ThorTalesOfAsgard

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The immortals of Asgard are a tricky lot. Given Thor's unique aging process (or relative lack thereof), there's a wealth of story possibilities stemming from his formative years in the Realm Eternal. Something had to forge the Odinson into the hammer-wielding hero he is today, after all...

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Thor's multimedia adventures as a full-grown thunder god can be caught at length in this summer's live action film and corresponding videogame tie-ins, but only Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Marvel Animation are digging into the Odinson's youth...

Fans have been waiting for Marvel and Lionsgate's Thor: Tales of Asgard feature since 2009, with only the occasional trailer and bits of concept art trickling out to give them more insights into the Thunder God's pre-Mjolnir years. Today IGN dropped the full skinny on the upcoming Blu-ray/DVD/digital download release, including its official drop date of May 17 (a timely 11 days after the release o