Marvel Super Hero Adventures is a short-form animated series based on characters created by Marvel Comics. Aimed at a preschool audience, the shorts first air on Disney Channel's Disney Junior block, followed by the Disney Junior channel and later the Marvel HQ YouTube channel and DisneyNOW app.[1] The series uses the style of the 2017 animated series, but with Flash animation and Canadian voice actors.
The series depicts Spider-Man telling the viewers how he helped another superhero stop a villain.
Marvel Super Hero Adventures was announced via The Hollywood Reporter on September 7, 2017 as part of a multi-media push across publishing and merchandise aimed at introducing the Marvel Universe to a younger audience.[2] The first season, which consists of ten 3.5 minute episodes, debuted on October 13, 2017.[1] The second season followed on October 22, 2018.[3] The third season began on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW on April 1, 2019, with the fourth on April 6, 2020.[4] No more new shorts were produced as of September 2020.
The series was directed by Svend Gregori and produced at Atomic Cartoons.
Marvel Super Hero Adventures pre-school franchise was announced by Marvel Entertainment in September 2017 consisting of a short-form animated series along with publishing and merchandise during "Marvel Mania" October.[2] The toy line was manufactured by Hasbro with additional merchandise from Mad Engine, Jay Franco, GBG, Jakks Pacific and others.[5]
In the publishing field, Marvel Press issued chapter books beginning in September[2] and from Marvel Comics a five-issue miniseries starting in April 2018.[6] Super Hero Adventures has Spider-Man teaming with another Marvel hero.[2] The first early reader chapter books was Deck the Malls! teamed Spider-Man with Spider-Gwen written by MacKenzie Cadenhead and Sean Ryan and art by Derek Laufman. Three additional chapter books were planned continuing into 2018.[2] With low orders, the limited series was re-solicited as a series of issue 1.[7]