90s Marvel Cartoons: The Original MCU? |
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With the Marvel Cinematic Universe reaching its climatic conclusion to 10 years of serialised storytelling, Josh from Panels to Pixels takes a look at the Marvel Animated Series of the 90s; its history and how its legacy can still be felt in pop culture today.
From 1992 - 2000, eight shows across 253 episodes made up the Marvel Animated Universe, introducing a whole generation to the characters that would go on to dominate box offices worldwide. They were: X-Men, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man Unlimited and Avengers United They Stand. So dust off your video tapes, grab a bowl of breakfast cereal and get stuck in to this video essay/documentary/love letter to the cartoons of our childhood. Thanks for watching and if you want to see more videos like this, please SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/panelstopixels?sub_confirmation=1 Share this video: https://youtu.be/34VBGob5kYQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/panelstopixels Instagram: https://instagram.com/panelstopixels -------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL THANKS TO: Adam Chapman from the Comic Shenanigans podcast for allowing me to use audio from his conversation with Eric and Julia Lewald. SOURCES: Comic Shenanigans Episode 560: A conversation with Eric and Julia Lewald https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-x7g9a-8da9d2 http://www.vulture.com/2014/05/talking-to-the-writers-of-x-men-animated-series.html http://marvel.toonzone.net/xmen/interviews/meugniot/ http://www.toymania.com/archives/ironman/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100220050426/http://drg4.wariocompany.com/semper.html https://decider.com/2017/10/31/x-men-tv-show-25-anniversary/ https://www.cbr.com/x-men-animated-series-changed-everything-25th-anniversary/ |