Ultimate Spider-Man animated series

Music: Soundgarden's song for The Avengers movie soundtrack sounds like this. So... what do you think? -- Update: The original 107.7 song on Soundcloud vanished, so here's a brief snippet from "Live to Rise." Interviews: The Plain Dealer interviews Funky Winkerbean creator Tom Batiuk, who seems like a pretty funny guy...

Animation: The cast and crew of Disney XD's Ultimate Spider-Man discuss the upcoming show alongside a dash of new footage. Movies: It seems the live action Flash movie is still making a run at it, according to screenwriter Dan Mazeau. Tech: The Tricorder from Star Trek is a little bit closer to becoming a reality...

Disney XD and Marvel have given fans a pretty thorough preview of Ultimate Spider-Man thus far, revealing the show's plot, its heroes and many of its villains. Despite knowing that Nick Fury and Agent Coulson will school Spidey, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, White Tiger and Nova in the ways of S...

If, like some, you had conflicting emotions over EW's first look at Disney XD's Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, USA Today has four new promo clips from the upcoming show to help you feel out its more... meta vibe. Fans of stuff like Scott Pilgrim Vs...

Marvel's been on a roll this week unveiling official images of young S.H.I.E.L.D. trainees from Disney XD's Ultimate Spider-Man animated series debuting on April 1. Now, joining Spidey, White Tiger and Iron Fist is Luke Cage a.k.a. Power Man...

The second of Marvel's "Spider-Man and his Ultimate Friends" reveals dropped today, showcasing Ava Ayala, the latest White Tiger. She joins Spidey (and Iron Fist and a character who looked a lot like Luke Cage this past summer at SDCC) as part of a team of young S...

Marvel has revealed a new image of Iron Fist a.k.a. Danny Rand, one of a few young S.H.I.E.L.D. trainees Peter Parker will team with on Disney XD's Ultimate Spider-Man animated series starting on April 1. Briefly seen in action at San Diego Comic-Con this past summer, Iron Fist will join Spidey and (at least) two characters who appeared to resemble Luke Cage and White Tiger -- who will likely also

Cosplay: Samuel Lee and Prince Armory's awesome custom armor worn by Carlos M. Blanchard is like Kenner's Legends of Batman action figure line come to life. Creators: Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilkas, who depicted the prophet Muhammad as a dog in 2007, was egged by Karlstad University students while giving a lecture on free speech at the school on Tuesday...

Marvel's been pretty generous in filling in fans on how the upcoming Disney XD animated adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley's Ultimate Spider-Man is being written. A smorgasbord of talent -- including Man of Action's Joe Kelly, Steve Seagle, Joe Casey and Duncan Rouleau, plus Paul Dini and Bendis himself -- has been tapped to bring the latest iteration of the Webslinger to TV in 201