.For Malekith's first cover appearance Walt Simonson employs basic symbolism: big = threatening

"I did a lot of work in my run on Thor, such as the "Malekith the Accursed" story, that had some basis in and inspiration from Celtic fairy and folk tales. I read quite a bit when I was doing Thor-not only in Norse mythology, but about the Celtic fairy-faith and a lot of northern European folk stories, out of Britain, Scandinavia, Northern Europe. Great stuff and it was strongly related to the kind of feeling I wanted to give the book."

Walt Simonson COMIC BOOK ARTIST #10

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GUIDEBOOK TO MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE MARVELS THOR $3.99
(W) Mike O'Sullivan, The Ohotmu (A) Various (CA) Pascal Campion, Will Sliney
     Reveals everything you need to know about the golden realm of Asgard! Featuring fact sheets, movie-to-comic comparisons, and behind-the-scenes production art and movie stills, this issue profiles Thor Odinson himself; family members Loki, Odin and Frigga; Asgardian allies Sif, Heimdall, Hogun and Volstagg; human friends Erik Selvig, Jane Foster and Darcy Lewis; and an in-depth look at Asgard itself! Plus: Laufey and the Frost Giants, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jasper Sitwell and the Avenging Archer, Hawkeye! And more!

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KING THOR #4 $5.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Esad Ribic, More (CA) Esad Ribic

   THE FINAL CHAPTER OF THE YEARS-SPANNING, AWARD-WINNING SAGA! The sun has gone black. Midgard isn't far behind. The entire Multiverse is dying - and with it, the last of the gods. A millennium ago, the God of Thunder heard a whisper: "Gorr was right." Now Gorr the God of God-Butchers ascends to his final murder: the All-Father of all existence. Plus, a who's who of Jason's past THOR collaborators and a few surprise guests help close out the story in thunderous style!

DEL MUNDO VARIANT

EPTING VARIANT

AVENGERS #28 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Ed McGuinness

       A mysterious new wielder of the all-powerful, cosmic super-weapon the Starbrand has arisen inside a space prison the size of a galaxy, drawing the attention of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, along with some of the most powerful figures from beyond the stars. Behold the coming of the Three Heralds. Also, Thor is a Brood now...

HISTORY OF MARVEL UNIVERSE #6 $4.99 

(W) Mark Waid (A) Javier Rodriguez (CA) Steve McNiven

    From the stories of today to the end of the Marvel Universe! The grand finale has only one promise to make - no one gets out alive! Includes what was arguably the second most pivatol point in Thor Odinson's life,

NEW THOR APPEARANCES IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

SECRET WARS #8 $3.99 

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic (CA) Alex Ross

   The final battle against God Doom rages on! Battleworld teeters on the brink. The Shield has fallen. Armies march on Doomstadt. As Battleworld gives way to a new Marvel Universe...no one will come out the other side unscathed, if they come out at all.  Lady Thor points out the obvious in a 1 panel cameo. And A silent Rune Thor appears in 2 panels.

GWENPOOL SPECIAL #1 $5.99 

(W/A) Various (CA) Kris Anka

   She-Hulk throws a holiday party and invites the entire Marvel U!  Deadpool teams up with both Hawkeyes - Kate and Clint - to...stop a pickpocket?!  Ms. Marvel takes on her most dangerous threat yet: the holiday blues!  And then there's the reason for the season(al special): GWENPOOL!  A dancing Lady Thor makes a 1 panel cameo.

NEW THOR IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #23 

Writer: Jonathan Hickman Cover & Interior Art: Leinil Francis Yu

    INFINITY TIE-IN - "AVENGERS UNIVERSE: VI" The Avengers versus the Black Order. The battle for Earth moves planetside.  Thanos takes center stage. THOR APPEARS IN ONE PANEL!!!

Thor appears on one page of LONGSHOT SAVES THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #2.

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MIGHTY THOR #1 $4.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Russell Dauterman

   When DR. JANE FOSTER lifts the mystic hammer Mjolnir, she is transformed into the Goddess of Thunder, THE MIGHTY THOR! Her enemies are many, as Asgard descends further into chaos and war threatens to spread throughout the Ten Realms. Yet her greatest battle is against the cancer that is killing her mortal form.

 Dauterman variant

 

Coipel variant

 

   Dauterman design variant

Deotato Hip Hopvariant

Cosplay variant

Blank variant - duh

MS MARVEL #1 $4.99 

(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Takeshi Miyagawa, Adrian Alphona (CA) Cliff Chiang

    Look out world, Kamala Khan is back and officially an Avenger! She's toe to toe with the best of the best, but will being one of Earth's mightiest heros be everything she imagined? Is being a celebrity hero as wonderful as Kamala has hoped? Lady Thor has a two page cameo.

SECRET WARS TOO #1 $4.99

(W/A) Various (CA) Chip Zdarsky

THE BEYONDERS TRY THEIR (SCARY, EXTRA-DIMENSIONAL) HAND AT MARKETING:

   These tales from across the multifarious domains of Battleworld - not of heroism, but of humor - provide a brief respite from millennia of omnipotence.  A couple of pages have cheap Thor Odinson yuks.

SPIDER-WOMAN #1 $3.99 

(W) Dennis Hopeless (A/CA) Javier Rodriguez

      Jessica Drew is a private investigator, a super hero and... a mom to be? Ben Urich and Porcupine are still along for the adventure, too, and aren't making Jess' life any easier - half the time they won't even let her leave the car! Lady Thor has a one panel cameo. 

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO #13 $2.99

(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various

   The Avengers and Squadron Supreme FACE OFF!  It's the final battle of the super-teams. But which will prevail?! Of course animated Thor Odinson has a large role.

RAGNAROK HC VOL 01 LAST GOD STANDING 

IDW PUBLISHING $24.99

(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson

     Ragnarök...the Twilight of the Gods in Norse mythology...the destruction of the Nine Worlds. And now, three hundred years later, the birth of vengeance. Walter Simonson returns to comics in this stunning all-new series.

    Reprints the first six issues plus all the covers and previously unseen preliminary art by Walt Simonson!!!!!

NEW THOR APPEARANCES IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #1.1 $3.99 

(W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Barry Kitson

  Learn what really happened all those years ago when the founding Avengers turned their membership over to a set of new recruits. The recently thawed Captain America is joined by three reformed super villains - Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch - and a new group of Earth's Mightiest Heroes takes shape! Thor Odinson appears in the 5 page opening sequence.
 

POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #10 $3.99 

(W) David Walker (A/CA) Sanford Greene
    The battle for Harlem begins here! As Luke and Danny struggle to pick up the pieces of Civil War II, the ultimate turf war erupts right under their noses! Tombstone, Mr. Fish, Piranha, Cottonmouth, Black Cat, and a mysterious new player are all vying for a piece of the pie - and the citizens of New York are caught in the crossfire! A silent Goddess Thor appears in 2 Avengers crowd-scene panels.