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Thor. God. Hero. Fighter. Avenger. Film Star. There's been a lot of talk about God of Thunder but no thread until now so read on below for all your  needs.THE CURRENT THOR: GOD OF THUNDER Jason Aaron, Esad Ribic, Ron Garney, Dead White.  The main Thor series on stands at the moment the book follows Thor, his companions and everything metal. Focusing on the God aspect rather than the Superhero aspect the book embraces the "goofy" aspects of the character and molds it into everything you've ever wanted to see painted on the side of a van. The first arc "God Butcher" is available in trade and follows Thor as he teams up with multiple versions of himself to stop a God serial killer bent on destroying the universe. Aaron has a knack for written "badass and violent" characters and is amply helped by a stellar art team. Some preview images below with as little spoilers as possible.     Here's a preview video where Aaron pitches the book and issues are available at your local store or digitally. THE CANCELLED If you're looking for some more Asgardian action of a different flavour why not try out Journey Into Mystery? JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #646-#655. Kathryn Immonen, Valerio Schiti, Jordie Bellaire The above run for Journey into Mystery was a fun series doomed from the start. Following Sif as she tries to find her place in the world the book was a fun, colourful and violent trek through the Norse world. Overall it's a self contained series which hardly anybody read which was gorgeous to look at and a nice comparison to the ultra-metal of Thor. Available at your local funny book store and digitally. Some preview images below from the baddass thread:     THE FUTURE LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD Al Ewing, Lee Garbett  Capitalizing on the Marvel film popularity next year will see Loki looking familiarly like his movie-counterpart and travelling the universe fighting "bad guys" but obviously for own means. It's just been announced so who knows how it will go but more Thor books can't be a bad thing. THE PAST There are hundreds of Thor comics. Feel like recommending or discussing some, well then post away.
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Im excited for Loki to get his own title, as much as as I will miss kid Loki, tearing it up in Young Avengers. Is it weird that they arent running it as JiM? What I really want is JiM to relauch following Volstagg as he battles the 9 worlds politics with girth based feats of wonder. Challanging senators to drinking contests and so on.
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Oct 17, 2013 17:20
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Is it wrong to want Fat Cobra to be involved in this 9 Worlds Congress to have another large dude assist Volstagg on his filibusters and such?
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Oct 17, 2013 19:31
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Having enjoyed the first trade a few months back, I was very happy get hold of the second and final trade of Thor, The Mighty Avenger on Comixology the other day. Though having read it, it's just all the sadder that such a wonderful little series only ran for so few issues, it's so genuinely *lovely* in every way, one of the most endearingly Marvel titles I've ever read.
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Oct 19, 2013 15:45
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Its a bloody great time to be a Thor fan, Aaron seems to be setting up something cool with old Thor and I cant wait to see what it is. Also I was wondering if anyone knows any hidden gems in Thor back issues? I've read most of the big Thor stories and was wondering about the less talked about stuff.
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Oct 20, 2013 01:08
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What's the general consensus on Straczynski's run on Thor? Worth checking out? Or should I start with God of Thunder? Speaking of God of Thunder, what's the deal with Hardcover only? Really don't want to pay extra and I can't find a comic shop with #1.
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Oct 20, 2013 05:32
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aroundtheback posted:Its a bloody great time to be a Thor fan, Aaron seems to be setting up something cool with old Thor and I cant wait to see what it is. 387-389 is a great three parter where Thor defends an alien planet from the Celestials. 160 he defends Ego against Galactus. 411-412 has probably the best Thor/Juggernaut throw down, despite the first appearance of the New Warriors getting in the way. I like some good sci-if Thor. The latest issue of Infinity scratched that itch.
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Oct 20, 2013 09:20
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Fly McCool posted:What's the general consensus on Straczynski's run on Thor? Worth checking out? Or should I start with God of Thunder? I like his Thor run a lot. It has great art and a tight, coherent story that unfortunately doesn't have a good ending. God of Thunder is better, but you can start with either, since they both function as "reboots" of sorts. Story threads in JMS' run reach up all the way through every other Thor series that came out until God of Thunder. GoT just said gently caress it and essentially started anew with the most metal story in the world.
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Oct 20, 2013 10:41
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I do think Broxton in general was one of the smartest moves anyone's made in Marvel in recent years. So many people have gotten a lot out of the contrast between it and Asgard, whether it's for humor or something epic like Bill, Son of Bills. That scene in the Prince of Power miniseries where they've organized a canned food drive for the Asgardians after the Siege crossover still stands out to me.
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Oct 20, 2013 12:06
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Die Laughing posted:387-389 is a great three parter where Thor defends an alien planet from the Celestials. 160 he defends Ego against Galactus. 411-412 has probably the best Thor/Juggernaut throw down, despite the first appearance of the New Warriors getting in the way. Cheers I'll track them down and give them a read. To add about Straczynski's Thor, its 1st trade is what really got me into comics and serves as a great intro to the new status-quo for Thor but it ends on a whimper and I think its best just to start with Thor GoT because it is really really good and not really continuity heavy anyway.
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Oct 21, 2013 01:28
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No mention of Walt Simonson's run? By gods, how shameful! It is as definitive run as they go, a perfect mix of mythological and sci-fi imagery and stories, building on the proud legacy of Jack Kirby and inspiring every single Thor author to this day. Hella and features an awesome cast to push away the lacking charisma of Thor himself, including fan-favorite space horse Beta-Ray Bill. Collected in a god-sized omnibus. I would never recommend the run of Straczynski and Coipel to anyone, because it is a whole lot of issues with nothing happening, sad gods being sad and bullshit drama in a typical JMS fashion. Hunt down Matt Fraction's one-shots from that period instead. I don't understand why people made a martyr of Thor the Mighty Avenger, romance comics became cool of a sudden? It was an alright departure from the norm, though, and the streamlined designs by Chris Samnee are very pretty. Loki mini-series by Roberto Rodi (if I remember his name correctly) and Essad Ribic is closer to the mythological roots than the Kirby-fashioned Marvel Asgard, and plays on the cyclical nature of the original stories. Has gorgeous full-painted art. If you want to jump into Kieron Gillen's stuff with Kid Loki (DO IT), don't miss his run on the main Thor title that had set the stage for Journey Into Mystery, especially the last story arc about Hela and Tyr. Collected in the Ultimate Collection TPB.
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Oct 22, 2013 11:09
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I'm actually reading through Simonson's run now, and it's funny, because I'm not very familiar with that era of Marvel comics, so it's interesting to see how much things have changed, and yet you can tell that it's getting more and more modern. The thing that mainly sticks out is that each issue has like four concurrent storylines that switch almost at random. It's good, though. Loved all the Beta Ray Bill stuff.
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Oct 22, 2013 11:41
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fatherboxx posted:I don't understand why people made a martyr of Thor the Mighty Avenger, romance comics became cool of a sudden? It was an alright departure from the norm, though, and the streamlined designs by Chris Samnee are very pretty. So yes, romance comics are loving awesome so long as they're written that well. It's a martyr because of how unique a good fun ALL AGES comic is.
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Oct 22, 2013 14:19
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While I accept that Dan Jurgen's run meandered a bit and was a product of the late 90's in Marvel (I still liked the Reigning storyarc and thought it had some fantastic ideas. Magni forever.) I will ALWAYS recomend to people his Thor v Thanos/Mangog arc (from Thor #19-25) as one of the most awesome super hero fights ever. I'll also recommend Mike Oeming's Thor run during Avenger's Dissembled that ran from Thor 69-75. It's a fantastic story. If we can step outside of Thor briefly, Oeming's Beta Ray Bill series is really good (as was Kieron Gillen's BRB stories.) and nearly anything with Hercules on the cover is pure gold. Also "The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Batman's Shameful Secret > Thor Discussion Thread - You were the Lightning in that Rain!"
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Oct 22, 2013 15:31
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Bombadilillo posted:Im excited for Loki to get his own title, as much as as I will miss kid Loki, tearing it up in Young Avengers. Is it weird that they arent running it as JiM? Loki is probably the most popular Marvel Movie character outside of Tony Stark (and the one with the largest appeal to potential new comics readers, especially women). Given the lackluster sales of the previous run of Journey into Mystery, it's not that surprising that they want Loki's name on the masthead.
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Oct 23, 2013 21:35
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Skwirl posted:Loki is probably the most popular Marvel Movie character outside of Tony Stark (and the one with the largest appeal to potential new comics readers, especially women). Given the lackluster sales of the previous run of Journey into Mystery, it's not that surprising that they want Loki's name on the masthead. Don't forget his mad dancing skills.
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Oct 23, 2013 22:26
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Picked up Thor: Crown of fools. Which was a fun little read, and the reprint made me want to break out my Simonson Omnibus (a must have). Does anybody know if thats a one-off or a mini or what? I cant find info anywhere on it. Also Volstagg was was too thin  unacceptable.
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Oct 31, 2013 22:19
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fatherboxx posted:If you want to jump into Kieron Gillen's stuff with Kid Loki (DO IT), don't miss his run on the main Thor title that had set the stage for Journey Into Mystery, especially the last story arc about Hela and Tyr. Collected in the Ultimate Collection TPB. Speaking of which, I'm interested in the whole Kid Loki story arc or whatever it is. If I want to read the whole thing from the beginning, where do I start and what should I read? Is it all contained in the TPB you mentioned?
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Nov 1, 2013 13:57
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Third Murderer posted:Speaking of which, I'm interested in the whole Kid Loki story arc or whatever it is. If I want to read the whole thing from the beginning, where do I start and what should I read? Is it all contained in the TPB you mentioned? Gillen's "Kid Loki" Journey into Mystery is amazing. It's JiM 622-645 with some tie-ins. I think that Ultimate Collection thing was just mentioning the Gillen Thor arc. From Wikipedia, the TPBs are: Fear Itself: Journey into Mystery collects #622-626, Thor Spotlight, and Fear Itself Spotlight, 136 pages, September 2012, ISBN 978-0785148418 Journey into Mystery: Fear Itself Fallout collects #626.1, 627-631, 136 pages, October 2012, ISBN 978-0785152620 Journey into Mystery: Terrorism Myth collects #632-636, 120 pages, October 2012, ISBN 978-0785161066 Journey into Mystery/New Mutants: Exiled collects #637-638, Exiled #1, and New Mutants #42-43, 120 pages, November 2012, ISBN 978-0785165408 Journey into Mystery: The Manchester Gods collects #639-641 and The Mighty Thor Annual #1, 120 pages, December 2012, ISBN 978-0785161073 The Mighty Thor/Journey into Mystery: Everything Burns collects #642-645 and The Mighty Thor #18-22, 216 pages, January 2013, ISBN 978-0785161684 They really, really obviously need to do a Kid Loki by Kieron Gillen omnibus.
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Nov 1, 2013 16:00
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onefish posted:Gillen's "Kid Loki" Journey into Mystery is amazing. It's JiM 622-645 with some tie-ins. I think that Ultimate Collection thing was just mentioning the Gillen Thor arc. Welp, time to spend a bunch of money. Thanks!
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Nov 1, 2013 17:52
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Third Murderer posted:Welp, time to spend a bunch of money. Thanks! You and me both. Except that I (like an idiot sometimes) prefer to have my trades in Hardcover (and OSHC when applicable), which means I'll likely be paying out the rear end for the first volume. Related to that, any idea what a actual reasonable price would be for getting that first Hardcover (I know I'll be paying more than the original MSRP)?
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Nov 6, 2013 03:35
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Let there be Skurge! Thor 362 Sorry about so many but they are all needed     
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Nov 14, 2013 19:56
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RIP Oggy. You were awesome. Everyone should read Thor: God of Thunder because its awesome.
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Nov 15, 2013 02:20
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Hopefully people are still reading Thor and its awesomeness. Even if the last page reminds me of the Magic: The Gathering card Tacklemaggot. I love this whole D&D arc.
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Dec 20, 2013 12:50
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Jiro posted:Hopefully people are still reading Thor and its awesomeness. Even if the last page reminds me of the Magic: The Gathering card Tacklemaggot. I love this whole D&D arc. I had flashbacks to the tequilla worm in Poltergiest 1 or 2.
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Dec 21, 2013 00:06
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Bombadilillo posted:RIP Oggy. You were awesome. I agree. The issues making up the first trade is up on Marvel Unlimited for those on the fence. I bought that trade anyway, the 2nd then all the issues to current. Then subbed. Thor dropping the hammer on fools is awesome.
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Dec 28, 2013 01:17
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With all the praise being heaped on God of Thunder I was a little skeptical of it living up to the hype. Needless to say Thor busting in on the space shark alone had me grinning like a fool.
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Dec 29, 2013 06:30
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Avynte posted:With all the praise being heaped on God of Thunder I was a little skeptical of it living up to the hype. Needless to say Thor busting in on the space shark alone had me grinning like a fool. Thor hitting other Thor with a space shwrk and the sound effect beeing SHARKATHOOOOOM definitely made my day!
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Dec 29, 2013 07:46
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I really like the current arc, but I kind of groaned at the end of the latest issue. I mean, the second they said someone's a traitor, I immediately thought in my head, "Thor's the traitor and doesn't realize it". It just seemed predictable to me, was it the same for anyone else?
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Dec 29, 2013 09:08
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TwoPair posted:I really like the current arc, but I kind of groaned at the end of the latest issue. I mean, the second they said someone's a traitor, I immediately thought in my head, "Thor's the traitor and doesn't realize it". It just seemed predictable to me, was it the same for anyone else? I just read the issue today and had the same reaction. I also thought it was hosed up he crushed the trolls head with no evidence or certainty, I figured he knew something the reader didn't but nope, accidentally crushed this trolls head.
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Dec 29, 2013 10:11
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TwoPair posted:I really like the current arc, but I kind of groaned at the end of the latest issue. I mean, the second they said someone's a traitor, I immediately thought in my head, "Thor's the traitor and doesn't realize it". It just seemed predictable to me, was it the same for anyone else? My eyes are on the High Elf, just because it seems so obvious. Because of that I'll be more satisfied if your guess is correct.
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Dec 29, 2013 11:27
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I feel like a Loki Omnibus would have beena slam dunk if they had released it around Thor 2's release date. Put in his first appearance, his mini series where he beats Thor, and a bunch of the JiM appearances. Maybe all of them.
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Dec 29, 2013 17:35
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WickedHate posted:My eyes are on the High Elf, just because it seems so obvious. Because of that I'll be more satisfied if your guess is correct. The last issue ended with the reveal that Thor was the traitor. :/
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Dec 29, 2013 18:33
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Little Mac posted:The last issue ended with the reveal that Thor was the traitor. :/ Weird. Last issue I read was them surrounded by frost giants. I can't believe I skipped one on accident.
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Dec 29, 2013 18:39
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I haven't read many Thor comics, but I liked Thor and the Warriors Four, which starred Beta Ray Bill, the Pet Avengers, and Power Pack. It was a fun all-ages story with nice, clean art by Gurihiru.
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Dec 30, 2013 09:00
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Schneider Heim posted:I haven't read many Thor comics, but I liked Thor and the Warriors Four, which starred Beta Ray Bill, the Pet Avengers, and Power Pack. It was a fun all-ages story with nice, clean art by Gurihiru. That was great, especially the adorable baby Beta Ray Bill, who I want Marvel to make a plushie of.
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Dec 30, 2013 18:07
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I picked up Thor God of Thunder off comixology on a whim the other day. I'm currently on issue 12 and holy poo poo this is pretty much everything I wanted out of a book about Thor. I don't know anything about the character except he's a big guy who can hit things with a hammer and has had some goofy rear end adventures in the past. Is there more like this after I catch up?
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Jan 20, 2014 01:07
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Len posted:I picked up Thor God of Thunder off comixology on a whim the other day. I'm currently on issue 12 and holy poo poo this is pretty much everything I wanted out of a book about Thor. I don't know anything about the character except he's a big guy who can hit things with a hammer and has had some goofy rear end adventures in the past. Is there more like this after I catch up? Get the Simonson Omnibus.
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Jan 20, 2014 05:02
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Did Marvel ever do one of those DVD compliations for Thor like they did for Avengers and Spider-Man? Trying to find information on them now just returns me a bunch of DVDs for the movies, and I'd like to burn through a couple decades of back issues.
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Jan 20, 2014 05:13
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Did Marvel ever do one of those DVD compliations for Thor like they did for Avengers and Spider-Man? Trying to find information on them now just returns me a bunch of DVDs for the movies, and I'd like to burn through a couple decades of back issues. No. You'd be better off getting a subscription to Marvel Unlimited. A ton of Thor comics are up on the service. I'll assume some are missing but it's hard to tell which because the organization is terrible. Still, it's really comprehensive, particularly for earlier stuff. Here's a link to Ego the Living Planet's first appearance. http://marvel.com/comics/issue/11460/thor_1966_132
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