New Acquisition: Marvel Legends 'Age of Ultron' Hulk Action Figure

"Hey, big guy. Sun's getting real low."

The Internet is going crazy after Joss Whedon quit Twitter amidst misguided criticism of his treatment of Black Widow in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Instead of getting wrapped up in all of that nonsense, however, I'd rather celebrate the awesomeness of the movie and its merchandise, namely the amazing Marvel Legends Avengers: Age of Ultron Hulk action figure from Hasbro. 

This highly detailed rendition of everyone's favorite green rage monster is HUGE, practically bursting from its packaging, and it towers over many other figures in this line. Now I just need to pick up the rest of the figures in this series so I can assemble Thanos, because toy collecting is a neverending struggle. Oh, well.

A Perfect Storm of Marvel Promo Images

Wow, and here I thought it was a slow week. Just today we got first looks at how four Marvel characters will look in live-action in the very near future.

First up, Marvel Entertainment has posted Daredevil's red suit in his Netflix-exclusive series, which drops tomorrow:



But that's not all! We've only gotten glimpses of Paul Bettany's Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron, but today we got a full-on poster of the avenging android, sparking much speculation about his role in the film as its May 1 release date approaches:

Meanwhile, the folks at Fox are keen on reminding us that they, too, have Marvel franchises, releasing this image of The Thing from this summer's Fantastic Four reboot:

Finally, Fox has also released, via Empire.com, this concept art showing Ben Hardy as Archangel in next summer's X-Men: Apocalypse:

Not a bad day to geek out, eh?

Earth's Mightiest Trailer Debut

Wow, just when you thought it was impossible to get more hyped about Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron, this new trailer had to go and get the Internet all worked up. The trailer was unlocked by fans on Twitter who used the hashtag #AvengersAssemble.

In the 2:19 clip we get a look at new characters Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and, yes, The Vision, as well as a better look at Ultron's macabre "path to peace."

Additionally, the trailer confirms that the Ultron program was Tony Stark's brainchild and not that of the original Ant-Man, Hank Pym, as was the case in the comic books. The preview also suggests that one or more of The Avengers won't make it out of this one. The wait has been unbearable, but May 1 is right around the corner.

Watch the full trailer below.

 

The Hulk Gets Busted in New 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Trailer

Last week's teaser trailer for Ant-Man was pretty cool, but let's be realistic: The Marvel movie we're all really waiting for this summer is Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron. A new trailer for the superhero team-up sequel was released Monday night, giving us new glimpses at the Avengers team coming apart at the seams, legions of murderous robots and, most spectacularly, Tony Stark in his Hulkbuster armor beating the hell out of The Hulk. Does bustin' make Iron Man feel good? Watch the trailer below and see for yourself.

Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters May 1.

The First 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Trailer is the Best Thing You'll See Today

Man, it's a good thing I took the day off work. After the trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron leaked online, a move Marvel blamed on the villainous Hydra organization, The House of Ideas gave us the official teaser along with an all-new poster for the anticipated sequel. I can't stop watching it.

The teaser gives us our first true glimpse of the titular baddie in action (voiced to perfection by James Spader), and manages to make Pinocchio incredibly creepy.


Here are five things I absolutely love about this clip.

1) The use of "I've Got No Strings" throughout the teaser is corporate synergy at its best.
2) We're finally getting Hulkbuster armor and it looks fantastic.
3) This thing is going to be much darker than the relatively cheery first Avengers film.
4) Ultron looks like he might become my favorite superhero movie villain.
5) Since Tony Stark is the Gepetto to Ultron's Pinocchio, there's no way the story wraps up nicely. This movie is going to change everything for Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Marvel's Avengers 2: Age of Ultron hits theaters May 1, 2015.

'Entertainment Weekly' Unveils 'Avengers 2' Villain

Just in time for San Diego's Comic-Con International, Entertainment Weekly has debuted their latest cover featuring Iron Man, Captain America and their titular adversary in Avengers: Age of Ultron. As we've come to expect from the folks at Marvel Studios, Ultron and his minions look as they should, and I dig Steve Rogers' updated suit as well. Tony Stark's Iron Man armor looks pretty similar to what we saw in Iron Man 3, which is by no means a bad thing. If it ain't broke ...

Check out a preview of Entertainment Weekly's cover story and view exclusive photos from Age of Ultron by clicking here.