Out of all the Thor stories listed, Thor Croaks takes the cake as the strangest. Odin has disappeared and Asgard needs to elect a new leader, with the two major candidates being Thor and Loki. Stranded on as a frog on Earth, Thor must find a way to get back to Asgard in time but also help some new froggy friends in Central Park.
You might not think that a story about a frog could be full of energy, but just you wait until the final act. In what would be his final issue drawing Thor, Walter Simonson goes all out with an epic battle between Thor and giant serpent Jormungand. When I say giant, I am not exaggerating. The entire issue is the battle between, with the stakes being a matter of life and death. In order to portray the hugeness of this battle, Simonson makes every page a splash page. As a result, it also means that Simonson can give more detail in his art and letterer John Workman has more space for sound effects that reflect the battles scale.
Overall, The World Serpent is a visual feast which lives up to the scale that Simonson intended with the story. For decades before this story, we saw Thor repeatedly successfully avoid Ragnarok. But in Thor Disassembled we finally see what happens when it finally happens. The result is the destruction of Asgard and the death of all the Asgardians, including Thor. It was a statquo that Marvel was able to keep for three years until the inevitable return. But just like most deaths in comics, it was inevitable that Thor would return.
Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel had the honour of doing so and brought with them a widescreen comic sensibility. Thor then seeks out other Asgardians who are unaware that they are trapped in the bodies of ordinary people. Along the way, this arc will explore the Marvel Universe post- Civil War and real-world issues such as the recovery of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Michael Straczynski Volume 1 Comixology eBay. Strap yourself in for a story of epic proportions, spanning over thousands of years and featuring three Thors. In a crusade that has spanned over a thousand years, the God Butcher is killing gods in his own personal crusade. Thor has encountered him throughout the ages but has never been able to stop him completely. Malekith has tons of loyal goons, willing to die for him. And if the council wanted him on the throne, one of them can volunteer.
I have been out of the comic stream for a while and I wanted to pick it back up. But with all the reboots and soft reboots and now Legacy I am honestly confused on where what came out and where I should read certain books. So I have read Vol. And from my understanding this is where Legacy will take over with a Vol. I know Civil War II happened somewhere in here.
I guess basically what I am hoping for is help with the timeline of the major events and where that falls in with the trades…Thanks for any help! I also really liked Thor: Disassembled. Is it worth finishing up the Simonson run and messing up my mock-continuity with Disassembled which flows perfectly into Civil War?
I can never really get into the Jurgens run much. Hey, just wanted to let you know you missed one thing. Where does that fit in this list? Thank you! I picked up Thor at Original Sin and have been following into the Female Thor and am really enjoying it. I also decided to try to read the main new Secret Wars story.
Any suggestions on where the lines crossed and where Secret Wars fits into the current Thor storeline? Godhunter is definitely less directly connected to Thor JMS continuity. Siege is definitely crucial. You could read Thor: God of Thunder without any previous Thor reading really. After realizing that both have absolutely nothing to do with each other, I put god of thunder to the side and started to buy a bunch of other Thor books, but now I read through them all except God of Thunder.
And I will pick up Secret Invasion then as well. If I find them. I am unable to find Thor: Disassembled here in Germany for a reasonable price. But for what I have I am exclusively staying at IV and up, to get that one at least kind of completed. Like, how does Thor even know of Ragnarok, or why is Volstagg in prison. I already wasted too many hours trying to research what I am missing.
Your guide will be a tremendous help. Hi Dave. And I have sticked fairly well to it. So I read modern Thor till after the Siege more coming and the main events happening inbetween including the Prelude of each event. But I still do wonder: How does Thor even know of his clone, Ragnarok.
Do they meet in an issue not listed here, does he appear in a story I do not know? This is a fair question. I always sort of assumed Thor just sort of checked in on what happened and naturally seeing a cloned Thor caught his eye. Your email address will not be published. DC Where to Start? Since this is the Thor Page, I figure the best place to start. But I am afraid its been so long I am missing somethings. So yeah, is Simonson vol 4,5 reallllly strong, and where does the Jurgens run rank in quality?
Where does Fear Itself fit in? Hi, Thanks for all those useful guides. Good to know. But chronologically, Where does it stand? Not right after 24, I guess? Good questions. Awesome, enjoy the comics and definitely let me know if you have any questions! Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Footer New to Comic Book Herald? Hey there - my name's Dave and this is my comic book blog.
It's my way of sharing my borderline obsessive addiction to the comic book medium, and I hope you like some of what's going on here. Most people that come here are looking for my WIP Marvel reading order guide. Thor has always been one of the biggest, boldest, brashest, sweepingly epic comics that Marvel publishes.
For decades the exploits of Thor and the gods of Asgard were positively unfilmable. Creative team after creative team tried to top one another and create the grandest, the most mythic, and the most epic Thor stories possible. And since the character debuted in , Thor has attracted some of the most finest and groundbreaking creators in comics.
This all too brief series by Chris Samnee and Roger Langridge is a perfect introduction to the world of Thor for readers of all ages. Thor the Mighty Avenger is just waiting to be discovered by fans eager for some note perfect Thor tales by two true modern comic book masters.
Ad — content continues below. When J. Michael Straczynski took over writing Thor in the late s, the God of Thunder had been missing from the Marvel Universe for quite a while. But Straczynski and Olivier Coipel brought Thor and his family of characters back in a big bad way. Thor was reborn and had to quest throughout reality to awaken all the other gods of Asgard.
This story introduced Lady Loki, a cosplay staple, and found new ways to present the gods crafted by Kirby and Lee.
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