Thor: The Animated Series

[JerseyJoker]

Not really much is known about the show,which is suppose to debut next year, but what are some things you would like to see from it?

What style? The more current look, or a more old school feel?

Just trying to jump start this part of the forum. :woot:

[TheCorpulent1]

I think the blues of the classic costume would work better in animation, so I'd go with that. Just make the crotch part look like the long tunic of the current costume instead of the classic version's outside-undies look.

Beyond that, I'm not really sure what else they should do for the cartoon. I hope the style isn't too exaggerated, although the current trend seems to be to exaggerate figures in cartoons a lot more than they used to.

[Kurosawa]

Well, I'd love it to be Kirby-style, but I'm expecting the American anime look, which is such a cliche now.

[yoshimura]

This is a pic from Marvel's website, although I'm not quite sure if it's related to the series:
http://www.marvel.com/i/content/st/5970new_storyimage6593613_full.jpg

From this article:
http://www.marvel.com/news/moviestories.5970.Thor_Animated_Series_Storms_TV_i n_2010

[TheCorpulent1]

Not a bad style for the cartoon if it's supposed to be about Thor's younger days. The sleeves make him look a little silly for a full-grown warrior, though.

[yoshimura]

Yeah well, you can never win with cartoons :-)

[TheCorpulent1]

I wish Marvel could use the same animators as DC/Warner Bros. The quality of the animation on DC's cartoon series has always been so much better than Marvel's.

[JerseyJoker]

I hate DC/Warners animation, its way to blocky.

The style they have done recently on their DT-DVD stuff is good, but Justice League, Superman, etc... have this really block shape form that i hate.

[TheCorpulent1]

Simplified figures are a necessity for budget animation. I'd rather have blocky, Kirby-esque figures with super-smooth animation than detailed figures with clunky animation.

[Colossal Spoons]

I'm really hoping it's not anime looking at all. I love anime, but if any cartoon should get a classic(I'm talking Hannah-Barbera lol) look, it's Thor :p

[TheCorpulent1]

Cartoons in general seem to have gotten over the anime fad a bit. Plenty of new cartoons have their own unique looks without resorting to anime trappings now. I think Thor's safe.

[Colossal Spoons]

Good, cuz that F4 anime-style cartoon made my eyes bleed.

[TheCorpulent1]

I think that was actually made by a French studio. :)

[spider-neil]

the animated series could do a lot worse then bringing the entire simonson's run to the small screen.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yes. Yes, it could.

[spider-neil]

Yes. Yes, it could.


imagine the conversation betwen garm (hel hound) and thor just before he leads the einherja to hell.

thor - 'we ask permission to enter hel, 'I' will make the arrangements of our departure'

I'd LOVE to see
beta ray bill
the fight for the hammer
thor v surter
odin v surter
loki v surter
all three v surter
and the hel saga (especially where hela rips off thor's face)
on a saturday morning cartoon.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, a second season where he forges the armor and wears that would be awesome, too.

[spider-neil]

Yeah, a second season where he forges the armor and wears that would be awesome, too.

I defiantely think you could fit simonson's run into two seasons.
I can't see thor getting more than two seasons unfortunately.

[TheCorpulent1]

I'll be happy with one season. Thor's only ever warranted a one- or two-episode cameo in any cartoons up 'til now. The fact that he gets to headline his very own cartoon is something special.

[marcvader]

I wouldn't mind the Hulk vs. Thor animators for a Thor cartoon. They pretty much nailed most aspects it would just need some minor tweeking in my opinion.

[TheCorpulent1]

I didn't like that style. Too angular for my tastes, and not in the cool art deco way of the DC cartoons.

[marcvader]

Do you know what the series will be based on? Is it young Thor and Loki or is will there be any Midgard in it?

[TheCorpulent1]

No clue. It wouldn't surprise me if they kept Midgard out of it, though. Thor'll be on Earth plenty in the Avengers cartoon that's supposed to come out in the next couple years anyway.

[marcvader]

To get back to the animation, I didn't mind it that much as I was just happy to see Thor in any animation period.

[yoshimura]

I defiantely think you could fit simonson's run into two seasons.
I can't see thor getting more than two seasons unfortunately.

One or two seasons? :facepalm NOOOO!

But hey, you never know what could happen.

[TheCorpulent1]

To get back to the animation, I didn't mind it that much as I was just happy to see Thor in any animation period.
I probably went in a little biased, given that I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that Thor was gonna get his ass kicked. It's surprising I managed to like as much stuff as I did, in fact.

[3dman27]

to get back to the animation, i didn't mind it that much as i was just happy to see thor in any animation period.

even 3d/

[Panthro]

I'm not much for the Kirby look. It lacks a certain... human touch.

So who do we want to voice Thor - David Boat (Ultimate Avengers), Matt Wolf (Hulk Vs. Thor), Michael Adamthwaite (very briefly in the kiddie Avenger flick) or someone entirely new?

[TheCorpulent1]

Definitely not Boat or Wolf. I couldn't stand Thor's voice in either of those movies.

[Panthro]

Canadian based voice actor Michael Donovan might make a good Thor vocally. Check out his work as King Randor for the 2002 He-Man series, I could easily imagine that voice coming out of Thor's mouth.

[3dman27]

Canadian based voice actor Michael Donovan might make a good Thor vocally. Check out his work as King Randor for the 2002 He-Man series, I could easily imagine that voice coming out of Thor's mouth.

now that you mention it so can i

[Panthro]

Thanks 3dman27.

Definitely not Boat or Wolf. I couldn't stand Thor's voice in either of those movies.
Out of curiosity Corp, what was it about their Thor voices that specifically offended you?

[TheCorpulent1]

They just sounded completely artificial to me. No one would ever really speak that way. Something about the performances just screamed "I'm trying really hard to sound like a regal, old-world god!" That's why I'd like someone with an English accent to voice Thor. I think an upper-class English accent is much better suited to handle Thor's speech patterns than an American or Canadian actor doing their best to sound regal.

[Spider-ManHero12]

This is a pic from Marvel's website, although I'm not quite sure if it's related to the series:
http://www.marvel.com/i/content/st/5970new_storyimage6593613_full.jpg

From this article:
http://www.marvel.com/news/moviestories.5970.Thor_Animated_Series_Storms_TV_i n_2010 Honestly, I think it looks awesome! :up:

[Panthro]

They just sounded completely artificial to me. No one would ever really speak that way. Something about the performances just screamed "I'm trying really hard to sound like a regal, old-world god!" That's why I'd like someone with an English accent to voice Thor. I think an upper-class English accent is much better suited to handle Thor's speech patterns than an American or Canadian actor doing their best to sound regal.
Hmm... interesting.

Accent aside, how much boom do you think Thor's voice should have? Maybe "boom" isn't the right word, but considering that Thor's a god & observing his appearance, I always expect him to have a really overpowering voice to match his physical size, if that makes any sense.

[3dman27]

john rhys -davies the voice he had in the 90's marvel carttoons would work IMHO

[TheCorpulent1]

Hmm... interesting.

Accent aside, how much boom do you think Thor's voice should have? Maybe "boom" isn't the right word, but considering that Thor's a god & observing his appearance, I always expect him to have a really overpowering voice to match his physical size, if that makes any sense.
The more the better. :up:

[Panthro]

john rhys -davies the voice he had in the 90's marvel carttoons would work IMHO
It would be awesome if they could get him to come back & voice Thor. He'd make a cool Odin as well.

[TheCorpulent1]

I think I'd prefer Rhys-Davies for Odin at this point. I love his voice, but it's a little too grand for Thor to me. Especially if the cartoon follows the movie and this is a younger Thor.

[Panthro]

I think I'd prefer Rhys-Davies for Odin at this point. I love his voice, but it's a little too grand for Thor to me. Especially if the cartoon follows the movie and this is a younger Thor.
Rhys-Davies as Odin would be most awesome, no argument.

I thought Michael Adamthwaite was okay for the 5 sentences he spoke as Thor at the end of "Next Avengers" (which I do not recommend), but somehow I doubt he'd get cast as Thor again.

So, who do we want voicing Loki, Sif, Amora, Balder and the rest of Thor's friends & enemies?

[TheCorpulent1]

I never saw Next Avengers.

I think Dana Delaney might be interesting as Amora. She played Lois on all the DC cartoons. It could be cool to see how she handles a villainess.

[Panthro]

I never saw Next Avengers.

You didn't miss much. I'd be surprised if the last half that features Michael Adamthwaite voicing Thor isn't up on You-Tube.


I think Dana Delaney might be interesting as Amora. She played Lois on all the DC cartoons. It could be cool to see how she handles a villainess.
Hmm, an interesting choice indeed. I wonder if the Marvel folks would consider it, seeing as how they tend to cast actors who do voice work by trade as opposed to recruiting actors who work primarily in film & TV.

[Spider-ManHero12]

I never saw Next Avengers. I haven't either, but I plan to.

[3dman27]

dont bother i saw it it seemed lame

[Panthro]

dont bother i saw it it seemed lame
It was pretty lame.

[Sawyer]

john rhys -davies the voice he had in the 90's marvel carttoons would work IMHO

It would definitely be nice for Marvel to get actual actors to voice their characters for once... I'm all for Davies! :up:

[Panthro]

It would definitely be nice for Marvel to get actual actors to voice their characters for once... I'm all for Davies! :up:
It helps when the actor has a voice that actually lends itself to voice over work. Some actors do, some don't. Davies has a strong, deep articulate voice that lends itself well to voicing characters like the Mighty Thor & Odin and what have you. Ron Perlman, Keith David, and Clancy Brown are also examples of actors who have those deep, strong articulate voices that fit so perfectly into the voice acting realm.

[Drz]

I was gonna make a topic about this but noticed this threead instead. ^^ Thor the animated series is actually a straight to dvd movie and well. It shows a young Thor and Loki. =p Here's some designs and so on:

Scenarios (http://www.mania.com/images-from-thor-tales-asgard_article_111243.html)
Thor (http://phillybee.deviantart.com/art/Thor-Development-Thor-127617450)
Odin with 2 eyes >_> (http://phillybee.deviantart.com/art/Thor-Development-ODIN-127615340)
Loki (http://phillybee.deviantart.com/art/Thor-Development-LOKI-127614327)
Volstagg (http://phillybee.deviantart.com/art/Thor-Development-Volstagg-128218360)
Fandral (http://phillybee.deviantart.com/art/Fandral-Turn-127873784)

[TheCorpulent1]

I think they're two separate things. There's a direct-to-DVD movie about Thor's youth based loosely on the Son of Asgard comic series and also, I believe, called Thor: Son of Asgard. Then there's an animated TV series that's being created to complement the live-action movie. At least, I think they're separate because the piece of art we've seen from the Thor TV series looks nothing like the Son of Asgard art in the preview that was on the Hulk vs. DVD.

Anyway, thanks for posting those pics. It looks like they used the same designer they got for Spectacular Spider-Man. The only problem with them I have is that Loki's design lacks his signature color scheme.

I'm glad Thor's getting attention, but at the same time, I'm not really looking forward to Son of Asgard too much because it's by the same team who did Hulk vs., who've shown that they don't really know how to handle Thor.

[Drz]

Loki looks abit too emo if you ask me. :D Otherwise im having mixed feelings but i cant really complain that its gonna suck just because it represents younger thor and so on. ^^ So just gotta wait and see whats coming.

[Panthro]

Yeah, Loki's looking kind of emo there.


I'm glad Thor's getting attention, but at the same time, I'm not really looking forward to Son of Asgard too much because it's by the same team who did Hulk vs., who've shown that they don't really know how to handle Thor.
They treated Thor even worse in "Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow", where they turned him into a false hero who turned his back on Midgard (Earth to us mortals:cwink:) and on top of that they turned him into a slacker dead beat dad who basically walked out on his daughter after dropping her in Iron Man's lap, which I have to admit is even more disrespectful to his character than just letting the Hulk rip into him.

[Spider-ManHero12]

Coll pics, but this is for something different. It' for the Direc to Video DVD abot the young years of Thor, etc.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, Loki's looking kind of emo there.


They treated Thor even worse in "Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow", where they turned him into a false hero who turned his back on Midgard (Earth to us mortals:cwink:) and on top of that they turned him into a slacker dead beat dad who basically walked out on his daughter after dropping her in Iron Man's lap, which I have to admit is even more disrespectful to his character than just letting the Hulk rip into him.
I'm glad I never watched Next Avengers. I took a look at one trailer and thought, "This is probably going to suck." I guess I have good instincts. ;)

Regarding Loki: He was a little bit emo growing up. He started out kind of emo because everyone in Asgard looked down on him and loved Thor, which contributed a lot to his eventual turn to full-on evil. So, outside of the lack of green and yellow, the emo-ish design works for me. :up:

[Panthro]

I'm glad I never watched Next Avengers. I took a look at one trailer and thought, "This is probably going to suck." I guess I have good instincts. ;)

You didn't miss much. Thor's excuse for abandoning Torunn, so she could learn what it was like to be human, only added insult to injury. A terrible waste of voice actor Michael Adamthwaite, who actually captured what Thor's voice should sound like pretty well for the few minutes of B.S. dialogue he had at the end.


Regarding Loki: He was a little bit emo growing up. He started out kind of emo because everyone in Asgard looked down on him and loved Thor, which contributed a lot to his eventual turn to full-on evil. So, outside of the lack of green and yellow, the emo-ish design works for me. :up:
Hmm, well you do make a good point there.

[The Overlord]

I think I'd prefer Rhys-Davies for Odin at this point. I love his voice, but it's a little too grand for Thor to me. Especially if the cartoon follows the movie and this is a younger Thor.

Well then who do want to voice Thor (who would be willing to do a voice on a Sat morning style cartoon)?

[TheCorpulent1]

I don't know. I keep thinking of Michael Dorn, only less harsh and growly. A nice, deep, booming voice for Thor.

[The Overlord]

I don't know. I keep thinking of Michael Dorn, only less harsh and growly. A nice, deep, booming voice for Thor.

I thought you wanted a British voice?

[Panthro]

I don't know. I keep thinking of Michael Dorn, only less harsh and growly. A nice, deep, booming voice for Thor.
Michael Dorn? Interesting... he's actually on my fan casting list for actors to voice Panthro if they ever remake Thundercats (Dorn is #2 behind Keith David).

Ironically, Matt Wolf, Thor's voice actor in Hulk vs. is actually British himself (and had a small part in Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End).

If you want a strong, deep, regal kind of voice, Michael Donovan does that well, just check out his work as King Randor in the 2002 He-Man & The Masters of the Universe series.

[TheCorpulent1]

I thought you wanted a British voice?
Eh, I've been thinking about it and maybe an English accent wouldn't really suit Thor. I'm fickle.

[Panthro]

So voice acting aside, who should be writing the Thor animated series? Do we want the guys who did Kyle & Yost & Johnson or do we want a different set of writers?

[TheCorpulent1]

I'd prefer a different set. I didn't like what Kyle and Yost did with Thor in Hulk vs., and the commentary made them sound like morons who didn't know much about Marvel's Thor in the first place.

[Panthro]

I'd prefer a different set. I didn't like what Kyle and Yost did with Thor in Hulk vs., and the commentary made them sound like morons who didn't know much about Marvel's Thor in the first place.
Different writers it is then!

So back to voice actors, what about Scott McNeil (a former Wolverine voice actor among many other varied roles, I know some of you remember him as the English voice of Piccolo for Dragon Ball Z, but to me he'll always be Silverbolt from Beast Wars - one of 4 characters he did for that series actually) for voicing Skurge the Executioner?

[TheCorpulent1]

McNeil will always be Rattrap from Beast Wars to me. :up: I'd be cool with him as Skurge. If he did something like Dinobot's voice but less snarly, it could work.

[Panthro]

McNeil will always be Rattrap from Beast Wars to me. :up: I'd be cool with him as Skurge. If he did something like Dinobot's voice but less snarly, it could work.
McNeil was an awesome Rattrap. Maybe something that's like half-Dinobot/half-Silverbolt, or maybe a slightly rougher Piccolo?

Beast Wars had plenty of talented voice actors on it, many of whom served on two sets of He-Man shows (New Adventures from the early 90s and the 2002 remake that sadly didn't survive long on CN). Trying to think of good roles for Gary Chalk (Optimus Primal, 2002 Man-At-Arms) and Richard Newman (Rhinox, also Phaeton from Exo-Squad). Do you suppose Chalk could Odin?

But I'm not totally opposed to reusing actors from Hulk Vs, such as Graham McTavish as Loki, Grey DeLisle as Sif, etc. I think the only one I'd replace is Matt Wolf as Thor, I don't hate him but he's not quite my Thor (I think Wolf's voice would be better suited to Balder the Brave actually, soft spoken fellow that Balder is) and have Michael Adamthwaite take over as Thor (and still pulling for Michael Donovan as well). For the few times Michael spoke as Balder, that's actually closer to how I imagine Thor to sound.

[TheCorpulent1]

Nah, Chalk's voice doesn't have the gravitas for Odin, in my opinion. That's part of why I liked him as Optimus Primal so much--his voice wasn't super-imposing like Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, which fit Primal's less idealized character well. I think Chalk could do pretty well with Volstagg, actually. It'd give him an opportunity to be a little more humorous and boastful than most of his roles. :up:

Newman would be great as Hogun or Heimdall.

[Panthro]

Nah, Chalk's voice doesn't have the gravitas for Odin, in my opinion. That's part of why I liked him as Optimus Primal so much--his voice wasn't super-imposing like Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, which fit Primal's less idealized character well. I think Chalk could do pretty well with Volstagg, actually. It'd give him an opportunity to be a little more humorous and boastful than most of his roles. :up:

Newman would be great as Hogun or Heimdall.
Interesting. I was actually thinking of Heimdall as an alternative role for Chalk.

And of course, I'm sure Chalk & Newman would do fine playing any of the various evil rampaging giants.

What voice actors currently working do you feel have the right tone for Odin? Or other actors who could take over the roles of Amora or Sif should recasts be needed? I could see Venus "Blackarachnia" Terzo having a grand old time with Amora the Enchantress (still can't believe she was Jean Grey on Evolution).

[TheCorpulent1]

John Rhys Davies is always the first name I think of for Odin. David Warner would be cool if he's still doing voices, too.

Grey DeLisle is good. I could see her as Sif. Not really sure about Amora, although Venus Terzo sounds good.

[Panthro]

John Rhys Davies is always the first name I think of for Odin. David Warner would be cool if he's still doing voices, too.

John Rhys Davies is the Man, vocally. David Warner sounds cool too.


Grey DeLisle is good. I could see her as Sif. Not really sure about Amora, although Venus Terzo sounds good.
I'm certainly not against bringing back Kahri Wahlgren, if she isn't too busy with something else. Kathleen Barr, who voiced Evil-Lynn in the 2002 He-Man, may also be a good candidate.

[Drz]

Does anyone have any idea when this show is suppose to come out? If at all. >_>

[TheCorpulent1]

Probably much closer to the movie's release date.

[Sawyer]

I have high hopes for this. Marvel Anmation's series have been pretty good. Their movies? Not so much. But the TV series' have been good.

[TheCorpulent1]

We don't know anything about the actual team working on this, do we? I hope Greg Weisman works on it. Gargoyles shows he knows his way around Norse mythology and both that and Spectacular Spider-Man show he's a damned fine storyteller.

If Kyle and Yost wind up on this show, I will lose all hope for it. :csad:

[Sawyer]

We don't know anything about the actual team working on this, do we? I hope Greg Weisman works on it. Gargoyles shows he knows his way around Norse mythology and both that and Spectacular Spider-Man show he's a damned fine storyteller.

If Kyle and Yost wind up on this show, I will lose all hope for it. :csad:

Same. Marvel animation reallllllly needs to diversify.

[Panthro]

We don't know anything about the actual team working on this, do we? I hope Greg Weisman works on it. Gargoyles shows he knows his way around Norse mythology and both that and Spectacular Spider-Man show he's a damned fine storyteller.

If Kyle and Yost wind up on this show, I will lose all hope for it. :csad:
Yeah, I would prefer Kyle and Yost to stay away from future animated Thor.

[NightBeetle]

I will lose all hope for it. :csad:


I will lose all hope in life:waa:

[Drz]

http://i36.tinypic.com/2zz455h.jpg
http://i33.tinypic.com/mja1yu.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/vhxrpz.jpg

Pictures from Baltimore Comic-con. Show's airing in 2010. :)

[TheCorpulent1]

I thought those were from the animated Tales of Asgard direct-to-DVD movie.

[Drz]

Well **** me sideways and call my nanny. I seriously don't know what it is. :( Sorry for misleading i guess then.

[TheCorpulent1]

No problem. I asked because that looks like a very young Thor, and Tales of Asgard is based on the Son of Asgard comics, where Thor is the divine equivalent of a teenager. The animated series is based on present-day Thor, I think.

[Drz]

Thing is. Everyone keeps referring it to as a animated show/serie so i'm really confused now which one is suppose to be which. >_<

[Panthro]

http://i36.tinypic.com/2zz455h.jpg
http://i33.tinypic.com/mja1yu.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/vhxrpz.jpg

Pictures from Baltimore Comic-con. Show's airing in 2010. :)
I know we established this is probably the Son of Asgard DTV footage, but damn, young Thor sure looks like Prince Adam from the 2002 He-Man & the Masters of the Universe (albeit with long hair).

[TheCorpulent1]

I don't like the design much, myself. I hate the little cut-off jacket thing he has, a la Thunderstrike. Who thought an '80s fashion staple would be a good idea for the animated visual of a young Norse god? :huh:

[NightBeetle]

How close did the world come to having Fabio play Thor? (http://adistantsoil.com/2009/10/26/great-odin-fabio-as-the-mighty-thor/)

I don’t recall seeing this on any of the comics blogs before. Fabio’s name comes up time and again as the perfect living model for The Mighty Thor, but recent casting rumors don’t look good for our pal Fabio.
The Italian actor and model was so enthusiastic about the prospect, that some years ago he went ahead with his own animated version of the Norse legend. Dead in development, apparently.
I know posting this will out me as someone who looks at Fabio’s official website.
It was for reference purposes! Yeah, that’s it!


http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8817/thorposter1.jpg

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1633/backofposter11.jpg


http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7181/thor1thmb.jpg






:dry:

[Sawyer]

How close did the world come to having Fabio play Thor? (http://adistantsoil.com/2009/10/26/great-odin-fabio-as-the-mighty-thor/)



http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8817/thorposter1.jpg

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1633/backofposter11.jpg


http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7181/thor1thmb.jpg






:dry:

Please please please tell me those arent the actual designs for this new series.

[3dman27]

why not? i think they look good

[TheCorpulent1]

I'd have watched it. I'd have been upset if it were Marvel's Thor, who looks nothing like those designs, but just adapting the mythological Thor into a cartoon with Fabio? Why not? :)

[Aeltri]

Can't say I am terribly crazy about the character designs :csad:. I mean it's obvious they are going for a vaguely anime inspired look but the execution looks rather unpolished compared to the real article (http://thenullset.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/spring21723.jpg). If you are going to go that route you might as well hire the folks who made The Last Airbender or a decent Japanese animation studio :dry:...

[TheCorpulent1]

I think pretty much the only time I've sat back and thought "this is solid animation" during a Marvel/Lionsgate movie was for Hulk vs. Wolverine. Every other animated movie Marvel and Lionsgate have put out looks cheap even by direct-to-DVD standards.

[Sawyer]

I think pretty much the only time I've sat back and thought "this is solid animation" during a Marvel/Lionsgate movie was for Hulk vs. Wolverine. Every other animated movie Marvel and Lionsgate have put out looks cheap even by direct-to-DVD standards.

I actually kinda liked the animation in Ultimate Avengers, but yeah you're right about the rest.

[Vartha]

Please please please tell me those arent the actual designs for this new series.
No those were from a cartoon that didn't make it.

[NightBeetle]

Thor: Tales of Asgard Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fs73COgwPU)

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[Panthro]

Thor: Tales of Asgard Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fs73COgwPU)

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2011?

At any rate I'm not sure I should look forward to this, seeing as how past DTVs featuring Thor have shown that the guys who handle these features clearly don't understand him very well. And I don't want Yost, Kyle, Johnson or Fine anywhere near a regular Thor animated series.

[Drz]

Yeah they delayed the movie to market it with the upcoming hype for Live Action Thor.

PS. Delicious Loli-Sif ass! :D

[Panthro]

Yeah they delayed the movie to market it with the upcoming hype for Live Action Thor.

PS. Delicious Loli-Sif ass! :D
I should have known.

Sif looks kinda like Elektra.

[TheCorpulent1]

Not really Thor's animated series but still worth sharing. Thor's first minisode leading into the Avengers cartoon that premieres next month:

CGbhxbh1JtA

[Vartha]

Not really Thor's animated series but still worth sharing. Thor's first minisode leading into the Avengers cartoon that premieres next month:

CGbhxbh1JtA
ALSO Siege of Asgard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBaoe-Z0RTE

[Vartha]

Avengers My Brother my Enemy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI-PkOlPdG4

Avengers Ilse of Silence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DELxcJQn1hk&feature=player_embedded

[CrescentLight]

I'm loving these micro-episodes. Is it normal for Loki to have a spear though? I was under the impression it wasn't. It's reminding me of the spear that he gets/has in the movie.

Also, My Brother, My Enemy should probably be watched before Isle of Silence.

[TheCorpulent1]

Loki usually doesn't bother with a weapon at all. His magic's usually enough. But a spear works for me.

[Vartha]

Loki usually doesn't bother with a weapon at all. His magic's usually enough. But a spear works for me.
Yes he does. He had a Knife hidden in a cave with a curse on it. Pym and
Wasp were in this story forget the book but a human finds the knife and bad things happen to this guy in the end.

[Vartha]

I'm loving these micro-episodes. Is it normal for Loki to have a spear though? I was under the impression it wasn't. It's reminding me of the spear that he gets/has in the movie.

Also, My Brother, My Enemy should probably be watched before Isle of Silence.
heh thanks Cresent. I posted in a hurry an I'm beat right now I'll get it later.

[Vartha]

Yes he does. He had a Knife hidden in a cave with a curse on it. Pym and
Wasp were in this story forget the book but a human finds the knife and bad things happen to this guy in the end.
Here's what I have of Loki's knife. that's the cursed guy in the pic
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c331/Vartha1/Thor/lokisdagger.jpg

[marcvader]

Question, was Thor getting a series of his own at some point or just a dtv? Is that still happening?

[TheCorpulent1]

I heard talk of both a series and a DTV.

The DTV is still getting made, I believe. It's called Thor: Tales of Asgard and is based on the Thor: Son of Asgard comic series, which featured Thor as the godly equivalent of a teenager working his way up to being worthy of Mjolnir with Balder and Sif as his companions.

The series, on the other hand, was supposed to follow an adult but still relatively early (i.e. before coming back down to Earth and joining the Avengers and all that) Thor. But I haven't heard a single word about that since the very early announcements, and now Marvel/Disney seem to be putting all of their marketing power behind the Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes series instead, so I have a sneaking suspicion that the Thor solo series has been canceled.

[Longshot777]

Are you sure???


Tales Of Asgard is suppose to be out by 2009 on DVD.


And still nothing.

What happened to it??

Surely with his feature film and Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes in full swing this should have came out.

[TheCorpulent1]

They moved the release of Tales of Asgard back to be closer to the release of the live-action movie, last I heard.

[Drz]

So noone has any news when the movie is coming out more or less? @_@

[Vartha]

Nope, Nothing that I've heard Drz.

[Panthro]

I'm guessing the release will be sometime in May to coincide with the release of the Thor film. It'd be nice if they gave us the date though.

[CaptainStacy]

If the movie does well, i'm willing to bet an animated series will soon follow...

[Panthro]

If the movie does well, i'm willing to bet an animated series will soon follow...
Fingers crossed.

[Drz]

http://dvd.ign.com/articles/115/1151624p1.html

Lol such a cheesy tagline "before the hammer came the sword!". I'd love to see the prequel: "before the sword came breast feeding!" Still fantastic to see this finally coming out! <3 Day 1 purchase easily. =)

[TheCorpulent1]

I hope it's good, but I'm not expecting it to be. I will buy it regardless, of course.

[Still A ThorFan]

The Tales of Asgard looks terrible! I hate the idea of the sword and most of all I hate and always did Dragon Ball Z style animation, that is terrible! For all the good Japan has done for animation this style has really turned me off.

They could've done so much better with a Thor animated DVD. Using American style animation with some of the biggest storylines in Thor comics history we could have got a better animated movie.

[Hurm...]

Toddler Thor?!


i can't wait....

:oldrazz:

[Vartha]

Tales of Asgard dvd announced. May 17th

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c331/Vartha1/Thor/movie%20images/toasgard2.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c331/Vartha1/Thor/movie%20images/toasgard1.jpg

http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/thor-tales-asgard-animated-dvd-announced

[TheCorpulent1]

Drz told us already, Vartha. Way to be late to the party. :oldrazz:

[Vartha]

just adding that link because of the added art. :D

[Panthro]

Tales of Asgard dvd announced. May 17th

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c331/Vartha1/Thor/movie%20images/toasgard2.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c331/Vartha1/Thor/movie%20images/toasgard1.jpg

http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/thor-tales-asgard-animated-dvd-announced
"I HAVE THE POWER!!!"

Sorry, had to write it. :cwink:

[Vartha]

new Tales of Asgard clip
http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/163611-new-clip-from-thor-tales-of-asgard

[RaZaTrOn]

Just to let you all know it's out on the web now... I'll be waiting for the DVD though!

[misjuevos]

saw it the other day, i liked some of it and it was pretty good. won't go into detail till it's released though.

[Superhero 101]

saw the movie nothing special

[Vartha]

I liked it, there were more adult parts in the film than I thought there would be.
LOVE the score by Guy Michelmore, wish there was a cd with his work.

[0neDisturbedSOB]

Movie was awful. Seriously, why does Marvel continue to make these movies with teenage superheroes with they have such a vast library of characters/stories to pull from? None of the characters were portrayed properly, and honestly, the plot was completely pointless.

[marcvader]

Is it worth purchasing Vartha?

[ThorThunderGod]

Thor Tales of Asgard was awesome. Art is simple, true, but the way they presented the Warriors Three and Thor and Loki, made it for me. It's good. Not that I will rush and buy every copy great, but still good.

[TheCorpulent1]

The way they presented the Warriors Three killed it for me. Cowards who toss around empty boasts--even Hogun? Meh. :csad:

[ThorThunderGod]

The way they presented the Warriors Three killed it for me. Cowards who toss around empty boasts--even Hogun? Meh. :csad:

At first. But they grew out of it and became real warriors in the end. As far as character development, that's pretty unexpected. Besides, it's not in comic book continuity, so a little artistic license is forgivable. :cwink:

[Panthro]

If Thor does get his own series should they bring over Rick Wasserman, who voices Thor on Avengers: EMH or get someone new?

[BigThor]

If Thor does get his own series should they bring over Rick Wasserman, who voices Thor on Avengers: EMH or get someone new?

Yes I think Rick D. Wassrerman should return as the voice of Thor, he's probably my favorite Thor voice actor yet.

Oh and I watched the first episode of the Green Lantern animated series the other day I was thinking "man, Thor is long overdue for his own show".

[Panthro]

Yes I think Rick D. Wassrerman should return as the voice of Thor, he's probably my favorite Thor voice actor yet.

Oh and I watched the first episode of the Green Lantern animated series the other day I was thinking "man, Thor is long overdue for his own show".

Yes. Yes he is. Just keep that Tanarus freak as far away from it as possible.