Marvel Announces Ultimate Spider-Man for Disney XD

Posted on March 5, 2012

Marvel has announced a new animated series for Disney XD called Ultimate Spider-Man. In the series, a teenage Peter Parker (voiced by actor Drake Bell) juggles the challenges of high school with the challenges of being a Super Hero.

Nick Fury (voiced by actor Chi McBride) invites Parker to train with his S.H.I.E.L.D. organization, where Peter's alter-ego, Spider-Man, will join forces with four other teenage Super Heroes - Nova, White Tiger, Power Man and Iron Fist.

The premiere episode (11:00 a.m., EST/PST) is entitled "Great Power," and the second episode is "Great Responsibility" (11:30 a.m., EST). The premiere episodes will be available on DisneyXD.com and Comcast platforms via VOD and XfinityTV.com directly following the Sunday, April 1 premiere on Disney XD.

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