Follow TV Tropes

Following

Referenced By / The Avengers

Go To

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ac132630e04cfed25db6b283786fa8e1_5_9.jpg
References to The Avengers in other forms of media.
Comic Books
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage): In issue #15, the very first issue of The Avengers is among the comics displayed at the comic book shop that Michelangelo, Raphael, and Casey Jones go to.

Films — Animation

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem: When the turtles discuss getting humans to like them by showing off their heroics, Donatello brings up Avengers: Endgame and how the people were taking selfies with Hulk even though he, like them, is a big green monster.
  • Turning Red: The DVD release has chapter titles that act as shout-outs like "Aunties Assemble".

Films — Live-Action

  • Free Guy:
    • Matty Cardarople's unnamed streamer character has a poster of Avengers: Infinity War on his wall.
    • During the climax, Guy summons Captain America's shield to fight Dude, with the theme from The Avengers playing in the background. This is followed by a cameo from Chris Evans, who is watching the fight on his cellphone and reacts with a Precision F-Strike. Guy then summons the Hulk's right arm to punch Dude.
  • In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, in one scene while "supervising" his summer school class, Mr. Grooberson can be seen reading an Avengers comic book.

Literature

  • In Evidence of Things Not Seen, the Avengers is one of the comics Chuy uses to learn English.
  • The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly: The night before Liam disappeared, he accidentally ripped the cover of an issue of Avengers, and he and Charlie got in a fight about it.
  • Hannibal from Twelve Days wears a red Avengers T-shirt.
  • Fiona from Both Can Be True is a huge Avengers fan. She wears a blue Avengers T-shirt and has a bracelet with little Avengers charms. Mitch tries to impress her by giving her an Avengers music box.

Western Animation

  • South Park: In "A Nightmare on FaceTime", the boys go trick-or-treating as the Avengers, with Stan as Captain America, Kyle as the Mighty Thor, Kenny as Iron Man, and Cartman as the Incredible Hulk.

Top