Season two of The Super Hero Squad Show picks up with Galactus defeated and the very annoying Dr. Doom behind bars. Super Hero City should be safe - but alas, Thanos is now in search of the powerful Infinity Gauntlet! The Super Hero Squad must cope without their friend Silver Surfer (who has gone to the other side!), and take on this evil villain to save the Marvel universe! You'll meet a new character in the Scarlet Witch, who will help fight Thanos and try to get the six Infinity Gems before he does.
Volume One contains the first six episodes of season two: "Another Order Of Evil Part 1 and 2!" (this actually two episodes), "World War Witch!", "Villainy Redix Syndrome", "Support Your Local Sky-Father!", "Whom Continuity Would Destroy!", and "Double Negation At The World's End!".
The Super Hero Squad Show features characters from the Marvel comics family - Wolverine, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, etc, who all live in Super Hero City. While they have many of the same features of their look in comic books, the characters on this show have definitely been created to appeal more to kids, almost like mini-me versions of themselves. The Cartoon Network series is kind of a good way to introduce your kids to comic books which normally aren't always appropriate for their age range, especially as we are on the horizon of a lot of comic book character movies coming out this Summer. If you are a comic book geek, you'll either find plenty of stupid humor in this series, or kind of cringe at the fact that it's not like your comic books.
As always, this animated show is rated TV-Y7, and while younger viewers can enjoy it, you may want to use your discretion. It has the usual cartoon violence, of course, and some of the humor can be borderline as to whether or not it's appropriate for younger viewers.
There is a short bonus feature included with an interview with Travis Willingham, who is the voice of The Hulk. I keep hoping for tons of bonus content on these discs, but so far, no luck. I'll just keep my fingers crossed that the day this series is released onto Blu-Ray, there will be a ton of extra content added.
The Super Hero Squad Show Season 2 Volume 1 really continues with the slapstick humor and the comedy hijicks. There are more guest voice appearances, including James Marsters (Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Brainiac in Smallville), Stan Lee, and Adam West (the original Batman!)
The Super Hero Squad Show Season 2 Volume 1 is available now wherever DVD's are sold. The full screen disc is rated TV-Y7 and has a total running time of 154 minutes long. The suggested retail price is $14.93, but Amazon has it available on pre-order for just $11.99 as of this posting. (Netflix users: this title is not currently available, but you can always check the site periodically)
Please note that I received a copy of this DVD in order to share my thoughts on it. All opinions are my own.
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