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This post sprang from my desire to discuss the film with my geek brethren and not spoil for the folks that follow me on Twitter or have the misfortune of being my Facebook friend. If you haven’t seen the Avengers movie, please do not read this post.

Things that caused Geekasm (due to be modeled after the much loved Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch run on the Ultimates):

• The use of the Chitauri (or a version of them) as the invading army was an interesting and unexpected move. This tied the movie universe closer to the Ultimate Universe because they were the first villains that the Ultimates (that reality’s Avengers). I can understand the omission of Herr Kleiser (it relates to the omission of Nazis in Captain America).
• Clint Barton wearing his Ultimate costume and using this iteration’s bow. His relationship with Black Widow and lethal efficiency further tied things to the Ultimate universe.

Overall Geekasm:

• The Black Widow wearing and using her Widow’s bite.
• The brawl between Thor and Hulk, and the continued jock-frat boy relationship that they shared.
• The Other’s Skrull-like chin because it gave a subtle clue about who the invading army was. It tied to Millar’s Ultimate Fantastic Four because the more Skrull-like Skrull appeared after the Chitauri were defeated.

The Big Bad:

• Thanos appearing at the end of the Other’s master. I didn’t expect him at all since Loki and Thanos never interacted in the comics.
• The film iteration of the Mad Titan seems to be a mix of the 616 & Ultimate versions. His obsession with Death and smile when the Other mentioned Challenging them would court death tied him to the 616 iteration. His obsession with The Tesseract (Cosmic Cube), his extradimensional residence and command of a vast army tied him to the Ultimate version.
• I can only assume that the Mad Titan will attack Asgard in the Thor Sequel or at least send his minions there to acquire the cosmic cube. The fact that Loki was his faithful lapdog despite his ambition and desire to rule, speaks to the power he wields.