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  • SDCC: Marvel Studios Still Hints at ‘Spider-Man: Freshman Year’s MCU Connection

    SDCC: Marvel Studios Still Hints at ‘Spider-Man: Freshman Year’s MCU Connection

    San Diego Comic-Con has given us its first Marvel Studios panel that unveiled a glimpse behind the scenes of the various animated shows. Among them is the reveal of Spider-Man: Freshman Year. When it was initially announced, it was hinted at Spidey’s early days to becoming Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universee. Yet, the first look has revealed it may not be that way after all.

    Not only do we see Norman Osborne become a mentor for Peter Parker, but it also hints at Doctor Strange having a role of some kind. Considering they only really met in the MCU during Avengers: Infinity War, it was taken as potentially a part of the multiverse. Yet, the official press release still includes the line that it “follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming Spider-man in the MCU.”

    “Spider-Man: Freshman Year” is an animated series that follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming Spider-Man in the MCU, with a journey unlike we’ve ever seen and a style that celebrates the character’s early comic book roots. Executive producer Jeff Trammel serves as head writer.

    It’s very likely just an old copy from when the show was announced, as we know from Spider-Man: No Way Home that Norman Osborne couldn’t find anyone with his name. Plus, Peter Parker seemingly didn’t know who he was. Either they go out of their way to give a reason why Norman never existed in the MCU until Peter meets Tony, or the “MCU” is just a way to hint at the multiverse connection. For now, we can only speculate.

  • SDCC: First Look at Next Wave of Comic-Inspired Marvel Legends

    SDCC: First Look at Next Wave of Comic-Inspired Marvel Legends

    San Diego Comic-Con generally is the focus of its TV and movie panels. Marvel Studios’ animation panel just went crazy with it all, as we got our first look at X-Men ’97, Spider-Man: Freshman Year, and more. That is not all, as we also have an exclusive panel that’S all about the collectibles, Marvel Legends. In it, we got a good look at a variety of comic-inspired figurines. Here are some of the highlights as shared by @MattGuzy.

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    The panel also ended on a Ghost Rider teased to celebrate his 50th anniversary.

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    Source: SDCC via Twitter

  • SDCC: ‘X-Men ’97’ to Include Major Supporting Characters

    SDCC: ‘X-Men ’97’ to Include Major Supporting Characters

    At the Marvel Studios Animation Panel at San Diego Comic-Con, information on the awaited animated series X-Men ’97 has started to be revealed. While the main X-Men team generally looks the same as the original series, a heavy-hitting supporting cast will join them.

    Other names include Cable, Bishop, Forge and Morph. The X-Men will need the help as it was revealed they are set to go up against heavy hitters Sebastian Shaw, Emma Frost, Callisto, Val Cooper, and Mister Sinister, who is set to be the series’ main villain.

    Check out some images shared at SDCC below:

    Source: Twitter

  • SDCC: ‘X-Men ’97’ Already Renewed for Season 2

    SDCC: ‘X-Men ’97’ Already Renewed for Season 2

    Marvel Studios and Disney+ are looking to tell more X-Men stories. It was announced today during the Marvel Animation panel that the second season of X-Men ’97 is officially in the works. The first season, which is a reboot of X-Men: The Animated Series, will bring back many members of X-Men: The Animated Series’ voice cast, as well as some of the creatives behind the beloved cartoon.

    Producer Brad Winderbaum has previously called head writer Beau DeMayo’s pitch for the series an emotional one, noting that it honored the original series, while still moving it into the modern world. Production on X-Men ’97 has seemingly been underway since December 2021, when Lenore Zann announced that she’d already begun recording her parts as Rogue.

    The first season, which will consist of 10 episodes, is expected to hit Disney+ in mid-2023.

    Source: SDCC via Twitter

  • SDCC: Disney+ to Rearrange the Original 90s ‘X-Men: The Animated Series’ Episode Order

    SDCC: Disney+ to Rearrange the Original 90s ‘X-Men: The Animated Series’ Episode Order

    X-Men: The Animated Series is finally making its return with X-Men ’97, the first showcase during the San Diego Comic-Con panel also came with the reveal that they will finally rearrange the episode order of the original 90s series. As they werne’t in the correct order, rewatching them hasn’t been that easy and is now something people can look forward to.

    If you’re wondering when it’ll happen, it has seemingly already been done:

    Source: SDCC via Twitter

  • SDCC: X-Men Under New Leadership in ‘X-Men ’97’

    SDCC: X-Men Under New Leadership in ‘X-Men ’97’

    Marvel Studios went all in on nostalgia when they chose to develop a revival of X-Men: The Animated Series as a streaming project for Disney Plus. A first look at the project was revealed at SDCC ’22 and it came with one major surprise: the X-Men will have a new leader in the series.

    Magneto will be leading the team when X-Men ’97 streams on D+! And, as they were in the giving mood, the creative team also provided a first look at the Master of Magnetism as he’ll appear in the series when it hits Disney Plus in the Fall of 2023.

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  • SDCC: First Look at ‘X-Men ’97’s Returning Main Cast

    SDCC: First Look at ‘X-Men ’97’s Returning Main Cast

    Since it was first announced, we’ve long waited for any hint on the upcoming X-Men ’97 reboot, which would see the iconic series from the 90s return. Marvel Studios has brought together a new team and the original voice cast to bring the franchise to life, and now San Diego Comic-Con has given us our first look at the character’s designs of the main cast.

    Source: SDCC via Twitter

  • SDCC: ‘Marvel Zombies’ Will be TV-MA, Eyeing 2024 Release

    SDCC: ‘Marvel Zombies’ Will be TV-MA, Eyeing 2024 Release

    We’ve all been wondering just how Marvel Studios would tackle Marvel Zombies on thee family-friendly Disney+. Luckily, they have recently added a parental control function and it has now been confirmed that Marvel Zombies is going to be TV-MA. So, we might finally get some blood and guts out of those zombies. The project will feature zombie versions of popular heroes and villains, such as Jimmy Woo, Kate Bishop, Shang-Chi, and more. Eyeing 2024 release

    Here’s also a first look at the world, which includes a zombified Ikaris from Eternals.

    Source: SDCC via Twitteer

  • SDCC: ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Captain Career Isn’t The Same From ‘What If…?’

    SDCC: ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Captain Career Isn’t The Same From ‘What If…?’

    When the animated series What If… ? first dove into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, one of the first character it introduced was Captain Carter. A variant of Peggy Carter from the Captain America franchise, Carter went on to take the super soldier serum instead of Steve Rogers.

    Captain Carter made a surprise appearance in live-action in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness where she was a member of the Illuminati. Her character was the first to make the jump for animation to live-action, so her presence in the Doctor Strange sequel raised many questions. Primarily, fans have wondered if the Captain Carter seen in What If… ? was the same variant in Multiverse of Madness.

    Marvel Studios confirmed at their animation panel at San Diego Comic-Con that the two Captain Carters are indeed variants of one another. Importantly, that means that the What If… ? Captain Carter did not die at the hands of the Scarlet Witch. It also means that both the animated and live-action future of What If… ?’s Captain Carter, voiced and played by Hayley Atwell, may be bright.

    Source: Twitter

  • SDCC: Marvel Studios Confirms Season 3 of ‘What If…?’

    SDCC: Marvel Studios Confirms Season 3 of ‘What If…?’

    What If…? was Marvel Studios first animated series and it looks like they plan to get mileage out of the concept. Before an episode of Season 2 of What If…? streamed, the studio confirmed the development of a third season during the Marvel Studios Animation panel at SDCC ’22.

    Realistically, the show could continue for any number of seasons as the concept lends itself to pretty much any minor change to 616 continuity that a creative team could imagine. The first season stuck almost exclusively with retelling the stories of Marvel Studios films with just one minor change. Future seasons could trend closer to the concept’s use in the comics where some fairly wild stories were told.

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