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MASTERWORKS:
Volume
One |
| by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby |
Hardcover: 272 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785107339 |
$34.95
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| Reprinting Journey
into Mystery #'s 83-100
This was a trip down memory
lane that was well worth the price. Good Kirby art (on most of the stories--
a few were pencilled by others), and an enjoyable trip to the beginings
of The Mighty Thor! |
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ESSENTIAL THOR |
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Volume
One |
| by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby |
Paperback: 528 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785107614 |
$14.95
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| Ordinary men
in extraordinary circumstances. It was the hallmark of the Marvel styles
of storytelling in the 1960s when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were grinding
out brand new super heroes like clockwork. So when frail physician Don
Blake take refuge in a hidden cave in Scandanavia, it seemed like the origin
of many of Marvel's new breed of humanistic heroes. But rather than being
given strange powers himself, Dr. Blake instead released another being
entirely, a being with whom he would thereafter be forced to share his
existence with. For whenever Don Blake strikes his wooden cane to the ground,
his weakened frame is replaced by that of Thor, God of Thunder! |
| Leaping forth
from the pages of Journey into Mystery, the adventures of Thor were unlike
anything the comic book fan of the 1960s had come to expect. Here was a
longhaired, hammer-wielding god who spoke in archaic Shakespearean dialect.
And when he wasn't fighting evil, Thor was gone entirely, banished to we-know-not-where
so that Dr. Don Blake could resume his human life.
Collected here are the first
two years worth of classic Thor stories. Loki, the Asgardian trickster
god and Thor's half brother, provides the Thunderer with many of his adventures.
But the Thunder God also faces off against a host of villains that typified
the over-the-top sensationalism of the comic books of that day, such as
the Carbon Copy Man, Sandu, Master of the Supernatural and the Tomorrow
Man. Bonus back-up features include Tales of Asgard, where Lee and Kirby
retold the Asgardian myths in their own inimitable style. Bound together
in a volume that exceeds 500 pages, this affordable collection will take
you on your very own Journey into Mystery! |
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VISIONARIES:
Walter
Simonson |
| by Walter Simonson |
Paperback: 288 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785107584 |
$24.95
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| Thor was always
one of the toughest assignments at Marvel. Producing the adventures of
the Norse thunder god was an intimidating task; making the travails of
Asgardian heroes interesting to a comic book audience was a staggering
chore. It didn't help that any creator who leant his skills to the title
would inevitably draw comparisons to the Wagnerian power of the character's
initial artist, comics legend Jack Kirby. Defying convention, writer-artist
Walt Simonson threw all preconceived notions out the window and over a
two-and-a-half-year span produced epic adventure that held an ever-growing
readership in thrall. |
| Simonson wove
a complex series of adventures that shuttled mercilessly from the golden
spires of fabled Asgard to the streets of New York City to the farthest
stars in the Universe. The entire pantheon of the Aesir was completely
reimagined through Simonson's powerful images, becoming both more contemporary
while retaining their regal, mythic trappings.
Now Marvel presents the finest
work of this visionary creator in this collection. Close your eyes and
allow yourself to enter a world of rock trolls and frost giants, fire demons
and trickster gods. Walt Simonson will take you into this fantastic world
and make seem as real as your own. |
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| The
Mighty THOR |
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The
Dark Gods |
| by Dan Jurgens & John Romita, Jr. |
Paperback: 128 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785107398 |
$15.95
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| Back to Basics
Dan Jurgens revisits the
earliest roots of Thor, journeying back into mystery to revive the grand
and epic tales that Stan Lee & Jack Kirby wrought during Marvel's heyday.
Recalling the glory that was Asgard, and not merely retelling the original
stories over again, the art recaptures the grandeur of old,
yet compliments rather than distracts from the story. |
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Across
All Worlds |
| by Dan Jurgens, Stuart Immonen & Andy
Kubert |
Paperback: 160 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785107967 |
$19.95
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| Thor, god of
Thunder, is a god with more than a passing interest in the doings on Midgard
(Earth to you and me). His sense of duty and morality forces Thor to merge
his life-spirit into the mortal body of paramedic Jake Olson. Thus, he
finds himself a god divided, with loyalties to the court of Odin, ruler
of the Norse Gods, and as a man with obligations to friends and family. |
| This powerfully
told story follows the attempt by Lord Malekith the Dark Elf to take over
Asgard by unleashing the immeasurable power contained within the Cask of
Ancient Winters. With Thor tending to matters on Earth and mighty Odin
undergoing the necessary Odinsleep to renew his powers, it falls to Lady
Sif to rule and protect the Realm Eternal. Sensing opportunity, Ulik, leader
of the Trolls, also decides the time has come to ravage Asgard, so the
gods themselves have their hands full.
Dimensions (in inches): 0.45 x 10.00 x 6.62 |
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The
Death of Odin |
by Dan Jurgens & Jim Starlin
Afterword by Tom Brevoort |
Paperback: 144 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785109250 |
$12.99
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| Dimensions (in inches): 0.31 x 10.04 x 6.72 |
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| The
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Lord
of Asgard |
| by Dan Jurgens, Tom Raney, & Joe Bennett |
Paperback: 176 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785110208 |
$15.99
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| Dimensions (in inches): 0.38 x 10.06 x 6.54 |
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