The Asgardians are probably the most prolific ancient beings in the Marvel Universe, and while some are only approaching their thousandth year in existence, the most powerful have been alive for millions of years. Odin, the King of Asgard, even led the Avengers in the year 1,000,000 BC alongside a mammoth-riding Ghost Rider.
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1962, the Norse Æsir have since become one of Marvel's most formidable properties, even if its foremost member Thor has only been around for a few thousand years, as opposed to Odin and Frigga's millions.
With such an age has also come a massive lore and history, with tales of old Odin fighting everything from God Tempests to disgruntled relatives captivating Marvel's readers for decades since his initial introduction.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
