Monday, June 30, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 15 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #611
The Post Siege Era begins 

Behind this striking Mico Suayan cover is the first 22 pages of "Fine Print"
 Kieron Gillen spins an enjoyable yarn featuring Mephisto, Hela and the Disir. It also might have the most horrifying ironic wordless panel in a Thor comic.
Here's a sample of the Rich Elson art.
Spoiler free plot synopsis: Thor is told not to go to Hel.

Sunday, June 29, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

 
AVENGERS #57 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Garron, Javier
     MEET HISTORY'S MIGHTIEST HEROES!
The Avengers are lost in time, and if they're going to stop Mephisto's grand plan, they'll need help from some of history's greatest heroes, whose stories have never been told. Like the mystical man of war, Sgt. Szardos, Soldier Supreme of World War II, and his squadron of supernatural grunts, the Secret Invaders.


THOR LIGHTNING AND LAMENT #1 $3.99 
(W) Ralph Macchio (A) Todd Nauck (CA) Ron Lim
The Mighty Thor has abandoned Asgard in her greatest hour of need, leaving the Realm Eternal in the hands of his half brother Loki, in the absence of its rightful ruler, Odin. With Asgard under assault by legions of trolls, and the Lady Sif hovering near death due to a possibly fatal wound suffered in battle, can anyone save the Golden City from annihilation?
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Saturday, June 28, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY


AVENGERS BEYOND #4 (OF 5) $3.99
(W) Derek Landy (A/CA) Greg Land
The Lost One stalks our world, the Beyonder watches from orbit and the Avengers prepare to battle...the Bootleg Avengers! Six ordinary people, gifted with amazing powers and abilities they neither earned nor (frankly) deserve, seek to replace Earth's Mightiest Heroes at LITERALLY the worst possible time. And when the Ivory Kings show up to pass judgment on the Beyonder's last, desperate ploy to keep his race from being wiped out, things go rapidly downhill.


THOR #35 $3.99
(W) Torunn Gronbekk (A) Juan Gedeon, Sergio Davila (CA) Nic Klein
THE FINALE OF "BLOOD OF THE FATHERS"! Doctor Doom makes his final stand to control all of humankind - past, present and future! Thor must defeat him before the course of history and the future of the Ten Realms are irrevocably altered - but taming a force powerful enough to destroy free will itself might prove to be a greater challenge than Thor could have imagined? Plus, the origin of Hela is finally revealed!
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #28 $3.99
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Friday, June 27, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #2 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Michael Del Mundo
   The sons of Odin ride again! In the land of the dead, Thor is reunited with his long-lost brother, Balder, the King of Hel, just in time to face the Fire Goblin armies of the Queen of Cinders, as the War of the Realms continues to burn its way across all creation. Plus Loki! Thori the Hel-hound! Skurge with a really big gun! Monster trucks! And more!
Russell Dauterman Young Guns variant
Mike Deodato variant
James Harren Connecting Hammer variant





Thursday, June 26, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY


BLOOD HUNT #4 $4.99

(W) Jed MacKay (A/CA) Pepe Larraz
Doctor Strange and Clea court a dread ally - but at what cost comes this aid? Hunter's Moon and Tigra do the same- but can this shadowy figure be trusted? And meanwhile, the Avengers are given the battle they so sorely crave in order to avenge their fallen friends. But in the darkness...a light?
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

IN YOUR LCS TODAY


SPIDER-BOY #20 $4.99
(W) Dan Slott (A/CA) Paco Medina
SPIDER-MAN is down! And with MR. NEGATIVE and his inner demons closing in, SPIDER-BOY makes a last, desperate stand! LOOK OUT, BAILEY - it's all the friends (and foes) you made along the way! Spider-Girl! Hulkette! Madame Monstrosity and more! But are they here to help Bailey or Mr. Negative?!

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

HISTORY OF MARVEL UNIVERSE #1 $4.99  
(W) Mark Waid (A) Javier Rodriguez (CA) Steve McNiven
     From the Big Bang to the twilight of existence, HISTORY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE chronicles completely, for the first time, everything that was, is or will be! Lushly illustrated text tells the complete story of the Marvel Universe, revealing previously unknown secrets and serving as the ultimate reference book for Marvel fans! Witness the greatest tale ever told - and be prepared for some shocking revelations! Although Thor appears on two of the covers he DOES NOT appear inside.

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MARVELS EPILOGUE #1 $4.99
(W) Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross (A/CA) Alex Ross
        A "Marvels" look at the "all-new, all-different" X-Men of the 1970s. In this 16-page story, Alex and Kurt bring Marvel's world to brilliant, realistic life one last time, as the now-retired Phil Sheldon and his daughters, in Manhattan to see the Christmas lights, find themselves in the middle of a clash between the outsider heroes and the deadly Sentinels, giving them a close-up perspective on the mutant experience. Also featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this special story, and other bonus features. Thor has the tiniest cameo in a 2 page montage.




MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #6 SOMMARIVA $3.99
(W) Matthew K. Manning (A/CA) Jon Sommariva
    Count Nefaria's otherworldly assault reaches its fever pitch as the Avengers struggle to reunite and save Dr. Strange! Can Earth's Mightiest Heroes overcome impossible odds?