12 Facts About Marvel Animation

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The incorporated Marvel Animation included then ongoing animation efforts by Marvel Studios with Lionsgate and Nickelodeon.

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2.

Marvel Animation operates under Marvel Studios, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company.

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3.

Marvel Animation worked with Grantray-Lawrence, Hanna-Barbera, and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises on other animated series until 1980.

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4.

Marvel Animation Productions was merged into New World Entertainment's operations with the Marvel Animation Entertainment Group's sale to Andrews Group, a Perlman corporation, in 1989.

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5.

Marvel Films Animation was set up and produced only a single show, Spider-Man in 1994.

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6.

Marvel Animation was incorporated in January 2008 to direct Marvel's efforts in animation and home entertainment markets including then animation efforts with Lionsgate and Nickelodeon.

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7.

Marvel Animation Entertainment named Eric Rollman as president of the company in April 2008, and reporting to Simon Philips, president of Marvel Animation Entertainment International.

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8.

In 2012, Marvel established its Marvel Animation Studios based in Glendale, California under Senior Vice President Eric Radomski.

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9.

In October, Marvel announced that Disney Japan was producing a new anime television show with Toei Animation called Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers to be aired on April 2,2014 on TV Tokyo and other TXN stations.

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10.

Marvel Animation announced a new anime television series titled, Marvel Animation Future Avengers, that is set to be broadcast in mid-2017 on the Disney satellite channel, Dlife.

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11.

On December 7,2017, Marvel announced its Marvel Rising franchise focusing on new characters as youngsters starting with animation in 2018 with Ghost-Spider, a renamed Spider-Gwen, shorts and an animated film, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors.

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12.

The contract Marvel Animation had with Lionsgate was for eight films, all of which have been released as of 2011.

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