When the police officer is calling for backup, he identifies himself as officer Bendis. Brian Michael Bendis has written numerous Avengers titles, including New Avengers.
Josh Keaton, the voice of Spider-Man on The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008), had originally recorded lines for this episode and other episodes. However he was re-dubbed by Drake Bell for undisclosed reasons.
Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Wolverine, Thing, and Spider-Man were all members of the New Avengers in the comics. War Machine is the only hero recruited in this episode who was not a member of the team in the comics