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Sunday Trending Topics: The Avengers And Prometheus Alien Mysteries

Published Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:08:05 -0600

Last updated Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:08:14 -0600

It seems to be the year for alien mysteries. Who are the aliens in The Avengers? Are the Aliens in Prometheus? It's been a lot of fun speculating on these matters over the past few months, and every new tidbit scrounged up from the far corners of the internet spurs a new round of debate. With The Avengers out in May, and Prometheus out in June, we should know the answer to both mysteries soon. After that, we'll need another alien to step into the gap — and I have a strong hunch we haven't heard the last of the rumors about the Mad Titan…

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