Thunderbolts the Movie

I finally watched Marvel's Thunderbolts last night and I loved it. While most of the story focused on Yalena Belova (Florence Plugh) and Bob aka Sentry (Lewis Pullman), the rest of the group were great too. I loved the humor of Alexei Shostakov aka the Red Guardian (David Harbour), the snarkiness of John Walker aka the Super Soldier (Wyatt Russell) and the seriousness of Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan). I did wish that Ava Starr aka Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) had more scenes in the movie, but she was still great. I also thought killing off Taskmaster kind of sucked. I really hope a sequel is coming even if it's called New Avengers.

Movie Poster for Thunderbolts from Marvel

I still need to watch the Black Widow movie.

Countdown to Halloween 2024 Day 17: Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #1 and #2

Somehow I missed Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #1 that came out last month. The cover features zombified Black Widow, Iron Man and Captain America attacking Groot. I should have known that something was up when I saw the words "All Ages" in the lower right corner. The blood was toned way down for a Marvel Zombies title. Rocket Racoon and Groot are guests at the Raft island prison when the Avengers show up with General Ross to spring them. Groot is sniffling and Rocket thinks he has a cold. Groot sneezes on Captain America and a big blob on snot lands on his face. Yep, you guessed it for he is the first to turn into a zombie and he attacks his fellow Avengers. Captain America bites Black Widow, who in turn bites Iron Man.

Thor starts throwing his hammer around inside the quinjet making matters worse. Rocket Raccoon gets sucked out of a hole punctured by Thor's hammer and Groot fails to save him. Groot then has to save Bruce Banner from the zombified Avengers before they both go out the hole. They find themselves facing civilians that has also turned into zombies. Bruce hits himself with a brick to change himself into the Hulk.

Cover of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #1

The cover of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #2 features Thor reaching for his hammer while zombies are advancing on him from behind. The issue starts with Groot and Hulk talking. That ends with the Hulk wanting to find Space Skunk (Rocket Raccoon). Zombies try to bite Hulk then he's attacked by Thor, who is trying to fight the mutated zombie virus. Hulk and Thor battle while Groot tries to keep them from killing each other. He finally knocks out the Hulk by choking him. Hulk turns back into Bruce. Groot picks him up and they head down into the subway, where he hears cries for help.

Cover of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #2

Overall, the first two issues of Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay makes for interesting reads. The artwork is actually pretty good for an All Ages title. It's interesting to see flowers coming out of the zombies instead of blood and dangling eyeballs.

Avengers: Endgame DVD

This Avengers: Endgame DVD is another one that I picked up for $4.95 at the local Dollar General last Wednesday. The cover is another one crowded with Marvel superheroes including Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Captain Marvel Hawkeye, Black Widow and Rocket Raccoon among others. I always catch the end of the movie on tv so I'm glad that I finally have the DVD so I can watch it all.

Avengers: Endgame DVD

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Black Widow

It's Friday and the start of the three-day Memorial Day weekend. Today's post spotlights the Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Black Widow that I recently picked up. She is wearing her white costume and has red hair.

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Black Widow

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Boxes and Inserts

I found eight boxes of Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 at the local Walmart's last week. They were in the clearance aisle for a dollar each so I got them all. I think I might have seen them earlier this year in the toy aisle but I passed on them because they were between five and six dollars. Half of the boxes had the round clear sticker peeled half off so it appeared that they had either been tampered with or the quality control at Wow! Stuff really sucks. The pods are two by two inches, which makes the figurines about an inch tall. The Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 includes the following miniature figurines: Super Rare Metallic Star-Lord, Uniform Rocket Raccoon, Black Widow, Star-Lord, Captain Marvel, Attack Rocket Raccoon, Potted Groot, Thor, Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, Miles Morals, Spider-Man 2099 and Anti-Venom. I will be posting what figurines I got in future posts.

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Boxes

Marvel Nano Pods Wave 2 Inserts

T-shirt Thursday: White Marvel Characters T-shirt

I picked up this white Marvel Characters t-shirt at the local Walmart's last week for almost nine dollars. The artwork is not the best but it does have that hand-drawn feel. The Marvel characters include Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hawkeye, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Moon Knight (yeah, he's a little hard to see at first), Black Widow, Black Panther (I think it's him), She-Hulk, Daredevil, Silver Surfer, Thor, Doctor Strange, Human Torch, Wasp, Ant-Man, Thing, Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Cyclops (another one that's hard to make out) and Iron Fist. The pictures shows it draped over my office chair so you can only see the bottom of the Marvel logo.

White Marvel Characters T-shirt

T-shirt Tuesday: Periodic Table of Marvel

Wow, I haven't bought a t-shirt since the Black Panther Starry T-shirt back in 2021. I found this Periodic Table of Marvel t-shirt earlier today while I was shopping for a thermal shirt at the local Walmart's. The price was a whopping $8.98 and the fabric is a little on the thin side. It's black with faces of superheroes and supervillains from Marvel Comics. The superheroes include Spider-Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Hulk, Black Panther, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Thor, Vision, Doctor Strange, She-Hulk, Nova, Black Bolt, Clea, Ant Man, Wasp, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Iron Fist, Falcon, Lockjaw, Rocket Raccoon, Spider-Woman and Ghost Rider. The supervillains include Venom, Green Goblin, Thanos, Liki, Red Skull, Hel, Baron Zemo, Dormammu, MODOCK and Ultron.

Periodic Table of Marvel T-shirt

Superhero Valentines At Dollar Tree

I picked up three boxes of this year's superhero Valentines at the local Dollar Tree. That proved to be a bit of a mistake on my part. First off is the Avengers Valentines, which is the same as last year's Avengers Valentines except that it has the following stickers:

Avengers Valentines Stickers

This year's Batman Valentines is the exact same box and cards from last year (you can view them here.

Finally, the Spider-Man Valentines is basically the same box from 2020 (you can view it here) and the bonus of having the following stickers:

Spider-Man Valentines Stickers

There are a few different Spider-Man Valentine cards this year along with some different text but the backs are the same. Here are this year's cards:

Marvel Spider-Man Valentine's Cards 2022 Part 1

Marvel Spider-Man Valentine's Cards 2022 Part 2

I'm thinking this is the last year for getting any superhero-related Valentines.

Marvel Super Hero Adventures Sticker #12: Floating Avengers

The final Marvel Super Hero Adventures sticker that I got in the now gone vending machine is what I call the floating Avengers. This is also the twelfth and final sticker in the set based on the Disney cartoon series. Characters include Thor, Hulk, Falcon, Black Widow, Captain America, Iron Man and Spider-Man. I actually have two of these stickers and you can complete the top and bottom floating pictures of Thor and Hulk. It's kind of funny that the top of Hulk's head is on the bottom of the sticker while the rest of him is on top.

Marvel Super Hero Adventures Sticker #12: Floating Avengers

Marvel Super Hero Adventures Sticker #10: Spider-Man and the Avengers

There are a lot of characters on this Marvel Super Hero Adventures Sticker #10: Spider-Man and the Avengers. There is Spider-Man and his amazing friends, Gwen Stacey aka Spider-Gwen and Miles Morales aka the Ultimate Spider-Man. The Avengers are represented by the Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, Captain America, Black Panther, Antman, Ms. Marvel, Wasp and Iron Man. Whew, that's a lot of characters for a vending machine sticker based on a Disney cartoon series.

Marvel Super Hero Adventures Sticker #10: Spider-Man and the Avengers

 

The Mighty Avengers #2 (2007)

The Mighty Avengers #2 (2007) from Marvel Comics is the seventh comic book that was in the Ollie's grab bag. The story features Wonder Man, Ms. Marvel, Sentry, Black Widow, Ares and Wasp battling a nude woman that stepped out of the recently killed Iron Man. She turns out to be Ultron that has taken on the form of Janet Van Dyne aka the Wasp. Yes, it's a pretty weird issue, which is probably why this is the first issue of the series that I have ever read.

Cover of The Mighty Avengers #2 (2007)

Marvel Super Hero Adventures Sticker #9: Group Shot

This Marvel Super Hero Adventures Sticker #9 doesn't officially have a name so I call it group shot. The group consists of the Hulk, Black Widow, Falcon, Thor, Iron Man, Captain America and Spider-Man. Now I really wished I watched more episodes of this cartoon when it was on the Disney Channel. This is the last sticker of this series that I got out a vending machine but I hope to get some more soon providing that they are still available.

Marvel Super Hero Adventures Sticker #9: Group Shot

Marvel Super Hero Adventures Sticker #3: Hero Up

This Marvel Super Hero Adventures Sticker #3: Hero Up is another vending machine surprise. It features Thor, Black Widow, the Hulk, Iron Man and Captain America from the Disney cartoon series.

Marvel Super Hero Adventures Sticker #3: Hero Up

T-shirt Tuesday: New Marvel T-shirt For 2021

I actually picked up this Marvel t-shirt back in January for three dollars at the local Walmart's. Since it was such a great price, I got two of them. Superheroes from Marvel Comics that appear on the t-shirt include Daredevil, She-Hulk, Falcon, Thor, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Wasp, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man and Black Widow.

Countdown to Valentine's Day 2021 Day 8: Marvel Avengers 48 Valentines

I actually picked up this box of Marvel Avengengers 48 Valentines at the local Dollar Tree last month. The artwork is actually pretty good. The Valentine's Day cards features Falcon, Captain America, Black Panther, Iron Man, Vision, Black Widow, Hulk and War Machine. It was made in China and distributed by Paper Magic Group in Berwick, PA. There is no copyright date on the back so I will be expecting them to be on the shelves again next year.

Front of Marvel Avengers 48 Valentines Box

Back of Marvel Avengers 48 Valentines Box

Front of Marvel Avengers 48 Valentines Cards featuring Falcon, Captain America, Black Panther and Iron Man

Back of Marvel Avengers 48 Valentines Cards featuring Falcon, Captain America, Black Panther and Iron Man

Front of Marvel Avengers 48 Valentines Cards featuring Vision, Black Widow, Hulk and War Machine

Back of Marvel Avengers 48 Valentines Cards featuring Vision, Black Widow, Hulk and War Machine

Marvel Studios Heroes Happy Meal Box

I actually got a few of the Marvel Studios Heroes Happy Meals from the local McDonald's in October. The front of the box features Black Widow in her white outfit. The right panel features "The Power of Protein" so you can turn your milk into a super hero with a punch out Vision cape.

The back panel shows only a smile to put you in a happy mood. The left panel lists all the action figures available in the Marvel Studios Heroes Happy Meal and includes: Falcon, Winter Soldier, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Potted Groot, Gladiator Hulk, The Wasp, Hulkbuster and Black Widow.

I will be showing the action figure toys that I got in the next few days.

Avengers Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book: Defenders of Earth

Avengers Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book: Defenders of Earth is another one that I picked up at the local Dollar Tree. It was produced by Bendon with a copyright of 2020. There are ninety-six tear and share pages. The front cover features Black Widow, Captain America and Thor.

Front cover of Avengers Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book: Defenders of Earth

The back cover features Iron Man, Captain Marvel and the Hulk.

Back cover of Avengers Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book: Defenders of Earth

The coloring pages are either full figures or upper torso and head shots. Characters include Hawkeye, War Machine, Wasp, Ant Man, Black Panther, Vision, Falcon, Loki, Red Skull, Thanos, Doctor Strange and Winter Soldier in addition to the Avengers featured on the front and back covers. Unfortunately, there are no group shots or fighting scenes. I would recommend using coloring pencils if you color them since there some small spaces.

Sample coloring page from Avengers Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book: Defenders of Earth

Activity pages are mixed in with the coloring pages. They include puzzles such as how many words, find the right one, mazes, who am I, squares and tic-tac-toe.

Sample activity page from Avengers Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book Defenders of Earth

Marvel Jumbo Coloring & Activity Book: New Allies

This Marvel Jumbo Coloring & Activity Book: New Allies was picked up at the local Dollar Tree. This was produced by Bendon in 2019 with ninety-six tear and share pages. The front and back covers feature Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor and Spider-Man. I did a search and Amazon has it listed as part of the Marvel Heroes Jumbo Coloring & Activity Book Set (the other one is titled "Unleashed", which I do not have nor did I see it at the local Dollar Tree).

Front Cover of Marvel Jumbo Coloring & Activity Book: New Allies

The back cover features the same image as the front cover.

Back Cover of Marvel Jumbo Coloring & Activity Book: New Allies

Most of the coloring pages features individual characters but there are some group pages like the one with Captain America, Hawkeye, Thor, Falcon, Iron Man, Hulk and Black Widow. Other Avengers such as Ant Man, Black Panther and War Machine have their own coloring pages too. Coloring pages with super villains such as Red Skull, Loki and Ultron also pop up.

Sample coloring page of Marvel Jumbo Coloring & Activity Book: New Allies

The activity pages include drawing with the grid, connect the dots, maze, image search, finish the drawing, anagrams, shadow matching, word search and others.

Sample puzzle page of Marvel Jumbo Coloring & Activity Book: New Allies

Note: The last third of Marvel Jumbo Coloring & Activity Book: New Allies is devoted to Spider-Man and his enemies.

Avengers Jumbo Word Search Puzzle Book

This Avengers Jumbo Word Search Puzzle Book produced by Brendon was picked up at the local Dollar Tree last week. The first page has the copyright of 2019 while the back cover has it as 2020. The front cover features Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Black Widow, Wasp and Ant Man.

Front cover of Avengers Jumbo Word Search Puzzle Book

The back cover has Wasp, Black Panther, Ant Man, War Machine, Thor, Iron Man, Falcon, Vision, Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow and Hawkeye.

Back Cover of Avengers Jumbo Word Search Puzzle Book

The word search puzzles are on two pages with the list of words to find on left page and the puzzle itself on the right page. There is a total of thirty-two word search puzzles. The solutions to the puzzles is in the back of the book.

Sample word search puzzle page 1 in Avengers Jumbo Word Search Puzzle Book

Sample word search puzzle page 2 in Avengers Jumbo Word Search Puzzle Book

Note: The Avengers Jumbo Word Search Puzzle Book has tear and share pages.

Black Widow Sticker For International Women's Day

Today is International Women's Day and I just happened to get this Black Widow sticker in the mystery machine (it's actually #9 in the Avengers Assemble 2018 series):

Black Widow sticker is Avengers Assemble #9 from 2018

Note: The vending machine jammed after getting this one so it ended up costing me fifty cents instead of a quarter.