[a website for the Editor and Narrator of the Circo del Herrero series]
While this is the first Thor movie I’ve actually felt compelled to see, I think my intrigue has more to do with the syncretic mix of non-Norse imagery in its advertisements:
The above poster looks a lot like iconography for the Hindu Pantheon, complete with lots of arms and the hyper use of color:
And then we see a Pegasi, from Greek myth, in the trailer:
Granted, Valkyries did fly through the air, arguably on horseback. It’s just not a decidedly Norse creature when given feathered wings…
And at one point Thor is forced to fight Hulk, Roman gladiator-style:
So, my last thought is:
Other than just the Norse gods themselves, where’s the Nordic flair?Â
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Love the incorporation of Mythology here. It feels like it’s acknowledging myth as the original source of horror.
A fascinating work — a GABBLER RECOMMENDS.
Recommend a BookTuber video in the comments and it could make our Tuesday post!
[“BLA and GB Gabbler” (really just a pen name – singular) are the Editor and Narrator behind THE AUTOMATION, vol. 1 of the Circo del Herrero series. They are on facebook, twitter, tumblr, goodreads, and Vulcan’s shit list.]
