Top 10 Surprises in Thor

Have you seen the new Thor movie yet? And if not, why not?

Of the summer's four big comic book movies - Thor, Green Lantern, Captain America and X-Men: First Class – it's the one with the distinguished pedigree (Kenneth Branagh! Sir Anthony Hopkins! Natalie Portman!) and one of the least likely super-hero movies besides Ant-Man or Metamorpho.

Curiosity alone makes it worth $10.

Having said all that, there were still a number of things about Thor that surprised me. Here's my Top 10.

10. It's not just his hammer that's called Mjolnir

9. Cameo by Stan Lee Media

8. His real name is "Sore"; he has a speech impediment

7. Shout out to Kirby; that's Kirby Carruthers, the assistant lighting director

6. Natalie Portman should be in every movie. Just sayin'.

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DC Comics Review: Green Lantern #46

Rating: *** 1/2*

Another great issue by Geoff Johns and artist Doug Mahnke.  We pick up where we left off in the last issue with Sinestro and Carol Ferris being confronted by a bunch of Black Lanterns.  Sinestro narrates our story and talks about his friend the Green Lantern, Abin Sur, and his obsession with the prophecy of the darkness that would sweep across the universe - The Blackest Night.  The Guardians and Sinestro himself thought Abin was insane and Sinestro confesses that his biggest regret is not believing in his friend.  This is a much more sympathetic Sinestro than I’m used to.  I have a love/hate feeling when a villain is shown to have reasons behind his villainy.  I think some people are just bad and there’s no reason.  Still the back story is interesting.

The group of Black Lanterns that are attacking are lead by Abin’s brother Amon and they battle it out with Sinestro and Carol until Hal Jordan and the Indigo Lanterns arrive to assist in the fight.  Hal is upset because Indigo 1, the leader of the Indigo Lanterns, took Hal away from the other JLA heroes in their fight against another group of Black Lanterns.  Being long-time enemies, Hal and Sinestro of course end up fighting each other.  Indigo 1 interrupts their fight and talks to Sinestro about her past meeting with Abin Sur.  Sinestro wants to know what she knows of Abin, but more Black Lantern rings arrive and resurrect more of the dead.

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