So. Chances are that if you are like me, you own a few ::cough:: Hawkeye and/or Black Widow pieces of merchandising.


There are my beloved Dr Pepper cans,


my stickers (okay, they’re more comics than MCU, but they count!),


and of course my personal favorite – the salt and pepper shakers I painted at a paint-your-own pottery event. ‘Cause awesome!


IRL, there are some fabulous items for us all to have. Share yours!

That being said, what about in the MCU? There is a shot in the beginning of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot of Avengers action figures, and Black Widow is clearly featured (I think Hawkeye’s in there, but it’s hard to tell.) So folks in the Marvel-created universe do know who they are.

So I have a few questions –

1. What are the craziest, weirdest, coolest, most bizarre, extravagant, teeny, huge, (the list goes on) merchandising products that you have seen or heard of? Pictures and/or links are gold! If not available, descriptions make us all smile. :-) For instance, I love the fatheads (and here is hers). ‘Cause, again, awesome! (At $99 each, I shall not be purchasing either soon, but still – I would if I could!)

2. In the MCU, do you think Clint and Natasha get a cut of the action? (It is my head canon that Tony made sure of that.) Beyond that, though, what do they think about merchandising? Are they amused? Horrified? Other?

3. Share links that you have to any fanworks on this topic. For instance, I know that I read a fanfic – although I have no idea how to find it again – about how freaked out Natasha was by the idea of little girls emulating her at Halloween in their little store-bought costumes. She didn’t think that she was remotely worthy of such a thing, nor did she think that little girls should be dressing up like an assassin. This could probably extend to general adoration of them as heroes – I know we’ve all read fics where they discover fanfiction about themselves. While that’s not merchandising, it could be included in this discussion. I leave it up to you!

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