One of the great miracles of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that all of the movies so far have at least been fine. Some fans who haven’t succumbed to the full indoctrination yet may argue that Doctor Strange was a little boring or that Avengers: Age Of Ultron displayed a wild misunderstanding of nearly every central…
Every two weeks, Big Issues focuses on a newly released comic book of significance. This week, it is The Mighty Thor #706. Written by Jason Aaron (Avengers, Southern Bastards) with art by Russell Dauterman (Superbia, Cyclops) and colorist Matthew Wilson (The Wicked + The Divine, Paper Girls), this issue concludes…
In Avengers: Infinity War, the longest, priciest, and most-crowded crowd-pleaser ever to roll off the Marvel Studios assembly line, Earth’s mightiest heroes face their most daunting challenge yet: an intergalactic nihilist whose dearest dream is to cleave the entire population of the universe in half. The good news is…
Anyone who’s read Sean Howe’s Marvel Comics: The Untold Story or Blake Bell and Michael Vassallo’s The Secret History Of Marvel Comics knows there’s a rich background and involving narrative surrounding the creation of some of our most iconic and enduring superheroes. But a new exhibit makes a simpler argument:…
Avengers: Infinity War is the beginning of the end, one of two films (the second coming in May 2019) which mark the conclusion of “Phase Three” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a universe that began a decade ago with the first Iron Man. Marvel has been very clear that these movies will mark a decisive endpoint to…
Whether or not the total count actually approaches 70, Avengers: Infinity War features an impressive number of characters. For their third Marvel movie, Anthony and Joe Russo have wrangled all the Avengers we’ve seen in solo outings, as well as the ones who fought in Civil War, plus a ragtag group of intergalactic…
Jane Foster’s time as Thor is coming to an end, but she’s going out in a blaze of glory fit for a legendary superhero run. Writer Jason Aaron, artist Russell Dauterman, and colorist Matthew Wilson gave the Marvel Universe a thrilling, tragic hero in Foster, who has been battling cancer while fighting for the Nine…
Thor, played with a familiar twinkle of jovial regality by Chris Hemsworth, spends the first few minutes of Thor: Ragnarok in chains, hanging sideways in a straitjacket of iron links. Things do not get easier for him. Like Tony Stark in Iron Man 3, the god of thunder will lose his weapon of choice: that mighty hammer…
The trailers for the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok promise an epic gladiator match between Thor and Hulk on the big screen, so naturally Marvel is getting the two heroes together for some fisticuffs on the comics page. Thor Vs. Hulk: Champions Of The Universe is the second Marvel series exclusive to ComiXology after The…
Chris Hemsworth has slowly emerged as the Marvel cinematic universe’s MVP, with the Thor actor’s ability to pivot between badassery, pathos, and sharp one-liners getting better with each appearance. Still, some might say he remains an unappreciated part of the MCU, a perspective he confronts head-on in a new clip…
Who he is: Thor Odinson, a.k.a. Prince Of Asgard, a.k.a. God Of Thunder
Release date: May 6, 2011
In news that doesn’t come as a huge surprise—given that Natalie Portman has said she’s pretty much done with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that Thor’s apparently spent all his downtime since his last movie appearance hanging out with his roommate, Darryl—Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has confirmed that the God…
Thor: You want him around when the world is in danger, but not when you’re trying to pay rent. In the first Team Thor short from Taika Waititi, Thor plagued his roommate Darryl by visiting him at work and leaving Mjolnir around the house. The sequel, however, reveals that the Asgardian also doesn’t really get how…
In the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok the Asgardian hero will be paired with the Hulk and Doctor Strange. But whither Darryl? Remember Darryl, the poor bloke forced to room the with the haughty hammer-wielder while the rest of the Avengers were off battling in Captain America: Civil War? We met Darryl in the charming short…
For years the classic holiday Yule-log fireplace video was enough to satiate those who longed for a cozy wintertime fire yet were willing to settle for a TV one instead. But now brands are beginning to realize that they too can capitalize on fireplace-themed tie-ins. Last year Outlander released a surprisingly…
The current popularity of superheroes is due in no small part to the genre-redefining work that artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee did at Marvel Comics in the 1960s. This year, as part of the annual InkTober drawing challenge, cartoonist Adam Koford paid tribute by rewriting and redrawing the entirety of Thor #163,…
Back in the spring, we learned that Natalie Portman was taking a break from Marvel movies—well, not so much taking one as having it imposed upon her. Jane Foster, Portman’s astrophysicist character in the first two Thor films, was nowhere to be found in any synopses or news about Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok that’s…
Despite the constant handwringing of various people about the current state of cinema, films based on comic-book properties have been around for quite a long time. The 1940s featured serials based on Batman and Superman, but even if those are discounted (as in this supercut), there have been comic book/comic strip…
As Freud once said, “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” And, it turns out, sometimes an Instagram of a Marvel director holding Thor’s hammer is just that, and not a clue that Thor is going to pop up in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2. Director James Gunn took to Facebook to clarify that Thor won’t be appearing in the…
