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Twilight of the Gods. When Seeking Revenge Rather Than Love Is A Battlefield

When we were young, only the worthy are up to the challenge to cause the Twilight of the Gods.

Now playing on Netflix

Zack Snyder and his creative team hold a different idea regarding how Ragnarök came about, and Twilight of the Gods narrates remaking Hel. When this take shows how some of the Norse gods have no pity for Middle Earth, everyone is on their own! Here, King Leif (Stuart Martin) and Sigrid (Sylvia Hoeks) are to wed, and Thor (Pilou Asbæk) crashes the wedding while searching for Loki (Paterson Joseph), and this bride-to-be vows revenge.

Although this tale doesn’t fully draw from the legends, what’s recounted here is familiar. This take on the end of days concerns the love for a woman. It’s sort of the stuff of Norse legends, and overall, I enjoyed this eight episode saga since it only gets crazier as forces have to decide who to ally with.

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By Thunder, Is Twilight of the Gods Signalling Another Ragnarök?

There’s no denying that Twilight of the Gods is a take on the end of days, and my question is that will there be an epilogue like in Lord of the Rings?

Twilight of the Gods is coming to Netflix, and for fans who love Norse mythology, this series looks bold and epic! Zack Snyder, Eric Carrasco, and Jay Oliva are creative minds behind this reimagining of the sagas, and if the title is any indication, it’s safe to say it’ll lead up to Ragnarök!

The Stone Quarry and Xilam Animation are the studios involved in crafting this animated look, and if I had to guess, they are borrowing from Cartoon Saloon’s style, and that’s very good! Eight episodes are planned, and although the information is light, when the end is nigh, it’s doubtful more will be offered afterwards.

There’s two trailers, and while the first one is quite tame (featured below), the red band version shows the extent in how violent this war is going to be! Just when I thought the live-action series was it, I’m glad to say there are other takes, and this animated take will debut September 19, 2024!

Netflix Twilight of the Gods First (Teaser) Trailer

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Where is Neil Gaiman’s Comic Book Norse Mythology at in 2022?

This tale sets up is the end of days. After Thor has to face a few trials much like Hercules, he and his pal later set sail to go fishing, and meet the Midgard Serpent

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Ragnorak is coming in Neil Gaiman’s adaptation of his novel Norse Mythology into comic book form. It’s up to series three and after the single issues are released, I’m sure all the past volumes will be bound into a large trade paperback–as this third and perhaps final volume may well be it. This issue is the first of three.

I’ve been patiently waiting for a complete version, but to curb my appetite for destruction, I’ve been picking up the digital releases. They’re wonderfully illustrated by P. Craig Russell. His covers are bound to be reprinted in the trade, while it’s uncertain if David Mack‘s elegant varient covers (pictured here) will. Continue reading “Where is Neil Gaiman’s Comic Book Norse Mythology at in 2022?”

By Thunder, Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology Gets a Book Two!

Norse Mythology II also continues providing variant covers for each issue by David Mack.

Dark Horse Comics
Coming June 16, 2021

I’m not surprised that bestselling and award-winning author Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology adaptation is continuing. I made the call back in December with my review of #3, and todays news only affirms that the comic book adaptation is going in a different direction! It’ll stay faithful to the written work, but the chapter lead up to Ragnorak will be different!

Gaiman continues to lead the pack with Dark Horse Comics’ terrific pool of talents–from Eisner winning comics legend P. Craig Russell, along with artists Matt Horak (The Punisher, The Covenant), Mark Buckingham (Hellblazer, Miracleman), Gabriel Walta (Barbalien: Red Planet, Sentient), Sandy Jarrell (Archie, Meteor Men), and colorist Lovern Kindzierski (The Worst Dudes, The Sandman).

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Taking Care of Business in Dark Horse’s Norse Mythology #3

Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell have something up their sleeves to make Ragorak as rival Marvel Entertainment’s build-up to the Infinity War.

Norse Mythology By Ed Sum
(The Vintage Tempest)

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Ragnarok is very likely to happen in Dark Horse Comics adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s Norse Mythology, but just what events will transpire before is not too hard to find out now. This company has set six issues to tell the tale before releasing the trade paperback (as revealed on their website). Midway, the focus is on Freya and the “Master Builder.”

Bets are being made, and if this mason can’t finish the heavy lifting to build the great wall around Odin’s palace, many worlds will feel the consequence. Freya is to be married off, and the sun and moon–well, the citizens in Midgard won’t be happy. This tale sets up the calm before the storm. I’m more inclined to say calamity, all things considered.

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By Thunder, Gaiman’s Norse Mythology is Now a Comic Book!

With three stories per issue and fifteen chapters in the book, we’ll be regaled with tales till February 2021. I’ll be getting my horn and sipping mead every time I revisit this world.

By Ed Sum
(The Vintage Tempest)

Dark Horse Comics
Available Now

Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell’s comic book collaborations are usually always perfect. From their days with DC’s Sandman to Dark Horse Comics latest Norse Mythology, I don’t think I need to read the written work again. Well, I’ll have it on the bookshelf to crack open for a look ahead to what the comic book adaptation will soon offer. In issue #1, the first three chapters, Yggdrasil and the Nine Worlds (with Russell authoring), Mimic’s Head and Odin’s Eye (with art by Mike Mignola) and The Treasures of the Gods (as visualized by Jerry Ordway) are enigmatically featured. These talents are also regulars to this mini-series.

According to the publisher’s advance solicitations page, artist Piotr Kowalski will have a tale in issue #2, and the variant covers by David Mack are ongoing. His rainbow coloured portraits of wonder are worthy of being put on full size posters to hang in any art room. The first issue features Thor and Mjölnir as though they are on the rainbow bridge, and the light is misting around them and reflecting off the shiny armour like a Van Gogh painting.

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