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Thor's hammer isn't real, except in the hearts and minds of comic nerds everywhere. Thank your lucky stars, because if it was real just being near it would kill you.Read more...

This brotherly throwdown is the work of Jordan Tseng, 17, who writes in the video's YouTube introduction, "I'm going to have the University entrance examination [in] 2 weeks." Yeah. Just go ahead and pass him already.Read more...

Jaimie Alexander plays Lady Sif in the Thor movies. She recently visited the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, but instead of going as Jaimie Alexander, she went as Lady Sif. Sword, armour, the works.Read more...

One of those people is Loki actor Tom Hiddleston. The other is not.Read more...

There are going to be some disappointed moviegoers in Shanghai, that's for sure.Read more...

There are few fictional weapons as mighty as Thor's hammer Mjölnir. It can harness the power of lightning, drain radioactive energy, and knock Iron Man down a peg or two.Read more...

He's a little teapot, short and stout...

Thor and the Human Torch have got the frost giants all riled up.

How do you fight a giant Rhino? With a pumpkin, of course!

Cyclops and Jean Grey protect the students at Xavier's school.

The battle for the Marvel Universe begins.

What's big, green, and throws busses?

Witness Mr. Fantastic's elastic fighting style!

The Human Torch flies from one end of the island to the other.

British actor Tom Hiddleston, aka Loki from Thor/Avengers, does impressions. Like this one, where he was asked at Aussie film shindig Popcorn Taxi if he could do Owen Wilson. If Owen Wilson was Loki. Sounds nutty, but boy, it's pretty good.Read more...

The first full trailer for the official game of Thor: We Might As Well Make A Sequel is here, and I'm getting a definite Diablo vibe off it. Looks like Thor is a whirlwind Barbarian. Read more...

Watch these LEGO supers assemble for a brick-smashing good time.

Mjölnir is heavy. Like, way heavy. Know why Thor can lift it? Because he got hella swole off prancersizing. Here's proof. And this is that EveryDayThor seems a tad stiff when it comes to his form. Alas, not everyone can match the lady in the original video. Prancercise: A Fitness Workout with Thor! [EveryDayThor via The Mary Sue]

Making Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, as a prop is one thing. Lots of people have one of those. hackaday wanted to go further than that. From the YouTube description: I worked with Staci Elaan to build this hammer that has a solid state tesla coil inside. When you push the button, 80,000 volts of electricity arc from the top. It will light up any flourescent bulbs around, scare children, and leave the smell of ozone behind. It is super fun! Here's how he made it: Still a prop, but a very cool prop. And with that, my friends, I send you off into the weekend. Feel free to talk about whatever you'd like, either here in this open thread or over in the spiffy Talk Amongst Yourselves. See you next week! DIY high voltage Thor's Hammer: Mjolnir at 80,000 volts [hackaday]

First there was Superheroes are for girls, too!, a website which showcased little girls who love superheroes. Now there's also Little Girls Are Better At Designing Superheroes Than You, a website which illustrates photographs of superhero-loving little girls. They're heartening pictures. From the website's description: Kids are more impressionable than you, but kids can also be less restricted by cultural gender norms than you. Kids are more creative than you, and they're better at making superheroes than you. This is a mini art project where I draw superheroes based on the costumes worn by little girls. Some of the designs are simple. Some feel kind of outrageous, but that's exactly what makes them awesome. All feel uplifting, especially when you consider that some of these costumes weren't made with girls in mind—not that these kids gave a damn! Stick a tutu on it, boom. Take a look: And my favorite: Little girls are better at designing superheroes than you [Bettersupes]

#review As people may have realized from my previous few reviews of figures from Hong Kong collectible toy company Hot Toys, I have been slowly gathering the Avengers team (among other cool figures). I suppose I'll get to my reasons as to why eventually. Anyhow, I received an email shortly after my Joker 2.0 review informing me that the Avengers Thor figure I had preordered last year was in the mail, so here it is for all to see. More »

#callofduty Black Ops II is all about the consequences of unmanned war machines running amok under a hostile power. So the last thing you might be expecting to find is a certain Thunder God's magical weapon as an easter egg. More »

Trip down memory lane? Or trip down memory pain?

The coin-op classics make their way to consoles in this new trailer for the 360 and PS3.

#thesecretworld Funcom's supernatural real-world MMO The Secret World launched last week, and I'd rather be playing it than telling you about the developer's plans to release new content on a monthly basis, including what sounds like the first online raid of New York City, yet here we are. More »

#speakuponkotaku Speak Up doesn't have to be about video games, especially when a commenter as famous as fake Tony Danza comes out against a shining example of America colors on a comic book character. More »

#pinballfx Should you be worthy or willing to spend 800 Microsoft points / $9.99 next week, this Thor table and more shall be yours when Zen Studio releases the Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue pack on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. More »

Developer Gazillion and Marvel have been showing off some superheroes for the coming MMO Marvel Universe Online, and with the inclusion of Iron Man, we think it's about time you took a good look at these guys. So far, the MMMSociety has released renders of Deadpool, Wolverine, Cable, Captain America, Thor, Thing and Iron Man, all in fairly traditional spandex and ironclad garb. Iron Man, for example, looks a bit like Robert Downey Jr. under that sleek armor design -- trust us, we would know that rear end anywhere.

#marvel As Gazillion offshoot Secret Identity continues to hammer away at the Marvel Universe MMO. the folks at the Marvel Massively Multiplayer Society have been slipping out glimpses of the iconic characters we'll be playing when it goes live. Avengers assemble! More »