One can only imagine the full blunt force of the mighty marketing engine of The Mighty Avengers come May 4th next year. Today, we will settle for the reveal of art from Marvel Studios's new book, The Art of Marvel Studios, as well as coverage of the film from the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly.

The mighty marketing machine of Marvel Studios marches on as we find ourselves eight months away from the eagerly-anticipated sure-fire superhero epic film.

The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly brings us yet another look at Joss Whedon's The Avengers as we feast our eyes on a new batches of cool set stills and head shots from the film.









As cool as all the above images are, the cover to the this week's Entertainment Weekly pretty much sucked big time with all the cool material to work on.

Apart from the coverages from major media, Marvel Studios has released a new book, "The Art of Marvel Studios", collecting the previously-released hard-cover art books for Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger.

Here's the official description:

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at the ART OF MARVEL STUDIOS HC SLIPCASE featuring your insider look at the making of Marvel Studios’ blockbuster hits!
This limited edition collection, nestled in a sleek slipcase includes four separate books:

• IRON MAN: THE ART OF IRON MAN THE MOVIE HC
• IRON MAN: THE ART OF IRON MAN 2 HC
• THOR: THE ART OF THOR THE MOVIE HC
• CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE ART OF CAPTAIN AMERICA — THE FIRST AVENGER HC
• BONUS EXCLUSIVE AVENGERS POSTER
Witness how the biggest cinematic super hero universe of all-time came together with exclusive production artwork, behind the scenes photography and preliminary character designs! So what are you waiting for True Believer? Find out what it’s like inside Iron Man’s armor, or what it’s like to throw Thor’s Hammer and wield Captain America’s shield in the ART OF MARVEL STUDIOS HC SLIPCASE!
ART OF MARVEL STUDIOS HC SLIPCASE (MAY110712)
Written by MATTHEW K. MANNING, JOHN BARBER & JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Slipcase Cover Art by RYAN MEINERDING & CHARLIE WEN
All Ages …$150.00
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5332-0
ON SALE NOW!




Directed by Joss Whedon, The Avengers stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston and Cobie Smulders. The film is currently scheduled to be released in 3D on May 4th, 2012.