SQUARE ENIX Announces Marvel's Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Edition & More

Square Enix® announced today that Marvel’s Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Edition and Deluxe Edition will be available alongside the Standard Edition on September 4, 2020. Further, players who pre-order any version of the game will receive guaranteed access to the Beta (at participating retailers), a Marvel Legacy Outfit pack, and an exclusive nameplate.

The Marvel's Avengers Deluxe Edition includes an exclusive Obsidian Outfit pack (six hero outfits), six exclusive Obsidian nameplates, and 72-hour early access.

Marvel's Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Edition features a full color 12” statue of Captain America. Designed by the artisans at Gentle Giant, this deluxe high-quality PVC statue captures every texture and detail on Captain America’s uniform. Marvel’s Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Edition also includes a copy of the Deluxe Edition, an exclusive SteelBook® case, Hulk Bobblehead, Mjolnir Keychain, Black Widow’s Belt Buckle, Iron Man’s Prototype Amor Blueprints, Kamala Khan’s Honorary Avenger Pin, a commemorative Avengers group photo, and 72-hour early access before the September 4, 2020 release date.

Possible First Advertising Image from Thor: Ragnarok

HOLY DAMN...it is time. Maybe. Possibly. No idea where this came from but it landed squarely in my email box and I've been geeking out over it ever since. It's no surprise to people that have been keeping tabs that Hulk will get his due screen time in the third Thor film, after both were absent from Captain America: Civil War, but people were wondering just how much we might see the two titanic brawlers side-by-side. This new image might shed some light...or just make the lot of you skeptical that this is what we'll get in the last 10 minutes of the film. NON BELIEVERS!!

Avengers Assemble: The Avengers VS AIM, Vampires, Atlantis, MODOK & The Red Skull

When it rains, it pours, yea? This is exactly what The cartoony Avengers must be thinking as they take on multiple armies all at once in this latest clip from Disney XD's Marvel's Avengers Assemble!

BIG HEROES! BIG VILLAINS! AND BIGGER ADVENTURES this week, Share Your Universe with a brand new episode of Marvel's Avengers Assemble this Sunday at 8am/7c inside the Marvel Universe on Disney XD.

Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United Reviewed

Annnnd we're back! Amid the gears of the Disney multi-media machine, the straight to DVD feature length Marvel animated adventures return with a tale we've been teased for some time now.

When two HYDRA scientists try to supercharge a Stark Arc Reactor with Hulk’s Gamma Energy, they unleash a being of pure electricity called the Zzzax – and he’s hungry for destruction. Together, Iron Man and Hulk are the only force that stands in the way of the Zzzax’s planetary blackout. But first, the Super Hero duo will have to get through snarling Wendigos, deadly robots and the scaly powerhouse, Abomination. Can two of Marvel’s mightiest Heroes find a way to work together without smashing each other before time runs out?

Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United Minimate Offer

The Blu-ray and DVD are headed our way December 3rd with the mind blowing CGI that made that Max Steel cartoon from some years back so damn..umm..popular? appealing? cutting edge? Listen, we know if you are a die hard Marvel fan, you're probably not looking forward to this DVD, and I can already report I attempted to show the film to a bunch of friends last weekend and we got 20 minutes or so in before we unanimously voted to switch over to some film with Sam Jackson cursing a lot (which could mean one of 500 films). Hulk makes constipated faces, Iron Man sounds like Spider-Man and the main bad guy appeared to be Zzzax..which is about as exciting as it sounds. One shining moment has Hulk using Iron Man as a club, but that's as awesome as it gets..well..in the initial moments we've watched so far...but I digress.

The Rising Tide is Watching the Marvel Universe

Is it for the long awaited Hulk TV series? Is this the first teaser for ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? No concrete answers yet, but we do know Disney is preparing a boat load of viral teasers/ materials and The Rising Tide will be behind it all. Stay tuned!

UPDATE! More crappy "found footage" viral. Yay.









Ya know...if you are going to do viral in the Marvel Universe, at least nod toward something we know! Hole in the street? How about some evidence of a Mole Man attack?! S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in bio-suits? What about a car with a green glowing handprint on the hood tipping us off to a possible Radioactive Man sighting! C'moooon. Give us something to chew on!

Aside from my bitching, our theory here at Idle Hands is that the Rising Tide is a sort of hacker watchdog website looking to expose S.H.I.E.L.D. to the public, as the public at large doesn't even know they exist. Will this be a part of the show? No idea, but it's a nice angle for viral. Now...nod to something geeky already!!

 Thanks to Bleeding Cool for the tip on these.

Ultimate Spider-Man Season 2 Teaser

 Disney XD is gearing up for another season on a Teen Titan-esque Spidey fighting side by side with teen versions of Power Man, Iron Fist, White Tiger and Nova as well as guest appearances from Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, The Hulk and Wolverine. Baddies for the new season include Electro, Kraven the Hunter, The Lizard, Rhino and The Beatle..just to name a few! Here's the official poop...

Chinese Avengers Do It Better

If by "better" you mean "funnier" and your version of funny is to watch someone massacre the holy hell out of something you love by doing everything wrong, unintentionally causing unending comedy you will surely use as background visuals at future drunken parties...then yea..the Chinese Bootleg version of the upcoming Avengers DVD is far superior to the one we'll be able to buy come September! Worst Previews tipped us off to a post on the Bileto Tumbler which captured the most awesome bits for your Sunday afternoon entertainment. Enjoy!

Why Marvel NOW?

They've been pelting my email box...wearing away at my curiosity wall. Before DC's New52, my purchases were almost completely Marvel with titles like New Mutants, Deadpool, New Avengers, Thunderbolts and Uncanny X-Force topping my list of must buys....but things were starting to get stale..and overly complicated. Gone were the days when those good ole' mutant boys would pick up a bat and some gloves and just rile each other up before someone like Juggernaut came to ruin the party. It was just no fun. The NEW52 piqued my with characters I was always interested in, but worlds that shifted too wildly from day to day...and were too numerous. HOW MANY EARTHS DO YOU NEEEED??!! Seeking to get back to basics and attract a new generation of readers, the NEW52 was born, and with it came a giant sized press push, which was well deserved for a gutsy move such as revamping your entire comics empire.

In steps Marvel NOW, with wordage in each press release that does not commit to such a radical revamp, but promises endless possibility through fresh ideas and new directions.

Hasbro's 6 Inch Avengers Movie Figures

We saw these at New York Comic Con and tried to get an update every month since then, but as that often works out in the toy biz, we didn't hear back or even see pre-orders...til now when the suckers just started showing up in stores! Our excellent customizer buddy Hunter Knight Customs got the drop on a Florida Walmart when a fresh case arrived...which is most likely the only way any of us are going to see a full set of these suckers as Hulk is 1 per case...as is Loki, Hawkeye and Thor. Only Iron Man and Captain America are two per case, so unless Walmart does something crazy like operate as if they want our money and stock these WALMART EXCLUSIVE figures in force, those of us in scalper rich environments will either have to hunt harder or just pretend they don't exist! Sadder still, there is no Black Widow for the set and Hasbro has announced no plans to make one.

HKC says these went for 15.96 a pop, causing him to spring for all but Iron Man, as he was a simple repaint. It took him a trip to 5 different stores to nab this set. He also remarked on favoring the recently purchased Marvel Select Avengers Movie Hulk over the smaller, less detailed Hasbro one and says it is the one moment where "art overpowers points of articulation" for him. I have very similar taste and often try to buy figures within my established scale (6 inch Marvel Legends sized), but when it comes to Hulk, bigger is always better, so Marvel Select wins immediately. Marvel Select is in a 7 inch scale, so only Hulk and the upcoming Chitauri Warrior (aka Loki's Army) should look right with these Hasbro figures.





































Notes on the line:

• This is the only way to get a 6 inch helmetless Loki figure.
• Thor was shown at NYCC with no sleeves. This one seems to be a completely different figure.
• Iron Man in this line is NOT a Mark 7 like in the movie.
• Nick Fury in the images was from the last wave of 6 inch exclusives which included movie versions of Thor, Captain America and a comic version Loki.

HKC also has an excellent Agent Coulson Marvel Universe scaled (which makes him perfect for your 4 inch Avengers) custom figure up for sale on Ebay!

Click here for our images from NY Comic Con! Note that 6 and 4 inch figures are mixed in this collection.
Click here for a look at Hot Toys 12 inch Avengers Movie action figures!

YOU Choose Marvel Minimates Series 50!

The year 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of Diamond Select Toys' Marvel Minimates line, and will coincidentally see the 50th consecutive series of figures released at comic shops and specialty stores. To celebrate, DST wants to do something to recognize the fans who have supported the line over the years. And since there are so many fan-favorite characters who have yet to be made in the line, they're going to give those fans the power to decide the line-up for Series 50! This series will only be available at comic shops and specialty stores, and will be entirely composed of fan-voted characters!

Over the next four weeks, Marvel.com will present a series of four polls, each representing one group of characters. Poll #1 will be the Main Assault Team, showcasing the Marvel Universe's star players sporting distinctly different looks. Poll #2 will be the Support Team, giving some love to the unsung heroes who have backed up the all-stars over the years. Poll #3 will be the Primary Targets, villain characters who we've never gotten as Minimates or who desperately need a re-do. And Poll #4 will be the Cannon Fodder, army-builder characters who you may want to buy more than one of. The top 1 or 2 vote-getters in each category will be produced for Series 50, and once the line-up is assembled, Diamond Select will create a rare variant figure of one of those characters to round out the assortment!

The first poll, to choose the Main Assault Team, is live right now at Marvel.com, and a new poll will post at that same link every week after that! Keep checking back to cast your vote!

The poll is here:
http://marvel.com/news/story/18697/marvel_minimates_10th_anniversary_fan_polls

POLL #1: MAIN ASSAULT TEAM (Top two will be chosen)

Savage Grey Hulk (bulked up)

Mutated Thing (Extra-Rocky)

Iron Man 2020
Werewolf Captain America
Cyborg Spider-Man

Team X Wolverine

Ghost Rider (Blue, Danny Ketch)

Hydro Armor Iron Man

I of course will be voting for Werewolf Cap and Cyborg Spidey..because the only thing better than Marvel Superheroes is when they are monsters.

Hot Toys Avengers Movie Loki Revealed

This one is for the ladies. Helllooooo Ladies! Hot Toys would like to take a moment to show you a dozen reasons you'll want to sign your next paycheck over to them...and we'll back it up with 3 dozen more reasons you may forsake all other toy collections.










Hot Toys 12 inch action figures are, as yet, untouched by all comers in quality, likenesses, accessories and general "more bang for your buck"..as well they better be for the starting price! Fuck, if NECA charged over $100 for each figure, I bet you the damn things would walk you home. Not to take away anything from Hot Toys...but you get my meaning. For the newbs, when you buy a Hot Toys 12 inch figure, you can be sure to get alternate hands, a wide array of accessories, a stand, some if the best fitting cloth clothing you've ever seen on a toy and amazing sculpting and paints. Many a fan has been spotted petting a Hot Toys box in the middle of Comic-Con.

Now Hot Toys have been building their Avengers movie team, no doubt just as excited for the film as you have been and it shows in the work, wouldn't you agree?! So far we've seen Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Nick Fury, Black Widow (from Iron Man 2, so there is still a possibility for an update), half a dozen Iron Men (with a Mark VII on the way), a teaser for the enormous Hulk and now...LOKI!








































Hot Toys is proud to present the collectible figure of the 6th superhero from the hottest movie of the town - the 1/6th scale Loki Limited Edition Collectible Figurine (click here to pre-order!) of The Avengers from Marvel Studios. The movie-accurate collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Tom Hiddleston as Loki in the movie, highlighting the newly developed head sculpt, highly detailed costume, weapons and accessories.

Here's a heap of Hot Toys Avengers eye candy! Since these suckers originate across the water, Sideshow Collectibles has your stateside hookup. Click any of the links above to get your figure orders in!