Hela and The Black Racer

 

Hela has been one of the best realized villains in the MCU, and I have heard that she may make a return in one of the upcoming Avengers films.  Just rumors and speculation at this point, but if Marvel truly wants to bring some characters back to life, the involvement of the Goddess of the Dead could assist in that endeavor.

Justice League of America Vs. Marvel Villains

 

For this Anniversary Issues, I thought I would go for a full issue throwdown between DC's brightest and Marvel's most vile.  You see the match ups here - do the world's greatest super-heroes stand a chance?

Supergirl and Captain Marvel (Vs. Hela!)

 

This cover marks the 15th appearance of The Danvers Twins.  I think that Bob Greenwade, a Patron of this Blog, has a good chance to win the movie role teased here - he's been suggesting a Benoist/Larson cover appearance for a while now.  Lets just hope The Danvers Twins movie fares better then The Marvels at the Box Office!

Superman and Rick Jones

 

I'm a little surprised that we have not heard from Rick Jones in the MCU.  With strong ties to The Hulk, Captain Marvel and The Avengers, he's one of Marvel's most enduring supporting characters, and it would be cool to see him find a place on the big or small screen.  Maybe the lack of solo Hulk projects has been a problem, not to mention all but writing Mar-Vell out of existence in favor of skipping right to Carol Danvers.

Indiana Jones Vs. Hela

 

Cat Blanchett's villainous turn in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was one of the redeeming elements of that movie.  I've mentioned before how her turn as Hela made for one of the best MCU villains thus far.  I can only imagine how much fun it would be to pit Jones against Hela.

This isn't the first time Indy has gone after an Asgardian artifact, as we saw in STF #1833...

Superman and Valkyrie

 

Superman and Lois continues to entertain in its second season.  I am really impressed by how the super heroic feats are presented on a TV show budget.  I do have one nitpick, admittedly a minor one.  Why does Superman/Clark constantly seem to have a five o'clock shadow?  That looks works for The Punisher, Daredevil or even Batman - but in my minds eye, the Man of Steel should usually be clean shaven.  Hasn't TV Superman learned the "shaving with heat vision and a mirror" trick?

Justice League of America and Doctor Strange

 

Cat Blanchett's Hela is probably my favorite Marvel villain to appear thus far.  Her performance was spot on and she looked amazing and comics accurate in her various costumes.  I especially appreciated that they did not shy away from Jack Kirby's extravagant helmet design.  I'd love to see the her return down the line, although I am guessing that's tougher to do with such a powerful character.  

Halo and Dazzler

Josh Brolin's Thanos was very cool, but he still isn't my favorite MCU villain.  That title goes to Cate Blanchett as Hela.  She was so much fun to watch and Blanchett chewed the scenery in all the right ways.  Her various looks throughout Thor: Ragnarok were all spot on, very faithful to the source material and quite impressive on the big screen.  I wouldn't mind seeing Hela make a return appearance.

Hela Vs. Kid Eternity

Hela, as portrayed by Cate Blanchett, is easily one of my favorites of the villains that the MCU has given us.  After seeing antagonists that had shades of grey to their personalities or understandable motivations, it was fun to see one that was just unapologetically evil.  She looked great too, in her various outfits.  I especially loved when she sported the full helmet, Jack Kirby's design looked amazing on the big screen.  Let's hope that The Enchantress is as well realized.

Deadman and Hela

I don't know if it has been officially announced that Cate Blanchet will be playing Hela in Thor: Ragnarok, but that seems to be the general consensus of what her role will be. I hope so, because I have always enjoyed the character in the comics, and Blanchet is perfect for the part.  Hopefully we will see some of that great Hela headgear as designed by Jack Kirby or Walt Simonson.

Death and Hela

Forget the grim reaper - when it comes to the living embodiment of death in comic books, the depiction is sometimes a bit more attractive than a skeleton wearing a cloak.  I guess it only makes sense to soften the image of death in comics, as it is not nearly as final a state of being  that it is on the real world.  If you are a comic character who passes on, usually you just have to bide your time until you are resurrected in one manner or another.  In the meantime, you get to hang out with a cute goth chick or a leather clad temptress - doesn't sound so bad to me.