Well, there’s a half an hour left on Wednesday and no one had posted anything for Thor week. I guess we’ll have to be more organized next year. Just so the day doesn’t go by without being acknowledge I’ll post this, one of my favorite scenes from the first Thor Film
Hopefully I can find something special to celebrate Thorsday tomorrow.
MKilroy89 got the hype started this week for Thor: The Dark World. I figured it would try to keep it going with this clip here:
So what are everyone’s plans for seeing the film? Midnight showing on Thursday (Thor’s Day), seeing it first thing Friday or potentially waiting until the weekend to see it? Let me know in the comments below!
Ticket aggregator Box Office Mojo reports that over the weekend, Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World made $109.4 million in its overseas debut. That appears to be a boon for the God of Thunder and makes me wonder how the film will do, when it opens in the US, this Friday.
The original Thor film had an opening of $65 million and ended up finishing at $181 million domestically. I think the sequel will do even more business for three reasons.
1. The Avengers has since been released. Thor was really an introduction to the character, but I don’t think people really understood him, until they saw him in the context of a larger Marvel Universe.
2. Iron Man 3 and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. have both premiered this year and audiences are now comfortable with the Marvel brand. When they hear Marvel, they think that is something they might enjoy.
3. Marvel has done a great job of heavily marketing this film since Iron Man 3 debuted. Word of mouth and anticipation seem to be high.
Plus: More Loki!
Yesterday, Newsarama reported that Mark Waid would be leaving Daredevil, but only for a short time. Daredevil #36, arriving in February of next year, will be Waid’s last print issue of Daredevil. Waid’s story will continue and eventually conclude, as a digital first series, through Marvel’s Infinite Comics. “Daredevil: Road Warrior” will be a new weekly series from Waid, who is reteaming with artist Peter Krause, his collaborator from “Irredeemable.” Still no word on how many installments there will be, or the length of each, since they are appearing weekly.
Mark Waid’s run began in July of 2011 with a new #1 issue. During his tenure on the title he has worked with a handful of wonderful artists including: Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera, Marco Checchetto, Mike Allred and the current Chris Samnee. It has been a must read series the entire run!
The Two Thirds Rule 