Monday, March 20, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY


THOR #11 $3.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Lee Garbett (CA) Michael Del Mundo
     PRELUDE TO THE WAR OF THE REALMS!
Lady Freyja struggles to protect Asgard's refugees as Malekith's forces grow bold! But the All-Mother won't have to protect Midgard alone - enter Thor and his faithful dog Thori! The War of the Realms is coming - but the invasion starts here!


AVENGERS #17 $3.99  
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) David Marquez
    The final fate of Dracula! The Avengers vs. Ghost Rider?! Blade vs. the Shadow Colonel! And the world of the Marvel U vampires will be changed forever. Thor and his faithful dog Thori help.




WOLVERINE INFINITY WATCH #2 $3.99
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Andy MacDonald (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli
     Wolverine is the best there is at what he does. But how is he at protecting the universe from cosmic disaster? Would you guess better or worse than Loki, the admitted god of lies? King Thor has a 1 page cameo.



MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #3 $3.99  
IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Matthew K. Manning (A) Jon Sommariva (CA) Ryan Jampole
      The saga of the stolen Iron Man armor comes to a thrilling conclusion! Will the Avengers be able to stop the wily machinations of the Iron Mechanic and his army of AIM agents? Can they ever hope to silence the destructive appetite of Fin Fang Foom? And where on earth is Tony Stark?!
Ryan Jampole variant cover

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 45 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 6th appearance of 1978. (353rd of all time)
Roy Thomas, John Buscema and Tom Palmer deliver a self-contained story literally based on Norse Mythology (from the nearly 900 year old Eddas) for the ideal comic to introduce a newcomer to THOR. The clever Thomas uses a framing device to have Thor himself tell the tale to a boy that is being bullied.
Loki's 1st appearance of 1978. His 83rd of all time.

Plus there is also a text page by the knowledgeable Thomas explaining why he holds the THOR series in such high regard.

Monday, March 13, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 44 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 4th appearance of 1979 (381st of all time)
Not only does Thor battle Ajax the Eternal on the Dave Cockrum/Bob McLeod cover, they also spar on 1 of the 17 John Buscema/Chic Stone story pages.

The first page recapped the previous issue's big finish. 

If you're a Doctor Blake fan this is the issue for you. He appears on 6 pages.

Roy (the Continuity Kid) Thomas crafts an enjoyable tale that includes a 2 page reminder of the highlights of Jack Kirby's ETERNALS series that ended a year and a half earlier.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

AVENGERS #66 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Garron, Javier
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE: PART 8 - THE FINAL BATTLE BEGINS!
In the dark heart of all that is, the battle to save the entire Multiverse is raging, featuring a cast of Avengers that staggers the imagination. Surely no foe from any universe would dare stand against such a force? Mephisto dares, as the full extent of his plan finally comes into shocking focus.

DANIEL HAINSWORTH CONNECTING WRAPAROUND VARIANT

STEFANO CASELLI PAST FUTURE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE CONNECT VARIANT


NIGHTCRAWLERS #2 (OF 3) $3.99
(W) Si Spurrier (A) Andrea Di Vito (CA) Leinil Yu
100 YEARS SINCE THE SINISTER ERA BEGAN... WAGNERINE and her gene-spliced assassins are HOLY THIEVES, servants to a cosmic cult. Let the HEIST LITURGY be spoken! Loot the ashes of Asgard! Raid the tombs of Otherworld! Pick the pockets of the Marvel Universe and build the sacred weapon! 
TODD NAUCK SOS MARCH CONNECTING VARIANT

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

AVENGERS FOREVER #14 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Jim Towe (CA) Aaron Kuder
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE CHAPTER SEVEN: THE GREATEST GATHERING OF AVENGERS IN THE HISTORY OF EVER! The mightiest heroes of the Multiverse. The protectors of the prehistoric Earth. And the mainstay Avengers of the present-day Marvel Universe. At last, they all stand together in one place, united against a common foe. What enemy could dare stand against the greatest force ever assembled? Here comes Doom the Living Planet with the answer.
BROOKS INFINITY SAGA PHASE 3 VARIANT


AVENGERS END TIMES MARVEL TALES #1 $7.99
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Mike Mayhew & Various (CA) Nick Bradshaw
    Reprints AVENGERS (2010) #31-34

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 45 YEARS AGO TODAY

 The 9th consecutive THOR to have a Walt Simonson cover.

    The 12th consecutive THOR with interior art by Simonson.
    Writer/editor Len Wein's 30th and final issue!

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

 
 Clayton Crain variant cover
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #797 $3.99 
(W) Dan Slott (A) Stuart Immonen (CA) Alex Ross
     No Thors appear inside this comic


AVENGERS #683 $3.99
(W) Mark Waid & Various (A) Paco Medina (CA) Mark Brooks
   Jarvis' life hangs by a thread. Only by voyaging into Jarvis' mind can the Beast save him - but what terrible secret is lurking inside the memory of the Avengers' loyal butler? Thor Odinson appears, but only in Jarvis' memories.
Humberto Ramos Thor variant cover


Emanuela Luppachino Thor variant cover

DOCTOR STRANGE DAMNATION #2 $3.99 
Donny Cates, Nick Spencer (A) Szymon Kudranski (CA) Rod Reis
   Mephisto has taken up some major real estate in Las Vegas, but he's not going to stop there. He's got the rest of Earth on his "TO GET" list and only Doctor Strange can stop him.   The only downside? Strange went into Mephisto's Hotel Inferno to confront him and has not been seen since.   Add the fact that the devilish villain has already corrupted several Avengers (including Lady Thor), and Wong' rag-tag group of mystical heroes look like they're in serious trouble.

  Russell Dauterman Thor variant cover
Ron Lim wraparound variant cover
(Thor on front only - no Thors appear on the back)
INFINITY COUNTDOWN #1 $4.99
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Aaron Kuder (CA) Nick Bradshaw
    As the Infinity Stones reappear around the cosmos, the ultimate race for power is on!!  NO THORS APPEAR IN THIS ISSUE.