Saturday, September 28, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 31 YEARS AGO TODAY

BLOOD AND THUNDER Parts 1 and 2!!!
Cover by MC Wyman. Story art by Bruce Zick.

Cover by Ron Lim. Story art by Andy Smith.

Plus
Thor doesn't appear on the cover of 
INFINITY CRUSADE #6 
but he DOES appear on 2 crucial pages (aren't they all?) by Ron Marz/Andy Smith/Bill Anderson

Friday, September 27, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

MARVEL LEGACY #1 $5.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Esad Ribic & Various (CA) Joe Quesada
   It begins at the dawn of the human race, and ends with a child's prayer! In between, empires fall, mysteries brew, secrets are revealed, quests are undertaken and legends are forged! All leading up to the dramatic return you've you've been dreading! Lady Thor and Thor Odinson appear.


 ALEX ROSS VARIANT
CHRISTOPHER TRADING CARD VARIANT

DEODATO WRAPAROUND VARIANT 

 
LAND VARIANT
  
PARTY VARIANT

YOUNG VARIANT

MIGHTY THOR #23 $3.99 (CRAIN VENOMIZED HELA VAR) (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? Thor Odinson appears too!!!

Rudy Rock  N Roll Variant


GENERATIONS CAPTAIN AMERICAS #1 $4.99
(W) Nick Spencer (A/CA) Paul Renaud    
They were part of the Greatest Generation! And now Sam Wilson finds himself alongside them yet again in a strange yet familiar setting - fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with Captain America and Bucky against a seemingly unstoppable threat to the safety of the world! Lady Thor appears on 4 pages. Real Deal Thor appears in 3 panels.

MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #9
 $3.99
  

(W)Margaret Stohl (A)Michele Bandini (CA)Meghan
Hetrick 
    Carol Danvers has been stretched a little thin. Though she desperately needs to unwind, there's no time for recreational asteroid punching today. Not when Earth's fate rests in the hands a few Alpha Flight Cadets. Thor Odinson appears in one panel.


And from Image Comics

ANNUAL TP 2017 $9.99
(W) Joe Casey (A) Nathan Fox & Various (CA) Sonia Harris
    There is an 8 page story by Joe Casey and art by Jim Rugg called "Odin's Mighty Return". Thor appears in 3 panels but he is dead.

Thursday, September 26, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

RAGNAROK BREAKING OF HELHEIM #2 $4.99
(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson
    Thor begins his descent into the Kingdom of the Dead, but finds the way blocked by a titanic Hall rising before him on the rim of Helheim. Guarded by both the living and the dead and ruled by the iron hand of a would-be god, it hides beneath its deepest dungeons a secret powerful enough to shatter the very foundations of the Dusklands.


AVENGERS #24 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Stefano Caselli
    If the Avengers thought one Ghost Rider was tough to deal with, wait'll they see how many Spirits of Vengeance have just been unleashed by the King of Hell, Johnny Blaze! Including the craziest, most powerful Rider of them all...That's right, it's the Avengers vs. Cosmic Ghost Rider!


 AVENGERS LOKI UNLEASHED #1 $4.99 
(W) Roger Stern (A) Ron Lim (CA) Patrick Zircher
       The Siege of Avengers Mansion is over, and the Avengers are battered and in disarray! It's the worst time of all for Loki to discover a new source of mystic energies - one that connects to another classic villain and that will have dire consequences for all of reality unless those Avengers who remain standing are able to intercede!
Lim variant


PUNISHER KILL KREW #3 $3.99 
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Juan Ferreyra (CA) Tony Moore
   With the unstoppable Juggernaut by his side, Frank is deadlier than ever!  With Foggy Nelson by his side, Frank is... well represented within the legal system?  The Punisher's merry band of killers (and lawyer) continue their mission of vengeance, but true danger looms right around the corner. Thor drops by and provides some comedy relief.

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

 


AVENGERS ANNUAL #1  $4.99
(W) Derek Landy (A/CA) Salvador Larroca
"INFINITY WATCH" FINALE!
The Infinity Stone bearers are all brought together for the first time! If you thought the stones were dangerous in Thanos' hands, imagine if Star gets her way!

Monday, September 23, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 44 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 15th appearance of 1980 (his 3rd in 3 weeks) 
His 410th of all time.
What the Bill Sienkiewicz cover promises the 22 page Doug Moench story delivers.


The first of the 7 multi-panel Thor-graced pages Sienkiewicz is tasked with producing is a prime example of his mastery of his craft. 

The cover was embellished by the much-missed Joe Sinnott and the interior pages were finished by Pablos Marcos.

Sunday, September 22, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY


 NORSE MYTHOLOGY II #4 (OF 6) $3.99 

(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) Mark Buckingham (CA) P. Craig Russell

Thor and Loki are led to the castle of the king of giants who gives them a series of bizarre and comical challenges to participate in.



Mack variant cover