Liberation Entertainment continue to bolster its increasingly attractive portfolio of titles with the announcement today of a deal with First Serve Toonz for the acquisition of the DVD and VOD rights to a 26 part animated series based on the iconic Marvel characters Wolverine and the X-Men.

Liberation’s multi-tiered deal for one of Marvel’s most popular characters includes confirmation that the BBC has acquired the television rights for the UK.

Jay Boberg, CEO of Liberation Entertainment, said “we are very glad to be involved in this first class original series, and to be working in partnership with Marvel and First Serve Toonz.”

Spencer Pollard, MD of Liberation Entertainment said, “Wolverine and the X-Men is a huge franchise and with the Wolverine movie planned for 2008, this should secure huge interest for our DVD releases. With the strong interest in the show from the leading broadcasters around the world, we can ensure that our TV sales team can work strategically with our UK and International DVD sales teams to maximise the returns for everyone.

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I’m sure this is a push since the Wolverine movie is in the works. It will be interesting to see what happens with this series.

Now all these people are posting the picture and having a good laugh, but I remember these jeans and I wanted a pair. They had an extra panel sewn in the crotch like biking shorts to allow greater movement when kicking. Wearing pans like that my high-kicks would be able to take down the tallest of opponents.

Just to keep things in perspective, at the time these were around I believe I was watching Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos. Want to see the intro? Take the jump.

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