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Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 10

Joe Muszynski — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 22:10:02 +0000

The Mighty Thor #271: Thor – with other members of the Avengers – calls on Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. (which stood for the rather awkward “Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division;” were there other Divisions?).… [more]

Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 9

Joe Muszynski — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 12:43:35 +0000

The Mighty Thor #270: Blastaar, the Living Bomb-Burst, engages Thor in battle and prevents him from retrieving his hammer. Conveniently though, before Thor can change back into Don Blake, Blastaar throws him into an alley.… [more]

Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 8

Joe Muszynski — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:00:56 +0000

The Mighty Thor #269: The splash page shows Thor reading a newspaper at a New York City newsstand. As a crowd gathers, he gets pressured into signing autographs. Telling his fans he has duties to… [more]

Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 7

Joe Muszynski — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 12:00:25 +0000

The Mighty Thor #268: Damocles escaped from Thor, but events take place leading Thor right back to him. To begin this issue, the police contact Dr. Blake and ask him to contact Thor. Being one… [more]

Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 6

Joe Muszynski — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:00:37 +0000

The Mighty Thor #267: After an epic battle with the Destroyer, Asgard needs major reconstruction. Balder takes charge and repairs are happening swiftly. Odin banishes an unrepentant Loki to Midgard (Earth) in the form of… [more]

Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 5

Joe Muszynski — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:00:59 +0000

The Mighty Thor #266: Neither Thor nor Sif realize Balder’s life force is powering the Destroyer, so they don’t understand why Karnilla has ended her attack on him. Thor continues the fight alone, but Sif… [more]

Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 4

Joe Muszynski — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 21:43:31 +0000

The Mighty Thor #265: This one is truly an ALL BATTLE ISSUE! We left off with The Destroyer, a suit of indestructible-looking armor, powered by someone’s spirit force, crashing into battle with Thor. We find… [more]

Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 3

Joe Muszynski — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 13:00:08 +0000

The Mighty Thor #264: In this issues, Loki sits on the throne because Balder, though left in charge of Asgard, departed to visit Karnilla, Queen of the Norns. The throne was left empty. Now that… [more]

Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 2

Joe Muszynski — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:20:30 +0000

The Mighty Thor #263: The story: all the Asgardians (Thor, Sif, Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg), with the Recorder, battle against the Odin-force body, created and controlled by the alien within the spirit mold. All fail,… [more]

Len Wein, 1948–2017

Michael Campochiaro — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:50:33 +0000

For those of us of a certain age, who grew up on comic books in the 1970s and 1980s, it seems like we’re losing far too many of the great creators who helped shaped our… [more]

Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 1

Joe Muszynski — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 20:45:53 +0000

The Mighty Thor #262: My favorite Marvel character in August 1978 was The Mighty Thor. What follows is an examination of every issue of his Marvel comic book, from August 1977 to July 1978, issues… [more]

Blue Beetle and the Last Days of the Bronze Age

Michael Campochiaro — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:29:53 +0000

Blue Beetle and the Last Days of the Bronze Age" title="Blue Beetle and the Last Days of the Bronze Age" style="float:left;" />Discussions of DC Comics in the 1980s tend to focus on works like The Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen, and Crisis on Infinite Earths. That’s fitting, because all of these were game changers for the industry,… [more]

Revolving Image

Emmet O'Cuana — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:00:26 +0000

At Sydney’s Graphic Festival, held in the iconic Opera House last October, a trio of comic industry greats took to the stage at the invitation of comedian and MC Justin Hamilton. They were the charmingly… [more]

A Ghost Dressed in Weeds: Unearthing Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing

Andrew Edwards — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:00:38 +0000

Swamp Thing" title="A Ghost Dressed in Weeds: Unearthing Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing" style="float:left;" />Alan Moore began his career as a minor cartoonist working for his local newspaper and U.K. music magazines, producing humour strips like Maxwell the Magic Cat, Roscoe Moscow, and The Stars My Degradation. Believing himself… [more]