Disney and marvel have come together to celebrate todays digital release of black panther with a crop of bonus features meant to entice the. Thor odinson often called the mighty thor is a marvel comics superhero, based on the thunder god of norse mythology. In fact, he and stan lee coupled together and pitched the concept to. While the vast majority of comic book fans knew just how important this founding member of. It was pretty fantastic just for casual fans as well, of course. Think you know everything there is to know about marvels avengers movies. The first film, the avengers beat out the previous highest grossing film comic book film of all time, the dark knight. Here were going to look at 25 facts about the worlds greatest detective. If you fail this marvel movie quiz, its time for a movie.
Jane foster, hands thor a tshirt that belonged to an exboyfriend, a name tag that reads donald blake m. There is a billboard in the town advertising for new mexico tourism with the slogan land of enchantment journey into mystery. Do you consider yourself a comic book or a marvel cinematic universe geek. You think you know what ragnarok is, but do you really.
Based on the norse god of the same name, thor is a popular character in the marvel universe created by stan lee, larry lieber, and jack kirby. In the 1990s, sam raimi had planned to direct this film after darkman. Marvels thor has been getting more and more popular in recent years. Marvel comics is a company that makes superhero comic books. A superhero is someone who possess extra ordinary qualitites and is able to perform herioc tasks. Are you a fan of the new warriors from marvel comics. In fact, theyre usually referred to as lady sif and the warriors three, for sif is another who can be found fighting alongside the trio. In the films, chris hemsworth portrays him as a god able to do everything except keep his shirt on, but there are more than a few weird thor adventures that even his most ardent film fans are unaware of. The warriors three are a comic book group who have so often fought at the side of thor over the decades. Stan lee was the arguably the most efficient editor in comic books.
In this story, the roman goddess of beauty, venus, finds a machine that is supposed to transport. In just a few years, thors popularity rose to the point where marvel applied to have the comicbook characters full title. Here are 22 more movie trivia facts you wont believe are true. Although she has battled alongside balder, who has developed an unrequited attraction to her, sif has never shown affection for anyone but thor and certain individuals who have proved worthy to wield his hammer, such as the. The character is b ased on the norse deity named thor. In the civil war comic book storyline, this is also what happens, but on a much grander scale, again both thor and the incredible hulk are not present. Page 16 this category is for questions and answers related to comic books mixture, as asked by users of. The invaders was a 70s comic book that depicted the lost stories of captain america, namor and the original human torch, as they teamed. The cocreator of some of the greatest superheroes and most beloved stories of all. Its currently the 5th highest grossing film of all time, with the sequel the avengers. Lets see some amazing and fascinating facts and trivia about our superhero. Granted, thor was not having the best few days, but it made for a great comic callback for old. Thor is of course a fictional superhero of marvels comics. In fact, the comic that thor debuted in had nothing to do with superheroes.
What are some of the coolest facts about the marveldc. Comic character, comics, comic book characters, comics universe, superhero facts, marvel facts, marvel comics, marvel superheroes, comics trivia and that leads me to my ted talk where natasha was actually as old as captain america and bucky and was trained by the wolverine. Captain america, thor, iron man, wolverine, spiderman, the hulk. The comic books have only addressed this a handful of times it does after all seem a bit daft, but it should come as no surprise to. He has won various awards for his work including a shazam award for outstanding new talent in 1973. Ragnarok trivia 32 interesting facts about the movie. Marvels god of thunder returns to the big screen this weekend in thor. See how many of these comic book movie and tv facts you know. This is a hidden reference to the comic book journey into mystery in which thor first appeared. This movie makes extensive use of actual norse mythology on which the thor comic was based. So recently i found out that some marvel fans have done the count in a thread on reddit and there where some interesting facts i wanted to share. But you dont need to be in a comic book to have superpowers. The final choice for the role of thor came down to brothers chris hemsworth and liam hemsworth. Check out the screencrush channel for even more trivia on your favorite films and tv series.
Thor odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books. There is the guardians of the galaxy which makes an overlap in the new avengers movie which is coming out later in 2018. Here are 30 kickass and interesting facts about marvel comics. Thor is an incredible fictional superhero of marvels comics.
Comic book legend stan lees life was always an open book. Two top 10 grossing films of all time in the same franchise, safe to say there will be plenty more avengers films. He possesses the enchanted hammer mjolnir, which grants him a number of powers he can use to fight against his enemies and those who. It revolved around the goddess, venus, trying to adapt to life on earth. Did you know that marvel almost owned dc comics weve rooted though the history books for fascinating marvel facts from its comic book history to intriguing trivia on the mcu. Spiderman does whatever a spider can, at least according to the theme song of the 1967 animated spiderman cartoon, but now some hilarious fake spiderman facts are. Roy harperred arrow can shoot arrows faster than green arrow 3. Interesting comic books mixture facts fun trivia quizzes. When marvels thor hit the big screen in 2011, it wasnt one of the studios finest efforts. These founds are based on the mcu movies till and including antman and the wasp some nice to know facts. Tony stark built a suit of iron man armor out of the same magical asgardian metal used to create thors hammer.
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What if you fail the ultimate marvel trivia questions and answers quiz. The character thor made his first appearance in the august 1962 issue of journey into mystery. These facts are amazing, uncanny, ultimate, spectacular, friendly neighborhood, and every other adjective that has ever preceded a comic book. Superman, spiderman, batman, captain america, iron man, thor, hulk and wonder woman are few examples of the. Take our thor quiz ahead of this weekends movie opening.
The superhero was created by the editorplotter stan lee, scripter larry lieber and the pencillerplotter jarck kirby. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. In the very first issue of the comic book the avengers, almost 50 years ago, it was loki, thors brother. The war between the asgardians and the jotunns was based on the aesirvanir war the jotunns were, in fact, a nonhostile, nonantagonistic race. Artist bob kane and writer bill finger are the creators of the original character. Donald blake was the name of thors alterego in the original comic. In 1968, artist dick ayers drove his family to canada for vacation for a few days, telling stan what date and time hed be back. People who live in asgard are known as asgardians and most. Here we break down what it is and what it all means for marvel.
Everyone loves comic book trivia, but with 75 years of superhero comics behind us right now, theres always some new obscure fact to learn. Stan lee who worked for marvel as a writer for hire sued marvel in 2005 because he was hurt by marvel comics decision to keep profits from him over his. He later went on to do spiderman, another marvel hero, and its sequels. Black panther bonus clips and secret facts released. Thor odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Ragnarok is an upcoming american superhero film based on the marvel comics character thor, produced by marvel studios and. Surprising superhero facts you never knew readers digest. The character, which is based on the norse deity of the same name, is the asgardian god of thunder who possesses the enchanted hammer, mjolnir, which grants him the ability to fly and manipulate weather amongst his other superhuman attributes. British video game and music journalist turned comic book author who has worked for image comics and marvel comics.
How much do you know about norse myths and thors comic book career. When the national organization for decent literature blacklisted wonder womans book sensation comics. Marvel trivia questions to test even the smartest avenger. Tom hiddleston described his role of loki as a comic book, but nastier. In his comic book and movie appearances, the hulk is a greenskinned, hulking and muscular humanoid that possesses a vast degree of physical strength, while his alter ego, bruce banner, is a physically weak, socially withdrawn, and emotionally reserved physicist. Seeing thor lose his first hammer, mjolnir, sucked, but true fans of marvel know that thor gets stormbreaker as a followup weapon, so getting to finally see this axe and hammer hybrid in infinity war was a cool moment for true fanboys. Take the thor quiz that only loki would pass thequiz.
Deadpool has medium awareness which means he is aware that he is a fictional character in a comic book, and is thought to be due to his mental state. As his brother, loki, plots to take the throne for himself, thor must prove himself worthy and reclaim his hammer mjolnir. Theres a lot to learn about mjolnir, from its top speed to the nonmarvel heroes have wielded it. Marvel via marvel thor was born in midgard earth to odin and gaea, but was raised in asgard by odin and his wife, frigga. The black costume was introduced as an alien symbiote and. The baby groot level offers easy marvel trivia questions for more casual. Test your knowledge of earths mightiest heroes from the avengers, age of ultron, and infinity war just in time for endgame. Whats most interesting about gavers approach is his adherence to. You dont have to be a comic book geek in order to enjoy the marvel movies. In the movie, thor, the crown prince of asgard, is banished to earth and stripped of his powers after he reignites a dormant war. He cowrote a wildstorm comic book series based on the online roleplaying game world of warcraft with his wife, louise. He had a cameo role in the 2011 film thor starring natalie portman. Asgard is a fictional place which appears in many marvel comic books, mostly in the thor ones. Here are a few facts about the silver age superhero.
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