This is the comic book that got me into comic books hardcore. I read comics before this but when I borrowed Simonson's run from this creepy kid I knew in middle school I started reading comics religiously. Say what you want about creepy kids but I got more free shit off them 'cause they wanted to be my friend.
Getting back to the matter at hand, Simonson had a very long run on Thor but this is my favorite (#337-#341) It introduces a horse-like alien, Beta Ray Bill, who crashes on earth and meets Thor in battle. He eventually takes advantage of a weakness in Thor's hammer to win. This leads to a battle to the death to determine the hammer's true owner.
The reason this story works so well is it mixes the Norse mythology of Thor's world, and the cosmic stories and science fiction that Marvel can do so well. Oh and Walt Simonson is the balls!
This is a pic of Orion(who's awesomeness I will get to at a later date) As I said...the balls!
I can't recommend reading these stories enough. Lucky for you they are conveniently collected in the first Thor Visionaries. I will eventually own all three. I suggest you do the same.
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If I was to be gay, it would be for Thor...
Dzjennick
I completely understand, by the way nice to see you brother.
very nice to see you too, too bad it took me some time to find... how are you?
Doing good, A bit bored which is why I started this thing.
well, this looks very nice, btw, I heard something about you possibly doing a podcast with ash, is any of that true?
All it is right now is talk, we're trying to hook something up with one of my buddies, but he works in the toy industry and summer is the time for him to make connections and get work, plus I'm going to Ireland come august so we're gonna have to wait till at least late August. I'm pushing.
ok, nice... too bad I can't come to Ireland in August, I'm probably going in November...
Mighty fucking Thor my ass! The jobber swinging his hammer isn't fit to jerk of Thors goats!
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