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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 6, 2024 13:29:46 GMT -5
How did Mjolnir get repaired? I have that issue in an Essential book somewhere, but I forgot. I suppose Odin just zapped it back together. You'll see that on the awesome splash page when they review Thor #121. I say thee thanks, kirby101! But our friend Icctrombone already gave me the answer, using PM so as not to spoil the surprise! I confess I was very surprised. Only in comics!!!  |
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Post by berkley on May 6, 2024 17:57:51 GMT -5
I know there are issues with Colletta erasing things Kirby drew, but when he's not doing that and is just inking what's there, I actually quite like his inks on Kirby's pencils. I think his style fit Thor, and when he wasn't erasing or using assistants or not doing two jobs at once. It looked good. I don't know if any of the complaints are his inking didn't look good. I mean Paul Reinman and George Roussos on Kirby just looked bad.
I think Colletta added a lot of character to the artwork on the Thor series. His inks gave everything a kind of organic feeling. Thor's muscles looked harder, more powerful to me, somehow, and monsters like Mangog looked much scarier than they would have without Coletta's inks
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Post by Hoosier X on May 9, 2024 13:38:11 GMT -5
I started JIM #118 and there’s already, on the second page, something I have to comment on before I contribute a full response.
Thor is flying around Vietnam with the young villager Kim, and he just tosses her into the nearest US helicopter, with the open side doors and fully-armed soldiers, and pats himself on the back for making sure she’s “safe” after all the tragedies of the previous issue.
I guess he’s proud of himself for not just dumping her in the jungle from several hundred feet in the air.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 9, 2024 16:27:25 GMT -5
I started JIM #118 and there’s already, on the second page, something I have to comment on before I contribute a full response. Thor is flying around Vietnam with the young villager Kim, and he just tosses her into the nearest US helicopter, with the open side doors and fully-armed soldiers, and pats himself on the back for making sure she’s “safe” after all the tragedies of the previous issue. I guess he’s proud of himself for not just dumping her in the jungle from several hundred feet in the air. OK. I should have kept reading. There’s a big-game hunter, with a Tarzan-style retinue, in the area. Like he’s looking for the elephant’s graveyard. In a war zone. Also, an ancient Norse temple, hidden in the side of a hill, that contains a metal, Ragnarok-powered super-killer robot created by Odin to protect Earth from anything that gets past the Asgardians. So, yes, Kim is probably much safer in the helicopter than anywhere on the ground. Just, hang on to something, Kim! |
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Post by Hoosier X on May 9, 2024 17:13:19 GMT -5
Journey into Mystery # 118“ To kill a Thunder God “ And then the Hunter takes out Thor with a gas bomb and ties him up and then one of the bearers brings him valuable-looking Viking artifacts and then the Hunter finds the Destroyer and animates it with his soul, or something. And then … From this point on, you kind of forget all the stuff that made you roll your eyes until your sockets hurt. It’s all so great. Thor vs. the Destroyer. The Destroyer having no trouble picking up Mjolnir and waving it around. Loki realizing the flaws in his plan and rushing off to warn Odin. THE ODINSLEEP! Never before has a mere mortal witnessed Odin napping in all his glory! IN HIS ODINJAMMIES!! It’s so awesome! And then Odin’s guards have no trouble apprehending Loki and entrapping him in a cell! And then the Destroyer breaks Mjolnir in two and traps Thor in the floor of the temple! I ALMOST CAN’T STAND IT! And then there’s Tales of Asgard and I guess something happens in that too. |
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Post by kirby101 on May 9, 2024 19:09:29 GMT -5
I share your enthusiasm Hoosier. Love this issue. The art for the complete story is included in the Kirby Thor Artist Edition. And it is awesome!
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Post by kirby101 on May 9, 2024 19:15:10 GMT -5
Our first look at the Destroyer.  Odin in the Asgard version of a race car bed.  |
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Post by Hoosier X on May 9, 2024 22:37:08 GMT -5
Sleeping on the floor in the Odinjammies is just as comfortable as sleeping in the bed.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 9, 2024 22:40:57 GMT -5
It is good to be the All-Father! He has the best hat! He has the best bathtub! He has the best bathrobe and the best bath slippers! And he also has the best jammies and an Asgardian racecar bed! He should have a giant, fluffy, long-haired gray and white cat with its own cat tree and another giant bed. The best cat bed in the universe! |
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Post by Cei-U! on May 10, 2024 0:33:22 GMT -5
That first panel of The Destroyer is just incredible. Unfortunately, as with a lot of his designs, Kirby promptly stripped away most of the details so he could draw faster. (That's not a criticism, mind you. I totally empathize with Jack's need for speed.) It took Walt Simonson to restore Destroyer to all his intricate glory. And didn't it look bad-ass in the first Thor movie?
Cei-U!
I summon the awesome automaton!
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Post by Icctrombone on May 10, 2024 4:48:16 GMT -5
That first panel of The Destroyer is just incredible. Unfortunately, as with a lot of his designs, Kirby promptly stripped away most of the details so he could draw faster. (That's not a criticism, mind you. I totally empathize with Jack's need for speed.) It took Walt Simonson to restore Destroyer to all his intricate glory. And didn't it look bad-ass in the first Thor movie? Cei-U! I summon the awesome automaton! I especially like how the Destroyer in that panel looks like he's already squaring off at an opponent. |
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Post by Prince Hal on May 10, 2024 8:54:05 GMT -5
I started JIM #118 and there’s already, on the second page, something I have to comment on before I contribute a full response. Thor is flying around Vietnam with the young villager Kim, and he just tosses her into the nearest US helicopter, with the open side doors and fully-armed soldiers, and pats himself on the back for making sure she’s “safe” after all the tragedies of the previous issue. I guess he’s proud of himself for not just dumping her in the jungle from several hundred feet in the air. OK. I should have kept reading. There’s a big-game hunter, with a Tarzan-style retinue, in the area. Like he’s looking for the elephant’s graveyard. In a war zone. Also, an ancient Norse temple, hidden in the side of a hill, that contains a metal, Ragnarok-powered super-killer robot created by Odin to protect Earth from anything that gets past the Asgardians. So, yes, Kim is probably much safer in the helicopter than anywhere on the ground. Just, hang on to something, Kim! Dedicated to the Eastern-rite Norse gods. |
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Post by Hoosier X on May 11, 2024 18:00:01 GMT -5
Journey into Mystery # 118Tales of AsgardThor is prepping for the quest to see who has cracked the Oversword and is getting a weapon from and maps from ancient and wise Marduk.He gives Thor something called the Crimson glove. Apparently, it can compel someone to tell the truth when they are touched by it. Loki enters the chamber with someone called Braggi who is to be the overseer of the sailing crew. When Thor shakes his hand, he tells Thor that he will slay him when he gets the chance. Thor kicks his behind and chases him away. Before Thor can touch Loki with the glove to see if he was part of the conspiracy, Loki departs. To be continued. I probably shouldn't have been so dismissive of this episode of Tales of Asgard. It's actually very entertaining. This little saga began in the previous issue and will go on for a while. In this installment, Thor is consulting with the very wise and renowned Asgardian Consultor of the Gods known as Marduk. He has a very special article of clothing stored away, and he wants to give it to Thor for the quest that's supposed to start at some point in the next 17 issues. He has this neat extender device that allows him to reach the top shelf, from which he retrieves ... THE CRIMSON HAND! It's a big red glove. If you wear it while shaking hands, both parties must tell the truth! While Thor is trying it on, Loki walks in with this shady-looking guy named Bromo (or something like that). (Mr. Trombone says above that his name is Braggi, and he's probably right. But I like calling him Bromo.) Loki has hired Bromo to be the overseer of the vessel they are using for the upcoming quest. Because who is better equipped to select someone for the most important positions on the ship than Loki? I can't think of anybody aside from my cat, who is not available. So Thor and Bromo shake hands while Thor is still wearing ... THE CRIMSON HAND!! Thor says, "I greet you, Bromo, and I wish you well!" And Bromo responds with: "I am a hired assassin and I'm going to kill you first chance I get ... Wait! What did I say?!" This is a bit too blatant even for Thor to ignore. So they fight and Thor beats him up and knocks off Bromo's cool battle hat (experts might call it a helmet) and tells him to get lost, I guess because getting your hat knocked off is the worst punishment for an attempted assassination. Loki recognizes THE CRIMSON HAND and finds a reason to leave as he apologizes for accidentally hiring an assassin. Thor seems to be a little suspicious that Loki might have been fully aware that Bromo was an assassin. The story ends with a guy blowing a big blue trumpet, calling all warriors, and in the background, you can see the golden Asgardian ship as it's being readied for the quest. TO BE CONTINUED ... (I was joking about how long it takes for the ship to set sail on the quest. But I did skip ahead a bit just now to see how long it takes. It doesn't happen in the next issue! Still, the next installment is pretty cool. When I was a kid, one of my friends got ahold of a beat-up copy of Journey into Mystery #119 and I remember thinking that this Tales of Asgard episode was pretty darn cool, despite the way that nothing happens. It's like a Jane Austen novel.) |
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Post by Hoosier X on May 11, 2024 19:52:01 GMT -5
I’m sorry, Destroyer-fans, but we won’t be tackling Journey into Mystery #119 just yet.
You see, there was a Journey into Mystery Annual #1 that went on sale on the same day as Journey into Mystery #119!* So Mr. Trombone and I held a closed-session special emergency meeting to discuss this development, and we decided that I would review JIM Annual #1 and Mr. Trombone will be reviewing JIM #119 a few days after.
I read the annual earlier today and it’s so great! I mean, I knew that, but it kind of gets lost in the shuffle because I always read it in a Marvel Masterworks volume where it’s printed after JIM #120, and I guess I’m always ready to go on to #121 in the next volume. But today, I read it very carefully, word by word. I’d forgotten how good it is! I’ve had a beat-up copy of JIM Annual #1 for almost 30 years, and I think I must usually skim it because I’ve been in the habit of reading JIM #100 to #135 pretty regularly for the last ten or twelve years or so.
I’ll get to it tonight or maybe tomorrow morning.
* Or so it says at Mike’s Amazing World of Comics. That’s pretty reliable, isn’t it?
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Post by Icctrombone on May 11, 2024 20:27:40 GMT -5
I might have read JIM annual #1 in Marvel Unlimited. I don't know if I remember much of it, but I don't remember it being tied to any continuity connected to the current storyline. So it's possible to review it anytime before Hercules appears in the monthly book. But I await your analysis of the book.
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