Wednesday, December 27, 2023

IN YOUR LCS TODAY


AVENGERS INC #4 $3.99
SALVADOR LARROCA AVENGERS 60TH VAR


TIMELESS #1 $6.99
(W) Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (A) Juann Cabal 
(CA) Miguel Mercado
BEHOLD THE FUTURE OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!
In a devastating future born from the choices of today, time and space is threatened by the ascension of an ancient evil. The MOON KNIGHT UNENDING has risen - a nightmare born of StarkTech, the Eternal Machine and the God of the Moon - and now all of Earth bows before his overwhelming power! One man stands against Khonshu's coming tide of chaos: POWER MAN, the Marvel Universe's final living super hero. But who is Power Man - and how did he come to wield the unstable powers of the Sentry, the Hulk and the Iron Fist? What dark, deeply personal conflict underpins this mind-bending apocalypse? And at the end of the line, can the Marvel Universe ever truly be saved? 
PLUS - a SHOCKING glimpse into the next year of Marvel stories!
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

INCOMING #1 $9.99 
(W) Al Ewing, More (A) Aaron Kud(W) Donny Cates (A/CA) Mark Bagley
ONE WILL UNITE THEM!
      A mysterious murder brings together the heroes of the Marvel Universe in the search for a killer - but no one can imagine where the trail will lead, or how it will affect everything in 2020 and beyond! Who is the victim and who is the assailant? The closing chapter to MARVEL's 80th year, which will connect the dots of everything that happened in 2019 and propel the narrative into the coming year! Featuring the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, Spider-Man, the Champions, the Agents of Atlas, Valkyrie, the Immortal Hulk, Jessica Jones, Venom, Ghost Rider, the Masked Raider and more!
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VENOM #21 $3.99 
(W) Donny Cates (A/CA) Mark Bagley
     VENOM ISLAND BEGINS HERE! Thor Odinson appears.  'Nuff said!

SPIDER-HAM #1 $3.99 
(W) Zeb Wells (A) Will Robson (CA) Wendell Dalit
    APORKALYPSE NOW!   Not a dream! Not a hoax! Not an imaginary tail! Spider-Ham finally has his own series! (Again!)
Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham finds himself jumping through time, side-by-side with Peter PARKER, the Spectacular Spider-MAN!  Thor Odinson doesn't appear but Dog Thor does...

Monday, December 25, 2023

Walt Simonson proto-reindeer cover

"Thor was the god of the peasants and the common people. He was represented as an elderly man, jovial and friendly, of heavy build, with a long white beard. His element was fire, his color red. The rumble and roar of thunder were said to be caused by the rolling of his chariot, for he alone among the gods never rode on horseback, but drove in a chariot drawn by two white goats (called Cracker and Gnasher). He was fighting the giants of ice and snow, and thus became the Yule-god. He was said to live in the "Northland," where he had his palace among the icebergs. By our pagan forefathers he was considered as the cheerful and friendly god, never harming humans, but rather helping and protecting them. The fireplace in every home was especially sacred to him, and he was said to come down through the chimney into his element, the fire."
        MYTHS OF NORTHERN LANDS (1895) H.A. Guerber

Sunday, December 24, 2023

WHAT'S BETTER THAN NEW THOR APPEARANCES ON A CHRISTMAS EVE?

IN THE SHOPS 9 YEARS AGO TODAY
AVENGERS #24.now $4.99
Writer: Jonathan Hickman   Art: Esad Ribic
"ROGUE PLANET" - Part 1 of 5
   Captain America and Iron Man plan for the next version of the Avengers.  A runaway planet is on a collision course with Earth. Thor first appears on page 10 in a two page comedy relief sequence that is a definite nod to the Lee/Kirby style of Sixties story-telling. Thor doesn't appear again until two pages at the end of the issue.

Don't be fooled by the big #1. It refers to the issue being the perfect jumping on point because of the beginning of a new story arc. It IS actually AVENGERS #24.
Here's 25% of Thor's participation in the issue.

 Alessio variant cover.
 Bianchi variant cover

IN THE SHOPS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY
AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #9 $4.99 
(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Jim Cheung
ACT III: NEW WORLD DISORDER
   Who will die? Who will remain inverted?  An old foe must claim the mantle of his greatest enemy to save the lives of all he cares for!  An X-Man's horrifying fate! An Avenger's appalling choice! Thor does something dramatic!


CAPTAIN AMERICA AND MIGHTY AVENGERS #3 $3.99 
(W) Al Ewing (A/CA) Luke Ross
   THE AVENGERS/AVENGERS WAR!  With Captain America and Iron Man bringing the full power of the Avengers against the Gem Theater, can our heroes possibly survive?  Guest-starring Spider-Man! Thor, of course, is involved in the battle.


LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD #9 $3.99
(W) Al Ewing (A/CA) Lee Garbett
   Loki, swashbuckling savior of truth and justice, versus Lorelei -- scheming sister of the noble Enchantress!  Once -- in a time Loki would rather forget -- these two were allies. Now, Loki must bring Lorelei in -- or die trying!  Also : the villainy of Thor -- Marvel's brutish God Of Evil!



MARVELS AVENGERS #1 $2.99
(W) Will Pilgrim (A) Joe Bennett 
   OFFICIAL ADAPTATION OF THE FIRST BLOCKBUSTER FILM!  Iron Man! Thor! Captain America! Black Widow! Hawkeye! The Hulk!


NOVA #25 $4.99 
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) David Baldeon (CA) Zach Montoya
   Over-sized monumental 25th issue and great jumping-on point! Thor appears briefly doing what he does best.
Arthur Adams variant cover

Saturday, December 23, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 14 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #605
 Written by KIERON GILLEN
Pencils & Cover by BILLY TAN
        The invisible hand of Loki's sly tricks has made plain the treachery that lay in store...and after the devastating events of THOR: DEFINING MOMENTS GIANT-SIZE and THOR 604, everything comes to a head! The balance of power in Latveria is tipped, and all sides march toward all-out war!

Friday, December 22, 2023

A 2009 HOLIDAY PRESENT FROM MARVEL

ORIGINS OF SIEGE was a special giveaway issue containing everything a reader needed to prepare for a story six years in the making! Showcasing an all-new lead-in story featuring Loki, it also contained an all-new origins section covering the major players drawn by the biggest artists at Marvel. Plus pinups, a checklist and a preview of SIEGE #1!
 
Shops received one free copy of ORIGINS OF SIEGE for every 25 copies of CAPTAIN AMERICA #3 that they ordered, rounded up to the next 25. Shops could also purchase ORIGINS OF SIEGE in bundles of 25 at $10 a bundle. 

Thursday, December 21, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY


AVENGERS FOREVER #12 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Aaron Kuder
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE - PART THREE: THE SIEGE OF INFINITY TOWER!
The all Steve Rogers Howling Commandos. The interstellar air force that is the Carol Corps. The Star Panther. The God of Fists. The Invincible Ant-Man, Tony Stark. Together, they are the greatest army of Avengers ever assembled. Will they be enough to protect the Avengers Tower at Infinity's End? Because Mephisto has come to claim that tower's secrets, and he's brought an army of his own.

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BLACK PANTHER #12 $3.99
 (W) John Ridley (A) German Peralta (CA) Alex Ross
Just as T'Challa thinks his past secrets lay buried with the dead, the true identity of his latest enemy has left him shaken! Even as he escapes capture and returns to the Avengers, Captain America isn't too pleased with Black Panther's role in creating these new terrorists for peace. The message is clear: If T'Challa isn't ready to be a team player, he doesn't belong on a team. With no kingdom, no Avengers and no allies, who is left to aid T'Challa against this monster of his own making?

WAKANDA #3 (OF 5) $3.99
(W) Narcisse, Evan, Ho Che Anderson (A) Sean Hill, Natacha Bustos (CA) Iban Coello
The spotlight on characters who have defined Wakanda continues, taking us back in time into the heart of KILLMONGER! A haunting story that explores his earliest days under the thumb of Ulysses Klaw, and the early foundations of the man who will one day bear a scar for each of his kills? Plus, the third chapter of Evan Narcisse and Natacha Bustos' History of the Black Panthers, focusing on the mysterious Nehanda as she bands together with the Medieval Avengers!
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