SR Geek Picks: May the 4th and Avengers Galore!

Welcome to Screen Rant's 'Geek Picks,' where we collect the finest movie-related geekery from around the web for you. It's that time of year again when all Star Wars fans geek out over the calendar date of May the 4th. Scour the internet and you'll find deals, toys, apparel, and general Star Wars geekery in abundance. The fourth of May 2012 also marks the release date of Marvel's The Avengers in US theaters, so we'll begin our geek journey with some Avenger-related links for all you Marvel zombies out there. It's a special 'May The 4th' edition of SR's Geek Picks!

Yesterday we linked to iO9's look into the design elements of The Avengers. Today they have another Avengers-related post you might want to check out titled Several Reasons Why Avengers Kicks Ass. Did they miss any reasons? Leave us a comment down below if so.

Ever wonder what the original Star Wars cast members are doing now? The Hollywood Reporter has the answer.

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The Avengers, Batman And Some Guy With A Spider On His Chest

Another entry in the 'I'm A Marvel, I'm A DC parody series' in which the summer 2012 season of superhero film characters debate who's the most relevant.

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Eric D Snider Brings You Every Girl's Guide To The Avengers

The always entertaining Eric D Snider (follow him on twitter if you like to laugh) gives us insight into the female mind.

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Big Thanks To SR Reader Ricco for this great Iron Man Intervention Video

 

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Too Many Avengers

CollegeHumor has a hilarious video that illustrates what I imagine all of these superhero universes look like from someone who's new/non comic fans (Warning: True to Sam Jackson form, there is some NSFW language in the video).

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Avengers #1 Recreated With The Movie Cast

This is a cool image inserting the movie cast onto the cover of the first appearance of The Avengers.

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Darth Vader vs Gandalf

In the battle of the geek, which is more powerful? Star Wars or Lord Of The Rings?

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A capella Star Wars Theme

John Williams music + Acapella = Win

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Jedi Turtles Strike Back

How can you not love these turtle Jedi masters? Answer: You can't.

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Wookie Kong (Shirt) $10 Today Only!

 

Today only you can pick up this Donkey Kong/Star Wars mashup shirt for $10. A great deal for you wookie lovers out there.

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That's all for today folks! Be sure to check back tomorrow for more movie related geekery.

Today's picks have been brought to you by: @Mr_Gentleman, CollegeHumor, RiptApparrel, Gizmodo, ToplessRobot, THR.