MARVEL HEROES & VILLAINS: MARVEL’S AVENGERS – THE POSTER COLLECTION

SUMMARY:

Released by Insight Editions in 2013, this 16 x 12” collection contains 20 double-sided posters from stills and movie posters of Marvel Universe films. 

Among the actors included are: Chris Evans; Jeremy Renner; Scarlet Johansson; Hayley Atwell; Tommy Lee Jones; Gwyneth Paltrow; Jeff Bridges; Terrence Howard; Sebastian Shaw; Hugo Weaving; Mickey Rourke; Don Cheadle; Idris Elba; Tom Hiddleston; Anthony Hopkins; Natalie Portman; Jaime Alexander; Samuel L. Jackson; Mark Ruffalo; Cobie Smulders; and Ben Kingsley. 

Specifically, the images and their flip-sides (none of which double up) are:

1. Captain America/Hawkeye/Black Widow (Avengers) —Captain America (Captain America: The First Avenger)
2. Iron Man movie poster–Iron Man 2 movie poster
3. Iron Man falling (Iron Man 3)–Captain America: The First Avenger movie poster
4. Marvel’s Avengers movie poster–Thor movie poster
5. Iron Man 3 movie poster (Downey Jr.)–Iron Man 3 poster (Downey Jr., Cheadle, & Paltrow)
6. Black Widow (Iron Man 2)–Black Widow (Marvel’s Avengers)
7. Heimdall (Thor)–Black Widow (Iron Man 2)   
8. Odin (Thor)–Hawkeye (Avengers)
9. Loki (Thor)–Loki (Avengers)
10. Thor (Avengers)–Thor (Avengers)
11. Thor & Captain America (Avengers)–Thor (Thor)
12. Hawkeye (Avengers)–Sif (Thor)
13. Black Widow (Avengers)–Nick Fury (Avengers)
14. Nick Fury (Avengers)–Hulk (Avengers)
15. Hulk (Avengers)–Mandarin (Iron Man 3)
16. Captain America (The First Avenger)–Captain America (The First Avenger)
17. Maria Hill (Avengers)–Whiplash (Iron Man 2)
18. Iron Man & War Machine (Iron Man 2)–War Machine (Iron Man 3)
19. Iron Man (Iron Man 3)–Iron Man/Tony Stark (Iron Man 3)
20. Tony Stark (Iron Man 3)–Iron Man (Iron Man 2)                      

REVIEW:

Its slick photo stock is remarkably sturdy, especially after the pin-up sheets easily pull out of this portfolio-style book.  The literal flipside is deciding which side of a poster to display, so keeping them intact inside the portfolio may work out best.  For what this poster book is, its overall production quality is impressive. 

ADDITIONAL FEATURES:

None.

BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING:           8 Stars