Marvel has released a trailer for the Disney XD Marvel Universe block, which debuts on Sunday April 1st, at 11 am (ET, PT) as well as three clips from its new Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon series that will be the main attraction for the Marvel Universe Block (see “Ultimate Spider-Man to Anchor Marvel Block”).

 

Produced with input from the Man of Action group that created the popular Ben10 series as well as from top Marvel talent like Brian Michael Bendis and Joe Quesada, the Ultimate Spider-Man series is supposed to set new standards for “Saturday morning superhero cartoon series in both the sophistication of its storytelling and the quality of its animation.  Vocal talent for the series includes Drake Bell (Peter Parker), Chi McBride (Nick Fury), Stan Lee (Stan the Janitor), and Mat Latner (Peter’s rival Flash Thompson). 

 

Marvel has already announced a new line of all-ages comics based on the Marvel Universe block (see “Marvel Launching New Kid Titles”).