Pakistan gets its first female superhero in her very own cartoon! The first episode of the Burka Avenger, Season 01. In this episode Vadero Pajero and Baba Bandook conspire to shut down the girls school. Burka Avenger comes to the rescue and saves the day.
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This weekend’s premiere of Marvel’s Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. on Disney XD (Sunday 11a10/c) features an all-star lineup of Hulks… AND voice talent! The one and only Seth Green (Robot Chicken, Family Guy) talks about his role as the enthusiastic A-Bomb, and what’s in this new series for serious comic book fans!
The Biggest Heroes. The Biggest Threats. The Biggest Stakes!
It’s the most anticipated new animated series to launch this year and this Sunday, Marvel’s Avengers Assemble takes Marvel’s most iconic Super Heroes – Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow & Falcon on another action packed mission like no other! Tasked with saving the Marvel Universe from the biggest threats they’ve ever seen Earth’s Mightiest must band together to take any threat to the Marvel Universe! Hawkeye and Black Widow take on a covert S.H.I.E.L.D. mission to bring in the son of a super-villain, but when he’s revealed to have a world-bending weapon, they realize keeping their mission a secret may be a fatal mistake!
Don’t miss the next amazing episode of MARVEL’S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE this Sunday at 12p/11c inside Marvel Universe on Disney XD.
U.S. based Moonscoop LLC and Archie Comics have partnered to co-produce the new animated series, It’s Archie, featuring the iconic beloved characters of Archie, Betty, Jughead, Veronica and Reggie as 12-year-olds in their home town of Riverdale, Season One of It’s Archie focuses on a cast of rambunctious pre-teens, set in the contemporary world blending slapstick comedy in outlandish, exuberant, off-the wall novel adventures, will be offered at MIP Junior and MIPCOM, Oct. 5-10 in Cannes.
The world renowned Archie Comics, published since 1941, have sold over 2 billion comics worldwide. Since first offered, their digital app has been downloaded in excess of 4 million times with over 11 million digital Archie Comics and books sold.
It’s Archie rolls back a few developmental years, catching the characters on the cusp of transitioning to teens, as twelve year-olds at a modern-day Riverdale Jr. High. As with most seventh graders, Archie and his friends struggle with the normal, everyday issues such as peer pressure, boy vs. girl competition, pie eating contests, shyness, family chores and homework. On the other hand, in the It’s Archie world, enter some very loopy, disparate elements such as mad scientists, extraterrestrials taking up residence in janitorial closets, enchanted fog, pirates, various beasties populating local lakes, even Jughead’s beanie holding the secret to saving the world! In the It’s Archie quixotic world of Riverdale, love is measured in puppy portions, exuberance is in the air and the impossible can always be solved with a dose of kid ingenuity.
This Saturday saw the premiere of Axe Cop based on the webcomic/Dark Horse comic as part of Fox‘s new latenight block of animated shorts, Animation Domination High Def. The early Nielsen ratings estimate that that half hour averaged a 0.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 1.5 million viewers overall. That’s up from the previous week’s repeat of Hell’s Kitchen which had a 0.3 rating and 1 million viewers.
Axe Cop makes up 15 minutes of that half-hour block, and High School USA the other half. That matches the first-season average of the initial telecasts of FX’s Archer in the same 11 p.m. half-hour during the 2009-10 TV season. In total viewers, Archer averaged nearly 1 million viewers. Archer has since grown and built a loyal audience and changed time slots. The rating is also similar to Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim at that same time block.
This is an experiment by Fox to expand its animated offerings and grow new concepts. There’ll be more announced for the ADHD block, but the network is waiting for these initial shows to establish themselves. The prospects look good for the long-term as Fox has college football which will end between 10 and 11 when it returns later this summer. That should pair up nicely with these shows.
That’s right! Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes will both be appearing at this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con to promote their new animated feature, Jay and Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie!
Best known for their roles as Jay and Silent Bob in the View Askewniverse films, which includes Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Clerks 2, Smith and Mewes are fan-favorites among comic and movie enthusiasts alike. Their careers span appearances in film, television, and video games, as well as hosting a series of podcasts on their online network, SModcast.
In addition to his acting career, Smith is a well-known comic writer, having worked on such titles as Batman: Cacophony, Batman: The Widening Gyre, The Bionic Man, Daredevil, Green Arrow, Green Hornet, and Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do. In 1998, he received a Harvey Award for Best New Talent.
View Askew and The Baltimore Comic-Con have arranged an amazing afternoon with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes on the Saturday of the show. This special three-hour event will include:
This three-hour special, private event will be available as a separate event ticket (separate from convention admission) and seating is limited. As part of the Baltimore Comic-Con, admission to the show is also required.
Also available will be a SUPER GROOVY event ticket which will include early,
priority seating at the event as well as an autographed exclusive print signed by BOTH Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes! (The prints will be signed ahead of the event – Jason and Kevin will not be available for additional autographs).
This will be Kevin and Jason’s only appearance at the show, and the only opportunity for an autograph!
The 3-hour event will be held on Saturday, September 7th at 1:00 pm in the large upstairs programming room. The doors will open for seating at 12:30 pm with early, advanced seating to this private event starting at 12 noon.
General Admission Tickets for the event will run $40, and the limited, Super-Groovy exclusive tickets (which include early, advanced movie seating and the signed movie poster print) are $75 and are sure to go fast. Tickets can be purchased by visiting baltimorecomiccon.com/tickets.
The Biggest Heroes. The Biggest Threats. The Biggest Stakes!
It’s the most anticipated new animated series to launch this year and this Sunday, Marvel’s Avengers Assemble takes Marvel’s most iconic Super Heroes – Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow & Falcon on another action packed mission like no other! Tasked with saving the Marvel Universe from the biggest threats they’ve ever seen Earth’s Mightiest must band together to take any threat to the Marvel Universe! When Black Widow finds herself captured, Captain America must lead the team into battle against a former WWII ally who he struggles to convince the team is a real person – Dracula!
Don’t miss the next amazing episode of MARVEL’S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE this Sunday at 11a/10c inside Marvel Universe on Disney XD.
Ultimate Heroes. Ultimate Villains. Ultimate Responsibility.
Spider-Man must lead his team of teen heroes against the greatest assembly of super villains the world has ever seen! Season Two of the hit series ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN continues as Spider-Man and Nova head to space in a new story by superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis! Something is headed Earth’s way, and there’s only team in the universe who can help – the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY! Head on a deep space adventure like no other as Spidey, Nova and the Guardians of the Galaxy save Earth from destruction!
Don’t miss the next amazing episode of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN debuts this Sunday at 11a/10c inside Marvel Universe on Disney XD.
