Paramount Pictures has released a shorter version of The Avengers trailer that runs in theaters after the Captain America credits. While the full trailer contains more footage from the Joss Whedon helmed superhero team-up, this teaser does give us our first chance to get a real good look at Captain America and Thor’s new costumes. We also catch quick glimses of Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner and Jeremy Renner‘s Hawkeye. So what are you waiting for? Check out the trailer and screenshots after the break!

Lego made a huge license acquisition this evening, as BleedingCool reports that the company will produce sets for both Marvel and DC next year. The Marvel figures, including Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Loki and Black Widow, will launch next May in time for The Avengers. On the DC side of things, January 2012 will see the release of the DC Universe Super Heroes collection which includes; Batman, Robin, Catwoman, The Joker, The Riddler, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Bane, Bruce Wayne, Superman, Lex Luthor, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman.

For those of you at Comic-Con this week, Lego will be giving away an exclusive Green Lantern or Batman minifigure at their booth. For those that can’t attend, we’ve included the packaging below.

It’s still hard to believe that The Avengers is happening, but this first production photo for the Joss Whedon helmed movie places it very much in reality. In addition to the production photo, Marvel has listed the official cast as follows: Robert Downey, Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Marvel also confirmed that Tom Hiddleston and Stellan Skarsgård will return playing their respective roles from Thor. The movie will begin production in Albuquerque, New Mexico before moving to Cleveland, Ohio and New York City.

As production continues, we’ll hopefully have more images, but I’m more than content with this teaser image. We’ll have more news for you as the Avengers continue to assemble.

Source: Marvel.com

On today’s episode, Dane and William are joined by Robin, Rob, and Chris from the Media Junkyard podcast to talk all about the character of Tony Stark and Iron Man!

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In honor of Iron Man 2 hitting theaters on Friday, Between the Panels is declaring it to be Iron Man Week! William and Dane will be posting several podcast episodes and lots of web content all about everyone’s favorite Shellhead. Keep an eye on this site and your iTunes feeds for more updates.

To kick us off we have some free “Iron Man Week” wallpaper for you to download below!

Iron Man Week Wallpaper – 800×600

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Iron Man Week Wallpaper – iPhone

Iron Man Week Wallpaper – iPad

Right-click (PC) or Ctrl-click (Mac) the chosen size for your screen or device to save the image to your computer.

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