Marvel assembles cartoon 'Avengers'

Marvel assembles cartoon 'Avengers': "The cry of 'Avengers assemble' will soon be coming from the television.

Marvel Animation, the cartoon division of Marvel Entertainment, is beginning production on 'The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes,' the company's latest animated series.

Film Roman, the company behind 'The Simpsons' and 'King of the Hill,' has been tapped to produce the 26-episode series, which will be available for broadcast in 2011, in time for Marvel Studios' releases of the tentpole live-action movies 'The First Avenger: Captain America' and 'The Avengers.'"