Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Blade, Iron Man, Man Of Steel

Why doesJoss WhedonsayThe Avengersis being told throughCaptain America’s point of view? What evil substance might have appeared on the set ofMan of Steel? Which comics and graphic novels were the best sellers in 2011? Want to see a clip from tonight’sBladeanime premiere? Read about all of this and more in today’s Superhero Bits.

We’ve already seen this image, but here’s a close up crop of it. It’sCaptain AmericainThe AvengersfromEntertainment Weekly(viaComic Book Movie). There’s much moreAvengersandCaptain Americabelow.

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A new commercial forChroniclehas come online thanks toJust Jared(viaSuperhero Hype)

A french poster forGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeancehas appeared online fromLyricis(viaSuperhero Hype)

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Joss Whedonspoke toEntertainment Weekly(viaCBM) and mentioned the inherent problem ofThe Avengersand that writing fromCaptain America’s point of view made that the most believable:

He continued:

[The Avengers] is very much about people who are alone — because I’m writing it.[Captain America] is kind of the ultimate loner in that way. There is an anachronism to him, and Chris and I have always tried to make it, without making it goofy or too obvious, always tried to make him that same grounded ’40s Steve Rogers he was in the other movie.

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What does putting a red balloon in a scene fromThe Dark Knightdo to the scene’s tone? Watch thisRedditvideo and find out.

Gamma Squadhas subtracted 47 of the DC 52 and come up with the five books you should be reading.DCthemed USB keys fromMimocoviaNerd Approved.Bleeding Coolruns a list of the top 500 best-selling graphic novels of 2011. Some big surprises on there, such asMarvelnot being that high. And if that interest you,they also listthe top 500 best selling comic books of the year too.Hot Toyskeeps outdoing themselves with amazing collectibles. This is theIron Man Mark 1viaToysRevil. That’s also a photo of the Tony Stark’s face inside on the first page.Chris Evansspoke toGQ Magazineabout whyCaptain America’s personality is important to the team ofThe Avengers.

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MTVposted this exclusive clip from theBladeanime that premieres on G4 tonight. There’s also another clip over onSuperhero Hype.

THE LAST PAGE HAS POTENTIAL SPOILERS FROMMAN OF STEEL.

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Comic Book Moviefound the above image onThe Prop Shopfrom the set ofMan of Steel. This was found at the crash site where Kal-El lands from Krypton. Is it black kryptonite? Or just black rocks that mean nothing? Speculate!

They’ve even got some video from the set. See another at theProp Shop.