Marvel has licensed its characters for theme parks and attractions, including Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, which includes rides based on their iconic characters and costumed performers, as well as The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride cloned from Islands of Adventure to Universal Studios Japan. Years after Disney purchased Marvel in late 2009, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts plans on creating original Marvel attractions at their theme parks, with Hong Kong Disneyland becoming the first Disney theme park to feature a Marvel attraction. Due to the licensing agreement with Universal Studios, signed prior to Disney's purchase of Marvel, Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disney Resort are barred from having Marvel characters in their parks.
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Marvel Comics | Theme parks
Yes.  Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, which includes rides based on their iconic characters and costumed performers, as well as The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride cloned from Islands of Adventure to Universal Studios Japan. Yes, Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventures. Yes, "Marvel Super Hero Island" at "Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure", is one of them. Marvel has licensed its characters for theme parks and attractions, including Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida.
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Justin Hammer
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The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, and Samuel L. Jackson.
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It is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man.
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The bulk of the production took place at Raleigh Studios, few scenes were filmed at Edwards Air Force Base
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Kern County in Edwards, California
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Marvel has licensed its characters for theme parks and attractions, including Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, which includes rides based on their iconic characters and costumed performers, as well as The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride cloned from Islands of Adventure to Universal Studios Japan. Years after Disney purchased Marvel in late 2009, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts plans on creating original Marvel attractions at their theme parks, with Hong Kong Disneyland becoming the first Disney theme park to feature a Marvel attraction. Due to the licensing agreement with Universal Studios, signed prior to Disney's purchase of Marvel, Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disney Resort are barred from having Marvel characters in their parks.
Marvel Comics | Theme parks
However, this only includes characters that Universal is currently using, other characters in their "families" (X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, etc.), and the villains associated with said characters. This clause has allowed Walt Disney World to have meet and greets, merchandise, attractions and more with other Marvel characters not associated with the characters at Islands of Adventures, such as Star-Lord and Gamora from "Guardians of the Galaxy".
Marvel Comics | Theme parks
Marvel Superheroes Theme Park is a cancelled Marvel indoor theme park in Dubailand that was expected to open in November 2014. This park was originally announced in late 2007 by United-Emirate Based Al Ahli group theme park company and Marvel Entertainment. On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company bought Marvel for $4.24 billion and now controls the theme park rights to the company's characters. Since the Universal Studios parks have Marvel-based attractions at Universal's Islands of Adventure Park in Florida and at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan, Universal owns the rights to have Marvel attractions East of the Mississippi River in the United States and in Japan, but not elsewhere.
Marvel Superheroes Theme Park | Introduction
Marvel Super Hero Island, a themed land featuring characters and settings from Marvel Comics, has operated at Universal Orlando Resort's Islands of Adventure park since 1999, as well as the Islands of Adventure, cloned ride "The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man" at Universal Studios Japan since 2004. Under Marvel's 1994 agreement with Universal Parks & Resorts in regional terms, none of the Marvel characters and other persons related to such characters (e.g., side characters, team members, and the villains associated with the Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Spider-Man, etc.) connected with Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Japan can be used at Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disney Resort.
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products | Marvel Entertainment
Avengers Campus is an upcoming Marvel Comics–themed area being developed at several Disney theme parks: Disney California Adventure, Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. The Marvel-themed areas or "lands" will be developed simultaneously at the three parks and inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However it will instead take place in the "Marvel Theme Park Universe", an alternate universe parallel to it within the Marvel Multiverse, in which Thanos snapping half of all life in the universe out of existence in "" did not occur. They will be developed by Walt Disney Imagineering, in collaboration with Marvel Studios and Marvel Themed Entertainment.
Avengers Campus | Introduction
In March 2018, The Walt Disney Company announced a new Marvel-themed area inspired by the MCU to Disneyland Paris' Walt Disney Studios Park. The area will include a reimagined attraction where riders will team up with Iron Man and other Avengers on a "hyper-kinetic adventure" in 2020. The park also hosted the "Summer of Super Heroes" live-action stage show from June–September 2018.
Marvel Cinematic Universe | Walt Disney Studios Park
"Marvels" won multiple awards and established the careers of Busiek and Ross, who would both return to the "everyday life in a superhero universe" theme in the Image Comics (later Homage Comics and currently DC Comics) series, "Astro City".
Marvels | Introduction
DC Comics Super-Villains Unleashed displays various DC supervillain statues amid criminal acts. Guests use RFID wristbands to help the villains destroy the area or are hung upside-down on Doomsday Destroyer. In the DC Comics superhero hub, Arkham Asylum – Shock Therapy plunges through twists, turns and inversions, optionally in virtual reality. Batwing Spaceshot exerts 4 g-forces as it propels up a vertical tower. DC Rivals HyperCoaster speeds through camelbacks and a non-inverting loop while riders on each train's last row face backwards. Green Lantern Coaster drops beyond vertical into outer-banked turns and two inversions. Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D patrons blast animatronic characters on 3D screens.
Warner Bros. Movie World | Park layout
Due to a 1994 contract with Universal Parks & Resorts, Disney cannot use the "Marvel" name in the area name or attractions. The new Spider-Man themed ride will use the former It's Tough to Be a Bug! attraction.
Avengers Campus | Avengers Campus (Disney California Adventure)
Marvel is another of the themed zones based on characters from Marvel (The Walt Disney Company) It was announced that this zone would feature the 3D media-based attraction, "Avengers: Battle of Ultron." The announcement made in early June, 2015, was made one month after the release of Marvel Studios' anticipated film "" in early May, 2015.
IMG Worlds of Adventure | Marvel
These three parks all hosted a Marvel-themed seasonal event in the past, which confirmed the demand for the integration of the superheroes in the parks. Based on three different continents, the Marvel-themed areas will be defined as the "Super Hero campus" of their specific region, that will form guests to become heroes. Each area will feature mostly different sets of attractions and entertainment, while being strongly interconnected with each other by sharing a common narrative.
Avengers Campus | Introduction
With no reporters left, the Bugle's Editor-in-Chief J. Jonah Jameson hatches a plan to send guests as would-be-reporters to cover the story in the news-gathering vehicle, known as the SCOOP. "The Incredible Hulk Coaster" is a launched roller coaster themed after comic book superhero character, the Hulk. From 1999 to 2015, guests entered the science laboratory of Dr. Bruce Banner with many televisions showing a cartoon of the story centered around the Hulk. After the Hulk roller coaster was opened in 2016 as part of the refurbishment, a new, original storyline was added with a completely redesigned queue experience that places guests inside a perilous scientific experiment led by General Thaddeus Ross, which shows CGI animations of test subjects being exposed to gamma radiation and being transformed into Hulk-like creatures.
Marvel Super Hero Island | Attractions
Marvel Comics' incorporation of LGBT themes has been unfavorably compared with that of DC; its use of gay characters has been described as "less prolific but more deliberate". Marvel reportedly had a "No Gays in the Marvel Universe" policy during Jim Shooter's 1980s tenure, and Marvel's policy from the 1990s had stated that all series emphasizing solo gay characters must carry an "Adults Only" label, in response to conservative protests. However, these policies did not stop creators from slipping in gay characters and themes; J.M. DeMatteis introduced Arnie Roth, a childhood friend of Steve Rogers, who comes to Cap seeking help in rescuing his "roommate" Michael.
LGBT themes in comics | Marvel Comics
These comics are simply inspired by the films, and are not considered part of the MCU continuity.
Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics | Marvel Cinematic Universe-inspired titles
Marvel Super Hero Island is an area at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure park in Orlando, Florida that is themed after popular Marvel Comics superheroes. The area opened in 1999, ten years prior to Universal competitor The Walt Disney Company acquiring Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The island is home to four attractions, including "The Incredible Hulk" and "The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man". Marvel Super Hero Island’s architecture and theming is modeled after a Marvel comic book, with a comic book color scheme, amplified angles, and cutouts of many of the most popular Marvel characters.
Marvel Super Hero Island | Introduction
The version at Walt Disney Studios Park will be taking over the Backlot area of the park, repurposing it with the Marvel theme. It will include a re-theme of Rock 'n' Roller Coaster avec Aerosmith to feature Iron Man. On December 10, 2018, it was announced that Walt Disney Studios Park would feature a Marvel area similar to the one coming to Disney California Adventure, receiving the same Spider-Man ride, (taking over the Armageddon spot, closed on April 1, 2019)
Avengers Campus | Avengers Campus (Walt Disney Studios Park)
The Answer is the name of three connected fictional comic book characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
List of Marvel Comics characters: A | Answer
It was refreshing to watch Brian create this sort of whole cloth." Vaughan's decision prompted Fraction to create a new series to take place in Los Angeles as well. Several notable landmarks in this story arc include Malibu, the Griffith Observatory, the James Dean memorial and Bronson Canyon in Griffith Park. In an interview with Comic Book Resources, Brian K. Vaughan quoted, "I imagine that Angelinos in the Marvel Universe think of super heroes and villains the way that New Yorkers think of Hollywood celebrities. We see them on TV every day, so we know that they exist, but they still seem distant and unreal." In order to create familiarity with a common-day setting and tone, Vaughan made this story arc include various references to current popular culture, including television series, films, and celebrities such as "", the Matrix trilogy, and Dr.
Pride &amp; Joy (comics) | Setting
What is today known as Marvel Super Hero Island was originally conceived as "DC Superhero Land", an area featuring DC Comics superheroes, which was inspired by the success of Tim Burton's 1989 "Batman" film starring Michael Keaton. Along with the success of Universal Studios Florida's opening in 1990, MCA Inc. (then-owner of Universal Pictures and Universal Parks & Resorts) and Warner Bros. began entering negotiations in the early 1990s for theme park rights to DC Comics for the "second gate" adjacent to Universal Studios Florida, originally known as "Cartoon World" (later changed to Islands of Adventure). Ultimately, the deal fell through, as Time Warner acquired Six Flags in whole in 1990 and obtained the full license to DC Comics, and due to the heated dispute regarding royalty payment for the characters' park presence between Warner Bros.
Marvel Super Hero Island | History
Continuing on with the Marvel Universe of characters, Parks co-plotted with Ed Brubaker and wrote ""Blood of the Tarantula"" for a Daredevil (Marvel Comics series) one-shot in the spring of 2008. The book was illustrated by Chris Samnee. Also in 2008 he was teamed with writer Jai Nitz and penciller Phil Hester for a 6-part mini-series on the DC Comics western character El Diablo (comics). He has worked as a writer on the Kato (The Green Hornet) comic book for the Dynamite Entertainment publishing company based on the Green Hornet's sidekick. More recently Parks has written books for Dynamite involving the characters Zorro and the Lone Ranger.
Ande Parks | Comics
Stan Lee, Marvel's editor and art director at the time, said in 2004 that he believed publisher Martin Goodman negotiated the deal with Grantray-Lawrence and that Lawrence chose the characters to be used. Lawrence rented Lee and his wife a penthouse apartment at 30 East 60th Street, near Madison Avenue, for Lee's use while he worked on the series. (Lee lived in Hewlett Harbor, New York, on Long Island, at the time.) Lee recalled, "I really don't remember any reaction from the Marvel artists involved. I wish I could claim to have written the [theme song] lyrics, because I think they're brilliant, but alas, I didn't".
The Marvel Super Heroes | Production
The Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, and Tokyo Disney Resort also cannot use the Marvel brand name as part of an attraction or marketing and the Marvel-themed simulator ride. This clause has allowed Walt Disney World to have meet-and-greets with Marvel characters not associated with the ones present at Islands of Adventure, such as Star-Lord and Gamora from "Guardians of the Galaxy," and Doctor Strange. Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris either have or planned to incorporate meet and greets as well as attractions relating to the Marvel characters, as well as using the Marvel name and the Marvel simulator ride.
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products | Marvel Entertainment
The episode makes mention of several MCU films, including "Marvel's The Avengers", "", "", "" and "Ant-Man", while the appearance of Sadler as President Ellis and his announcement of an anti-superhuman task force are the beginning of the series tying in with "". As Whedon says, "When we came into the Marvel [Cinematic] Universe in the first films, there were very, very few people with powers. Now they are in a new world and the rules are going to have to change...a lot of those same themes [from the film] will be addressed on our show. How they tie in is a question mark for all involved, but we would definitely be dealing with some of those same themes." The presidential address was broadcast by the fictional news station WHiH, which has been seen throughout the universe.
Laws of Nature (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) | Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins
Disney has distributed all subsequent Marvel Studios films. In July 2013, Disney purchased the distribution rights to "Iron Man", "Iron Man 2", "Thor" and "Captain America: The First Avenger" from Paramount. "The Incredible Hulk" was not part of the deal, due to an agreement between Marvel and Universal, where Marvel owns the film rights and Universal owns the distribution rights, for this film as well as the right of first refusal to distribute future Hulk films. According to "The Hollywood Reporter", a potential reason why Marvel has not bought the film distribution rights to the Hulk as they did with Paramount for the Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America films is because Universal holds the theme park rights to several Marvel characters that Disney wants for its own theme parks.
Marvel Cinematic Universe | Distributors
The attraction opened on May 27, 2017. Despite having multiple references to the MCU, the attraction is not part of the MCU, rather the start of its own theme park universe that is inspired by the MCU. In March 2018, The Walt Disney Company announced a new Marvel-themed area inspired by the MCU to Disney California Adventure, anchored by Mission: Breakout!, that will see characters from the MCU such as Iron Man and Spider-Man join the Guardians of the Galaxy in a "completely immersive superhero universe." The area will replace the "A Bug's Land" area, which closed in mid-2018 to start construction on the Marvel area.
Marvel Cinematic Universe | Disney California Adventure
Currently, Islands of Adventure uses the Avengers, Spider-Man, X-Men, and the Fantastic Four, while Universal Studios Japan only employs Spider-Man, as it operates the Islands of Adventure cloned ride "The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man" since 2004. Under the contract, it forbids Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disney Resort parks from installing these characters, as well as the other characters in the same "family" (e.g., any team members, side characters, and villains closely associating with the superheroes). In addition, Disney is not allowed to use the Marvel name in all of the U.S. and Japan, nor can create a Marvel-themed simulator ride within the legal designated regional distances of any Universal theme park in the U.S.
Marvel Super Hero Island | Disney's acquisition of Marvel
Marvel Comics is a publisher of American comic books and related media. It counts among its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Wolverine, Daredevil and Deadpool, and such teams as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Most of Marvel's fictional characters are depicted as occupying a shared fictional universe, most locations mirroring real-life places. Many major characters are based in New York City. Film adaptations based on Marvel Comics properties have included theatrically released film serials, live action and animated feature films, direct-to-video releases, and television films.
List of films based on Marvel Comics publications | Introduction
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List of unproduced television projects based on Marvel Comics | "Power Pack"
Merchandise items can be bought from a variety of themed stores including "Spider-Man Shop" (The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man), "Marvel Alterniverse Store", "Comic Book Shop", and "Oakley". "The Incredible Hulk Coaster" confronts visitors as they enter the area with an attention-grabbing roar. Hulk is a high speed launched steel roller coaster which has a top speed of . It closed on September 8, 2015, for major refurbishments and reopened in summer 2016. "Storm Force Accelatron" is a teacups ride themed after X-Men. "Doctor Doom's Fearfall" is a pair of S&S Power Space Shot attractions themed after the Fantastic Four. "The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man" is a 3-D simulator ride based on the character Spider-Man.
Universal's Islands of Adventure | Marvel Super Hero Island
Announced at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con, the attraction replaced "The Twilight Zone" Tower of Terror, which closed on January 3, 2017. It is the first Disney attraction based on Marvel Comics characters in the United States, and will be followed by a Marvel-themed area at Disney California Adventure. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Benicio del Toro, and Bradley Cooper reprise their roles as Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, The Collector, and the voice of Rocket, respectively. Vin Diesel did not reprise his role of Groot, he was replaced by voice actor Fred Tatasciore. Due to Marvel's 1994 contract with Universal Parks & Resorts (pre-dating Disney's 2009 purchase of Marvel Entertainment), the Marvel brand is not allowed to be used as part of the ride's title or advertising.
Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! | Development
Many television series, both live-action and animated, have based their productions on Marvel Comics characters. These include series for popular characters such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, the Avengers, the X-Men, Fantastic Four, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, the Punisher, the Defenders, S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Deadpool, Legion, and others. Additionally, a handful of television movies, usually also pilots, based on Marvel Comics characters have been made.
Marvel Comics | Television programs
The newest and smallest themed area of the park, based on DC Comics characters. It replaced the Southwest Amphitheater in 2016, and is located between Southwest Territory and County Fair. As of 2017, it consists of the ride and an attached gift shop.
Six Flags Great America | Metropolis Plaza
Liefeld also referred to Scott Clark's artwork on "Grifter" as "crap". In response to these events, artist Pete Woods defended DC editorial, stating that the restrictions placed on creators was the result of a plan they had for all 52 of their titles that required them to be consistent with one another. Marvel's Senior Vice President of Publishing Tom Brevoort and writer Gail Simone defended Brian Smith, disputing Liefeld's characterization of him, leading to a heated exchange on Twitter between Liefeld and Brevoort, and eventually head "Batman" writer Scott Snyder as well.
The New 52 | Editorial controversies
Not long after the opening, planning began for a second theme park at the Florida site. Hettema worked on the initial concepts of Cartoon World, a park to feature DC Comics, Dr. Seuss and Warner Bros.-themed attractions. With the successful release of "Jurassic Park", and unsuccessful negotiations with Warner Bros., the designers had to rethink the concept of the park. Islands of Adventure was subsequently developed featuring the intellectual properties of Dr. Seuss, Jurassic Park, Marvel Comics, Jay Ward Productions and Paramount Pictures. While Hettema oversaw much of the park's design, he is credited with helping to invent the ride systems for "The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man" and "The Cat in the Hat".
Phil Hettema | Universal Creative
Marvel Worldwide with Disney announced in October 2013 that in January 2014 it would release its first comic book title under their joint Disney Kingdoms imprint "Seekers of the Weird", a five-issue miniseries inspired by a never built Disneyland attraction Museum of the Weird. Marvel's Disney Kingdoms imprint has since released comic adaptations of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, The Haunted Mansion, two series on "Figment" based on Journey Into Imagination.
Marvel Comics | Disney Kingdoms
Additionally, the Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Dance Off event was featured, which involved Peter Quill / Star-Lord blasting music from his boombox, along with the Avengers Training Initiative, a limited experience where Black Widow and Hawkeye "assemble a group of young recruits to see if they have what it takes to be an Avenger." Marvel related food and merchandise was also available throughout Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure during the "Summer of Heroes". In March 2018, The Walt Disney Company announced three new Marvel-themed areas inspired by the MCU to Disney California Adventure, Walt Disney Studios Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland.
Marvel Cinematic Universe | Avengers Campus
The third series of single carded figures debuted in December 2010 and featured character art by Olivier Coipel (Waves 12 and 13), Simone Bianchi (Waves 14 and 15) and Ed McGuinness (Wave 16). Unlike series 1 and 2, it did not include file cards. The theme is once again S.H.I.E.L.D., but with Steve Rogers now in charge and replacing Norman Osborn on the back of the packaging. Series 3 characters also vary depending on what color of S.H.E.I.L.D. emblem they come with. Most are gold colored, others have black or come in both colors. Images of character on packaging card may also be reversed.
Marvel Universe (toyline) | Single carded figures – Series 3
Editor-in-Chief Len Wein's Marvel Comics-esque approach to the Disney characters was criticized by many older Disney fans. The hiring of Wein has been championed by the comic book creative community as an alternative to the much disliked former Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter, who had made a favorable impression when interviewed by Disney management. Prior to the launch of the comics division, Disney management proclaimed their intention to quickly become a dominant presence in the comic book market, competing with industry leaders DC and Marvel.
Disney Comics (publishing) | Planned expansion
On references to the larger MCU, Ramirez said "those little Easter eggs that come along the way are fun", but there were times when the writers did not take opportunities to reference the rest of the universe because they felt like distractions from the series' narrative and characters. Petrie stated that the writers wanted to "keep it in Hell's Kitchen" and focus on issues such as "the air conditioner doesn't work at Nelson and Murdock. That's really what we’re interested in." He explained that the real life New York City "has a larger than life presence" with celebrities that live there—"If you see Derek Jeter walking down the street, that's great, but then you turn the corner and you get into an argument with the guy who overcharged you for a pretzel.
Daredevil (season 2) | Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins
The characters are based on the mascots of the Gardaland amusement park.
Prezzemolo | Characters
The fourth series of single carded figures debuted in December 2011. Character art was by Ed McGuinness (Wave 17 and 18) and Mike Deodato (Wave 19, Wave 20 and Wave 21). Unlike Series 2 and Series 3, it did not include figure stands. There was no theme, with the S.H.I.E.L.D. emblem replaced by comic cover shot artwork specific to each figure. Replacing Steve Rogers on the back of the packaging was a rotation of characters: Deadpool (Wave 17), Rocket Raccoon (Wave 18), M.O.D.O.K. (Wave 19), Sasquatch (Wave 20) and Dazzler (Wave 21). And rather than just one saying across a wave, these characters had different text bubbles for each figure.
Marvel Universe (toyline) | Single carded figures – Series 4
It's connected in the way that the shows come from the same place, that they are real, that they are grounded." Eric Carroll, producer on "Spider-Man: Homecoming", felt with the introduction of Queens-based Spider-Man to the MCU it "would be really fun" to make mention of the Defenders based in Manhattan, adding, "it's definitely a card I would love to see played, if not sooner rather than later."
Marvel Cinematic Universe | Crossovers to feature films
Because of this, Universal has never had a Marvel themed house or scarezone again.
Marvel Super Hero Island | Halloween Horror Nights
Below is a list of television series based on properties of Marvel Comics. This list includes live-action and animated series.
List of television series based on Marvel Comics publications | Introduction
rather than an autonomous superhero group. Kevin Feige based the script of the film broadly on the first miniseries of the Ultimates and the ending of the second. The S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier's design throughout the films is also modeled after the Ultimate Marvel version. The depiction of Falcon in the films is derived from the Ultimate incarnation. "" also had aspects of the comics like Parker's age, the introduction of Liz Allan, a younger Aunt May, introducing Aaron Davis and revealing the presence of Miles Morales and Stark mentoring Spider-Man though without S.H.I.E.L.D and other heroes being involved like in the comics, and in the same film where Stark sports an armor reminiscent of the Ultimate version.
Ultimate Marvel | In other media
This is a list of unmade and unreleased film, television, and video game adaption based on characters and concepts from Marvel Comics.
List of unproduced Marvel Comics adaptations | Introduction
Marvel Super Hero Island is based on the superhero characters featured in Marvel Comics. The area features comic-book styled architecture; many of the building interiors are created in comic book perspective, with exaggerated lines and angles. Many exteriors are painted in a special paint which appears to change color based on the angle from which it is viewed – sometimes purple, sometimes orange. The buildings are all labelled generically: "Store," "Shop," "Food," and "Comics", etc. The area is home to a variety of dining outlets and merchandise shops. Food and beverage items can be purchased from "Cafe 4" and "Captain America Diner".
Universal's Islands of Adventure | Marvel Super Hero Island
Midtown Comics Times Square was the location of the December 21, 2010 press conference in which Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada and Executive Editors Tom Brevoort and Axel Alonso announced the 2011 company-wide crossover storyline "Fear Itself". It was later the location of the March 31, 2012 New York City Launch Party for the Disney XD TV series, "Ultimate Spider-Man", where Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada and series writer/producer Joe Kelly presented a sneak preview of the series' pilot episode for small audiences of fans. In January 2015, Marvel announced their "Secret Wars" storyline at a press conference held at Midtown.
Midtown Comics | In media
As so many DC and Marvel comic books have been adapted into television shows, they have separate entries:
List of television programs based on comics | DC and Marvel
In 1991, planning began for a new theme park adjacent to Universal Studios Florida. By the end of 1993, it was decided that one area of the future Islands of Adventure theme park would be themed after Marvel Comics, with a Hulk theme being selected for a thrill ride. The designers of the ride wanted to simulate being fired out of a cannon and subsequently set about prototyping a launch system. Universal Creative and MTS Systems Corporation had a working prototype in January 1995. Methods to achieve this acceleration were investigated into mid-1996. On-site construction of Islands of Adventure was underway in 1997, with Superior Rigging & Erection being responsible for erecting the supports and track of the roller coaster.
Doctor Doom's Fearfall | History
and Japan regardless whether the Marvel characters are used by Comcast/NBCUniversal or not. The Disneyland Resort is not constrained by the agreement, as it also states it could utilize any Marvel character west of the Mississippi whether used by Comcast/NBCUniversal or not. However, the resort is still bound by the clause of not using the Marvel name and a simulator ride containing any Marvel character. Disney parks outside the United States and Japan are permitted to use any Marvel properties, the Marvel name, as well as any type of ride they want. Both Hong Kong Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have opened Marvel attractions since the acquisition, with Iron Man Experience and at the former and at the latter.
Marvel Super Hero Island | Disney's acquisition of Marvel
Metropolis appears in the "" dark ride designed and created by Sally Corporation for Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Australia. The city also appears in the "" dark ride created by Sally Corporation and is located at several Six Flags theme parks.
Metropolis (comics) | Theme Parks
Characters from other companies make occasional appearances, such as Hellboy (Dark Horse Comics), Woody from "Toy Story" (Disney/Pixar), Spawn (Image Comics), Kick-Ass (Icon), The Losers (Vertigo), and Constantine (Vertigo). Real-Life people are also used in episodes. Bob Kane, Stan Lee, Bill Finger, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko are all shown
ItsJustSomeRandomGuy | Marvel
During his time as president, he appointed his associate editor, prolific writer Roy Thomas, as editor-in-chief. Thomas added "Stan Lee Presents" to the opening page of each comic book. A series of new editors-in-chief oversaw the company during another slow time for the industry. Once again, Marvel attempted to diversify, and with the updating of the Comics Code published titles themed to horror ("The Tomb of Dracula"), martial arts ("Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu"), sword-and-sorcery ("Conan the Barbarian" in 1970, "Red Sonja"), satire ("Howard the Duck") and science fiction ("", "Killraven" in "Amazing Adventures", "Battlestar Galactica", "Star Trek", and, late in the decade, the long-running "Star Wars" series).
Marvel Comics | Cadence Industries ownership
Foster, Bart Mendoza, Gene Simmons, Jamie Murray, Jim Holliday, William Margold, Jenna Jameson, Marilyn Chambers, Ginger Lynn, Hyapatia Lee, Annie Sprinkle, Robert Williams, and Dick Ayers. One of his few comic book projects not reality-based is "Deepest Dimension Terror Anthology", co-created with "Star Trek", "Twilight Zone", and "Logan’s Run" writer George Clayton Johnson. Creators whose work appears in the series include Robert Bloch, Larry Niven, Daerick Gross, Rick Geary, Spain Rodriguez, Dennis Etchison, and others.
Jay Allen Sanford | Comic books
Animation veteran and comic artist Will Meugniot (then working at Universal Cartoon Studios for various projects, including "Exosquad") contacted artist William Stout to ask if he would be interested in designing the animated series. According to Stout, "This was not going to be a kiddy show (although kids of all ages, including myself, could enjoy it). They wanted the show to be a mature prime time series with top writers and state-of-the-art television animation augmented with quite a bit of CG animation." Universal Animation Studios wanted the show to have the look of a graphic novel.
Jurassic Park | "Escape from Jurassic Park"
The Backlot is themed after actual movie backlots with an industrial theme and is very plain. This lot showcases the high thrills of movies and is targeted toward older children and adults. The Backlot also features soundtracks from blockbusters such as "", "1968's Planet of the Apes", "Batman", or "Independence Day". Majority of this area was closed to make way for the upcoming Avengers Campus Paris. The Moteurs... Action! Stunt Show Spectacular is the last opening-day attraction standing on this lot. "Attractions:"
Walt Disney Studios Park | Backlot
The developments will be designed by Walt Disney Imagineering in collaboration with Marvel Studios and Marvel Themed Entertainment.
Marvel Cinematic Universe | Avengers Campus
Following the Battle of New York, Steve Rogers is working with Natasha Romanoff and Brock Rumlow for S.H.I.E.L.D. When a terrorist group steals the Zodiac virus from S.H.I.E.L.D., the team track them to Willis Tower in Chicago where they take them out and recover the virus. Peter David writes "Captain America: The Winter Soldier Infinite Comic", with art by Rock-He Kim. The comic was published on January 28, 2014, and sees David set up key themes for "Captain America: The Winter Soldier": "Black Widow and Rumlow...They're okay with doing what they're told. Cap, however, is way more suspicious and wants a clearer idea of what's going on, and is annoyed that S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics | "Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier Infinite Comic" (2014)
The characters within these parodies are mostly based on characters from DC or Marvel Comics.
ItsJustSomeRandomGuy | Characters
The character's appearance was based on that of the Marvel Comics character Cable. Magog's character design was based on superhero design trends of the time, especially Cable, and Cable's creator Rob Liefeld himself. Alex Ross stated: "As I remember, Mark originally told me, 'Make him look like everything we hate in modern superhero design'". Ross has gone into more detail in an interview with Comic Book Resources:
Magog (comics) | Creation and development
The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Ant-Man, the Wasp, Black Widow, Wolverine, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, Blade, Daredevil, the Punisher and Deadpool. Superhero teams exist such as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and the Guardians of the Galaxy as well as supervillains including Doctor Doom, Magneto, Thanos, Loki, Green Goblin, Kingpin, Red Skull, Ultron, the Mandarin, MODOK, Doctor Octopus, Kang, Dormammu, Annihilus and Galactus. Most of Marvel's fictional characters operate in a single reality known as the Marvel Universe, with most locations mirroring real-life places; many major characters are based in New York City.
Marvel Comics | Introduction
However, due to the bankruptcy the series was canceled after only character designs and a one-minute promotional reel were made.
Marvel Studios | Marvel Studios
Stan Lee and freelance artist and eventual co-plotter Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four originated in a Cold War culture that led their creators to revise the superhero conventions of previous eras to better reflect the psychological spirit of their age. Eschewing such comic-book tropes as secret identities and even costumes at first, having a monster as one of the heroes, and having its characters bicker and complain in what was later called a "superheroes in the real world" approach, the series represented a change that proved to be a great success.
Marvel Comics | Marvel Comics
Each comic has two stories, the first one—written by John Layman and Tom Peyer, with art by Scott Chantler—part of an ongoing serialized story, and the second one—written by Jim Massey with art by Robbi Rodriguez—a stand-alone "backup story". Colbert and his staff were very involved in guiding the style of both the writing and the artwork. Artist Scott Chantler recalls that it was assumed the comics would follow the "animated" look of the cartoons, however Colbert wanted a more serious dramatic tone "that played it as straight as he does on the show", and the artwork was toned down to suit this theme.
Tek Jansen | Comics
7": "At Mark’s direction we 'cast' our characters based on real people. This is something that I still do when confronted with new characters. When given a description of a character by the writer I look through various magazines for just the right look."
Paul Ryan (cartoonist) | At Marvel Comics
In this period, plans for expansion were announced. At one Comic Con panel, slides of a realistic European barbarian strip were previewed as one of many new titles in development. One planned imprint, Vista Comics, would showcase superheroes, many to be adapted from Disney films such as "Tron" and "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh", and was being developed by comic book writer and animated TV story-editor Martin Pasko. A second imprint, Touchmark Comics, was actually announced, with former DC Comics editor Art Young at its head. Among the scripts Touchmark acquired was "Enigma" by Peter Milligan and "Sebastian O" by Grant Morrison.
Disney Comics (publishing) | Planned expansion
Video games based on Marvel characters go back to 1984 and the Atari game, "Spider-Man". Since then several dozen video games have been released and all have been produces by outside licensees. In 2014, "" was released that brought Marvel characters to the existing Disney sandbox video game.
Marvel Comics | Video games
The second series of single carded figures continued under the Fury Files label, but were based around Marvel's Dark Reign storyline, where Norman Osborn has dissolved S.H.I.E.L.D. and replaced it with H.A.M.M.E.R., his own organization. As such, he replaced Nick Fury on the back of the packaging. Artwork was now done by Mike Deodato. Starting with this series, all single carded figures included figure stands.
Marvel Universe (toyline) | Single carded figures – Series 2 (H.A.M.M.E.R. Files)
The following films were television series episodes released as feature films, television films or direct-to-video movies.
List of films based on Marvel Comics publications | Episodes as films
Marvel Comics published a comic book adaptation of the film by writer David Michelinie and artists Jackson Guice, Ian Akin, Brian Garvey, and Bob Camp. It was published as "Marvel Super Special" #30 and as a three-issue limited series. LucasArts and Atari Games promoted the film by releasing an arcade game. Hasbro released a toy line based on the film in September 2008.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Promotion
Most of the Marvel Comics' heroes reside in New York City, so views of the towers were not uncommon. The World Trade Center complex was featured in numerous other comics, as well. The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center have also been depicted in several online web comics:
World Trade Center in popular culture | Comic books and graphic novels
Perception looked to the initial "flipbook" logo for inspiration, and paid tribute to it in the new opening, as it opens identically to the flipbook logo. Next, the opening includes "various lines lifted directly from the script pages of various Marvel screenplays", with Perception picking "both iconic fan-favorites, as well as lines that helped establish the breadth of the Marvel Universe." To add in the concept art images, Perception looked "through a massive archive of concept art and "The Art Of…" books, to select the most iconic images for each beloved character. Utilizing the original digital paintings themselves, the Perception team animated each image being painted from scratch.
Marvel Studios | Logo
As a boy, comic writer Peter Hogan liked the design aesthetic of Chameleon Boy. When he and artist Steve Parkhouse were creating "Resident Alien", Hogan specifically requested Parkhouse base the main character's appearance on the DC hero.
Reep Daggle | Cultural impact
During his run on the title, Morrison consistently manipulated and deconstructed the fourth wall — the imaginary barrier separating the reader from the setting of the story which also extends to the characters and their creators. One visual expression of this theme was to present characters in a state of partial erasure — often juxtaposing the artist's pencil drafts with the finished art. Additionally, some characters become aware that they are being viewed by a vast audience, and are able to interact with the borders of the panels on the page. The series notably contained overt references to the various Earths of the pre-"Crisis" DC Multiverse.
Animal Man (comic book) | "Nature of reality" as a theme
Parker responded by creating a character he called "Captain Thunder". Staff artist Charles Clarence "C. C." Beck was recruited to design and illustrate Parker's story, rendering it in a direct, somewhat cartoony style that became his trademark. "When Bill Parker and I went to work on Fawcett's first comic book in late 1939, we both saw how poorly written and illustrated the superhero comic books were," Beck told an interviewer. "We decided to give our reader a real comic book, drawn in comic-strip style and telling an imaginative story, based not on the hackneyed formulas of the pulp magazine, but going back to the old folk-tales and myths of classic times".
Captain Marvel (DC Comics) | Development and inspirations
Therefore, comic books, in general, are one of the few entertainment mediums where the concept of parallel universes are a major and ongoing theme. DC in particular periodically revisits the idea in major crossover storylines, such as "Crisis on Infinite Earths" and "Infinite Crisis", where Marvel has a series called "What If..." that's devoted to exploring alternative realities, which sometimes impact the "main" universe's continuity. DC's version of "What If..." is the Elseworlds imprint.
Parallel universes in fiction | Comic books
In September 2012, Marvel Comics announced that "Avengers Arena" would debut, with a December 2012 cover date, by the creative team of Dennis Hopeless and Kev Walker. The series ran 18 issues, and was followed by a sequel series, "Avengers Undercover". The comic has a battle royale theme, notably inspired by the Japanese novel/manga/film "Battle Royale" and the American young adult dystopian novel/film series "The Hunger Games".
Avengers Arena | Publication history
This table includes characters who have appeared in multiple MCU tie-in comics, headlining at least one.
Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics | Recurring characters
Comic writer Fred Van Lente stated in 2013 that he had proposed a regular comic series set within the MCU to Marvel, but they wished to keep all possibilities open for potential film and television development. He said that this was also the reason why Marvel does not want writers to introduce new elements to the MCU through tie-in comics. In March 2014, Pilgrim confirmed that the MCU Infinite Comics were officially canon. That July, the MCU tie-in comics expanded to television tie-ins with the release of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Chase", a comic inspired by the first season of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." In November, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso avoided a question of whether an ongoing comic series could be set within the MCU, but did note that Marvel Comics would "always be working on books set in the Cinematic Universe...the collected editions of those comics end up being some of the best sellers of the year".
Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics | Development
In 1991, planning began for a new theme park adjacent to Universal Studios Florida. By the end of 1993, it was decided that one area of the future Islands of Adventure theme park would be themed after Marvel Comics, with a Hulk theme being selected for a thrill ride. The designers of the ride wanted to simulate being fired out of a cannon and subsequently set about prototyping a launch system. Universal Creative and MTS Systems Corporation had a working prototype in January 1995. Methods to achieve this acceleration were investigated into mid-1996. On-site construction of Islands of Adventure was underway in 1997, with Superior Rigging & Erection being responsible for erecting the supports and track of the roller coaster.
The Incredible Hulk Coaster | History
DeFalco explained in an interview his views on the MC2 imprint:
Marvel Comics 2 | Comments on style
Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada's column "Joe Fridays" (renamed "New Joe Fridays" in 2006 as a joke regarding Marvel's penchant for relaunching titles with the prefix "new") appeared weekly until 2008, when the column moved to MySpace. Quesada then began writing the column "Cup of Joe" on Comic Book Resources. Former DC Comics editor Michael Siglain contributed the weekly "5.2 About 52", and in 2007, DC Executive Editor Dan DiDio announced he would write a column similar to "New Joe Fridays", focusing on the series "Countdown". Didio has participated in the weekly "10 Answers and 1 Question" column for the site.
Newsarama | Columnists
Not to pass the buck but that’s the fact. If I had seen a sketch or something I would have voiced similar concerns. I am certain the next version will be amazing."
J. Scott Campbell | Marvel Comics
IMG Worlds of Adventure in Dubai has a Marvel-themed section.
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products | Marvel Entertainment
To discuss how to capitalize on Marvel Comics's upcoming 25th anniversary, president Jim Galton held a meeting with Marvel's vice presidents, including Jim Shooter, who was also Marvel editor-in-chief. Shooter proposed an idea similar to the later Ultimate Marvel line: end the Marvel Universe, and relaunch all the titles in a remade universe which would use the same characters and story concepts as the original Marvel Universe, but updated to the present era. This idea was rejected because it was seen as meddling with a line that was very successful at the time, and so Shooter instead proposed creating a new universe entirely, one that would supplement the Marvel Universe rather than replace it.
New Universe | Concept and creation
Live-action feature films and shorts produced by Marvel Studios are set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) unless otherwise noted.
List of films based on Marvel Comics publications | Live-action films
David went on to win the 2011 GLADD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book for his work.
LGBT themes in comics | Marvel Comics
A prequel based on characters from the comic book was produced as a web series starring actors Tyler Mane ("Halloween", "X-Men") and Andrew Bryniarski ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "Batman Returns").
Martin Shapiro | Web series
The first issue of the comic book, printed as both "Flash Comics" #1 and "Thrill Comics" #1, had a low print run in the fall of 1939 as an ashcan copy created for advertising and trademark purposes. Shortly after its printing, however, Fawcett found it could not trademark "Captain Thunder", "Flash Comics", or "Thrill Comics", because all three names were already in use. Consequently, the book was renamed "Whiz Comics", and Fawcett artist Pete Costanza suggested changing Captain Thunder's name to "Captain Marvelous", which the editors shortened to "Captain Marvel". The word balloons in the story were re-lettered to label the hero of the main story as "Captain Marvel".
Captain Marvel (DC Comics) | Development and inspirations
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) tie-in comic books are limited series or one-shot comics published by Marvel Comics that tie into the films and television series of the MCU. The comics are written and illustrated by a variety of individuals, and each one consists of 1 to 4 issues. They are intended to tell additional stories about existing characters, or to make connections between MCU projects, without necessarily expanding the universe or introducing new concepts or characters. The first MCU tie-in comics to be published were "Iron Man: Fast Friends", "The Incredible Hulk: The Fury Files", and "Nick Fury: Spies Like Us", all in 2008.
Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics | Introduction
and MCA. Meanwhile, Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. was in such dire financial straits that they sold off their characters' film rights to several major film studios, including Universal Pictures. MCA then eventually negotiated with Marvel for the theme park rights to their characters and both companies signed an agreement on March 22, 1994. This contract stipulated that "MCA will construct a complex of attractions, stores and food venues heavily themed around the Marvel properties" under the Marvel Universe banner at the second gate. The agreement remains in perpetuity (aka good faith), or indefinitely, unless Universal decides to close the Marvel Universe area, stop making payments for property usage, or Marvel opts out of the contract providing that it needs a reasonable explanation that Universal is mishandling the usage of their property.
Marvel Super Hero Island | History
The series features an original superhero world and continues the theme of "Marvels", exploring how ordinary people, superheroes and villains react to a world where the fantastic is commonplace. Ross paints the covers and helps set the costumes and the general look and feel for the series, which has been published sporadically in recent years. In 1996, Ross worked with writer Mark Waid on the DC Comics limited series "Kingdom Come," which presents a possible future for the DC Universe, in which Superman and several other classic superheroes return from retirement to tame a generation of brutal anti-heroes. The work featured Ross' redesigned versions of many DC characters, as well as a new generation of characters.
Alex Ross | 1990s
They were given a few hundred comic books to select images from, ultimately choosing 120 that were "universal and not specific to one character" and created a narrative "where each image spoke to the one before it and after." The new logo appeared on all subsequent studio productions set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe through "Captain America: Civil War". With the addition of the new logo, Marvel Studios also added a fanfare to accompany the logo, composed by Brian Tyler, who wrote the scores to "Iron Man 3", "Thor: The Dark World", and "Avengers: Age of Ultron". It was featured on the films "Thor: The Dark World", "", and "Guardians of the Galaxy".
Marvel Studios | Logo
There were many TV shows based on comics in 1977, featuring Spider-Man, Captain America, Doctor Strange, and Wonder Woman.
1977 in comics | Exhibitions and shows
This is a list of television shows based on comics.
List of television programs based on comics | Introduction
Along with Doctor Doom, the Hulk, and Spider-Man, Storm also has a ride in Marvel Super Hero Island of Universal Studios. The ride, based on a common teacup ride, is called "Storm Force Accelatron". It includes fog effects and strobe lights (to simulate lightning) which can be seen if ridden after dark. She is the first superheroine and the first X-Man to have a ride named after her.
Storm in other media | Theme park ride
"The Marvel Show" was a seasonal outdoor show that went on, in front of, and on the building to the left of the Firehouse facade for "Ghostbusters Spooktacular" and featured multiple Marvel Comics characters, such as Spider-Man, Storm, Iron Man, and Wolverine. It opened in the summer of 1993 and closed in 1995.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | The Marvel Show
Schaefer elaborated, "The world right now is scarier than it’s ever been; placing these characters firmly in 2019, we can use the themes that were so integral to the show -- identity, agency, and empathy -- to examine our world and the heroes and monsters that lurk inside all of us...and punch those monsters right in the face." The series has drawn comparison to the Ultimate Marvel comic book imprint, which reimagined decades-old Marvel Comics superheroes for modern audiences in the 21st century.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Boom! Studios) | Development
Fans were asked to weigh in on a character's uniform changes, or in some cases, submit their own uniform designs, with the winning entry actually becoming the character's new costume. Readers of "Tomb of Dracula" and "The Vision and Scarlet Witch" limited series were asked to suggest names for the main characters' babies. (Winners of contests liked these were often awarded with original artwork from the book in question.) For team books like "The Avengers", "Justice League", or the "Legion of Super-Heroes", fans were polled as to which characters should become permanent members, team leaders, or conversely, excised from the team.
Comic book letter column | Reader participation