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Rick Riordan:
Hi! This question is more for fun, but what are your opinions on how Norse mythology is portrayed in the Marvel films? Were your books inspired by those movie portrayals as well as the mythology?
Rick Riordan
Funny you should ask. I was recently asked to write a forward for a collection of Marvel's Mighty Thor comics that will be coming out in the near future. I grew up reading my uncles' old Silver Age comics from the late '50s-early'60s, and Mighty Thor was definitely in the mix. I loved it! Then in 6th grade, I was introduced to the original Norse myths and saw that Marvel's version was, well, quite different, but that's okay, I love them both! The movies didn't come out until much later, by which time my own understanding of the Norse myths was pretty much already formed, so I can't say the movies influenced my writing, but I certainly enjoyed them.
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Rick Riordan:
Dear Rick Riordan, I really would like to become an author, but coming up with entirely new ideas which are completely my own and putting ideas down on paper properly seem extremely difficult for me. I do not know how to improve, do you have any suggestions? (P-S: Thank you for your beautiful books, they are my happiness)
Devika Joshi
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Rick Riordan:
Hii Uncle Rick! Greetings from India. Love your work a lot!!! (got a poster of Percy Jackson in my room XD) I just wanted to know when the 3rd book of Percy Jackson's high school series is gonna come out. Can you give us some spoilers? Also, can we meet you and the cast of PJOTV as a part of tours or promo events? If yes, really looking forward to it!! Thanks so much!
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