Another day brings us another batches of promotional images from Joss Whedon's The Avengers, Marvel Studio's superhero all-star film.

With the May 4th release date for Marvel Studio's superhero all-star film, The Avengers, looming, the promotional engine for the much-anticipated film has been firing on all cylinders.

For the past two weeks, we have seen the movie tie-in action figures, the release of official images, the Avengers Quinjet concept art, and the new promotional illustrated art. Now, Marvel has released five new official images from the film giving us a closer look at Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury, as well as the other members of the mighty cinematic Avengers.

Hit the jump to check out these cool images.





On the other hand, the latest issue of Empire Magazine featured a full-blown coverage on the film, complete with an interview with Kevin Feige, the President of Marvel Studios himself, and a Marvel Zombies-pleasing four variant covers featuring Chris Hemsworth's Thor, Robert Downey, Jr.'s Tony Stark / Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, and lastly, Chris Evans's Steve Rogers / Captain America.




Interestingly, Feige provided an intriguing comment on the much-talked-about mysterious army of Loki that was seen in the film's trailer:

"Who said they were aliens?… It’s not Skrulls, I’ve been clear about that. Beyond that, we want to hide it. The identity of the alien race is not impactful. It exists in the comic books, but we’re not setting up the Kree-Skrull war or anything like that."

Here’s the official synopsis for The Avengers:

Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures “Marvel’s The Avengers”–the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when “Marvel’s The Avengers” assemble in summer 2012. In “Marvel’s The Avengers,” superheroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.

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.