Sunday, April 30, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 9 YEARS AGO TODAY

WOLVERINE #5 $3.99 
(W) Paul Cornell (A) Gerardo Sandoval (CA) Ryan Stegman
   Logan faces his most dire threat yet -- with no healing factor to protect him!
AVENGERS #28 $3.99
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Agustin Alessio
   Bruce Banner puts the pieces together and confronts Iron Man. The Thors (that’s right, two of them) make a brief appearance.
  
AVENGERS WORLD #5 $3.99
(W) Nick Spencer, Jonathan Hickman (A) Stefano Caselli (CA) In-Hyuk Lee
   Three Avengers' lives depend on Manifold breaching the unbreachable. What is Manifold's true destiny? A dramatically posed but silent Thor appears on one page.

UNCANNY AVENGERS ANNUAL #1 $4.99
(W) Rick Remender (A) Paul Renaud (CA) Arthur Adams
   The first appearance of the Avengers of the Supernatural! When the producers of the Mojoverse can't make a hit series they call on Mojo to gather an all-new, all-creepy Avengers! Can the Uncanny Avengers survive the wrath of an unleashed Spirit of Vengeance? Thor and the Wolverine have a one-page tussle… plus see Thor in a Mojo movie!

WHAT IF AGE OF ULTRON #5 $3.99 
(W) Joe Keatinge (A) Raffaele Ienco, Ramon Villalobos, Neil Edwards and Mico Suayan (CA) Chris Stevens
   What if Hank Pym never created Ultron? Could a world survive without Ultron's own weapon-turned-Avenger, the Vision? In the darkest of all realities, can the Avengers ever hope to Assemble? Brief glimpses of  female alternate-timeline Thors!

Monday, April 24, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #18 $3.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Ed McGuinness
    See the greatest heroes of Washington, D.C., in action as the War of the Realms comes to the nation's capital. Who needs the Avengers when you've got the all-new Squadron Supreme of America? 
ALEX ROSS MARVELS 25TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE VARIANT COVER
NOTE: Thor does not appear in this comic.!

Friday, April 21, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 50 YEARS AGO TODAY

A rare cover collaboration by super-stars Jim Starlin and John Romita Senior

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

Chris Sprouse End of an Era Variant

AVENGERS #689 $4.99 
(W) Al Ewing & Various (A) Pepe Larraz (CA) Mark Brooks
   One last battle against an impossible opponent. One last game with astronomical stakes. With the fate of the Earth on the line, a cry goes out across the Marvel Universe: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!


VENOMIZED #3 $3.99
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Iban Coello (CA) Nick Bradshaw
   With Lady Thor consumed by the Poisons, the heroes of Earth must rally against her!  Meanwhile, the Poisons have been working in secret to shore up their defenses, but have they thought of everything?

And if you don't have enough Thor toys
there's this...


MARVEL THOR RAGNAROK THOR Q-FIG FIGURE 
Quantum Mechanix presents the God of Thunder in this dynamic Q-Fig! Measuring about 4 3/4" tall, Thor is armed and kicks up a fierce dust cloud as he charges forward. Based on his look from the film Thor: Ragnarok, the Norse god is ready to compete in the Grandmaster's Contest of Champions. The Thor: Ragnarok Thor Q-Fig Figure comes safely packaged in a window box. $14.95

Sunday, April 16, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #12 $3.99 
(W) Jason Aaron  (A/CA) Michael Del Mundo
    WAR OF THE REALMS TIE-IN! Fatherly love is not something with which Loki Laufeyson is terribly familiar. Still, you'd think that with the Frost Giants invading New York in Malekith's WAR OF THE REALMS, he'd find some quality time to spend with dear old deadly Dad. And he will. Even though Thor appears on both covers, he DOES NOT appear inside.
COIPEL ASGARDIAN VARIANT

WAR OF REALMS #2 $4.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Russell Dauterman (CA) Arthur Adams, Matthew Wilson
    All the heroes of the Marvel Universe have assembled, yet this still might not be enough to stop Malekith's endless war. And the one hero who could turn the tide...is stranded where no one can reach him. With Thor trapped in the land of the Frost Giants and the forces of Earth overwhelmed, Black Panther, Jane Foster and Doctor Strange make a desperate gamble. Valhalla awaits.
JULIAN TEDESCO VARIANT COVER


WAR OF REALMS WAR SCROLLS #1 $4.99 
(W) Jason Aaron & Various (A) Andrea Sorrentino & Various (CA) Andrea Sorrentino
    Gifted the sight of the Bifrost, Daredevil watches all Midgard burn under Malekith's invasion. How will the Guardian of Hell's Kitchen...guard an entire Earth turned to Hell? Find out in a story by Jason Aaron & Andrea Sorrentino! All this and more  straight from the battlefield of WAR OF THE REALMS! Thor makes an appearance in the Daredevil story.

WOLVERINE INFINITY WATCH #3 $3.99
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Andy MacDonald (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli
    Three razor-sharp claws - the deadly trademark of one of the most notorious, unstoppable killing machines known the galaxy over - the claws of a Raptor from the legendary Fraternity of Raptors! Like the previous issue, King Thor makes a one page appearance.

AVENGERS NO ROAD HOME #10 $4.99 
(W) Al Ewing & Various (A) Sean Izaakse (CA) Yasmin Putri
    The extra-sized finale! Can anything stop Nyx from remaking the cosmos in her image? And will an Avenger die in the attempt?
Thor appears in a crowd-scene double-page spread.

Friday, April 14, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #14
(W) Donny Cates (A) Nic Klein (CA) Olivier Coipel
     THE FINALE OF "PREY" - AND THE FIGHT OF THOR'S LIFE! All-Father Thor breaks out of his prison! But Donald Blake has amassed more power than the King of Asgard can know. One thing is certain: When the hammer comes down, only one man will remain standing. Big action and big stakes are the Donny Cates and Nic Klein special - but you've never seen them like this before. This is the issue you can't miss!


Klein variant


THOR AND LOKI DOUBLE TROUBLE #2 $3.99 
(W) Mariko Tamaki (A/CA) Gurihiru
    Anarchy in Asgard! Loki has summoned a serpent set on city-smashing, and now Thor has to clean up his mess... again!

Vecchio variant

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 59 YEARS AGO TODAY

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #105 was the first issue completely penciled by Jack Kirby and the first to expand the lead Thor story from 13 to 18 pages.

It also had the second Tales of Asgard episode to begin with a splash page followed by 4 pages of 4 equal-sized panels.