The film owes a lot to both Simonson’s legendary run on the comics ( Thor #337-353) and Greg Pak’s “Planet Hulk” run ( Incredible Hulk #92-105 and Giant-Size Hulk #1), with a bit of the feel of Steve Gerber’s Defenders run, balancing improvisational comedy with incredible action sequences. Taika Waititi has managed to capture the mind-blowing cosmic imagery and epic scale of Kirby and merge it with Walt Simonson’s mythic storytelling. If, on the other hand, you enjoyed the humor in Ant-Man and like Jack Kirby’s design sensibilities, welcome home. If you love the DC movies and hated the Guardians of the Galaxy, this one’s really not for you. That depends on how you like your superheroes. Photo: Film Frame.©Marvel Studios 2017 2. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) in the grudge-match of the century. When Thor and Loki try to stop her, they find themselves hurled far from Asgard Thor lands in the hands of an immortal called the Grandmaster, who consigns him to the gladiatorial arena, where he finds himself facing the Incredible Hulk in the Grandmaster’s “Contest of Champions.” Meanwhile, Heimdall (Idris Elba) and other Asgardians attempt to protect the realm from Hela and her underling, Skurge the Executioner (Karl Urban). While Thor has been off traipsing through the Nine Realms in search of answers to the visions he saw in the Hot Tub of Destiny, his long-lost sister, Hela, Goddess of Death, has returned to Asgard to claim the throne, Odin having been replaced by Loki in disguise. I’ll try to keep it spoiler-free as far as this movie goes, but there will necessarily be spoilers for some of the previous movies, so if you haven’t seen Avengers: Age of Ultron or Thor: The Dark World, proceed with caution. The umptee-ninth installment of the ever-more-sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe hits theaters November 3, returning Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder (and Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk) to the spotlight after sitting out Captain America: Civil War. Hela (Cate Blanchett) invades Asgard in Thor: Ragnarok
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