Welp, I guess I can’t call all of them. A couple of weeks ago when troubles started brewing about Tigra & Dazzler, I guessed that none of the four adult animated series from the producers formerly known as Marvel TV would get a second season. I guess I was only half-right, because Disney’s Marvel has canceled production on Tigra, Howard the Duck, and probably The Offenders crossover, which would’ve featured all of the aforementioned characters, leaving just M.O.D.O.K. and Hit-Monkey alive for the time being.
Howard the Duck producer Kevin Smith, no stranger to having adult animated series canceled by Disney after a takeover, had this to say:
Alas, Howard remains trapped in a world he never made. Thanks to #JephLoeb, @DaveWillis2 and the Best Duckin’ Writer’s Room for all the effort. May we all @Marvel meet again one day on something else!
This isn’t the first-time that Disney/Marvel has canceled an adult animated series before it aired. A couple of years ago, they did the same with FX’s Deadpool with producers Donald and Stephen Glover on board to produce as a result of reported creative differences, the same creative differences that seemed to haunt Tigra which subsequently lead to this whole mess.
Synopses:
- M.O.D.O.K. centers around an egomaniacal supervillain with a really big head and a really little body, who struggles to maintain control of his evil organization and his demanding family. Writers Jordan Blum and Patton Oswalt will also executive produce.
- Hit-Monkey tells the tale of a wronged Japanese snow monkey, mentored by the ghost of an American assassin, as he cuts a wide swath through the Tokyo underworld in this darkly cinematic and brutally funny revenge saga. Writers Josh Gordon and Will Speck will executive produce.
- Tigra & Dazzler Show is a story about two woke superheroes and best friends, Tigra and Dazzler, as they fight for recognition among powered people who make up the eight million stories in Los Angeles. Writers Erica Rivinoja and Chelsea Handler serve as executive producers.
- Howard the Duck is trapped in a world he never made, but America’s favorite fighting fowl hopes to return home with the help of his unstoppable gal pal Beverly before the evil Dr. Bong can turn him the crispiest dish on the menu. Writers Kevin Smith and Dave Willis will also executive produce.
- The Offenders follows MODOK, Dazzler, Tigra, Hit Monkey and Howard the Duck as they are all forced to team up in order to save the world and certain parts of the universe.