With Loki in charge of Asgard, Thor, Balder, Sif and the Warriors Three have to fight a pair of flying hands! Odin gets sent to bed (apparently) without his supper, Loki grows really big, and everyone keeps stating the obvious! (Hey, it's a Stan Lee comic) Plus there's a big bald guy! Nuff said!
This week we look at The Mighty Thor #190! What happens when Death dies? Well, bugs and plants go crazy! We also hear Balder talk in his sleep (sort of), Thor shrivels, Sif whines, and Odin makes buildings wobble! In the meantime, Loki has some eeeevil plans! Don't miss it!
This week it's back to the halcyon days of yore, as we cover The Mighty Thor #189 from 1971! Hela stalks Thor... on Earth! Volstagg rides the subway! Balder renounces Odin! Firemen get old! Pretty much everyone (even Haag!) is in this issue, folks!
At long last, it's the third installment of our mythology complilation! I promise it won't be another whole year before Part 4! This time around, we look at "The Theft of Idunn's Apples", "The Marriage of Njord and Skadi", "The Treasures of the Gods", and finally "Skirnir's Journey" Happy Holidays, everyone!
Happy Holidays! As we head into the late December holidays, we wrap up coverage of Hercules: Prince of Power with issue #4! It's a big battle issue as Herc faces off against his old man, Zeus, while Skyppi and the Recorder fight a weird horse-headed stone creature! Can you guess the big shock ending? I bet you can! HAVE AT THEE!
It's part 3 of Hercules: Prince of Power, and we visit "heavily cratered" Titan, where Hercules fights a Thanos-worshipping grave robber named Shreck! No, really! (Eddie Murphy is not in this issue!) - Also, Skyppi's "date" with Eros, a god dies, and Recorder "inferfaces" with I.S.A.A.C.!
This week we go back to the Iron Age, as we cover "The Binding of Loki", courtesy of Snorri Sturluson and others. After the death of Balder, Loki goes off to hide on earth disguised as a fish! A little Asgardian sushi, anyone?
This week we carry on with our Skrull-tastic coverage of Hercules: Prince of Power #2 (1984)! This issue has a lot of fighting, a dude with a metal doggie helmet, Skyppi takes a bath, Zeus gets homicidal, and the Recorder falls down! Excelsior!
It's our 250th episode! So to celebrate we're not doing anything special! This week we cover issue #1 of the second Hercules: Prince of Power miniseries from 1984! Yes, Herc is back, along with the Recorder, and a few new faces besides! See Zeus get all pissy! See a lot of NOT-Star Wars stuff! A dude with the Executioner's haircut! And an old decrepit Skrull in a skimpy bathing suit! Plus I talk about what I thought of the new Doctor Strange movie! (no spoilers) Nuff said!
This week we complete our coverage of Journey Into Mystery #102 from 1964...er...wait...no, it's Thor: Son of Asgard #12 from 2005, but who can tell the difference? ;) With Thor finally able to lift Mjolnir, he's off to Hel to confront the EEEEEVIL Hela, and rescue the Lady Sif!
This week we cover the penultimate chapter of Thor: Son of Asgard, issue #11! Now that Thor is wielding the mighty Mjolnir, what happens next? It's an all action issue in the mighty Marvel manner, as the Odinson heads to Jotunheim to challenge King Rugga!
It's a departure from the soap opera, and a return to a more action-packed storyline here in Thor: Son of Asgard #10! Thor asks advice from a horse, there's giant giants, Norns, and more, in part one of "Worthy"! Nuff said!
This week we wrap up our soap opera story arc with Thor: Son of Asgard #9! Along with the gratuitous T&A, silly theatrics, and random hair changes, we get a cameo from Frigga! Ok, not the most action-packed issue, but listen anyway!
It's soap opera time as we cover Thor: Son of Asgard #8! Teen drama and angst abound as Amora, the Enchantress hatches a cunning plan, with the help of the eeeevil Loki!
We continue with our exploration of Thor: Son of Asgard #7! The finest Asgardian-teen-drama-soap-opera-romance-adventure-angst comic of 2004! This week: Sif is having an identity crisis! Frigga worries! Kid Volstagg shows up! In the shadows, Amora and Loki are up to no good! And Thor is kind of a yutz.
This week we return to the Iron Age, with the tale of "Thor and Geirrod" - This one is a cracker of a tale which includes a shapeshifted Loki being locked in a chest for three months, a river that I sure wouldn't want to swim in, and some good old Thor vs. Giant action! Music from Eddan: The Invincible Sword of the Elfsmith is copyright Mats Wendt and is used with permission! (thanks, Mats!)
This week we wrap up the first Thor: Son of Asgard trade with issue #6! It's a knock-down drag-out fight between Odin and... Karnilla? In addition to gratutitous cleavage, we get the conclusion of Thor's quest! Seeya there!
We're building up to something with Thor: Son of Asgard #5! Could it be the end of the first trade? This week we have a mud giant, shrubbery horses, and a war in Asgard! Plus Thor gets killed! Nuff said!
This week it's the return of an old enemy in Thor: Son of Asgard #4, as our three young heroes start out on a beach, but get dragged underground to the hidden lair of a bunch of pink fetuses! What more could you ask for?
This week it's another exciting episode covering Thor: Son of Asgard, as we discuss issue #3! It's a cold day in Jotunheim as our three young heroes walk through snow, and fight ice pixie elementals! Is this the work of the eeevil Loki, or is it the work of someone even more sinister...? Guess you'll just have to listen to find out!
This week we head into the literal dragon's den (really, it's a literary dragon!), as Thor, Balder, and Sif fight the dragon, Hakurel, in Thor: Son of Asgard #2! Who gets hit over the head harder, the dragon or us? Find out in the show! Plus Sif murders a tree!
This week we're shifting gears, and looking at the first issue of Thor: Son of Asgard! It's Thor...as a kid! Along with pigeon gods, giant spiders, and some truly ugly buildings, we follow Thor, Sif, and Balder on some early adventures! Woot!
This week we wrap up the Thanos/Mangog story with Thor vol.2 #25!! In this issue, we find out how many times Dan Jurgens can recycle a single scene, how many faces Dick Giordano can re-draw, and how spoogy tears can actually be! Plus the Recorder gets blowed up real good! Don't miss it!
This week we're back to that same ice planet with those same stalagmites, and the same old gang in the penultimate chapter of the Thanos/Mangog saga! Thor vol. 2 #24!!! It's an all-action issue, with everything that entails...plus Tarakis turns into a bird! (sort of) This issue courtesy of Jurgens, Romita Jr. and Giordano! It's Orikal-icious!
This week it's back to the Iron Age as we cover the "Ballad of Svipdag" courtesy of Snorri Sturluson. It's a sort-of love story, sort-of travelogue, except with giants! Music from "Eddan: The Invincible Sword of the Elfsmith" is copryight Mats Wendt and is used with permission.
It's the big OOPS episode, as we go back in time and cover Thor vol. 2 #22! Why? Because we screwed up! This issue features the Mangog and Thanos wrecking a planet of gloopy green snot people in search of the Illumination Stone! Plus.. the first appearance of a future supporting cast member!~ Don't miss it!
This week we look at Thor v.2 #23, featuring the return (for no apparent reason!) of the iron-pumping Firelord! Thanos and Mangog continue their rampage, plus you get to hear me try to pronounce "X'Hoss"!! Don't miss it, true believers!
This week we're wrapping up the whole Jake Olsen saga (rather a bit too conveniently) ! In the meantime, the Rigellians get trashed by Mangog! It's the end of an era from Thor Annual 2000! Nuff said!
Hooray! We're back from hiatus! And this week we celebrate by looking at Thor vol. 2 #21! This issue features Asgard getting beat to hell.... again... and the return of the amusingly top-heavy Mangog, alongside his new master, Thanos, as they seek to get what's in Odin's sceptre! Oooh my! Jane Foster returns to Asgard! Plus my thoughts on the Warcraft movie! (no spoilers)
This week we wrap up our coverage of the Secret Wars cross-over, with Thors #4! In addition to the end of the story, this issue features the return of Girl Thor, lots of fighting, and even a Man-Beast/Super-Beast cameo! Enjoy, and see you in late June!! For more info on what I'll be doing over the hiatus,see gofundme.com/tomsbigwalk !! Excelsior!
