Thor Comic Con Trailer Banished to the Web

Thor Comic Con trailer footage was a big story last week. TheThor Comic Con trailer got a lot of good buzz from fans, at least according to Thor Comic Con reports. However, online fans didn't get to see it for themselves, although they tried to find bootlegs. Inevitably, trailers and clips from the convention make it online, but they are sometimes removed until a studio officially releases it. However, the Thor Comic Con trailer has finally made it to the blogs, so fans who weren't at San Diego can see for themselves.

The website Comic Book Movie was the first to post the clip, which is over five minutes long. The descriptions of the trailer were posted last weekend, even though the actual footage didn't get online. Now the visuals and fights are on display, as long as they aren't removed for copyright infringement.

The Thor Comic Con trailer actually picks up where Iron Man 2 left off, after Thor's hammer is found by SHIELD in New Mexico. Clark Gregg's Agent Coulson questions the former Norse God in person, in between cuts of Thor's escape. The footage then shows Anthony Hopkins's Odin banishing the brash Thor, and sending him to Earth. Battles involving Thor's brother Loki, Natalie Portman, SHIELD and the Destroyer ensue.

The debut of the Thor Comic Con trailer was part of a big weekend for Marvel, since The Avengers is that much closer to starting. After the origins of Thor and Captain America are explored, they will join the other Marvel heroes in summer 2012. But first, they need to make it big solo, and Thor will get the first shot in May 2011.

The success for the Thor Comic Con trailer is hoped to resemble Iron Man. When it first hit Comic Con 2007, Iron Man was under the radar, and not known by many fans outside of the comic community. But after the first look, Iron Man began rolling towards big success the next summer, starting Marvel's Avengers plans.

Likewise, Thor is a lesser known Marvel hero, heading for his biggest splash yet. With up-and-comer Chris Hemsworth as the title character, and director Kenneth Branagh moving into the comic book world, no one knows what to expect. They hope the Thor Comic Con trailer is the first sign of success to come.

The footage remains online, although some sites had the clips removed. But since the Thor Comic Con trailer is still on other sites, it has already been downloaded, analyzed and nitpicked by now.

Since the rest of the movie won't be released for another 10 months, there are still a lot of official teasers and trailers still ahead from Marvel. In those cases, it probably won't take a week to get a leaked clip of them available.

Sources

Comic Book Movie- "THOR Comic Con Trailer & Screencaps"

Cinemablend- "Thor's Comic Con Trailer Leaks Online"