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May 23, 2012 2:39 pm Way to nerd bait on number three! Shame, shame! But it will bite you in the ass when that's all people comment about. Anyone who knows me, can guess my answer. I won't go into that. Instead I'll say this: Debates are the one time that I like that I'm the only one who reads comics in my group of friends. The majority of my friends are nerdy, enjoy nerdy things and even like the idea of comics (I went with a group of them to The Avengers opening night for example), but their own proclivities lie within different realms: D&D, Arcade tournament fighting, etc. etc. So when it comes down to it I get to play the "Well this is what's already happened in canon" card, when I just feel like being a superior douche bag. And it's usually believed and accepted. Then I puff out my chest and laugh haughtily.

May 16, 2012 4:11 pm Well done, sir.

May 5, 2012 12:35 pm My husband (who doesn't read comics) asked me if it was Galactus.

May 4, 2012 7:38 pm I looooved Mark Ruffalo in this. I like him in general to be honest, but there was a lot of subtlety to his performance. And scenes with him and RDJ were pure joy. Love those characters together.

May 4, 2012 6:25 pm Going into the film unspoiled I was delighted at the amount of screen time he was getting, and not just incidental, most of it pure gold. Then it happened. In retrospect that was probably why he got as much screen time as he did, but man was it such a blow to go from being so delighted by his appearances to BAM! Whedon heartbreak. And yes, you paraded Phil Coulson about our corner of the fandom and it was fun and amusing and we all grew to love him. However, it wasn't just us. As I mentioned in the general Avengers discussion post, one female friend, never read a comic, not terribly invested in the films, literally SCREECHED when he died. And not one person in the theater scoffed or shot her an aggravated glance, because it was a true expression of an emotion that felt so appropriate. We all loved him. Rest in Peace you wonderful fictional character you.

May 4, 2012 12:33 pm Happy happy happy happy happy. This was such a great movie. I'm hard pressed to think of any comic book based film I've enjoyed more, save the Nolan Batman series. Certainly leaps and bounds above the marvel lead-ins to this film (and I enjoyed all of them. This was just a home-run.) -The Hulk was so wonderfully done. They managed to both establish his incredible power, but also make comedic gold. Stole the show, which is impressive for a movie with RDJ in it. Speaking of... -I *loved* seeing Banner and Stark together. Every time they had a scene the husband would whisper "SCIENCE!" and do a little fist pump. They were fantastic. -Coulson. GUT WRENCHING! I was pleased at what a large role he was getting only to realize it was to make sure we were substantially emotionally involved so Whedon could rip our hearts out (as he is want to do.) Notably: Phil Coulson is not just a thing within our fandom, I had a never read a comic in her life friend with me and she literally SCREECHED when he got stabbed. She was inconsolable. Sigh. LOVE!

April 17, 2012 2:09 pm Awwwwww. My poor Ray.

March 19, 2012 10:42 pm @wayne Hah! My first thought, though us readers obviously knew what it was, was that it looked like a rather large, run down, old southern type plantation. I think because the watchtowers looked a bit like columns, and how the middle was taller than the wings on the sides. Really though, it was so dark and foreboding it was hard to make out any real characteristics at all.

March 19, 2012 2:47 pm Well, to be fair, those we cared about happened prior to the finale.

March 19, 2012 2:45 pm Or they might just be hanging onto him as a redshirt, like some of Herschel's kids that we almost NEVER saw. "Oh. Hm. He died. I forgot he was still alive..."