Krakkabooom! : A Walter Simonson Thor appreciation 2020

[From The Shadows]

His run made me wish Balder was in the movies.

I have still residual salt about the crappy way Thor's supporting cast were threated in the MCU.

I was pretty shocked that he was not in the films. He is such an important character to the comic mythos and I believe Thors life. Imagine Balder getting hit by mistletoe laced arrows/spears and it starting Ragnarok, or the play between him and Karnilla. The stuff he had to go through after and conquering his demons. It writes itself. I could see it leading to a spin-off movie just because there is so much material there. Amora is someone else who is sorely missing.

[K7P5V]

Even though it never came about, I still adore this image from Simonson's The Saga of the Vengeance of Thor

[DebkoX]

I still remember the epic Surtur reveal.

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

Thor #354 Apr 1985
"Pickin' Up the Pieces"
Odin is gone and Asgard mourns;
Hela arrives for Odin's soul



and Thor drives her off.

Script and art by Walter Simonson

[CaptainMar-Vell92 of the Kree]

Thor #354 Apr 1985
"Pickin' Up the Pieces"
Odin is gone and Asgard mourns;
Hela arrives for Odin's soul



and Thor drives her off.

Script and art by Walter Simonson

Hela's shoulder pads puts Stryfe's to shame.

[pugbuddy]

This was such a great run! Story, dialogue, art, and lettering meshed seamlessly. Simonson simply loved the characters and wrote them with great enthusiasm and respect. There was so much LIFE in every panel! I don't know that any modern writer will ever match it.

[Hypestyle]

I hope that Mr Simonson comes back for a mini series. It would be fun. Canon or not.

[CaptCleghorn]

I hope that Mr Simonson comes back for a mini series. It would be fun. Canon or not.

Have you been reading Ragnarok published by IDW? It's Walt doing a post apocalypse version of Thor and what's left of the Norse gods. It's well worth picking up and pretty much qualifys as a non-canonical mini, even if it's three ix issue runs so far.