). "Move For Marvel Rights Disney pays off Paramount for film rights". Variety. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118025864.html?categoryId=13&cs=1. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ↑ Heller, Corinne (July 23, 2010). Joss Whedon talks The Avengers: Jeremy Renner confirmed as 'Hawkeye' (Exclusive). On The Red Carpet. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved on 2010-07-24.
- ↑ Marvel Entertainment (October 29, 2008). "Downey Jr., Favreau & Cheadle Suit Up for The Avengers!". Superhero Hype!. Archived from the original on October 31, 2008. http://www.superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=7763. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (March 22, 2010). Chris Evans accepts Captain America mantle (exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved on 2010-09-13.
- ↑ Finke, Nikki (July 23, 2010). Toldja! Marvel & Ruffalo Reach Hulk Deal. Deadline.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
- ↑ Billington, Alex (June 7, 2009). Profile on Marvel Studios with Big Updates from Kevin Feige. FirstShowing.net. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved on 2010-09-13.
- ↑ Nikki, Finke (March 11, 2009). "Another Iron Man 2 Deal: Scarlett Johannson To Replace Emily Blunt As Black Widow For Lousy Lowball Money". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2009. http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/another-iron-man-2-exclusive-scarlett-johannson-will-replace-emily-blunt-in-iron-man-2/. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ↑ Welcome To The Marvel Universe Jeremy Renner and Neal McDonough. TheFilmStage.com (June 3, 2010). Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved on 2010-06-03.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (February 25, 2009). Samuel L. Jackson's Fury in flurry of Marvel films. Reuters. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved on 2013-06-04.
- ↑ Siegel, Lucas (July 20, 2013). SDCC '13: Marvel Reveals Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians Cast, More. Newsarama. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved on July 20, 2013.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (August 16, 2012). Disney Sets Release Date for 'Avengers 2'. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved on August 16, 2012.
- ↑ Feige, Kevin (October 26, 2013). Filmmakers! Produzent Kevin Feige und Regisseur Alan Taylor about Thor 2 - german (video). YouTube. Event occurs at 13:50. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5w2kkTAIlE. Retrieved November 10, 2013. "Well, you'll see all the returning Avengers. The entire cast is coming back in The Age of Ultron..."
- ↑ Cheney, Alexandra (October 3, 2013). Samuel L. Jackson on His ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Cameo as Nick Fury. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on October 3, 2013.
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (October 30, 2013). Aaron Taylor-Johnson Closes Deal to Play Quicksilver in Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (Exclusive). The Wrap. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved on October 30, 2013.
- ↑ http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/11/marvel-universe-live-adds-captain-marvel-black-widow-more/
External links[]
- Avengers (comics) in other media at Internet Movie Database
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