Avengers - Iron Man

Iron Man, a.k.a. Tony Stark, a.k.a. Robert Downey, Jr.

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Avengers - Agent Coulson

Agent Phil Coulson, portrayed by Clark Gregg.

Assemble!

Avengers Filming in Cleveland

It's all over the internet but I figured I'd repost these photos intrepid fans have flooded comic and movie websites with over the last few days.
I have to say I get more excited for this one as it gets nearer to May. And how kick-ass is that Captain America costume!?!

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Avengers Assemble!

Anyone else looking forward to Summer 2012!?!

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Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Growing up a child of the '70's and '80's, my version of Nick Fury wasn't Samuel L. Jackson. All apologies to Mr. Jackson (who is an incredibly talented actor and I consider myself a fan of his work), the Nick Fury I grew up with was a somewhat middle-aged white guy re-invented by Jack Kirby and Jim Steranko (who really ran with the character). The character itself is a pastiche of the 1960's spy/adventure set, which makes sense since it's when he debuted.

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Anyway, even though it isn't cool to be a middle-aged, caucasian super-spy any more (sorry Mr. Bond), I still love the character.

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I find it incredibly interesting that writers are able to make the two versions co-exist in the Marvel comics universes, but not in popular culture. Case in point: check out the latest Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes cartoon. The character is an amalgam of both versions of the character.
*sigh*
Maybe someday I'll see my favorite version of Nick Fury done justice. I still shudder at the horribly bad Hasselhoff debacle that was on Fox tv.
And so, this is my small tribute to the character, via a little gallery of images I cobbled from Deviantart.com.
Enjoy!

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