against this and Ant-Man causes an ant to bite Graviton's neck, distracting him and freeing the heroes. The heroes unleash their most powerful attacks on Graviton and Wasp finishes him with a sting. They form The Avengers in order to catch the remaining 74 supervillains that escaped from the four prisons. Broadcast "Breakout" was originally broadcast on Disney XD in the United States on October 20, 2010. "Part 1" originally aired on October 22, 2010 and "Part 2" originally aired on October 29, 2010 on Teletoon in Canada. Its broadcast was preceded by the release of a 20-episode online "micro-series" which introduced the individual heroes and set up the plot. Critical reaction The Pilot episode was well received by fans and critics. Brian Lowry of Variety called The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!, "a slick but dizzyingly busy Disney XD animated program. If not the creative equal of Cartoon Network's superhero team-up Justice League from rival DC Comics, the show unleashes enough action to be plenty mighty with boys and girls, as well as middle-aged adults with comics in Kevlar bags". Kofi Outlaw of Screen Rant called it "a fairly entertaining experience that should appeal to Marvel fans and cartoon fans alike, be they young or old. For all the positive things about it, however, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes still doesn’t quite reach the acclaimed status of DC Universe and their animated projects". Stephen Lackey of Mania.com stated, "Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes doesn’t compare to something like Justice League in animation or in story, but it is a step in the right direction for a Marvel animated product and it did end up being really entertaining". IGN called it "a really fun, action-packed show that should satisfy both new fans and Marvel geeks alike." References 2010 American television episodes The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episodes