Tom Hiddleston has portrayed Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for over a decade. The actor made his debut as the god of mischief in 2011's "Thor." Since then, he's reprised his role in various ...

(RNS) — 'I'm not wearing a licensed costume. It's my FACE,' tweeted one person who received 'copyright strikes' on an online marketplace for resembling Disney's superhero. The easy answer is ‘no.’ The ...

Naturally, breaking down a last name that ends in “-son” means translating it to “son of.” With Thor, it’s easy to determine that he’s Odin’s son. That holds true for Norse tradition and in Marvel ...

Characters in Norse mythology such as Loki and Thor are in the public domain and are not owned by Disney or any other company. Disney does, however, own the rights to its versions of these characters.

When it comes down to which Marvel characters boast the most unusual stories, you gotta admit Loki is pretty dang high on the list. The mischievous Asgardian is an absolute agent of chaos, known for ...

Loki’s godliness has always been more or less a technicality. He’s a god in the Marvel way, meaning he’s got a special status as an Asgardian and a host of mystical powers, but we haven’t seen him ...

Loki might have begun as a Norse god of fire—fitting considering how fire can be both “helpful and destructive,” said Brown. Fire can both burn down your house and cook you dinner.

The defining image of the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was undoubtedly that of a bare-chested man posing resplendent in a horned fur hat and face paint. Images of him in his weird costume ...

(RNS) — At the 2011 premier of “Thor,” the first in Marvel’s popular ripped-from-a-comic-books movie franchise, Stan Lee told The Washington Post, “I wanted to create the biggest, most powerful ...

Dr. Mathias Nordvig, a professor of Norse mythology, sits down with WIRED to compare and contrast Marvel's interpretations of Norse gods. Dr. Nordvig goes into great detail about everything from ...