Source: marvel.wikia.com

6. Marvel’s Asgard

Well, I mean, duh.

Like, were we not gonna talk about this? It's maybe the most obvious comparison point on this list. Marvel's Asgard rose to prominence through Thor and his ongoing tenure in the Marvel Universe. Odin, Loki, Tyr, Heimdall, Hela…all of them found their way into comic book canon. And they fit in pretty well.

The hot-headed Thor swings a massive hammer and shoots lightning at people; dude's practically made to be a comic book character. The Asgardians themselves went through Ragnarok multiple times, one of which resulted in their being stuck living over Oklahoma. More recently, however, they survived the vicious attack of Mangog, which resulted in the destruction of Mjolnir and the end of Jane Foster's tenure as Thor.

In the Marvel universe, Asgard is nothing if not resilient. As far as interpretations of the actual mythology go, it’s fine. But there isn’t enough of Loki turning into a female horse and giving birth to another horse with eight legs to suit my tastes.

                          Source: comicvine.gamespot.com

5. DC’s Asgard

I mean, they also exist.

Look, Marvel hit the Norse mythology well so hard and so effectively that DC couldn't really do anything to top them. But fine. Let's see what DC did with Thor. In the forties, Thor was summoned by Adolf Hitler and mind-controlled with the Spear that stabbed Jesus into fighting the Justice Society. Huh. Well that's rad as hell, and I think I underestimated how badass DC's treatment of the Norse gods could be.

Odin was most prominent during the tenure of forgotten Brave and the Bold character The Viking Prince. Aaaaand that's about it. Loki’s also popped up from time to time, but for the most part, DC seems to have left the Norse pantheon alone. I guess they know that when someone's taken, you don't keep hitting on them.

Winner: Marvel