Set to appear during Super Bowl XLVI, the teaser for Marvel’s The Avengers is but a few seconds of actual footage, yet it will surely whet the appetite of those looking for more details about their favorite superheroes in action. The team-up epic is set to hit theaters in three months, with the who’s who of Marvel legends lending a hand to defeat the villainous Loki. The Super Bowl spot is primed at a 30-second run so expect a better picture painted this Sunday.

The Toyota Yaris is an economy sedan tailored to the likings of the environmentally conscious young adult and what better way to grab their attention than with the help childhood idols, the Marvel Superheros. The first of a four-part series entitled The Incredible Drive, Toyota documents what is intended to be a therapeutic, anger managing road trip for Dr. Bruce Banner, best known as The Incredible Hulk. With the help of Dr. Strange and his psychoanalysis, the two travel unsuspectingly to the amazing land of Cleveland, Ohio, stopping along the way to scoop hitchhiker, The Punisher. The latest edition of the Yaris Vitz is currently available at your local authorized Toyota dealer.

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Recent blockbuster Captain America has followed in the footsteps of many movies taking comic book characters to the silver screen. For the movie, Daniel Simon was enlisted to create a series of vehicles in true ’40s style that would be both viable to manufacture and historically accurate. Simon worked with director Joe Johnston to meticulously research accurate engineering that would result in an authentic look for the Marvel universe.

Tokyo retailer FREAK’S STORE joins forces with the legendary Marvel Comics for a limited edition series of T-shirts. The special collaboration will involve five big names from Japan’s creative industry, including Yasumasa Yonehara, Yasushi Fujimoto, Yoshikage Kajiwara, DJ MURO and DJ DARUMA in customizing a set of T-shirts. With five different designs to choose from, fans will be able to pick their favorite characters ranging from Magneto, Thor, Captain America, Iron Man and Spider-Man. To make this launch even more exclusive, the T-shirts also comes with a serial number (from 1-50), three cans, one sheet of poster, and a comic book. Unfortunately these are only limited for sale at FREAK’S STORE Shibuya, for ¥9,975 JPY (approximately $130 USD).

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When one thinks of expensive auction items, fine art, exotic jewelry and rare editions of storied books would all come to mind long before a comic book. Nonetheless, it was a very successful Heritage Comics & Comic Art Auction when John Romita’s original cover art for Spider-Man #49 sold for a whopping $167,300. Featuring Spider-Man lunging to escape from Kraven the Hunter as the Vulture hits him hard in the face, the art isn’t as iconic as some other covers, but it’s certainly an exciting piece for avid fans of the comic. Romita, who was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2002, has served as Marvel’s art director as well as penned a huge number of superheroes including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Punisher and Wolverine.

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The latest superhero film to emerge out of the Marvel franchise will be the story of Captain America. Set during World War II, the story presents the background into how a skinny and ultimately unwanted soldier by the name of Steve Rogers would undergo a radical experiment to help in America’s battle against the Nazis. The film will release in both 2D and 3D formats on July 22.

Seen on the back of this season’s Stussy catalog is what looks to be an interesting project in the works involving Marvel Comics. Despite little details to what exactly the collaboration entails, we eagerly await the development and unveiling. For the time being, we anticipate a stellar mash-up involving the iconic roster of Marvel superheroes with Stussy’s own graphical take.

Enthralled by sci-fi characters and superheroes from an early age, Paul Harding is now able to live out his childhood dream as a sculptor and designer of toys and figurines. This clip allows Harding to talk us through his passion, from his early inspirations to his present day musings. The ex-illustrator has actually produced a series of his own characters, creating celebrated designs for comic giants Marvel and DC. Speaking also of his love for hip hop, the clip also showcases several of the artist’s music-inspired pieces. Enjoy!

In promotion of the much anticipated movie TRON: LEGACY, Marvel has just unleashed these preview shots of a forthcoming Tron-inspired comic book series. Combining established superheroes with Tron imagery, some of the characters featured include Spiderman, Thor and Captain America. The Tron variants will go on sale between November and December of this year. For those interested in the movie itself, a worldwide release is currently scheduled for December 2010.

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In a joining of East and West, Japanese animation studio Madhouse and Eagle Award winner Warren Ellis are joining forces with Marvel Comics to create some new anime themed versions of some of Marvel Super Heroes’ most iconic characters which span a four part series. Up to bat are trailers for Iron Man and Wolverine.

Marvel Entertainment Inc., has partnered with renowned Japanese animation studio Madhouse (Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers) and multiple-Eagle Award winner Warren Ellis to create four all new anime versions of classic Marvel Super Heroes. Get an exciting first glimpse of IRON MAN and WOLVERINE, two of the planned four series!

These Marvel Anime TV series are being created as a way of merging the beloved Marvel Super Heroes of western culture with the bold animation tradition of Japan. The resulting product will be four visually groundbreaking anime series featuring popular Super Heroes redesigned and repurposed as emerging from the fabric of Japanese culture. The series is expected to begin appearing on the Animax channel in Japan in spring of 2010.

Madhouse, Inc., established in 1972 with offices in Tokyo, Los Angeles and Beijing, is one of the top animation studios in the world working exclusively with some of Japan’s top anime directors. They have created many well-known titles such as worldwide hits Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D, Trigun, Tokyo Godfathers, and Metropolis, Japanese successful TV series such as “Death Note” and “Nana”, as well as Paprika (an Official Selection at the 2006 Venice Film Festival) and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2007 Japanese Academy Award for Best Film – Animation)

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