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H.Cornerstone
03-02-2009, 07:53 PM
Hey CAG,
with the announcement of the movie and a song by Amon Amarth, I have become greatly intrigued with reading about him, and was wondering if anyone could give a recommendation of a comic book or novel to read up on him.
manthing
03-02-2009, 07:57 PM
Find all of the Marvel Visionaries Walter Simonson TPBs.
Chris in Cali
03-02-2009, 07:58 PM
Just look up Norse mythology on wikipedia.... you'll get lost for hours.
H.Cornerstone
03-02-2009, 08:06 PM
Just look up Norse mythology on wikipedia.... you'll get lost for hours.
Ha, not the same. :)
crunchb3rry
03-02-2009, 08:22 PM
Read The Ultimates trades. I normally consider Thor to be one of the lamest Marvel characters ever but Thor is awesome in that. They imply he's just batshit crazy, not an actual god.
Also, go rent Adventures In Babysitting.
adriley313
03-02-2009, 08:36 PM
Ya The Ultimates is a great read in TPB. I really like the ones with his brother Odin. There putting these movies out getting g ready for an Avengers movie.
fatherofcaitlyn
03-02-2009, 08:50 PM
Ha, not the same. :)
Yeah, the legends are better.
BigSpoonyBard
03-02-2009, 08:53 PM
Read The Ultimates trades. I normally consider Thor to be one of the lamest Marvel characters ever but Thor is awesome in that. They imply he's just batshit crazy, not an actual god.
Also, go rent Adventures In Babysitting.
<3 batshit crazy version of Thor
Pookymeister
03-02-2009, 08:58 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd5bZit9mtk
jaykrue
03-02-2009, 08:59 PM
Ya The Ultimates is a great read in TPB. I really like the ones with his brother Odin. There putting these movies out getting g ready for an Avengers movie.
I must be behind the times. I could've sworn that Loki was his brother and Odin was his dad. But the Ultimates might've changed that. I dunno; I haven't kept up.
JolietJake
03-02-2009, 09:36 PM
Actually, reading about Norse mythology would be a great start, since that's what the character(s) are based off of.
H.Cornerstone
03-02-2009, 09:36 PM
Read The Ultimates trades. I normally consider Thor to be one of the lamest Marvel characters ever but Thor is awesome in that. They imply he's just batshit crazy, not an actual god.
Also, go rent Adventures In Babysitting.
The Marvel Ultimate?
Such as: http://www.amazon.com/Thor-Vol-1-v/dp/0785117229/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236047774&sr=1-1
diddy310
03-02-2009, 09:49 PM
That is the new Thor ongoing, where he has been reborn post-Ragnarok and Asgard is now floating above Oklahoma (or Nebraska) i forget which. It's a very good read however.
Mythology aside some good Marvel Thor reading would have to be the Thor Visionaries:Walt Simonson trade.
Ultimate Thor can be found in Ultimates Volume 1 and 2 (absolutely avoid Ultimates 3)
WeaponX2099
03-02-2009, 10:00 PM
I must be behind the times. I could've sworn that Loki was his brother and Odin was his dad. But the Ultimates might've changed that. I dunno; I haven't kept up.
Nope, hadn't changed.
Actually, reading about Norse mythology would be a great start, since that's what the character(s) are based off of.
Very true.
My recommendations are:
Thor V1. by J.M. Straczynski
Ultimates 1 & 2
The Collection when Thor turns into Thor-frog
crunchb3rry
03-02-2009, 11:16 PM
The Marvel Ultimate?
Such as: http://www.amazon.com/Thor-Vol-1-v/dp/0785117229/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236047774&sr=1-1
No, this is what I meant.
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimates-Vol-1-Mark-Millar/dp/0785110828
That's vol 1 & 2. I'm kinda pissed, this book was out of stock for ages and I got the paperback TPBs...then the hardcover magically appears in stock again.
adriley313
03-02-2009, 11:54 PM
I must be behind the times. I could've sworn that Loki was his brother and Odin was his dad. But the Ultimates might've changed that. I dunno; I haven't kept up.
No your right. I got them mixed up. Thx for the correction.
Jedi1979
03-03-2009, 12:04 AM
http://scifipedia.scifi.com/images/thumb/6/6a/SG1-thor.jpg/270px-SG1-thor.jpg
16 posts in and nobody mentions the true Thor
kube00
03-03-2009, 12:38 AM
Nah you need some Thor from the 80s early 90s, to see who else can wield the hammer. Beta Ray Bill anyone?
camoor
03-03-2009, 01:07 AM
Go back to the Jack Kirby stuff. Classic.
Hopefully Marvel will get off it's ass soon with a new Masterworks line on paperback. Classic TPBs is the one area where DC has Marvel beat.
crunchb3rry
03-03-2009, 01:56 AM
DC has some good collections (stuff you'd NEVER be able to find issue for issue). You ever see Dark Horse's Omnibus line? Those are some nice collections. Nice matching sets (even between franchises), and priced very fairly. Can't wait until the day all their Star Wars collections are completed.
Marvel's sets are so painfully expensive though. Secret Wars is $62 fucking dollars on Amazon!?
pitfallharry219
03-03-2009, 02:04 AM
Look for the Thor cameo in Adventures in Babysitting.
y2jedi
03-04-2009, 08:17 AM
Nah you need some Thor from the 80s early 90s, to see who else can wield the hammer. Beta Ray Bill anyone?
Yes, therefore the Walt Simonson suggestions are spot on, IMO.
epobirs
03-04-2009, 08:22 AM
Read The Ultimates trades. I normally consider Thor to be one of the lamest Marvel characters ever but Thor is awesome in that. They imply he's just batshit crazy, not an actual god.
Also, go rent Adventures In Babysitting.
It has since been resolved that Ultimate Thor is in fact who he claims but he and his whole family are also batshit crazy. This is why things are better when the gods keep their distance.
epobirs
03-04-2009, 08:27 AM
Another, more obscure, movie reference is in 'Unbreakable.' In one scene, Sam Jackson's character holds a Thor comic from approximately the era in which he was cursed with fragile bones and combined inability to both not heal and not die. Before the storyline ended he was reduced to a sort of armor-encased blob.
The movie's writer-director was acknowledging his inspiration for the congenital condition the Jackson character suffers from and shapes his desire to force a real-life superhuman to take on the mantle of active intervention in the world.