New Year's Eve Kisses

As the clock strikes midnight on December 31, The Boys have a few rounds to make. First, Thor and Loki share a Thunderfrost kiss as the central OTP, Aesir and Jotun forever bound together by Fate and Destiny --

[by bunnyxian]

Then Loki goes to see his human lover Tony for a Frostiron kiss . . .

[by erebus-odora
as edited by
x-vampyre-lestat-x]

. . . while Thor visits his human lover Steve for a Thundershield kiss.

[by kaciart]

Relationship status: "It's complicated."

Merry Christmas

And may all your Christmas dreams come true!

[found at The Meta Picture]

[by agentromvnoff]

Christmas Eve on Asgard

Hiddleston explains that as Loki’s anger grows, so do his horns. “It’s all that jealousy. It might be a crazy analogy, but the more Pinocchio lies, the bigger the nose gets. And the more Loki’s pain and rage expand, the bigger the horns get. Also, they just look more badass. By The Avengers 3, I’ll be like a magic elk.”

[quoted text and art

by briannacherrygarcia]

A magic elk or a magic reindeer? For Christmas Eve, surely "Reindeer Games" should live up to his nickname!

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" End Titles

The black, white and red end titles of Captain America: The Winter Soldier have a very Cold War, James Bond-ish feel to me. Combined with that urgent, driving music, they create a sense that more danger and deception are to come. Dread and fear of the future are the emotions these end titles stir up. The Captain America imagery often seems caged, boxed in and controlled.

"Captain America: The First Avenger" End Titles

I just love the retro look and feel of the end titles of Captain America: The First Avenger, with their creative use of World War II American war propaganda art. The martial sound of the music recalls that wartime era as well, but is also reminiscent of some classic, epic Hollywood Westerns. The end titles strike me as being a very real tribute to The Greatest Generation.

"The Avengers: The Age of Ultron" End Titles

I like the end titles of The Avengers: The Age of Ultron because they emphasize the mythological nature and function of superhero stories in our modern age. In hearkening back to the marble statuary of ancient Greece and Rome, we are reminded that superheroes represent today's secular equivalent of previous ages' gods, demigods and heroes.

"The Avengers" End Titles

Another set of fantastic end titles from the first Avengers movie, focusing on the battle-scarred uniforms, weapons and accoutrements of the superheroes. This video includes the final shawarma scene!

"Thor: The Dark World" End Titles

All this week on Thunderfrost Boys -- the best end titles from the Thor, Avengers and Captain America movies!

The end titles of the first Thor movie were kind of blah and ordinary, but Marvel more than made up for it with the end titles of the sequel, The Dark World. Love the art, with its basic black, white and grey palette highlighted by brilliant, isolated splashes of colour! Very dynamic presentation of the broad and fast strokes of its creation as well. Love the music too -- martial, stirring, heroic as befits Thor and Asgard.

Loki's Troubled Psyche

Sibling rivalry hits new heights as Loki fantasizes about his coronation that will never be. Loki wants to be as popular as Thor, to be loved and admired by all, to be worthy of wielding Mjolnir, to BE Thor. It's a heartbreaking and pathetic display of the simultaneous self-loathing and envy that is eating Loki up inside as he stews in bitterness and resentment.

["Don't Go" by maXKennedy]

Portraits of Loki

[by allantieeart (inka)]

[found here]

[found here]

[Loki: Agent of Asgard #1

variant cover by Frank Cho

found here]

Loki Makes Trouble for Steve

Loki is jealous of Captain America on several levels, of course, but is there something more at play? All is explained in this lovely 2-chapter slash fic, Outside Influence by dunicha.

[by onac911,

found here]

Loki and Cap Fight Over Thor

Loki does NOT like this new Thundershield nonsense.

[video posted by Joe Sea]

Troublemaker

[video by Supes9;

song "Troublemaker"

by Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida]

The Morning After

Waking to his smile --

[gifset by tilusdodeathpart]

Having a cup of coffee and gazing into his eyes --

[by kaciart]

Starting a new life of romance, love and sex -- Steve's dreams have come true in the form of Thor.

[excerpted from a larger work

by yummiman]

Steve Loses His Virginity to Thor

[excerpted from a

larger work by

yummyman]

Steve Gets Up His Nerve

It made Steve blush to be so sexually forward, but he knew he had to tell Thor of his feelings.

[by suppiechan]

Thor didn't blush, of course. He had no problem taking charge of the situation without a moment's hesitation.

[by oriental artist,

found here]

Soon Steve was having the second passionate kiss of his life.

[by kaciart]

Before Steve knew it, they were on the floor . . .

[by oriental artist,

found here]

. . . and busy getting naked.

[by onehalfakindredsoul,

found here]

Looks like Captain America won't be a virgin for much longer!

That Special Guy

Steve has bonded with one of his team mates.

[gifset by mishasteaparty]

And the feeling is reciprocated.

[by soundssimpleright]

Thor and Steve have a lot in common. They're both outsiders to modern culture. Half the time neither one gets the references the other Avengers make. But more fundamentally than that, they share the same moral code of old-fashioned values like honour, justice, duty and goodness of character.

[gifset by cptnstevens]

And they are each powerful warriors, skilled and accomplished.

                   // we understand the sacrifice //

[art and caption

by wickedlyworld]

Are they not perfect for each other?

Virginal Steve

When Steve Rogers was Skinny Steve, no woman would look at him twice. But once he became Captain America, they all flocked to him. With his old-fashioned moral compass, however, he wanted to "learn how to dance" only with the woman he loved, British Army Officer Peggy Carter. They shared one passionate kiss and then Captain America made the ultimate sacrifice to save the world. Poor Steve spent the next 70 years on ice, so to speak.

And ever since he thawed out, who's had time for romance? Leading the Avengers is more than a full-time gig. Steve's been battling non-stop against Loki, then the Winter Soldier and after that, Ultron. When the hell does he have time to find the woman of his dreams?

But . . . does Steve perhaps have time to find the man of his dreams?

Avengers Nicknames

[found at The Meta Picture]

Hahahahahahaha, The L'Oreal Brothers! It's funny cuz it's true.

[by lanmao83]

Avengers Movie Posters Mashup

[found at Cheezburger]

The Avengers Play One Upmanship

[by tonys-snark]