Marvel Announces New All-Ages Titles, Tied into Disney XD’s Marvel Block

Just over two years ago, Marvel was announcing that Spider-Man and Super Heroes would headline its new all-ages Marvel Adventures line. With those comics folding soon, an announcement had been expected (and indeed teased by Marvel editors) as to the future of the company’s all-ages publishing strategy; today, it’s been made.In conjunction with the Marvel Universe programming block on Disney XD, beginning in April, The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Ultimate Spider-Man will both get “Adventures” tacked onto the end of their names and emerge as new comics that same month.”I couldn’t be more excited for Marvel Universe,” said Marvel’s Editor In Chief, Axel Alonso, in a press release. “There is something special about The Avengers and Spider-Man that speaks to fans of all ages, and with the launch of Marvel Universe on Disney XD this April, what better way to connect the two experiences than these new ongoing series?”With character designs and art styles which resemble the animated series that share their name–in fact, the Ultimate Spider-Man Adventures #1 cover appears to be the exact same piece of art that Marvel and Disney XD used in their announcement earlier thismonth–the series will be written by familiar comics-industry names and drawn by artists whose names might not be common knowledge around the comics industry, but who have a long history in marketing, character design, illustration and inking.