Thor - Super Sideshow

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Hear the backstories about Thor, Jane Foster, Thor’s squad, Frog Thor, and more from the comics! Links from the discussion… Thor’s 10 best comicbook runs ever Jane Foster is Thor Is Jane Foster the best Thor? 8 things Marvel got wrong about Thor and Norse mythology Erik Selvig is a member of Jane’s team in this movie and is from the comics Darcy Lewis is an original character created for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Simon Walterson is Throg the Frog of Thunder Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology  Loki is from Norse mythology and Marvel has their own incarnation of him Thor was pulled from Nose mythology for Marvel's comics Thor’s squad Volstagg is not taken from Norse mythology but is an original Marvel creation, modeled on Shakespeare's Falstaff in character and name  Hogun is also an original character from Marvel Fandral also doesn’t come from mythology Sif is from Norse mythology but her character was enhanced by Marvel Talk with us on Twitter

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This episode was published on May 24, 2021.

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Hear the backstories about Thor, Jane Foster, Thor’s squad, Frog Thor, and more from the comics! Links from the discussion… Thor’s 10 best comicbook runs ever Jane Foster is Thor Is Jane Foster the best Thor? 8 things Marvel got wrong about...

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