Thor Lays the Hammer Bling Ring Down

When I think of the Avengers merchandise I think of  boys stocking up on Iron Man masks, fake Hulk fists, and plastic Thor hammers.  And frankly, I feel a little left out.

hotness. 

I just saw The Avengers last week and I found myself regularly leaning over to my husband whispering, "I think Hawkeye is hot, who's your favorite". He would respond with an exasperated, "There is only one woman so it's not a fun game for me."

In any event, I really enjoyed the movie (see our 11-year-old boy review) and since I am not in the habit of collecting action figures, I was hoping for some girl-friendly Avengers merchandise.

Behold, the 1928 collection of Marvel Comics inspired jewelry. I will forgive their lack of Hawkeye in the collection since there are some cute substitutes.

Some of my favs from the collection:

A bling bling Thor Hammer ring ($22) - I imagine wearing this in the mall where a 10 year old boy will stop me, point to the ring, and nod knowingly. We bump fists and he heads into Game Stop and I continue on to J Crew.

I'm Thor! With Sparkles!

How about busting out some double terrycloth Captain America wristbands the next time you visit the gym ($10)? These bad boys are sure to keep the workout moving, or at the very least, make you the coolest kid in the spin class. Shield not included.

Hawkeye makes a girl need to dab her brow. Lawdy.

You can check out the entire collection at the 1928 website.

~Davina

A Review Of The Avengers- As Seen Through The Eyes Of An Almost 11 Year Old Boy

                                            

Let me start by saying that I have not seen The Avengers yet, but plan on it. My son Jack went and so nicely wrote up his review for me. It does contain spoilers as 11 year old boys don't seem to care who they piss off or what information they give away. Be warned, then read on...
  

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                                                 A Review Of The Avengers - By Jack

The Avengers was a very amazing movie and has lots of funny parts throughout it. But I have to say there was one thing that disappointed me. That Loki hypnotized Hawkeye into thinking that he worked for him and that Hawkeye wasn't unhypnotized until the halfway through mark just about bummed me out. Other than that it was the best movie I have ever seen!

I know some people have said that they didn't see the Hulk do his signature smash , but if you look very closely you could see him do it when Iron Man brought that first flying destructive worm thing to the team . The way the Hulk stopped it kind of looked like a smash without clapping his hands. He did also smash lots of stuff throughout the movie.

I have to say that The Avenger who did the most damage to the enemies and was the funniest was The Hulk of course. Then again, Iron Man did close the portal. I have seen all the Marvel movies with my dad, but this is my favorite. Iron Man was great too. Well, all I have to say is awesome movie and a big recommendation to Marvel fans.


~ Jack

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* from this we can see that
1. my son is now in love with the Hulk
2. Hawkeye gets the shaft
3. The Hulk smashes some business up

After a record breaking weekend Disney is now planning an Avengers 2 and planning on some of the characters appearing in the parks. New idea for them which should go over well with 11 year old nerds everywhere