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Well, Captain America gives Black Widow a boost...

Kim Hollis: Which Marvel character from the movie do you think gets the biggest boost moving forward?

Felix Quinonez: I think that Iron Man will definitely get a nice box office boost because of The Avengers related Marvel movies, Iron Man 3 is next. But I think (or want to believe) that the Hulk will enjoy the biggest boost from The Avengers. I know that both of the Hulk movies were box office disappointments but the Hulk originally faced the same problems as a comic book character. His original series was cancelled after six issues but then he was featured as a guest star in other comics like the Fantastic Four before successfully relaunching his own series. I think his appearance in The Avengers movie could give him a similar boost. Yes, the whole cast was awesome but seeing the Hulk do his thing is what really drove the audiences crazy both times I saw this movie over the weekend. I read that there might be another solo Hulk movie and I think his appearance in The Avengers might be the motivator to finally get people to go see Hulk in his own movie.

Bruce Hall: Wow, that's a good question. I feel safe saying we didn't learn much new about Thor this time around. I think Hemsworth is an ideal casting choice, but his character probably benefited the least from The Avengers. There's little not to love about Downey as Stark but again, I don't think Iron Man developed much in this installment either. I'd like to see them stop tiptoeing around his alcoholism, but that's probably a pipe dream. Hulk is best absorbed in small doses not unlike a good port, a great cigar, or Beavis and Butthead. The character I came away with a better impression of is Captain America. His personality was better fleshed out in this film, perhaps in part because he's so different from the other characters. He's the sort of straight laced, Wonder Bread, Consolidated Petroleum Radio Hour character that's seemed like an anachronism since at least the Nixon years. But to me, his role as the Avengers' Unifying Force was critical to the success of the script, and it made me care about seeing more of this guy. That's right. Prior to last night, I cared about that long lost Scooby Doo plush I had when I was five more than I did about Captain America. But today, out of all the Avengers, he's the one whose solo act I'm actually looking forward to seeing more of. And this is from someone who is on record as being far less than impressed with Cap's inaugural outing. That's saying something.

Edwin Davies: It's between Hulk and Cap, for me. I liked both previous Hulk films, but I thought that Mark Ruffalo did a much better job with the character than either Bana and Norton. His more laid-back take on the character was really charming and likeable. I could happily sit and watch a movie featuring him as the main character, or, as seems to be Marvel's plan since they signed Ruffalo to a multiple film deal, as a supporting character livening up the films of the other Avengers. Captain America also displayed a slightly wryer sense of humor than in his first movie, and his straight-laced approach contrasted nicely with Tony Stark's more mercenary nature. The other Avengers either did not get enough material to really develop, or covered most of the same ground they did in earlier films, so whilst they weren't bad, they didn't impress as much as the other two.

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