What's better than having a cover by Ariel Olivetti?
Paul Jenkins provides a well-written Ragnarok prelude tale that cleverly characterizes Loki.
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025
ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jul/Aug/Sep 1967
DC decided that the way to combat Marvel's increasing popularity was to create a series that parodied Marvel.
This had shipped a week earlier
This was the 4th Thor comic I had purchased since discovering the character little more than a month earlier.
Of course I bought INFERIOR FIVE too.
Friday, July 18, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY
THOR #3
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Michael Del Mundo
UNHOLY MATRIMONY!War rages across the land of the dead, and not even the reunion of Thor with his brother Balder can stop it! Perhaps peace might come from the wedding of the century... in Hel! With Hela, the goddess of death, as the bride, which Odinson brother is going to be the lucky groom? And what special surprise guest is looking to put a deadly stop to the nuptials?
OLD MAN HAWKEYE #7 $3.99
(W) Sacks, Ethan (A) Marco Checchetto, Ibraim Roberson (CA) Marco Checchetto
THE FALL OF THE SUPER HEROES! HAWKEYE's been on a mission to hunt down the THUNDERBOLTS that betrayed him. Now see exactly what happened on that fateful date 45 years ago, in all of its bloody detail! This issue - everybody dies! See how Thor dies in the Old-Man-verse.
AVENGERS #5 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Ed McGuinness, Paco Medina (CA) Ed McGuinness
Behold the wildest, most awe-inspiring team of Avengers ever assembled! But will it be enough to defeat the combined powers of Loki and the Final Host of Dark Celestials? And what is the startling secret of the Progenitor? Thor and She-Hulk continue their team-up
LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 $4.99
(W) Margaret Stohl (A) Carlos Pacheco (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
Carol Danvers was just a girl from the Boston suburbs who loved science and the Red Sox until a chance encounter with a Kree hero gave her incredible super-powers. Now, she's a leader in the Avengers and the commander of Alpha Flight. But what if there were more to the story? When crippling anxiety attacks put her on the sidelines in the middle of a fight, Carol finds herself reliving memories of a life she thought was far behind her. You can't outrun where you're from - and sometimes, you HAVE to go home again. Thor has a 1 panel cameo and a line of dialog.
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!
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? 
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