If the Avengers failed, the "kill-em-with-cuteness" approach was all SHIELD had left.

Anyone itching for more on-screen Hulk should be pleased with the announcement of Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United, a feature-length home video release from Marvel Animation Studios.

Robert Downey, Jr. and Mark Ruffalo won't be voicing, but Marvel says they still intend to maintain the "tone and character" of The Avengers, specifically Banner and Stark's wonderful bromance. It'll be put to the test when they team up against the energy monster Zzzax. Heroes United hits shelves on April 23.

Learn how Industrial Light & Magic's effects wizards took on The Hulk, Joss Whedon, and why it's not easy to be green.

If you're buying any sort of DVD or Blu-ray version of The Avengers, you're entitled to a snazzy free poster, then have the option to pay for three more (including this excellent "Puny God" design).

Worth it?

Hulky Potter has no time for wizard bullsh*t.

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Nerd Nightly News: Guitar Heroes Edition

Picture This:

• The Justice League redesigned for the Wild West.
• Blown glass spaceships are retro-radical.
• Ancient Roman crocodile armor is stranger than fiction.

Know This:

• Star Trek: TNG's Michael Dorn details on a possible a Worf spin-off.
• Speaking of Trek, how about this nerdy weather reference?

Reports Claim:

• Commander Shepard thinks TDW Geek's Facebook page is the best page on the Citadel.

As we near the Blu-ray/DVD release of The Avengers this September, the first deleted scene has arrived.

In it, Ruffalo's Bruce Banner gets philosophical with Harry Dean Stanton on the nature of the Hulk. Folksy food for thought.

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