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Although you can still catch Marvel’s most iconic heroes over on Disney Xd, the House of Ideas have decided to expand their animation library by crossing over with the Japanese anime realm yet again with Future Avengers.

Not too much is known at the moment when it comes to the overall plot of the series, but we understand that it centers on a young boy named Makoto, whom Anime News Network describes as “a young boy who gains superpowers due to an evil gene manipulation experiment. Makoto and other youths join the Avengers as apprentices named ‘Future Avengers.'” Furthermore, expect the likes of Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor and Wasp to provide some expert tutelage.

If you were to ask me, that sounds like it’s taken some influence from Avengers Academy and may be worth checking out if you were a fan of the animated film Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow,...

First Appearance

Avengers #54, July 1968 (unnamed cameo), Avengers #55, August 1968 (full appearance)

Nicknames and Aliases

Crimson Cowl, Ultimate Ultron, Mark 12, Ultron Pym

Powers and Abilities

Ultron is an artificial intelligence capable of learning and evolving. To wit, he builds increasingly stronger and more powerful bodies for himself, usually comprised of some form of adamantium and with a variety of offensive weapons, including an “encephalo ray” which puts people in a death-like coma and gives him the ability to mesmerize or hypnotize foes. Ultron is super-strong, durable and resilient, and capable of converting and storing electromagnetic energy for later use. Ultron is also capable of transmitting his mind/memories into other computer or robotic systems and of controlling other machines remotely.

Additionally, Ultron is a cunning strategist and master roboticist, capable of creating new artificial intelligences himself.

Weaknesses and Achilles’ Heels

Ultron possesses an Oedipal complex giving him an irrational hatred of his “father”, Hank Pym,...

Hello Everyone once again, in the topic for now I am here to discuss a certain Marvel animated film many fans dislike now from first glance. Marvel hasn't had a long record of animated films compared to DC but whenever Marvel releases one you know it will be done right with quality. My favourite Marvel animated film so far being is Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow. The story in the film was not only dark but it managed to mix in a level of fun and excitement to make it enjoyable for all audiences. It taught an important message of becoming who your destined to be, hence in the form of the children of The Avengers. It also played a strong role in humanity and fighting for a cause along with the best group of friends anyone could ever have. Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow definitely exceeded in those expectations.

With Joss Whedon's The Avengers a mere weekend away, now is as good a time as any to binge on Avengers-related material--so why not Marvel's animated films based on the Ultimate Avengers comics? Fortunately, they've just been released in one Blu-ray pack and what holds true for the bulk of Marvel’s animated features released through Lionsgate seems to not apply to their first two films, Ultimate Avengers and Ultimate Avengers 2. They may be the oldest animated features in Marvel’s collection, but the animation used is very smooth and straightforward, lacking the unfortunate attempts at 3D animation or the overly cartoonish style and concept that made Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (also included) feel like a bad attempt to cash in on previous success. The set is a nice pack of two great Marvel flicks that do a good job of introducing the assembly of heroes as well...

This week, Warner Bros. releases the Oscar-winning musical "Camelot" on Blu-ray. (The release is tied to the film's 45th anniversary.) We have an exclusive look at the special new edition of the Arthurian classic, along with the full breakdown of this week's entire slate of DVDs and Blu-rays. Moviefone's Pick of the Week "The Innkeepers" What's It About? Two low-rent ghost hunters try to uncover the truth behind the real-life (and supposedly haunted) Yankee Pedlar Inn of Connecticut. Naturally, their ghostbusting ways are unprepared for the real supernatural horror that exists inside the hotel. See It Because: It's only with the smallest bit of hyperbole that we're calling director Ti West, "The most interesting new voice in the world of American horror movies." With ominous art direction and creeping camera-work, West's filmmaking style has earned him more comparisons to Roman Polanski and Stanley Kubrick, than the slasher schlock of the genre.

As you might imagine, studios are combing their libraries to find related items to reissue to tie in with the frenzy surrounding the May 3 opening of The Avengers. Coming Tuesday are two more discs that come closest to the feature film, a sextet of Marvel Animation films in two sets. Making their Blu-ray debut, the first set is Ultimate Avengers Movie Collection which contains the two animated films based on the successful Ultimates comic, along with the bonus film Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow. The other Blu-ray set is merely dubbed Marvel Animated Features and contains Planet Hulk, Invincible Iron Man, and Doctor Strange.

Both Ultimate films pretty closely follow the initial Ultimates arcs from Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch although the script is better at aping Millar than the animation is following Hitch’s naturalistic style. A significant change is that Tony Stark’s identity remains a secret and...

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, the eleventh film to be released by DC Universe Animated Original Movies, is an interesting new idea for the studio and for DC Comics. The timing is hard to ignore -- the Ryan Reynolds-starring live-action motion picture, Green Lantern, gets released this Friday, while Emerald Knights came out last week -- just in time. This is particularly notable since Emerald Knights is, while not an origin story of Hal Jordan (that tale can be found in the rather unremarkable Green Lantern: First Flight), something of a primer for the universe of the Green Lantern Corps. It's almost like an extended, animated introduction.

Instead of being a conventional narrative like most of the other DC Animated films, Green Lantern: Emerald Knights is more like an anthology. There's a single, overarching storyline, which involves the reappearance of Krona, an ancient enemy of the Green Lantern Corps that...

Marvel and DC are both in the middle of a new movie strategy where they release animated films of some of their most popular characters direct to DVD. The two rivals have arguably been doing it for ages if you count the spin-off “movies” from their animated television series, but the last 4 years have seen a leap in activity. Have any of them topped Batman: Mask of the Phantasm? No, not really. However, each of the studios seems to be making huge strides with each successive movie. Marvel, having reached its 6 film marker (DC isn’t far behind at this point), have released them all in a box set. While it’s nice to have an anthology to put on the shelf instead of individual DVD cases, it ends up serving as a reminder of how far the films have come since the original Ultimate Avengers: The Movie back in...

In this incarnation of our Videolog column (which began in 1982 with VHS & Betamax and later laserdisc), Starlog posts information weekly regarding selected genre titles now being released (or re-released) on DVD and Blu-ray. Prices listed are Msrp, though any clickable links lead to Amazon where the savings can be significant.

This week’s DVD releases:

Drag Me To Hell (Universal, $29.98 DVD; $39.98 Blu-ray): Director Sam Raimi (Spider-man) returns to the horror genre. Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is on her way to having it all: a devoted boy friend (Justin Long), a hard-earned job promotion and a bright future. But when she’s forced to make a tough decision that evicts an elderly woman from her house, Christine becomes the victim of an evil curse. Now she has only three days to dissuade a dark spirit from stealing her soul before she’s dragged to hell for an eternity of unthinkable torment.

It's "9" week here on Splash Page, and while the post-apocalyptic animated adventure doesn't have too much in common with the comic book world on the surface, there are always links between the film reel and the paneled page. The Shane Acker-directed film is no exception, as several of the movie's voice actors and production crew have direct ties to comics.

Behold the following "9" actors and producers, all of whom are connected to the comic book community in some way, shape or form:

Timur Bekmambetov: His name might be unfamiliar, but "9" producer Timur Bekmambetov's work became surprisingly popular barely a year ago. Bekmambetov is the director of "Wanted," the Angelina Jolie-starring comic book adaptation of Mark Millar and J.G. Jones' graphic novel.

Bekmambetov has already discussed plans to proceed with "Wanted 2" despite the apparent death of one of the previous film's leads. Still, the film...