The Dark World -- It's a Spoiler-Filled Thorsday!

Doug:  Karen and I have both seen this motion picture now (me just two days past -- what was I waiting for?).  Since it came out two weeks ago, it's probably safe to launch a spoiler-filled post.  Sure, we know other folks do this sort of thing right away.  We'd like to think we have a sense of courtesy around here, and always appreciate our readers for sharing that sentiment.  Have at it -- what did you like, not like, what was better than the first film, or worse?  Jane or Sif (Edo's right, by the way)?  And as always, there's that end-of-credits excitement to look forward to -- what did you think?

Discuss: Thor: The Dark World

Karen: It's here! The son of Odin is back on the big screen. Let's hear your thoughts -but please, keep it SPOILER FREE for a few days at least!

Doug:  Hey, I just wanted to add a photo mid-day.  I got done with two hours of mowing/leaf raking and could still find it in me to marvel at the beauty of the maple tree in our backyard.   We had a really dry spell late in the summer here in the American midwest, which has kept leaves on the trees longer than usual.  That's not so bad (other than the fact that I'll still be bagging in December, probably!).

Thor and More!

Karen: For this Saturday, just a collection of odds and ends:

My husband stumbled across a collection of videos on YouTube from a group called Bat in the Sun titled Super-Power Beat Down. I think there are eight cross-company match-ups so far, but the most spectacular was this one featuring Superman vs. Thor:

Karen: We could debate the result all day (and I thought Thor was out of character) but it's amazingly well done for a non-professional effort.

Karen: How about the latest trailer for the real Thor film, Thor: The Dark World? What do you think?

Doug:  And just yesterday, I saw a series of stills from the new Thor film.  You can check them out over at MarvelousNews.com.

Karen: Speaking of Marvel movies, here's a new picture from X-Men: Days of Future Past, with some very 70s versions of Wolverine, Prof. X, and Hank McCoy. Love those lapels!

Karen: Tom Scioli at Comics Alliance recently posted an interesting article about Barry Smith and his influence on comics artists. Particularly fascinating to me was the section comparing coloring in the original Conan comics to the Dark Horse reprints. You can find the article at:   http://comicsalliance.com/whatever-happened-to-barry-windsor-smith-in-the-comics-conversation/

Karen: Late-breaking news; Not a hoax! Not an imaginary story! Ben Affleck to play Batman in the Batman-Superman movie! http://variety.com/2013/film/news/ben-affleck-is-the-new-batman-1200586881/ Holy lame casting!