10 Best Beavis and Butt-Head Commentaries on the Avengers (Yes, They Did More than MTV Music Videos)

Summary

• Beavis and Butt-Head offer hilarious and absurd commentary on Marvel Comics’ Avengers, with no hero safe from their hilarious roasting.
• Not even Captain America, Hulk, or Thor are safe from the duo’s sharp (and often crude) critique in the
  Beavis and Butt-Head
  comic series.
• Despite their clueless and often inappropriate remarks, Beavis and Butt-Head provide a unique and entertaining take on Marvel Comics’ iconic superheroes.

This article contains examples of an excessive amount of toilet humor Beavis and Butt-Head are famous for, all of which is told at the expense of some of Marvel Comics’ greatest heroes. Reader discretion is advised.

Beavis and Butt-Head are easily the most iconic idiots in pop culture, though they aren’t without their redeeming qualities, as the two boneheads are not only hysterical in their own weird way, they’re also avid music critics who have offered hilarious commentary on MTV music videos for decades. And, shockingly enough, the same is true for comic books – specifically, Marvel Comics that feature famous members of the Avengers.

When Marvel Comics partnered with MTV in the ‘90s to release a Beavis and Butt-Head comic title, the storyline of nearly every issue would include a few pages of Beavis and Butt-Head reading and critiquing comic books. Just as every episode of Beavis and Butt-Head had a break that featured the titular dimwits offering absurd commentary on music videos, their comic series saw them doing the same thing, but with varying issues of Marvel Comics – and each one is just as great as fans would imagine. Here are the top10 takes Beavis and Butt-Head have on Marvel Comics’ Avengers!

10 “Captain A-Hole”: Beavis and Butt-Head Don’t Hold Back While Roasting Captain America

Beavis and Butt-Head #5 by Mike Lackey and Rick Parker (with Captain America art by Michael Golden)

While reading a Captain America comic featuring the iconic Avenger fighting Crossbones, Beavis and Butt-Head utterly roast the Sentinel of Liberty. From saying the ‘A’ insignia on his head stands for “Captain A-Hole”, to claiming that he ‘wears his underwear on the outside of his pants’ to avoid skidmarks, Beavis and Butt-Head have only hilariously mean things to say about Captain America, with Beavis even admitting that he likes Crossbones more because he has ‘bone’ in his name – absolutely classic.

9 Beavis and Butt-Head Long for Iron Man While Reading War Machine (For the Exact Reason You Think)

Beavis and Butt-Head #5 by Mike Lackey and Rick Parker (with War Machine by Gabriel Gecko and Greg Adams)

Beavis and Butt-Head are reading a War Machine comic, and while they seem to be enjoying it enough, the two still think Iron Man is cooler. Not because Tony Stark was Marvel’s original ‘Iron Man’-type hero, or any other reason to do with Iron Man as a character (or an Avenger), but because “that other dude has th’ song“, at which point, Beavis and Butt-Head start doing vocal imitation (with accompanying air-guitar) of the song ‘Iron Man’ by Black Sabbath. Even when reading comics, these two can’t stop thinking about music.

8 Beavis and Butt-Head Absolutely Trash Thor’s Godly Might (but Still Think He’s Cool)

Beavis and Butt-Head #5 by Mike Lackey and Rick Parker (with The Mighty Thor art by Tom Morgan)

Thor is fighting Loki in The Mighty Thor issue Beavis and Butt-Head are reading, and they absolutely trash the issue with their commentary. Butt-Head mockingly says “Feel my a**” when Thor tells Loki to “Feel my wrath!“, followed by Butt-Head’s iconic breathy-laugh. While the two pick apart the lines of dialogue in this comic, Beavis and Butt-Head do seem to be impressed when Thor gets turned into a frog (even if they do end on a joke that’s at Thor’s expense) – so, ultimately, a win for the God of Thunder, as far as Beavis and Butt-Head are concerned.

7 Beavis and Butt-Head Actually Make a Good Point About Hulk’s Possible ‘Secret Power’

Beavis and Butt-Head #5 by Mike Lackey and Rick Parker (with The Incredible Hulk by Sal Buscema)

Hulk is battling Rhino in the issue Beavis and Butt-Head are reading, at which point, the two actually come up with a pretty solid (and hilariously on-brand) theory regarding the Hulk. “I bet his fart is the strongest one there is“, says Beavis, after seeing the Hulk scream at Rhino that he’s the strongest. While this is pretty much just typical toilet humor from Beavis and Butt-Head (as was their crack about the Hulk’s ‘pants size’), a gamma-irradiated fart could actually be incredibly dangerous, and might just be this founding Avenger’s ‘secret power’.

6 Beavis and Butt-Head Reading Black Widow is as Dehumanizing as You Would Think

Beavis and Butt-Head #11 by Guy Maxtone-Graham and Rick Parker (with Black Widow by Barry Dutter, Steve Epting, and Tom Palmer)

Beavis and Butt-Head have always only seen women as objects with which they hope to ‘score’, with Daria Morgendorffer being perhaps the only girl they see as an actual person. Unfortunately, Black Widow is the subject of their idiotic ‘male gaze’, as the first thing out of their mouths is a comment about Natasha’s chest, which totally undermines her status as an Avengers-level hero. But, in times like these, it’s important to remember that Beavis and Butt-Head are true idiots, and nothing they say should be taken seriously (especially when it comes to women).

5 Beavis and Butt-Head Have a Surprising (Yet Typical) Favorite Spider-Man Character

Beavis and Butt-Head #3 by Mike Lackey and Rick Parker (with Spider-Man art by John Romita, Sr.)

While Beavis and Butt-Head are reading a truly spectacular Spider-Man comic featuring the web-slinger taking on both Venom and Carnage, the two nincompoops couldn’t care less about the awesome action right in front of their faces (aside from thinking Carnage’s blood-based symbiote was cool). Instead, they were thinking about Mary Jane Watson, wishing the comic would feature more of the ‘red-haired chick’. Mary Jane isn’t typically a fan-favorite Spider-Man character, but the single-minded Beavis and Butt-Head find her panels the only ones worth ‘reading’.

Beavis and Butt-Head #4 by Mike Lackey and Rick Parker (with She-Hulk art by Peter Hsu)

Like with Black Widow – and, honestly, practically every other superhero who’s a woman in this series (it’s Beavis and Butt-Head, what’s there to say?) – Beavis and Butt-Head are fixated on She-Hulk’s body while reading one of her comics, and they’re not talking about her muscles. In fact, if Jen Walters actually heard them, she’d probably bust their skulls on pure principle – which is actually (technically) possible.

She-Hulk and Beavis and Butt-Head are meta characters by nature, which means they could possibly meet outside the realms of their respective universes. If that happened, then Beavis and Butt-Head would face the wrath of She-Hulk, which she could unleash upon them on behalf of herself and Black Widow for Beavis and Butt-Head’s gross comments about them – and it would be absolutely hilarious (just not for Beavis and Butt-Head).

3 Beavis and Butt-Head Confirm Their Favorite Avenger is Doctor Strange (In So Many Words)

Beavis and Butt-Head #9 by Guy Maxtone-Graham and Rick Parker (with Doctor Strange by ‘PMS’ & ‘BWD’)

As Beavis and Butt-Head are reading a Doctor Strange comic, they’re not paying attention to the storyline in the slightest, opting instead to discuss how cool it would be if they had magic powers like Doctor Strange. While the reasons range from inappropriate to insulting, the fact that they’re having this conversation at all basically confirms that Doctor Strange is their favorite Avenger. It’s a classic ‘which superpower would you have’ discussion that most people have had with their friends, and it’s totally inspired by Doctor Strange – something that isn’t seen when Beavis and Butt-Head read any other Avengers comic.

2 Beavis and Butt-Head Come Up with the Perfect Alternate Profession for Namor

Beavis and Butt-Head #7 by Guy Maxtone-Graham and Rick Parker (with Namor by Barry Dutter and Geof Isherwood)

When Beavis tells Butt-Head that Namor “has the power to, like, swim and stuff“, Butt-Head quickly concludes “that sucks“. Then, after trashing Namor’s trunks, his villain, and his catchphrase, Butt-Head comes to the realization that Namor – given that he has the ‘power to swim’ – should just be a lifeguard. And not just any lifeguard, but one of the stars of Baywatch. While being a lifeguard is decidedly below Namor’s status, Butt-Head technically isn’t wrong, as Namor’s skills and physique would make him an instant Baywatch sensation.

1 “Chicks Know He Sucks”: Silver Surfer Faces the Insulting Wrath of Beavis and Butt-Head

Beavis and Butt-Head #4 by Mike Lackey and Rick Parker (with Silver Surfer by Ron Lim and Tom Christopher)

While the Silver Surfer’s standing as a prominent Marvel Comics hero and an honorary Avenger has been well-established, Beavis and Butt-Head don’t seem to have any idea who he is. The first half of this page sees Beavis and Butt-Head thinking that Silver Surfer is some pop culture figure from a variety of ’90s music videos that they just can’t put their finger on. However, once they learn who he is, Beavis and Butt-Head quickly decide that the Silver Surfer ‘sucks’, which is the worst criticism one could receive from these two boneheads.

Beavis and Butt-Head may not have added much to the significance of Marvel Comics lore, but for a brief and beautiful moment in the ’90s, they not only existed under the Marvel Comics imprint, but they got the chance to offer commentary on some of the most iconic members of the Avengers in history, just as they’ve always done for MTV music videos – and, for good or bad, they did so in a way that only Beavis and Butt-Head ever could.