The Avengers: Volume One - Heroes Assemble! (Marvel Super Hero Collection)

Marvel has always impressed me with its comics, animated shows, movies and more. Marvel animated cartoons have been going on since the 1960s with its 60s Spider-Man.Many cartoons today are pretty awful. I have been closely to losing faith as cartoons today have been pretty much gone downhill. But on that day when I went to the San Diego Comic-Con and paid a visit to the Marvel booth, I saw something intriguing, a poster advertising Marvel's latest action show: Avengers:Earth's Mightiest Heroes.Avengers:Earth's Mightiest Heroes is the latest animated series produced by Marvel. Avengers:EMH debuted on Disney XD October 20. It is far better then the god-awful Avengers cartoon from 1999 which did not get a good press. What is very odd is that when people first heard of Avengers:EMH, everone said,"oh no, this was gonna be "too kiddy" and not for the teens and/or adults because its on Disney XD. Those who said that were terribly mistaken. Avengers:EMH is far from "kiddy". In fact, it is very similar to the Batman TAS and the 90s X-Men animated series. It has recieved positive reviews from fans and good ratings. Some say it is even the 90s X-Men of this generation.Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes follows the adventures of Marvel's greatest heroes, Iron man, Ant-Man, Wasp, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Panther and Hawkeye as they battle the most diabolical villains. The episodes are very loyal to the comics as the Avengers start off as solos but unite in the first episode and new members are added as they progress.The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!" stars the well-known voice talents of Rick D. Wasserman ("Planet Hulk," "Marvel Vs. Capcom 3," "House M.D.") as Thor, Brian Bloom ("The A Team," "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2") as Captain America, Fred Tatasciore ("Tron: Evolution," "Hulk Vs.," "Wolverine and the X-Men") as The Hulk, Wally Wingert ("The Family Guy," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno") as Ant Man, and Phil Lamarr ("Mad TV," "Futurama") as Jarvis.If you want action, adventure and/or just simply adore Marvel, then don't miss Avengers:Earth's Mightiest Heroes. This will be a must-have for Marvel fans of all ages.Here are the episodes in volume 1.1.Iron Man is Born-When the villainous organization known as HYDRA attacks the United Nations, the fate of the world's leaders is in the hands of Iron Man! But Tony Stark may have met his match as HYDRA unleashes the Dreadnoughts against him, using technology that Stark created himself! Iron Man has to overcome HYDRA, but is the world peacekeeping force known as S.H.I.E.L.D. any better? Plus, S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury fights alone when the Grim Reaper infiltrates the super villain prison known as the Vault.2.Thor the Mighty-The villainous Wrecking Crew are tearing through New York City, and the only thing that's standing in their way? The Mighty Thor! But when Thor is called back to Asgard by his father Odin, he's forced to face off against an army of Frost Giants led by the evil Loki...Thor's adopted brother. But even if Thor wins the battle, he may have lost more than he realizes, for nothing is ever as it seems with Loki.3.Hulk vs the World-When Bruce Banner heads to Vegas to track down an escapee from the Super-Villain prison known as the Cube, he's forced to transform into the incredible HULK to take on the Absorbing Man. But to make matters worse, Thunderbolt Ross and his Hulkbusters are on the scene with orders to take the Hulk down. And even if the Hulk can defeat Absorbing Man and the Hulkbusters, can he survive SHIELD's most dangerous agents- Hawkeye and the Black Widow.4.Meet Captain America-In the closing days of World War II, Captain America and Bucky join forces with Jack Fury and his Howling Commandos for a final confrontation with the Red Skull and his HYDRA forces! But as the battle unfolds, they're being watched by a visitor from the future. His name is Kang the Conqueror, and he's on a mission to save the world.5.The Man in the Ant-Hill-When scientist Hank Pym obtains a rare sample of vibranium to study, the nasty villain Klaw comes to steal it- but he's not ready to enter Ant-Man's world. Then, the wondrous Wasp takes on Whirlwind. And finally, take a tour of the Big House, the world's smallest Super-Villain prison. Plus, welcome to Wakanda, the most powerful nation on Earth- you're just in time to see the fall of the Black Panther.6.Break-Out part 1-Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man and Wasp have defeated some of the most powerful, dangerous super-villains on the planet. And once defeated, those criminals are housed in the super-villain prisons. But now, on a day like none other, those prisons open wide, simultaneously releasing every single villain in a breakout like the world has never seen. Our heroes- only hope is to band together- to become the AVENGERS.7.Break-Out part 2-The super-villain breakout has begun, and it's everything our heroes can do to stay alive! But when a mysterious fourth prison is revealed housing a being whose power dwarfs anything ever seen, the Avengers must join together for the first time. Because the man called Graviton is now free. He's after Nick Fury and he'll destroy the world to get to him.

The quality of drawing, story-line, character development and faithfulness to the spirit of the original characters in this series is unsurpassed. This is clearly Marvel's best effort to date in the realization of the Marvel Universe in an ongoing series. For those who have followed the Marvel Universe for years this is a welcome treatment of all of these characters. Each of the Avengers has his/her own motivation and contribution to the plot. As viewers, we get to see not only the threads of their individual stories, but how the threads intertwine and dovetail one into another. It is obvious that the creators of this series have respect and appreciation for their art, for these characters and for the vast treasure of plots that have been developed by Stan Lee and company through the years. They have done a superb job of combining robust action and providing a "kid-friendly" presentation. Marvel has set the bar high with this series. After viewing both volumes one and two one can easily and optimistically anticipate the continuance of a fantastic effort.By Roger Shows

This edition of the avengers is surprisingly very enjoyable. I love most of the avenger roster, save for a few. They would include Ant man, Wasp, and Iron man. But I must admit they come off in this edition. I also like the way they developed Nick Fury's character. But they seemed to have someone else play sargent Fury leader of the Commandos, I found that a little odd. I guess they thought there weren't any connoisseurs regarding Marvel lore. In the comics sargeant Fury would later become director of shield.A wide array of super villians are used to the benefit of the entire dvd. I will probably purchase vol. 2, the Vision is one of my favorites. I thought Marvel animation was peetering out, but with the advent of certain super heroe movies they may be another surge or upswing in Marvel animation.

My son loves this DVD. He loves being able to watch this show whenever he wants, even if his sister is in command of the family TV. We're a Netflix-no-cable family, so we still buy shows on DVD if the kids like them enough. My son can't get enough of the Avengers and has converted the whole family to loving the numerous animated incarnations. I haven't found any objectionable material in these shows - if you're okay with normal heroic fights, and the Hulk's anger management issues, you'll be fine with these cartoons.