Tag: Marvel Comics

Q&A: Marvel writer who inspired ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ talks Gorr the God Butcher and Alabama football

We sat down with Marvel comics creator Jason Aaron to discuss how he came up with the wild ideas that inspired Thor: Love and Thunder.

Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been waiting with bated breath for Thor: Love & Thunder since it was first announced at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2019 to thunderous cheers.

Not only does the film promise appearances from fan favorites like the Guardians of the Galaxy, Valkyrie, and Korg, it also introduces two beloved comic book creations that have yet to make their way into the MCU: terrifying villain Gorr the God Butcher (played by Oscar-winner Christian Bale) and the return of Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster, this time sporting the hammer and armor of Thor. Both Gorr and the Goddess of Thunder were created by the same comic book writer, Jason Aaron, whose run on Thor began in 2012.

We sat down with Aaron to discuss where he got these wild ideas, how they may have been influenced by sports, and what he might be dreaming up next.

(This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.)

Boston’s Grant Williams compares all Celtics players, coach Ime Udoka to Marvel Cinematic Universe characters

We have to admit, they are solid comps.

While it is probably confusing Boston Celtics fans grappling with whether to let Celtics forward Grant Williams call himself “Batman” for a nickname, the notoriously geeky Boston swingman took things in a decidedly different (comic book) direction after a career night against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night, coming up with Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) analogs for himself and every other member of the Celtics.

Our friends over at the CLNS Media Celtics Lab Podcast put together a thread of tweets with some side-by-side visual comparisons to help out the visually-oriented among us sort through Williams’ comparisons, which we decided to assess for overall accuracy.

Let’s take a look at who the Boston Avengers, er — Celtics would be in the Tennessee product’s version of the MCU.

Logan Ryan keys New York Giants win: ‘I definitely wanted to win for Marvel Day and I wanted to win for the fans’

New York Giants defensive back Logan Ryan was solid in Sunday’s win, the former Rutgers football star also feeling juiced about featuring in a Marvel Comic.

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Logan Ryan had a big day for the New York Giants, the former Rutgers football standout producing a couple of big plays that were superhero quality in his team’s 25-3 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

Ryan had four tackles and two passes defended as the Giants got their first home win of the year and improved to 2-5 on the season. The Panthers fell to 3-3.

And to top it off, Ryan was one of six Giants players featured in a special commemorative comic book produced by Marvel Comics that was issued for the game. The win certainly felt good for the Giants, especially after the criticism they’ve felt the last two weeks following bad losses to the Dallas Cowboys and then the Los Angeles Rams.

The win and wearing a cape felt good for Ryan.

“Yeah, it felt great – it won’t be our last [win]. It felt great – Marvel Day. Got a good comic book, thought that was pretty cool,” Ryan told reporters after the game.

“My kids were obviously excited [that] I’m a superhero. So, you left with a comic book and a win – you can’t get better than that. I thought Marvel Day was awesome. I definitely wanted to win for Marvel Day and I wanted to win for the fans.”

 

The Giants will now play at the Kansas City Chiefs (3-3) next Sunday.

It was a standout defensive performance from the Giants, who limited the Panthers to just 11 first downs and only 172 yards of total offense. The visitors had the ball for just 25:25 of the game and made a single trip to the red zone.

Ryan was a standout cornerback at Rutgers and a multi-year starter who was named First-Team All-Big East and First-Team All-American (Pro Football Weekly) in 2012. He was a third-round pick of the New England Patriots in the 2013 NFL draft.

12 Seattle Seahawks reimagined as Avengers characters

Which Seattle Seahawk is your favorite superhero? Here’s a look at 12 Seattle Seahawks reimagined as Avengers characters.

In America, the National Football League is king when it comes to entertainment. It seems the only property which can even come close to competing are the routinely successful and popular Marvel superhero movies.

To many fans, their favorite NFL stars are practically like superheroes to them in a sense. We at SeahawksWire thought with the Seahawks back in action it would be interesting to meld reality with fiction for some kickoff fun.
Without further ado, here are 12 Seattle Seahawks re-imaged as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes . . . the Avengers!

Notre Dame Fighting Thanos?!?!

Check out some concept work of Marvel themed college helmets done by 247Sports.

When I saw the headline Marvel themed college football helmets, I wondered what was in store as 247Sports prepared to change some of the most iconic looks to Marvel comic book themed mascots.

Some of them were very obvious, Michigan didn’t have to change much as they were already the Wolverines, Iowa the same with Hawkeye (just added an s), and Air Force staying with the Falcons. Other teams saw additions to their names like Richmond adding men to Spiders, Pitt added Black to their Panthers (RIP Chadwick Boseman), Toledo added Racoons’ to become the Rocket Racoons, Duke transformed into the Daredevils and Oregon became Howard the Ducks’.

There were some more fantastic reworked names such as the Arizona Hellcats, Marshall Thundering Thors, Army Moonknights, Virginia Tech Loki’s and others.

What they had in store for Notre Dame was quite different, as an avid Marvel reader and viewer, I knew this one was going to be a bit more difficult than others. The closest Notre Dame figure in a Marvel comic was actually when the reworked opening game covers for ESPN in 2016. They ended up with the Fighting Thanos’, if you have been under a rock for the last ten years then you need no introduction to the big, baddie of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you are unfamiliar, Thanos is the epitome of evil, using the Infinity Gauntlet to house the Infinity Stones and posses massive power.

It’s hard to argue with what 247Sports chose for Notre Dame, it was going to be tough anyways. By adding the Infinity Gauntlet to the iconic gold helmet was a nice addition, but even cooler was the middle of the gauntlet was a clover. The kid in me loved it, moving away from tradition and having fun with Marvel. Which one did you like the best?