So I've read the Thor Ultimate Collection by Kieron Gillen
And I plan on getting Journey into Mystery: Fear Itself
Is there anything I should pick up in between?
I'm mostly interested in the Kid Loki story, but I wouldn't mind other Thor stuff. (As long as it's good)
So I've read the Thor Ultimate Collection by Kieron Gillen
And I plan on getting Journey into Mystery: Fear Itself
Is there anything I should pick up in between?
I'm mostly interested in the Kid Loki story, but I wouldn't mind other Thor stuff. (As long as it's good)
You've read all the JMS Thor right? If not I'd highly recommend it. As for stuff inbetween I'd say Fraction's two Thor stories, World Eaters and the first Might Thor volume, are worth picking up. WE is already out in trade while the first volume of MT is only in hardcover format right now.
a lot of people got mad because Fraction's Thor is a little more of a jerk than usual(which was understandable since Siege JUST happened) and it veered back into the crazy Kirby cosmic madness after the fairly traditional fantasy tone of Gillen/JMS
Well it's official... my dreams have come true. The Warriors Three have now fought their way into Warhammer aka the franchise with the awesome Orcs that go WAAAAAGH! My two favorite franchises have collided.
In case you don't know, the Gotrek and Felix novels are Warhammer's most successful and long running series. They are to Warhammer as Drizzit is to dungeons and dragons. Quite the popular series. The most recent Gotrek and Felix book is an Anthology of short stories by various authors. In one of these short stories three Warriors accompany Gotrek's best friend, a goofy Dwarf Slayer named Snorri, on an orc killing adventure.
The first of these "brothers" is named Volg Staahl the Voluminous (yes THE VOLUMINOUS). The oldest of the trio, he is a very tall and obese man, who also happens to have a massive red beard. He is loud mouthed, boisterous, fun loving, comical, and a lover of food and drink. He IS Volstagg.
The second of these "brothers" is named Flanders Drahl. He is a lover of the ladies, incredibly handsome, a master swordsman, and the proud owner of a trim blonde mustache. He is every bit as dashing and smooth as Fandral.
Then there is Grim Hogan. He is very grumpy, to the point, has a thick black mustache, and wields a massive mace. He also happens to be foreign.
There is literally NO WAY these characters are not shout-outs to the Warriors Three.
God I hope they return for future novels.
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So I've read the Thor Ultimate Collection by Kieron Gillen
And I plan on getting Journey into Mystery: Fear Itself
Is there anything I should pick up in between?
I'm mostly interested in the Kid Loki story, but I wouldn't mind other Thor stuff. (As long as it's good)
Thor: The Mighty Avenger is so much fun and it's got Chris Samnee art. It tells the origins of Thor from a very light hearted, fun point of view; Thor: Ages of Thunder takes the exact opposite view, and we get full on Jerk Thor Origin, and tries to reconcile Marvel Thor with Norse Myth Thor. I'd recommend both of these, just to get two different looks at Thor's origin.
The Walter Simonson Omnibus and Thor: Tales of Asgard are great if you want retro-awesome Thor. The Omnibus is pretty pricey, though.
Thor Disassmebled is a great story that precedes the JMS run, and really digs into the Ragnarok myths and builds up Thor's character.
If you've read The Ultimates and The Ultimates 2, look into reading Ultimate Thor. It's a great Thor story that fills in a lot of holes in the Ultimates.
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MaratastikJust call me Mara, please!Registered Userregular
So I'm looking for advice on what Thor TPB's are worth picking up. I've started with Jurgen's run and have read Vol. 1, 2 and have started on Vol. 3. I'd like to pick up anything good between what I have and Thor:Disassembled. So out of this list I found, are their any titles that are pretty bad/I should just skip?
Jurgens: Vol. 4
Across All Worlds
Death of Odin
Lord of Asgard
Gods on Earth
Spiral
Gods and Men
So far, I've found Jurgen's first two volumes to be okay. I really liked JMS Thor and Thor Disassembled though.
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TexiKenDammit!That fish really got me!Registered Userregular
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Jurgens' Thor gets better as the series goes on. With Death of Odin it takes a strong shift into something new, and it really kind of sucks that Disassembled kind of put a squash to it all. In the end it was a worthwhile shift as JMS helped make the character relevant in terms of sales, and Jurgens has enough time to wind it down without being really jarring, but it was one of those status quo things that could benefit the Marvel universe as a whole and make Thor really be a Superman (and WW) analogue.
Jurgens' Thor gets better as the series goes on. With Death of Odin it takes a strong shift into something new, and it really kind of sucks that Disassembled kind of put a squash to it all. In the end it was a worthwhile shift as JMS helped make the character relevant in terms of sales, and Jurgens has enough time to wind it down without being really jarring, but it was one of those status quo things that could benefit the Marvel universe as a whole and make Thor really be a Superman (and WW) analogue.
Cool, that's what I was hoping to hear. Guess I'll grab all of them then.
Sorry if this is a given, but you've read or are planning to read Simonson's run, right?
I know that I should....but I don't know. I have hard time enjoying older comics. I'll have to look for some scans from his run and see how I feel about it.
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And I plan on getting Journey into Mystery: Fear Itself
Is there anything I should pick up in between?
I'm mostly interested in the Kid Loki story, but I wouldn't mind other Thor stuff. (As long as it's good)
You've read all the JMS Thor right? If not I'd highly recommend it. As for stuff inbetween I'd say Fraction's two Thor stories, World Eaters and the first Might Thor volume, are worth picking up. WE is already out in trade while the first volume of MT is only in hardcover format right now.
Mighty Thor looks good, I'll check that out. Thanks
World Eaters has some terrible reviews on Amazon, though. Is it really worth it?
Ignore the Amazon reviews, it's not a bad story at all. Great art and it tells the origin of Kid-Loki and the resurrection of Odin.
a lot of people got mad because Fraction's Thor is a little more of a jerk than usual(which was understandable since Siege JUST happened) and it veered back into the crazy Kirby cosmic madness after the fairly traditional fantasy tone of Gillen/JMS
But hey, the art is cool and it does have crazy cosmic shenanigans
Mighty Thor was awesome this week
Course, I like jerk Thor, so I'm weird.
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In case you don't know, the Gotrek and Felix novels are Warhammer's most successful and long running series. They are to Warhammer as Drizzit is to dungeons and dragons. Quite the popular series. The most recent Gotrek and Felix book is an Anthology of short stories by various authors. In one of these short stories three Warriors accompany Gotrek's best friend, a goofy Dwarf Slayer named Snorri, on an orc killing adventure.
The first of these "brothers" is named Volg Staahl the Voluminous (yes THE VOLUMINOUS). The oldest of the trio, he is a very tall and obese man, who also happens to have a massive red beard. He is loud mouthed, boisterous, fun loving, comical, and a lover of food and drink. He IS Volstagg.
The second of these "brothers" is named Flanders Drahl. He is a lover of the ladies, incredibly handsome, a master swordsman, and the proud owner of a trim blonde mustache. He is every bit as dashing and smooth as Fandral.
Then there is Grim Hogan. He is very grumpy, to the point, has a thick black mustache, and wields a massive mace. He also happens to be foreign.
There is literally NO WAY these characters are not shout-outs to the Warriors Three.
God I hope they return for future novels.
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Thor: The Mighty Avenger is so much fun and it's got Chris Samnee art. It tells the origins of Thor from a very light hearted, fun point of view; Thor: Ages of Thunder takes the exact opposite view, and we get full on Jerk Thor Origin, and tries to reconcile Marvel Thor with Norse Myth Thor. I'd recommend both of these, just to get two different looks at Thor's origin.
The Walter Simonson Omnibus and Thor: Tales of Asgard are great if you want retro-awesome Thor. The Omnibus is pretty pricey, though.
Thor Disassmebled is a great story that precedes the JMS run, and really digs into the Ragnarok myths and builds up Thor's character.
If you've read The Ultimates and The Ultimates 2, look into reading Ultimate Thor. It's a great Thor story that fills in a lot of holes in the Ultimates.
Jurgens: Vol. 4
Across All Worlds
Death of Odin
Lord of Asgard
Gods on Earth
Spiral
Gods and Men
So far, I've found Jurgen's first two volumes to be okay. I really liked JMS Thor and Thor Disassembled though.
Cool, that's what I was hoping to hear. Guess I'll grab all of them then.
I know that I should....but I don't know. I have hard time enjoying older comics. I'll have to look for some scans from his run and see how I feel about it.
though really
I just fucking love that picture because it is so goddamn metal
however
Thor, please shave