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Gender Flail. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Yes Men”
Last night’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode “Yes Men” saw the world of Asgard intersect once more with our puny Midgardian pebble and the results were catastrophic, although probably not in the way...
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Marvel’s Next Cinematic Experiment is Hiding in the Guardians of the Galaxy...
The first trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy, the dark horse of the Avengers Cinematic Universe is so much fun! (OOGA CHAKA OOGA OOGA) For those unfamiliar with the Guardians of the Galaxy comic...
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Oh No! “Evil” Avengers Spotted in Age of Ultron!
You’re not Captain America! You take off that suit right now you evil doppelganger! Besmirch not the good name of the Cap! The eagle-eyed folks at Digital Spy caught some photos of the Avengers: Age...
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Thor is Now A Title, Not A Name, and the New Thor is A Woman!
Mjolnir is switching allegiance! It would seem that plain ol’ thunder-god Thor is heading elsewhere within the Marvel Comics universe, and a new Thor is on the way. There isn’t a lot of information as...
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Morning Roundup: Minimalist Poster Game Over, Man!
Quick, what do you think is happening in the above picture? What if we told you this was a minimalist poster for the film alien, and that there is now a chest-bursting alien baby running amok in your...
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Yes, Women Want to Be ThorSo Why is the New Avengers Line-up Cause For Ire?
Oh, the fury. The rage of fans who rally against change, across the board. There are so many reasons for the anger, too. There’s the academic “I don’t like where my media is going, so this specific...
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Your Fun Fandom Tour of London!
Say you’re headed to London (as quite a few of you might be for this year’s World Con!) and you want to get in some fun fandom sight-seeing. You’ve gone to the museums and the art galleries already,...
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Does Thor Qualify as a Disney Princess?
The recent fuss about the new female Thor, combined with the fact that Disney owns Marvel Entertainment, has sparked jokes about whether this makes Thor a Disney Princess. Disney says the Marvel...
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Morning Roundup: A Heron Sword Fit for Rand al’Thor!
Imgur-er Moonspider shared this lovely creation: a Heron-Marked Warder Sword made by Brendan Olszowy of Fableblades! In Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series, this sword may only be wielded by...
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From Plot Devices to Normal People: Transgender Themes in Comics at NYCC
At New York Comic-Con’s panel Secret Identities: Transgender Themes in Comic Books, Batgirl writer Gail Simone related a conversation with another comics creator who said that (paraphrased) “you’ll...
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They’re Sending Thor to Kill the White Whale!
When Chris Hemsworth isn’t daring the other Avengers to try and lift his hammer, he’s racing fast cars and shouting into the stormy waves at the white whale. To be clear, he’s not playing Captain Ahab...
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Brace Yourselves Loki and Heimdall Will Appear in Avengers: Age of Ultron
You know we wouldn’t lie to you, and neither would Idris Elba. (We’re pretty sure he’s incapable, on account of him being so entirely badass.) Turns out there are a few surprising cameos coming up in...
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Is Loki Canonically Genderfluid Now?
Loki’s current exploits in the Marvel universe have been fun for sure, ranging from heists and cons to discovering that he and Thor have an extra sibling they never knew about. Writer Al Ewing made a...
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But How Do You Make Mjolnir Like You, Though? Being Worthy of the Power of...
Heroism is an interesting thing. What makes one person good can be drastically different than what makes another person good. There are a multitude of ways to embody goodness, just as there are many...
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Evil Couture, Inc. The Best Fashionable Villains!
One of the perks of being evil—you can dress however you like. From fine couture to outrageous false eyelashes, many villains express their freedom from wholesome heroics by creating wardrobes that...
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Pull List: Batgirl and Thor
DC’s New 52 reboot in 2011 was much needed, somewhat successful, and totally controversial. Women creators dropped from 12% to a depressing 1% (as of August 2014, that number is under 10% between the...
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Thor and Loki are Probably Naked Onscreen Most of the Time
There’s a deleted scene from Thor where the big guy and his brother have a chat right before he goes into the grand hall to be coronated. (We all remember how well that works out for him.) He’s got...
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Well Met, Worshipers of Odin! Iceland is Building the First New Norse Temple...
For the first time since Viking days, Iceland is building a temple dedicated to the Norse gods! The temple, which will be dedicated to Odin, Frigg, and Thor, will be circular and will overlook...
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Saturday Night Live‘s Thor Wants You to Check Out His Podcast
No need to see Avengers: Age of Ultron—Thor and the rest of the Avengers already beat down Ultron’s robot army! Well, according to Saturday Night Live’s sketch, in which a local news reporter catches...
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Marvel Movies Need to Step Up Their Soundtrack Game
I have this funny ability—play the soundtrack of a film I love, and I can probably tell you exactly what’s happening in the film at the precise point of the music you’re playing. If I’m having trouble...
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