The Avengers Resources

Here's the cast and crew, for those interested.

The critics are in…and all in one place. They seem to dig it.

The late great movie critic shares his thoughts.

Marvel.com has the basics on the characters' comic book origins.

The hit movie begat the new animated series, which premiered in 2013.

Before the movie came out, there was this animated series, which Disney replaced with Avengers Assemble.

Interested in following the characters in their original medium? Check out Marvel.com.

A passel of interviews from cast and crew

As you may have suspected, they got a lot of ink on this.

Joss Whedon talks to an interviewer about directing The Avengers.

Here's the teaser for the film, which originally ran in front of Captain America.

The second trailer, or "official" trailer depending on how fussy you get about these things.

The final trailer for the film.

A two-hour live feed at the official premiere of the film in downtown Hollywood.

The original poster for the movie, featuring the whole team in action.

Some of the original imagery used to inspire the filmmakers. Well done, Mr. Artist.

Director Joss Whedon shows Mark Ruffalo—decked out in the mo-cap uniform—how exactly Thor is going to hit him.

Posing for the green screens while fighting invisible aliens.

Here's the original cover to the very first comic book, all the way back in 1963.