Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes

"The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" assembles on television screens nationwide next Wednesday, October. 20 at 8:30 / 7:30 p.m. central, but fans can get their hands on the animated adventures of the Avengers much sooner than that. Like, right now after the jump...

Is the October 20 premiere date for "Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" too far away for you? Well, you're in luck, as Marvel and Disney XD's micro-episodes intended to school viewers on the all-star superhero team have begun rolling out at a pretty breakneck pace...

The latest animated series based on Marvel Comics superheroes finally has a start date. "Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" will premiere October 20 on Disney XD, with the full two-part episode available on digital platforms iTunes, Xbox Live, Sony Playstation and Disney XD Mobile VOD the next day...

Between the kid-centric "The Super Hero Squad Show" and the tween-friendly "Iron Man: Armored Adventures," I'm always happy to see all-ages content that helps younglings discover comics - or at least comic book characters. That said, aside from a few features, it's been awhile since Marvel animation has really felt like more than a guilty pleasure for my sorry 24-year-old self.