Marvel Animation

Marvel Animation, LLC is an American animation production company. The Marvel Studios subsidiary was incorporated on January 25, 2008 to direct Marvel's efforts in animation and home entertainment markets. Marvel Animation on incorporation included then ongoing animation efforts by Marvel Studios with Lionsgate and Nickelodeon.

Animated features
In 2004, Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Comics' new parent corporation, struck a deal with Lions Gate Entertainment to produce a series of eight direct-to-video animated movies under the name of Marvel Animated Features in conjunction with Marvel Studios, Marvel's direct film subsidiary. Eric Rollman was hired by Marvel as Executive Vice President, Home Entertainment & TV Production for Marvel Studios to oversee the deal with Lionsgate.

Incorporated
Marvel Animation was incorporated in January 2008 to direct Marvel's efforts in animation and home entertainment markets including then animation efforts with Lionsgate and Nickelodeon. Marvel Entertainment named Eric Rollman as President of the company in April 2008. In early 2009, a home distribution deal for The Super Hero Squad Show was inked with Shout! Factory. In April 2009, the Marvel Knights Animation series was announce to be under development with Shout! Factory to develop hybrid comic animation DVD series by converting existing material. On December 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company purchased Marvel Animation with parent company Marvel Studios as part of the Marvel Entertainment group for $4 billion. Both Marvel and Disney have stated that the merger will not affect any preexisting deals with Lionsgate or other production companies for the time being, although Disney said they will consider distributing future Marvel Animation projects with their own studios once the current deals expire. With the creation of the Marvel Television division in June 2010 within Marvel Studios, Marvel Animation will operate under Marvel TV's direction. In July 2010, Marvel entered into Marvel Anime Partners with Madhouse to develop and produce the Marvel Anime project that will take famous Marvel characters and reintroduce them for a Japanese audience in a 12-part series to start premiering on Animax (late 2010) in Japan and G4 in the United States.

Marvel Animated Features
All Marvel Animated Features films that have been released or announced have been produced by MLG Productions, Marvel & Liongate's subsidiary group, and have been released direct-to-video by Lionsgate. Currently the contract Marvel has with Lionsgate is for eight films, all of which have been released as of 2011.

Films

 * Hulk Vs - 2009
 * Planet Hulk - 2010
 * Thor: Tales of Asgard - 2011

Television Series

 * Wolverine and the X-Men - January 24, 2009
 * Iron Man: Armored Adventures - April 24, 2009
 * The Super Hero Squad Show - September 14, 2009
 * Black Panther - January 16, 2010 (Australia)
 * The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes - October 20, 2010
 * Ultimate Spider-Man - April 1, 2012

Marvel Anime

 * Iron Man - July 29, 2011
 * Wolverine - July 29, 2011
 * X-Men - October 21, 2011
 * Blade - January 13, 2012