We’ve seen trailers for Thor and Green Lantern, but until now information about the other two superhero epics due to hit our screens this year has been sparse. We’re still waiting for a peek at Captain America: The First Avenger, of course, but Marvel has finally served up the first trailer for prequel/reboot X-Men: First Class. With any luck, this film could atone for the sins of its two most recent predecessors. Take a peek…

God, we’re suckers for exciting trailers. Let’s take a moment to assess what actually popped up there, shall we? Charles and Erik look super, obviously (particularly excited about Michael Fassbender picking up submarines WITH HIS HEAD), and Mystique looks suitably tasty. We’re even happy(ish) with Nicholas Hoult’s oddly greyish Beast, although we haven’t quite shaken the About a Boy hangups yet – still, there’s four months left to sort that out. There were also some nice teasers of the newer X-Men making an appearance. We counted: Emma Frost (diamond girl), Havok (Care Bear Stare; Cyclops’ big brother), Angel Salvadore (insect wings) and Azazel (big red chap; teleports; Nightcrawler’s dad) rocking their various powers, as well as Darwin and Moira MacTaggert just, you know, hanging out. Incidentally, what on earth is Angel Salvadore up to? We’re not judging, but from where we’re sitting it looks like Charles and Erik are lying on a bed in a red velvet boudoir, and she’s posing topless. Maybe the former admissions criterion for Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters was ‘must be able to bring the staff off using only your powers’…

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