Actually, I was hoping for a cup o’ Mead

We managed to acquire a couple of bottles of Dr. Pepper with Thor imagery.

This just in!

This is a can or Dr. Pepper w/Thor that my brother just texted me.

More Thor BK toys

Here is the next Thor toy from Burger King, it is a light-up bracelet (very clever of BK to start making “girl” versions of a toy that might be considered to be predominately a “boy” film.

Well, anyway, here it is both with, and without the light illuminated.

More on the Thor Dr. Pepper tie-ins

We just learned that Thor & Dr. Pepper have a connection (due obviously to the movie). Well, if you follow that link back there you’ll see about the Dr. Pepper/Thor contest. While there you’ll get to see the Thor/Dr. Pepper commercial, as well as other cool stuff. If you want to get a gander of the cans themselves, go here.

Oh yeah, apparently there is a code on the cans that get you access to free Marvel digital comics.

Seriously, how cool is that?

Additional thoughts on Thor (the movie)

Yep, I saw the film (last night — suffer, Droogs!) and I posted my review of it already, and yes, I seriously dug the film. It really is quite good, and that is more than just a relief, it is wicked cool.

And, yeah, I really did have quite a bit of fun with my review, but there are still some observations that I want to make about it. First up (and to be totally honest), I was a tad leery about this film, I mean, it is about a guy prancing around in armor and a winged helmet swing a big hammer. Truthfully, it could have gone very bad, very quickly.  What kept the film from becoming a one-off, bad parody of what comicbook films could (should) be, was director Kenneth Branagh, who Ironically, enough acted in (and directed) Shakespearian films is now the driving force behind the only comicbook character who speaks in Shakespearean-style Pentameter.

More than that, though, it is clear that there is an obvious respect for the source material. Which is to say it is not treated with the same kind of disdain that Joel Schumacher had for Batman during his tenure over that film franchise. Then, of course there is the care that Marvel Studios has taken to interweave the storyline from the current slate of films as they each pay homage to the previous ones as well as help set up the story (and interest) for the next ones.

In this film there are references to Tony Stark, SHIELD, Bruce Banner, and a future Avenger (no, not Cap). There is also the dynamic between Thor and Loki (which is different, than the comic), and it plays out better here. There is homage to the material created by Stan, Jack, and Larry Leiber (as well as the requisite cameo by Stan). We get to see more of SHIELD Agent Coulson, and (interestingly enough), the “human” form of Loki is portrayed akin to the Ultimate Universe version of Loki, which just add to the overall coolness of the film.

Yeah, Marvel has it way out in front of DC on creating a cohesive mythos for the film adaptations of its characters (but Marvel always did have a better grasp on fitting all the pieces of the puzzle together, much like a finely woven tapestry. So, you really owe it to yourself to check out Thor this weekend (oh, and by-the-by, I may be a (mostly reformed) former Marvel Zombie, I never really was a big Thor fan (even though I did contribute to the indexing of Thor’s comics for The Official Index to the Marvel Universe (vol. 2).

Anyway, in case I haven’t said it yet (or said it enough), Thor really rocks, and you should totally check it out.

Thor drinks Dr. Pepper

Have you seen the Dr. Pepper/Thor commercial?




So, did ya see Stan Lee in that spot?

He is reprising his role from the Dr. Pepper/Iron Man 2 Spot from a couple of years ago.




Cool, eh?

Oh, and here is a look at those Dr. Pepper cans.

McDonald's is for the Brave & the Bold

OK Kids, when it rains, it pours. It really pours, as you all know we are experiencing a high volume of  Thor-related fast food movie tie-ins at the moment (with Thor toys appearing at both 7-11 & Burger King), well McDonald’s has taken this time to launch a truly impressive set of Batman Brave & Bold toys.

This outstanding set is eight packages, each containing three (yes, three separate) toys for a total of 24 toys. Seriously, this is a very cool set. Just look at what the first four packages contain!

(Penguin, Batmobile, Batman)

(Firestorm, Solomon Grundy, Two-Face)

(Black Manta, Batman Robot, Aquaman)

(Riddler, Plastic Man, Batman)

First half of set (w/Happy Meal box)

First half of set

Now THIS is what I call a toy set!

Thor, hungry!

More Thor toys from Burger King!

OK, what we have here is the front and back of the BK Kid’s Meal bag, and the multiplying Loki. More as they arrive from Asgard.