Thor: Ragnarok
wonder Studios President Kevin Feige celebrates the natal day of the fabled Jack Kirby , remarking how this November’sThor : Ragnarokis heavily influenced by Kirby ’s body of work . Today is the artist / author ’s hundredth birthday , and fans and risible professionals alike are taking to social medium to share natal day wishes to the " King of Comics , " who passed away in 1994 . Kirby avail alter the face of the amusing record manufacture in the Wake Island of Superman by telling unique stories about enceinte - than - lifespan characters , many of which have been translate to shoot .
The thirdThorfilm has been notable for its entertaining merchandising campaign , showcasing the motion-picture show ’s colorful esthetic that direct much stirring from the source material . Director Taika Waititi has already hold out on record to explainhow Kirby ’s employment helped shape his imaginativeness , and now Feige is weigh in with some praise towards Kirby of his own .
Taking to Twitter , Feige remark that the extremist - democratic MCU"wouldn’t exist without him,“which is certainly on-key . Kirby ’s influence has been felt in characters roam from Captain America to the Guardians of the Galaxy , and recently the moving picture have started activelylookinglike Kirby ’s comics . you’re able to see Feige ’s heartfelt subject matter in the space below :
MCU would n’t exist without him . Thor Ragnarok is an unabashed beloved alphabetic character to his imaginativeness . felicitous Birthday to the King . Eternal#JackKirby100pic.twitter.com / wihWcFrHMU — Kevin Feige ( @Kevfeige)August 28 , 2017
Thor : Ragnarokis a perfect vehicle for this kind of homage , since it shoot viewers from Asgard to the junk planet of Sakaar filled with colors , lights , and sound of the cosmos . Particularly in the cosmic realm . Those visuals combined with an all - mavin cast that include the likes of Chris Hemsworth , Cate Blanchett , Tom Hiddleston , Tessa Thompson , Jeff Goldblum , Karl Urban , and Mark Ruffalo ensures the film will be quite a ride for fans as the MCU draws nigher and closer to the great confrontation with Thanos in the extremely - anticipatedAvengers : Infinity War .
All of this , just as Feige said is a tribute to Kirby . institute the characters nearer together not only neatly ties up the plot line but it harkens back to Marvel ’s tradition of a splendid colorful space filled with possibility . Ragnaroksharing new character of the cosmos and adding novel cosmic lineament is a impertinent move for the films to take .
It remains to be seen justwhatThor will detect on Sakaar besides his " friend from work " but the junk planet in all of its grand spectacle is a meet testimonial to the B. B. King of comics . A gentleman who give superheroes a colorful , if somewhat frightening , world for them to live in has created a lasting legacy that go on to live on .
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