Neil Gaiman stops by the WSJ Cafe to discuss his new book "Norse Mythology" and how his take on Thor, Odin and Loki is different from Marvel's comic book version. Photo: Getty Images ...

There's something endearingly funny about Thor's angry response, still living up to his status as a living Norse myth by slanting his speech with an awkwardly old-fashioned choice of words.

Though characters like Thor, Odin, Loki and their respective ... The Poetic Edda is an ancient collection of Old Norse ...