MCU REVIEW: Thor Ragnarok

Episode 59 - Thor: Ragnarok Movie Review

We return to the Asgardian realm this week, and take a look at how 2017’s Thor 3 dealt with the same end-of-the-world topic that last week’s comics did. 

This Week In Comics

Wonder Woman Comic Rockets to #1 on Amazon After James Gunn's Endorsement

• https://comicbook.com/comics/news/wonder-woman-comic-historia-number-1-amazon-james-gunn-endorsement/

New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

• https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-08-20
• No number 1s this week. Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man 2099, Red Goblin, Miles Morales, Fantastic Four, Captain America, She-Hulk and Venom among those with new books available this week.

Recommendation: The Cull by Kelly Thompson, Mattia de Julis, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhauou.

• https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/cull

Film Facts

Tagline: No Hammer. No Problem.
Released: November 3, 2017
Runtime: 130 minutes
Box Office: worldwide: $853,977,126 / domestic: $315,058,289
Budget: $180,000,000
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Idris Elba, Karl Urban and Anthony Hopkins
Directed: Taika Waititi
Screenplay: Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost 

2ish Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

Thor movies continue to be about Hemsworth and Hiddleston 

About time we had a female adversary

Taika Waititi – strong influence on Thor and the MCU

Did Marvel take the right lessons from this movie?

Tidbits 

From the comics 

Face Off!

• Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie

Correspondence

• Phases email from Amanda

What's Next: Black Panther (2018)

• Fantastic Four #52 
• Jungle Action #6
• Black Panther Vol 3 #1-12 (but specifically 9-12) 

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