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.
Last edited by CaptainMar-Vell92 of the Kree; 04-25-2020 at 04:54 AM.
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.
This kind of reminds me of the question of Wonder Woman's durability. She's sometimes depicted as being on par with Superman in terms of strengths and invulnerability but she always deflects bullets with her bracelets.
I'm not saying Thor should be (completely) invulnerable per se, but outside of the inconsistencies I already pointed out in terms of Thor's bullet durability (withstanding planetary level explosions, etc...), this is a guy who (used to) give Hulk a hard time in a game of fisticuffs. That is an astronomical level of force being exchanged between two of Marvel's strongest characters. I suppose I'm saying Thor's durability should be commensurate with his level of strength. Not being able to take a simple bullet is just silly. Here's another thought: Mr. Busiek wrote Thor as being able to destroy secondary adamantium when going all out. If the guy can't handle bullet fire, wouldn't he naturally be injured by secondary adamantium if trying to rip it apart with his bare hands?
"Sir, does this mean that Ann Margret's not coming?"
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"One of the maddening but beautiful things about comics is that you have to give characters a sense of change without changing them so much that they violate the essence of who they are." ~ Ann Nocenti, Chris Claremont's X-Men.
I also forgot to mention Rick Remender, his Thor in Uncanny Avengers was also a beast.
"Sir, does this mean that Ann Margret's not coming?"
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"One of the maddening but beautiful things about comics is that you have to give characters a sense of change without changing them so much that they violate the essence of who they are." ~ Ann Nocenti, Chris Claremont's X-Men.
"Sir, does this mean that Ann Margret's not coming?"
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"One of the maddening but beautiful things about comics is that you have to give characters a sense of change without changing them so much that they violate the essence of who they are." ~ Ann Nocenti, Chris Claremont's X-Men.
"Sir, does this mean that Ann Margret's not coming?"
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"One of the maddening but beautiful things about comics is that you have to give characters a sense of change without changing them so much that they violate the essence of who they are." ~ Ann Nocenti, Chris Claremont's X-Men.
The idea of Thor not being bullet proof is laughable. The guy can punch through mountains, is perfectly fine in the vacuum of space, can fly into the sun/stars on and on. A thick concrete wall can stop a bullet, can punching through that same wall break even the skin on Thor's knuckles?
This is fascinating. I haven't read much classic Thor; I've gotten my hands on most of Simmonson but other than that, it's basically just from JMS on, with a lot of holes in the collection.
But I had never considered that Thor's durability is....situational, rather than static. But that makes sense to me, even setting aside the original myths (which I'm a huge fan of) and the canon you referenced from the comics themselves. Wonder Woman is (was) in the same kind of range; bullets and man-made weapons could harm her, she'd lose her powers if she was bound by a man, yet other attacks and offensive powers wouldn't harm her. It all seemed to be wrapped up in the philosophy behind her creation, and being a divine creature, it made "sense."
I wonder, if Thor's more invulnerable now than he used to be, is that due to writers making him more powerful in response to the Superman archetype, or is the general power creep found within many comics to blame?
Always nice to see you post, Mr. Busiek, your insights are always interesting to read. Man, I have *so* many questions I'd love to ask, if this weren't a public forum with a specific topic....
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
"Sir, does this mean that Ann Margret's not coming?"
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"One of the maddening but beautiful things about comics is that you have to give characters a sense of change without changing them so much that they violate the essence of who they are." ~ Ann Nocenti, Chris Claremont's X-Men.