First Appearance: Creators ... One of the most powerful forms of Thor. Since Thor is from the Norse God mythology, he's often ...

But the true essence of the legend lies not in our sanitised representations of golden-haired women drifting regally through the skies on white horses, but in Old Norse mythology of the 13th ...

Neil Gaiman stops by the WSJ Cafe to discuss his new book "Norse Mythology" and how his take on Thor, Odin and Loki is different from Marvel's comic book version. Photo: Getty Images ...

Both elements, the prophesied world-shaking event and Thor’s fabled hammer, come from Norse mythology ... despite their appearance as intangible constructs of light, take the form of liquid ...

The careful wording suggests that, while Thor’s death appears certain, the series itself will continue – potentially following Thor’s journey through the Norse afterlife of Valhalla ...