Quick, name something that all films based on Marvel comics have in common. No, it’s not the shameless scenes that appear after the credits to give hope for a sequel, but Stan Lee, a legendary figure in the industry that helped bring such characters to life alongside other professionals such as Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, back in the legendary …

I’m pretty sure that the Avengers marketing machine wears ripped purple pants because there’s just no stopping this behemoth. It seems like every few days something new gets thrown our way, although not always with the best results I might add. And with just a month to go before Marvel and Joss Whedon get to stream raw, undiluted awesomeness straight into …

Are you still left a gibbering mess from the epic craziness of the last Avengers trailer? Well, unfortunately for you it is full steam ahead for the unstoppable juggernaut that is The Avengers marketing campaign. Luckily though, there’s no pants-soiling trailer this time around. What we do get though,  are three gorgeous character posters depicting Black Widow, Iron Man and …

  There are just 52 days and 12 hours left (I’m just randomly guessing, and don’t have a Countdown clock, I swear) until I finally get to feast my geeky eyeballs on The Avengers. With the marketing campaign in full swing, beaming awesomeness straight into our cerebellums, it’s easy to forget that this is really just the end of the …

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I personally love super-hero and movie character memorablilia, which is why I’m sitting with a box full of Batman suit parts at the moment, as I’m busy trying to recreate the suit from The Dark Knight. Of course, not everyone knows where to pick this stuff up, and you’d be hard pressed to find any movie execs who want to …

Damn it, Marvel. Why do you keep doing this to me? Why do you keep releasing these insanely awesome trailers for The Avengers? I don’t know how many more of these my laundry budget can take. It’s not as if clean underwear grows on trees, you know! And if you’ve ever wanted to see a Nordic god of thunder surf …

It may only be two months away from release, but that doesn’t mean that the big screen adaptation of the Avengers film, which sees various Marvel comic heroes join forces, isn’t in need of some quick ninja-style editing. While rabid UK fans are no doubt expecting to see a Joss Whedon directed blockbuster flick called The Avengers, it’s had a …