Marvel Decides They Should Probably Make a Decent Thor Cartoon
While we eagerly anticipate Kid Thor: Tales of Asgard/Adventures of Lil’ Thor/Jim Henson’s Thor Babies or whatever the hell Marvel’s next direct-to-DVD animated movie is, it appears Marvel has decided to release a Thor cartoon for people who enjoy Thor grown up and kicking ass. Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers will be a four-part, online series beginning March 28th, based on the graphic novel. I can’t decide if it’s really being animated or if it’s just a very well-done motion comic with an extra emphasis on the motion, but either way I’d say it looks pretty cool. At the very least, it doesn’t contain 10-year-old Thor and Loki banding together to catch Pok?mon or whatever the fuck Tales of Asgard is about.
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