Marvel Super Hero Squad - Outside The Toyline

Outside The Toyline

Marvel plans to expand the line outside of toys:

  • An animated series, The Super Hero Squad Show, premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network in September 2009.
  • A Chutes and Ladders board game is available from Milton Bradley.
  • A comic book one-shot, followed by a mini-series featuring Super Hero Squad characters has been produced. Additionally, several Marvel comics shipped in September 2009 featuring Super Hero Squad variant covers.
  • A daily comic strip is available at marvel.com. The strip began in late 2008.
  • In early 2009 Gazillion Entertainment announced Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, a casual Massively multiplayer online game based on the Super Hero Squad characters to be released in 2011 as part of its larger deal with Marvel Entertainment. The Amazing Society, one of Gazillion's development studios, will be developing the game.
  • In May 2009, Marvel and THQ announced an action-adventure video game based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad franchise for the Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable.
  • It was revealed on June 2010 that the Marvel Super Hero Squad will have a new game, called Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet.
  • A third game, which will use the uDraw GameTablet will be released on November 15, 2011, under the name Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat.

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