Breakout (The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes)
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Breakout is the name of the first two episodes of the animated television series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. It was originally broadcast on Disney XD in the United States on October 20, 2010.[1] Part 1 originally aired on October 22, 2010 and Part 2 originally aired on October 29, 2010 on Teletoon in Canada.[2]
Plot
Part 1
After Iron Man stops an A.I.M. arms trade between them and Lucia von Bardas, Hank Pym talks with Mad Thinker to see what he meant when he referred to the villains in the super prisons as soon being free. All four of the prisons then break down and each hero deals with this. Meanwhile, Leonard Samson is exposed to Gamma radiation when the Cube deactivates and is injured by Zzzax. Hulk escapes with Samson and heads to the nearest civilized area. Graviton escapes the Raft and seeks revenge on Nick Fury.
Part 2
A flashback to 10 years before reveals Graviton's origin. In the present, Iron Man is outnumbered by old enemies at the Vault. To escape and fight Graviton, Tony self-destructs the Vault, but his armor was damaged and he radios a replacement from his Chicago tower. Thor, Hank Pym, and Wasp try to fight Graviton. Later, they are joined by Hulk and Iron Man and with their combined power they defeat Graviton and form the Avengers in order to catch the remaining 74 supervillians that escaped the four prisons.
Critical reaction
Brian Lowry of Variety called The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!, "a slick but dizzyingly busy Disney XD animated program. If not the creative equal of Cartoon Network's superhero team-up Justice League from rival DC Comics, the show unleashes enough action to be plenty mighty with boys, as well as middle-aged guys with comics in Kevlar bags".[3] Kofi Outlaw of Screen Rant called it "a fairly entertaining experience that should appeal to Marvel fans and cartoon fans alike, be they young or old. For all the positive things about it, however, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes still doesn’t quite reach the acclaimed status of DC Universe and their animated projects".[4] Stephen Lackey of Mania.com stated, "Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes doesn’t compare to something like Justice League in animation or in story, but it is a step in the right direction for a Marvel animated product and it did end up being really entertaining".[5]
References
- ^ "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Premieres Oct. 20". Superhero Hype!. 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ Harvey, James (2010-09-09). "October 2010 "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" Event For Teletoon". marvel.toonzone.net. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (2010-10-19). "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!". Variety. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
- ^ Outlaw, Kofi (2010-10-14). "'The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes' Review". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
- ^ Lackey, Stephen (2010-10-21). "AVENGERS:EMH - Breakout Review". Mania.com. Retrieved 2010-11-05.