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    Default Krakkabooom! : A Walter Simonson Thor appreciation 2020

    What were your fave moments of Walt's run?

    For me it was the all-splash page battle with Fing Fang Foom. It inspired an early issue of Savage Dragon.

    and YOU?

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    I just started reading it. I finished the Beta Ray Bill arc and it was pretty good.

    But, old books sure loved inner monologues each issue has so many text boxes. I am not used to seeing a Thor that is so talkative I always known him as a stoic warrior (from JMS' run)

    Nevertheless, the art is gorgeous and I cannot wait to continue the run.

    PS: I do love the slow build to Surtur especially the opening pages - pretty epic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnthonyO'Brien View Post
    What were your fave moments of Walt's run?
    Definitely the Thor/Destroyer Fusion:

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    For some reason I was just thinking of the issue where Thor fought the World Serpent today. The idea of an entire issue of splash pages (where, essentially, each page is a panel) doesn't feel like something that would work, but it works absolutely beautifully.
    Matt Murdock's cooler twin brother

    I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake!
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    It's the battle with Jormungandr for me.

    The death of Skurge who stood alone at Gjallerbru.

    Beta Ray Bill lifting Mjolnir.

    Throgg in Central Park.

    That quiet issue where Thor is tended to by his grandfather in that cave.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnthonyO'Brien View Post
    What were your fave moments of Walt's run?

    For me it was the all-splash page battle with Fing Fang Foom. It inspired an early issue of Savage Dragon.

    and YOU?
    So many choices...

    But for me, it has to be the master-class in characterization that is this panel:



    Three characters summed up perfectly with two words apiece.

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    Frog Thor

    Mutant massacre cross over

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    has there been an omnibus released yet? if not, have all his arcs been collected?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hypestyle View Post
    has there been an omnibus released yet? if not, have all his arcs been collected?
    Yes. I own one.

    https://www.amazon.com/Thor-Walt-Sim...dp/1302908871/

    I believe it's also been collected in other formats.

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    I really can't pick one moment, but Simonson's was was legendary for a few reasons:

    He expanded the Thor status quo with other characters lifting Mjolnir and getting rid of Don Blake
    He expanded the Norse myth aspect of the book with more detailed stuff than Lee and Kirby had.
    He also managed to keep the superheroics part of the book as well while keeping it a Thor story.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DigiCom View Post
    So many choices...

    But for me, it has to be the master-class in characterization that is this panel:



    Three characters summed up perfectly with two words apiece.
    Back when Odin wasn't a pathetic strawman and was a badass deus Ex machina.
    I think an easy way to look at Thanos stories is that anything written by Jim Starlin, Ron Marz and Keith Giffen is the real Thanos while anything written by other authors should be dismissed as a Thanosi clone.

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    The moments of Surtur crafting Twilight was one (of so many) favourite highlight.
    Simonson's Demon Lord of Muspelheim inspired many a salaciously impure thought.
    My Summer rain. My rooftop in Japan. My quiet in the storm. *cries* Al Ewing is GOD...Praise His name! Uplift Him in song! Glorify His works!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DigiCom View Post
    So many choices...

    But for me, it has to be the master-class in characterization that is this panel:



    Three characters summed up perfectly with two words apiece.
    Loki: "For myself! Lol, this run was a blast! I wish to add what no one else mentioned yet was his character work on Balder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by From The Shadows View Post
    Loki: "For myself! Lol, this run was a blast! I wish to add what no one else mentioned yet was his character work on Balder.
    His run made me wish Balder was in the movies.
    Matt Murdock's cooler twin brother

    I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake!
    Thomas More - A Man for All Seasons

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    Quote Originally Posted by From The Shadows View Post
    Loki: "For myself! Lol, this run was a blast! I wish to add what no one else mentioned yet was his character work on Balder.
    I have still residual salt about the crappy way Thor's supporting cast were threated in the MCU.
    I think an easy way to look at Thanos stories is that anything written by Jim Starlin, Ron Marz and Keith Giffen is the real Thanos while anything written by other authors should be dismissed as a Thanosi clone.

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