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‘Thor: The Dark World’ Comes Close to Being a Viable Story
In Thor: The Dark World there's a dangerous villain, a universe-ending threat, and a star-crossed romance -- but none of it makes sense.
Joss Whedon’s ‘The Avengers’ Blasts Away All Other Comic Book Films
By perfecting the comic book superhero formula and creating the first big-budget shared universe with The Avengers in 2012, Joss Whedon and Marvel Studios came to define this decade of blockbuster filmmaking.
‘Thor’ Blasted the Comic Book Superhero Genre Away from Earth
Kenneth Branagh's Thor (2011) took the largely Earth-based, sci-fi genre into the realm of supernatural space fantasy, leading the way for a wider array of comic book superhero films.
Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe From ‘Iron Man’ to ‘Infinity War’
With the release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's defining moment that was Avengers: Infinity War, our staff assembles a ranking of the story so far.
It Looks Like Most Rock Docs and Feels Like Most Rock Docs — It’s ‘I Am Thor’
He’s a tank that keeps on plowing through the fields in the face of opposing forces, and it’s somehow admirable and inspirational that he hasn’t given up.
Heavenly Beginnings: “Angela: Asgard’s Assassin #1”
Angela is now a part of the Marvel Universe. This is a story of how she stakes her claim in it.
Title Fight, the Dissent: “Thor #1”
When something as big as Thor #1, that completely alters the character after more than 50 years of publication history, the only proper response is our very first "Title Fight".
Title Fight, Majority Opinion: “Thor #1”
It's only very, very rarely that we come across issues of such great importance, that present us with such divergent opinions.
Secrets No Longer Buried : “Original Sin: Thor and Loki #1”
Revelations are often messy and chaotic, but this is one case where the impact is as seamless as it is profound.
‘Thor: The Dark World’ Brings the Hammer (and the Enthusiasm) Down
Thor worked due to its surprisingly-effective Shakespearean framework. Thor: The Dark World follows conventional Hollywood tropes and suffers for it.