Thursday, July 17, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

RAGNAROK BREAKING OF HELHEIM #1 $4.99
(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson
In the end, the gods gathered together and met their foes on the Battle Plain of Vigrid.  There, so the stories tell, the gods and their great enemies slaughtered each other, the stars fell from the sky, Midgard itself sank into the all-encompassing ocean, and the Nine worlds were destroyed. In this issue, Thor hears a voice out of the past and learns that not all the old stories are true, and that the path before him now leads to Helheim, the land of the Dead. 









LOKI #1 $3.99
(W) Daniel Kibblesmith (A) Oscar Bazaldva
    After dying a grisly death in THE WAR OF THE REALMS, Loki learned a valuable lesson in warmongering: Don't get caught. But now he has a whole new set of responsibilities - and his brother Thor is not about to let him walk away from them this time. 
Will Sliney Carnagized Variant cover.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

IN YOUR LCS TODAY


GODZILLA DESTROYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1 
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Garron, Javier (CA) Mark Brooks
LOOK OUT NEW YORK!
A previously dormant Godzilla has been angrily awoken and begun carving a path of annihilation as Earth's Mightiest Heroes band together to try and stop it's cataclysmic rampage! But when their combined efforts fail to slow the Bringer of Destruction, Earth's heroes are forced to go to extraordinary lengths to try and bring Godzilla down - including joining forces with Earths most devious villains! But will this be enough to stop Godzilla as it tears straight through the Marvel Universe into the Dark Dimension and other realms? Plus, how is the King of the Monsters connected to the mysterious metal, Vibranium, and what does this mean for Wakanda? In the face of an unstoppable force of nature, the Marvel Universe must come together like never before in this earth-shattering fight for Earth's survival. The FIRST of FIVE electrifying chapters in this epic saga!
            JAVIER GARRON variant

WRAPAROUND  variant

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

EMPYRE #1
(W) Al Ewing, Dan Slott (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Jim Cheung
  The Kree and the Skrulls have united under a new emperor - and their war fleet is on a collision course for our world.
  On the moon, the Avengers are ready to strike with the full power of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Approaching from outer space, the Fantastic Four are seeking a diplomatic solution.
•  If the two teams can't work together to save the day, things can only get worse...

  ASRAR VARIANT

FINCH VARIANT


LOZANO AVENGER VAR 

MCGUINNESS LAUNCH VAR

Monday, July 14, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #15 $3.99
(W) Donny Cates (A) Michele Bandini (CA) Olivier Coipel
The wounds of Donald Blake have not yet healed, and new Hel is afoot! With all inhabitants back in Asgard, and Odin's presence returned after being away so long, an air of tension now sits upon the throne! Father and son. All-Father and All-Father. Odin and Thor. Is this relationship forever doomed, and what does it mean for the Ten Realms? 
Tony Daniel Spider-Man Villain variant
Nic Klein variant

Sunday, July 13, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 11 YEARS AGO TODAY

Six Real Deals, one Animation Thor and one Avatar Press Thor :

AMAZING X-MEN #10 $3.99
(W) Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost (A/CA) Carlo Barberi
   As the Wendigo virus runs rampant through Canada, one of the X-Men falls prey to the deadly plague!  Guest-starring Alpha Flight and Thor!

AVENGERS WORLD #11
 $3.99
(W) Nick Spencer (A) Raffaele Lenco (CA) Paul Renaud
   The UPRISING begins. The Island opens its doors. The Dead march into the light. The Dragon declares war. Confronted by immense dangers on all sides, Thor and the Avengers face a world on fire -- and to restore peace, they'll have to become something even bigger than before.

CAPTAIN AMERICA #23 $3.99
(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Carlos Pacheco
    Zola has waged war on New York! Without a Captain America to lead them, can Thor and the Avengers stop the Bio-Fanatic's plot for revenge?!  NOTE: story doesn't deliver what the cover promises - at no point is Thor unconscious.


FANTASTIC FOUR #8 $3.99
(W) James Robinson (A/CA) Leonard Kirk
    BEN GRIMM: MURDERER?! Thor shows up for three battle pages.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #11 $2.99
(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) TBD
   The Red Skull has turned Thor and the Avengers into rampaging monsters! Hulk and Black Widow must team up and stop the raging Hulk-Vengers!

ORIGINAL SIN #7 $3.99 (W) Jason Aaron (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
     Thor finds yet another way to be defeated in what might be the three most important pages in the history of the character!!!

WOLVERINE #11 $3.99 
(W) Paul Cornell (A) Pete Woods (CA) Steve McNiven
    With the fates of two human beings placed in her hands, Pinch is faced with a decision that may haunt her for the rest of her life. That is, unless Wolverine and his S.H.I.E.L.D. cavalry can reach her in time. Classic Sabretooth, still finds time to mess with Logan, even while he's busy trying to remake the world in his image. Thor has a one panel cameo.


GOD IS DEAD #18 (Avatar Press)
(W) Mike Costa (A) Emiliano Urdinola (CA) Jacen Burrows
   The returned Norse and Greek gods are waging all-out war against each other, but thanks to Jesus and his miracle, they are having a hard time staying dead! 

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

NORSE MYTHOLOGY III #6 (OF 6) 
(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) Galen Showman (CA) P. Craig Russell
In the finale of Ragnarok: The Final Destiny of the Gods, artist P. Craig Russell illustrates the death of the gods, the end of the world, its renewal, and concludes the epic run of Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology.    

Saturday, July 12, 2025

48 YEARS AGO TODAY


If you had been reading comics for ten years one of the comic covers vying for your attention on the local spinner rack might have given you a mild case of De ja Vu... (both covers by Kirby)