Post by thunderstrike78 on Oct 15, 2009 16:50:35 GMT -5
Has anyone else seen this? I found it On Demand the other day--I think it airs on Cartoon Network.
It's a bit like Dexter's Laboratory and the Powerpuff Girls in that it's very goofy and irreverent, but it uses essentially ALL the major Marvel characters. Every Marvel hero lives in Superhero City (with Stan Lee as mayor, natch), and they are all depicted as 4-feet tall and generally kiddish and goofy.
Just outside Superhero City is the lair of the evil Dr. Doom (also 4-feet tall), who commands most of the other super villains in schemes to acquire the numerous Infinity Fractals.
The main group is led by a pint-size Iron Man, who recruits the Hulk, Thor, Falcon, Wolverine and Silver Surfer to form the Super Hero Squad. They are headquartered out of the SHIELD helicarrier, and Ms. Marvel acts as their landlady representing SHIELD.
Honestly, I wasn't sure that I was going to like this, but it's pretty hilarious. I think it's also a very clever way to introduce kids to the large stable of Marvel characters, and hopefully turn them into fans at a young age. Already, my six-year old knows who Ms. Marvel and the Falcon are, which I NEVER thought would happen.
Captain America made an appearance in the first episode, and Ben Grimm made an appearance in the second. I think they're going to rotate other characters through on an episode-by-episode basis.
It's a bit like Dexter's Laboratory and the Powerpuff Girls in that it's very goofy and irreverent, but it uses essentially ALL the major Marvel characters. Every Marvel hero lives in Superhero City (with Stan Lee as mayor, natch), and they are all depicted as 4-feet tall and generally kiddish and goofy.
Just outside Superhero City is the lair of the evil Dr. Doom (also 4-feet tall), who commands most of the other super villains in schemes to acquire the numerous Infinity Fractals.
The main group is led by a pint-size Iron Man, who recruits the Hulk, Thor, Falcon, Wolverine and Silver Surfer to form the Super Hero Squad. They are headquartered out of the SHIELD helicarrier, and Ms. Marvel acts as their landlady representing SHIELD.
Honestly, I wasn't sure that I was going to like this, but it's pretty hilarious. I think it's also a very clever way to introduce kids to the large stable of Marvel characters, and hopefully turn them into fans at a young age. Already, my six-year old knows who Ms. Marvel and the Falcon are, which I NEVER thought would happen.
Captain America made an appearance in the first episode, and Ben Grimm made an appearance in the second. I think they're going to rotate other characters through on an episode-by-episode basis.
