Release the Avongers shirt from She-Hulk

This week’s episode of She-Hulk: An Attorney at Law revealed that even the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most powerful superheroes aren’t immune to copyright infringement.

The main plot is an obvious example: Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) battles super-powered influencer Titania (Jameela Jamil) over the use of the name “She-Hulk.” But the episode’s B-plot contains a funny — and also probably more true-to-life — example.

Jen works out how to relate to She-Hulk. Meanwhile, Nikki (Ginger Gonzaga), Augustus (Josh Segarra), and her best friend Nikki (Ginger Gonzaga), set out to dress Jen in a fashion-forward outfit. Augustus is known to know a man who knows another guy. So he meets Nikki at a boba shop, which is apparently a disguise for an aspiring fashion designer. Although the barista initially seems reluctant to engage in conversation, eventually he takes them into the back room.

a closet full of bootleg avengers merchandise, including a towel featuring hulk wearing a purple mankini and avongers boxers

Image by Marvel Studios/Disney

And reveals an assortment of bootleg Avengers merchandise

Like real-life off-brand products, the colors are all wrong (just look at that Captain America’s shield), the names are messed up (peep that Thur mug), and the overall branding is just a not right (mankini Borat-Hulk, for instance).

What’s the best? You can actually find Avongers teshirts on the Avengers T-shirts. Don’t worry, though: if you don’t like Avongers, they have Avingers.

a white t-shirt featuring chibi designs of the avengers characters, but all slightly off. the hulk is purple, thor has red hair, and below it says Avingers

Image by Marvel Studios/Disney

While it’s unlikely that IRL two superpowered individuals will be locked in a court battle about the use of a superhero alias, there are many, many bootleg, off-brand shirts out there. Walk down any touristy street in New York City or any other big vacation destination and check out a gift shop, and you’ll likely find Avongers, Avingers, and Avugners galore. This makes it easy to see why the Avengers must deal with bootleg merchandise.

She-Hulk: An Attorney at Law has balanced Jen’s superhero antics with her everyday life in a way that’s thankfully becoming more common in the MCU. Grounding the fantastical world in more mundane real-life situations, be it dating as a superpowered individual or coming across bootleg merch of the world’s most powerful superhero team, fleshes it out and turns it into something relatable.

The most relatable? Avongers shirts would be great. Disney merchandise team please release Avongers, Avingers shirts.

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