Tag: Marvel

Marvel teams up with The Prince’s Trust to support aspiring young superheroes of product design

Stuart Mitchell

Marvel has announced a three-year partnership with youth charity The Prince’s Trust to offer a mentorship programme for young people aged 16-30, interested in taking their first steps in the fashion and product design industry.  Over two weeks, the Get Started in Product Design with Marvel course will provide a specially created programme of workshops, which will culminate in The Prince’s Trust participants designing two Marvel product collections, supported by Disney’s design team. The first collection will focus on Marvel’s The Avengers and the second, will celebrate incredible female superheroes from across the Marvel universe, such as Wanda Maximoff, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Shuri, Ms Marvel and Okoye.  The programme will help the participants gain entry experience in product design, with guidance and mentorship from Disney designers, marketeers and…

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Marvel And AHN Team Up To Celebrate Nurses

Stuart Mitchell

If 2020 has cemented anything, it’s that real heroes don’t wear capes; they wear scrubs. Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Marvel Comics agree. Marvel, the iconic media brand, has collaborated with AHN to celebrate real-life healthcare heroes through a brand-new comic book, developed together with advertising agency Doner.  Today, AHN is introducing The True Nurse Stories, a new Marvel comic book about real-life nurses and their heroism. Each character and story stems from the experiences of real people who provide healthcare throughout AHN’s 13 hospital facilities in Western Pennsylvania, serving…

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Marvel legends assemble to inspire next generation of engineering super heroes!

Stuart Mitchell

The UK government’s Year of Engineering is assembling Marvel super heroes, including Iron Man and The Hulk, to launch an exciting new partnership with the iconic comic brand. Marvel is the latest big name to join the campaign, which aims to transform perceptions of engineering among children age 7 to 16 and encourage more young people from different backgrounds to consider careers in the profession. Young people are being encouraged to take the More Heroes Needed aptitude test to help them find out which super hero qualities they share with…

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Clarks Kids and Marvel Create an Exclusive Collection That Celebrates Strength in Unity

Stuart Mitchell

Clarks Kids have been inspired by Marvel’s mightiest heroes to create an exclusive multi-gender collection that celebrates strength in unity. Launching with the film release of the highly-anticipated Avengers: Infinity War out in UK cinemas on April 27, the iconic collection captures the spirit of each hero while providing kids with liberated movement through comfort for everyday adventures. Like every kid on the planet, the Avengers all have very different and distinct identities. When they join forces, their strengths combine, and they become Earth’s mightiest team of heroes. The campaign…

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Disney Donates $1 Million to Youth STEM Program in Celebration of ‘Black Panther’

Stuart Mitchell

In celebration of the record-breaking success of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, The Walt Disney Company is donating $1 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA).   The donation will help expand Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s youth STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs, supporting the high-tech skills that were a major theme in the plot of Black Panther and are essential in helping youth succeed. “Marvel Studios’ Black Panther is a masterpiece of movie making and has become an instant cultural phenomenon, sparking discussion, inspiring people young…

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