Sunday, May 12, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

HEROES REBORN #2 $4.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Dale Keown, Ed McGuinness (CA) Leinil Francis Yu
    Make way for the adventures of Marvel's Mightiest Megastar, the all-powerful Hyperion! When America's solar-powered, super-sentinel of liberty looks to return his archenemy Victor Von Doom to the other-dimensional prison of the Negative Zone, mighty Hyperion must deal with a breakout of his most powerful enemies, such as Ultron, General Annihilus and the Immortal Hulk. Plus: A special backup tale starring Blade, Earth's last living vampire.
Bustos Stormbreakers variant

WONDER WOMAN #772 
      Wonder Woman may have outsmarted the beasts of Asgard for now, but nothing has prepared her for what's to come. Diana's darkest self has emerged as a new opponent, and she'll need help from an unexpected ally whose connection to thunder has inspired many a tale: Thor! Can this god-and-demi-goddess duo find out what has disturbed the balance of things? Or are they doomed to leave everything, including their lives, on the battlefield? Find out as this Norse narrative continues!  And in the backup story taking place during the younger days of our hero, Diana must dive deep into the depths of Themyscira's oceans to learn more about the mysterious manuscripts left to her. 

Saturday, May 11, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

 HULK VS THOR BANNER WAR ALPHA #1 $4.99
(W) Donny Cates (A) Martin Coccolo (CA) Gary Frank
Hulk and Thor have both undergone massive changes recently, but one thing remains constant - their heated rivalry! When mysterious circumstances bring them into conflict once more, will the God of Thunder be able to triumph against a Bruce Banner who can now control his rage?
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of both characters, this epic five-part crossover between the THOR and HULK series starts here, brought to you by creators Donny Cates and Martin Coccolo! Key mysteries will be revealed, as well as shocking consequences for the future of both characters! (Continued in May's THOR #25 and HULK #7!)

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RON LIM VARIANT

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VON EEDEN HULK SMASH VARIANT

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Friday, May 10, 2024

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1967

Talk about your mismatches.
It was Thor's 95th appearance.
Dynamic cover and interior art by Gene Colan and John Tartaglione.

Thursday, May 9, 2024

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1966

The fourth time Pluto appeared in THOR. 
The first time he appeared on the cover. (art by Kirby & Colletta)
This splash page is the only full-pager of the 16 page conclusion to the Pluto trilogy.
The splash page for the 5 Tales of Asgard backup uses a common Kirby character layout that makes it easy for Lee to disguise a synopsis as a conversation.

Monday, May 6, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 9 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS VS #1 $5.99
(W) Joe Caramagna (A) Andrea Di Vito & Various (CA) Tom Raney
   It's the Avengers versus some of their all-time greatest foes! Powerful Asgardian artifacts are on Earth...but can the Avengers recover them before Loki?  Contains four short stories featuring the  Red Skull, Attuma, Loki, MODOK, and more! Thor Odinson appears in 3 out of 4 stories 
and on 2 out of 4 covers (art by Ron Lim and Michael Ryan)
Ron Lim variamt 
  Michael Ryan variant

HULK #16 $4.99 
 (W) Gerry Duggan (A) Mark Bagley, Rhoald Marcellius (CA) Mark Bagley
   The HULK confrontation you've been waiting for: DOC GREEN VS JEN WALTERS  What is Doc Green's startling confession???  Lady Thor appears on five pages and Thor Odinson appears in a double-page spread of dead heroes.

SECRET WARS #1 $4.99 
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic (CA) Alex Ross
THE FINAL INCURSION!  THE MARVEL UNIVERSE IS COLLIDING WITH THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE! NEITHER WILL SURVIVE! Lady Thor appears but not Thor Odinson. (unless you count his appearance on the Cheung variant cover)

Variant cover by Chip Zdarsky
Variant cover by Esad Ribic
Variant cover by Cheung

UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #5 $3.99
(W) Ryan North (A/CA) Erica Henderson
    These TAILS of the Squirrel Girl will show you the Marvel Universe's most powerful super hero from a bunch of brand-new perspectives. Lady Thor flies by on one page.

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

BLOOD HUNT #1 $5.99
(W) Jed MacKay (A/CA) Pepe Larraz
The skies have gone dark. The vampires have risen from the hidden places as one to drown the world in blood. Final night has fallen. Can the heroes of this doomed world stem the tide of blood to come? Join the AVENGERS, BLADE, BLOODLINE, SPIDER-MAN, HUNTER'S MOON, TIGRA, DOCTOR STRANGE and CLEA as the dance of death begins! 
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BLOOD HUNT RED BAND #1 $6.99
(W) Jed MacKay (A/CA) Pepe Larraz
EXPANDED AND UNEXPURGATED - AND POLYBAGGED FOR YOUR PROTECTION - THE RED BAND EDITION OF BLOOD HUNT #1 CONTAINS ADDITIONAL PAGES OF UNEXPURGATED MATERIAL THAT ARE TOO EXPLICIT FOR THE REGULAR EDITION!
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IMMORTAL THOR #10 $4.99
(W) Al Ewing (A) Martin Coccolo (CA) Alex Ross
THOR MUST DIE!
The son of Odin faced three of his greatest foes in battle - with the fog of magic closing around him. Yet even if he won, he lost...for Thor fought not for his life - but for his death. This is the story of the Minotaur's final triumph.
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Friday, April 26, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #18 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Russell Dauterman
   The gods of the Shi'ar call down their ultimate judgment on the Asgardians. And where the Phoenix goes, lately so does the X-Men's favorite troublemaker, Quentin Quire! Has the rebel-without-a-cause finally found one, or will he just let the world(s) burn?