IN THE SHOPS SEPTEMBER 27

MIGHTY THOR #23 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Russell Dauterman
     THOR AGAINST THOR! When the Ultimate Thor finally goes too far, in the name of peace and sanity, Jane has no choice but to stop him. Can she quell the rage of the War Thor before he destroys the very realms he once hoped to save?

Marco Rudy 1 in 5 Rock N Roll variant cover

NUFF SAID TRUE BELIEVERS?!?!!

On sale October 18

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MARVEL MILESTONES ARMORED THOR STATUE 

DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC

A Diamond Select Toys Release! Prepare for the coming of the Odinson! The God of Thunder heralds the return of the Marvel Milestones line of statues, wearing his full armor as seen in Walt Simonson's issues of the Marvel comic. Swinging his hammer Mjolnir, Thor hovers above the ground, ready to repel any horde that would lay waste to his beloved Asgard! Measuring 21 inches tall, this statue's production run is limited to only 1,000 pieces, and comes packaged with a certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. Sculpted by Phil Ramirez!

"In the '60s and the early '70s, I read a lot of SF, so I'm fairly well-versed in that material. And I had an interest in fantasy starting with the Lord of the Rings, I read a lot of fantasy in the '70s. Classic stuff: Lord Dunsany, E.R. Eddison, Mervyn Peake. Later work by Michael Moorcock. Besides Tolkien, Ballantine published about 60 or 70 volumes of an Adult Fantasy series, and I read that entire series. So I have a real interest in what Tolkien called secondary world creation, one of the things we do in comics. Because mainstream comics has this large shared universe-even though we all curse continuity under our breaths and sometimes, deservedly so, as far as I'm concerned. I like part of what it bestows-a rich complexity in the material that you can really mine and work. In a way, that helps to create stories worth re-reading because it enlarges them. It depends on the writer of course and the way you use the material, but it's such a fertile field for the imagination, I think it's one of the reasons I've stayed with mainstream comics for a long time."

Walt Simonson quote from his interview in COMIC BOOK ARTIST #10

What's more racist - a Thor Shrine or a statue of a Confederate General?

(It's a trick question. Inanimate objects can't be racist, only people's perceptions of them based upon their own learned subjective biases.)

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From PPW. The Thor Wood Warriors Action Figure stands 8-inches tall! Packaged in faux-organic window box packaging, this solid wood hand-painted action figure comes fully articulated to sit, stand, flex, and fight anywhere toys go on adventures.

JACK KIRBY DOES JOHN BUSCEMA A FAVOR

Just before leaving Marvel to work exclusively for DC, Kirby had Surtur burn down Asgard making it possible for John Buscema to design his own Realm Eternal when he took over the art chores on THOR.