Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonson Series by Walter Simonson, Sal Buscema

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... moreThor 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. less

Collects Thor #349-355, 357-359. Simonson's work is often considered the definitive Thor and collected here is his visionary works as he takes the Thunder God to dizzying heights and featuring the fan-favorite Beta Ray Bill!

Spanning epic tales of heroism and treachery, love and war, writer/artist Walter Simonson's groundbreaking work on THE MIGHTY THOR is regarded as that long-running title's definitive run. From the majesty and mystery of Asgard to the gritty streets of New York City, Thor has never been the same. This third volume continues the collection of Simonson's legendary run, reprinting THOR #360-369.

Balder the Brave, Thor's brother in all but blood, undergoes his own gauntlet of gods and giants - earning the love of witch-queen Karnilla and the throne of Asgard Meanwhile, on Midgard, Thor finds an era-hopping authoritarian officer racing him to defeat an old enemy possessed by an even older evil Plus: Sabretooth and the Marauders All with Walt Simonson's trademarks: epic sensibilities, godly grandeur and talking frogs Verily Collects Thor #371-374 and Balder the Brave #1-4

Few people have ever left their mark on one character quite the way Walter Simonson has. His work on the Mighty Thor swept the Norse God of Thunder to heights never before seen and rarely achieved in his wake. Spanning epic tales of heroism and treachery, love and war, Simonson's work is oft en considered the definitive Thor. From the majesty and mystery of fabled Asgard to the gritty streets of New York City, Thor was never the same. That is the mark of a true visionary... moreFew people have ever left their mark on one character quite the way Walter Simonson has. His work on the Mighty Thor swept the Norse God of Thunder to heights never before seen and rarely achieved in his wake. Spanning epic tales of heroism and treachery, love and war, Simonson's work is oft en considered the definitive Thor. From the majesty and mystery of fabled Asgard to the gritty streets of New York City, Thor was never the same. That is the mark of a true visionary. This fifth volume concludes the collection of Simonson's epic run! COLLECTING: THOR 375-382 less