New Captain America and Thor FanArt Frenzy!

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!

Despite the recent nature of Marvel's major character shakeups (with Falcon replacing Steve Rogers as Captain America and an undetermined female character taking over the mantle of Thor), the announcements have already captured the imaginations of comic fans all over. It might not be on the level of the recent Batgirl fanart just yet, but plenty of artwork featuring the new Cap and Thor designs is beginning to pour in. That means it's FanArt Frenzy time!

This striking Thor piece is from DeviantArt user TheRedKid.

New Avengers Promo Art Released - Loki & More

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As seen above, new Avengers movie promo art has been released. Thanks to SpiderMedia.ru for the original posting. The new image of Loki is wonderful, and it's always nice to see more of the full Avengers team assembled. Like the original team promo art first seen at the Licensing International Expo in Las Vegas in June 2011, you'll likely catch images like these used on various forms of merchandise in the coming year, such as action figures, video games, candy wrappers, soda cans, and so on.

Filming of Marvel's The Avengers is nearly complete, and it's set for release on May 4, 2011. Keep your eyes peeled for many more updates to come!

PS: If you missed it the first time, the promo image from SDCC 2011's Marvel Booth is absolutely amazing. Check it out HERE.

Marvel Universe Wave 17 Image

Here's a look at the figures from Marvel Universe Wave 17 - Iron Fist, Psylocke, Storm, Patriot, Ages of Thunder Thor, and Shadowland Dardevil. It's not the best looking assortment the line has seen, especially given the lack of improved articulation utilized on recent figures the likes of Thanos, Cable, and Doctor Strange. Why improve so much only to quickly regress?

However, rumor has it that the use of old, less articulated parts in this wave is to free up money for tons of new molding in 2012. If next year's figures benefit from at least one clunker wave, perhaps that's fair enough. Many collectors will probably pick these up anyway, but we're betting this wave will be an easy pass for those of you that merely grab a figure or two here and there. If you are interested, Marvel Universe wave 17 should be on shelves by the end of 2011.

Marvel Minimates Wave 42 Revealed

Straight from Marvel.com, here's a great look at Diamond Select Toys' Marvel Minimates Wave 42. Consisting of four two-packs, here's the rundown: Armored Thor with Beta Ray Bill (metallic), Civil War Captain America (removable helmet) with Arnim Zola, Thunderstrike with Stone Man and Eric Masterson as Thor (rare variant) with Stone Man. As usual...Beta Ray Bill for the win! These guys will be available in September in comic shops and the interbutts, so watch out!
 

The Avengers SDCC 2011 Concept Art Posters

The Marvel Booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2011 has been releasing exclusive posters (by Ryan Meinerding, Charlie Wen and Andy Park) for next year's big-damn movie event The Avengers. The posters feature conceptual art of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in stunningly gorgeous detail. When combined, the individual images create this beauty of a promo image:

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Damn. There you have it, the live action Avengers...assembled. Can you say excite?

Thanks to TheHDRoom for the combined poster, and Marvel.com.