Diaper Bags Kathy Van Zeeland

MONOGRAPHIC THOR: Walter Simonson Volume 2 Stage

continue with the revision to the stage of Walter Simonson on "The Mighty Thor," a revolutionary step that makes the character mature and in this volume the author already has an understanding of the characters and has been working to create something big.

Surtur saga (I)

The Mighty Thor 341-347

period: Walter Simonson

In the previous volume, the author took the pulse of the characters and made a story with new characters that would create many subplots. In this volume, we continue with these subplots and ends with the explosion of one of them, which becomes a huge threat to the inhabitants of Asgard. As in the previous volume, the role of Thor is still shared, in this case mainly with Balder the Brave and Lorelei, the sister of love, lovely.

all starts with Thor returned to Midgard, and asking for help to Furia, to provide a new identity that can make a rather reclusive life in the Mansion of the Avengers. In a very funny and an obvious reference to character Sigurd Jarlson the new identity, Thor is restricted to street clothes, with her hair and glasses. Eager to start working, Sigurd meets a foreman offered work at the insistence of Fury, but this is interrupted by the appearance of Fafnir, a giant dragon who has kidnapped Melodi (Lorelei civilian identity) to attract the attention of revenge and Thor and Odin and his son, whom he long ago locked up underground. The battle ends with the dragon once again promising to shut up but will soon. After

, Thor hears that he is known in the ancient language of the Vikings and uses in his quest that leads him to an abandoned Viking village, near of a cave full of traps and inside an old seeking heroic death in front of a god.

Thor The heroic can not let the old die, and giving them the power to help him finally defeat Fafnir. The two embark on a journey, and return to NY, where the dragon is destroying everything in search of Thor. In combat, the old man takes the dismissal of Fafnir, to deal a mortal blow with all his strength just to both.

Meanwhile in Asgard are complicating things, Odin is concerned about the future, when sending its Ravens to explore the site where the demons entered attacked Ship Beta Ray Bill. One of the two ravens Odin back hurt and his concern, he resorts to Balder, so tell your stepson Loki, what is happening.

Balder is outraged, as Loki was the one who sent him to Hel and do not know if it is willing to face it again, even in the name of Odin, but as you can not deny anything to the king of Asgard, accept your request. Upon arriving at the tower of Loki is the god of lies next to Malekith damn, this being the servant of the villain who threatens to Asgard. Loki indifferent to the presence of the brave warrior, send the demons to be Malekith by Balder and although he promised never to fight, his anger at Loki returns you to wield his sword and cut the head end to Loki, but then discover that to no avail.

The beats that we saw in the previous volume, are revealed as the Twilight sword forging, the weapon Surtur, Fire giant wants to use to refer to Asgard.

We return to Thor, who continues to face threats that appear in Midgard, as it should to deal with Lorelei, who is using all her wiles to seduce him and have him at his feet. This seduction is interrupted by the arrest of a young man who is haunted by demons and several people possessed by supernatural beings, which starts both the god of thunder, like a fighter of Korea and Malekith. It reveals that the reason for the brawl is the search for a chest Odin hid in the earth, if you fall into the wrong hands can cause much damage, in addition to give eternal life to its possessor. We found that the youth is actually the holder of the chest and the fighter of Korea, Robert Willis, his son is following instructions to put the box for safekeeping. With the help of Thor, achieves this purpose, after a monumental battle on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Malekith Lorelei discovers the plan and comes up use against Thor, sequestering it in the eyes of the god of thunder and the enchantment of falling in love, what makes you rush to kingdom of the dark elves to rescue her. Willis is a spectator of this event, seeing as Thor has lost his mind for the girl and acts without thinking to save her, falling headlong into a trap Malekith, who manages to awaken the chest for his master.

In the script, we see a Simonson looser than before, as has already been submitted and we are now seeing unfolding in a more complicated situation. A coral story of epic proportions on a volume that receives a misnomer, since it is not "The saga of Surtur" as such, if not more of a warming scenario, before the arrival of villain. The author leaves no puppet head, and decides to create another character, who is mentioned Malekith the Cursed, a villain who only know that serving something greater and is allied with Loki to do so.

The drawing, I can not say much more than what I said previously. Still spectacular, though more in page composition and narrative beauty of the drawing. Her designs are very suitable for the collection and include the creation of Malekith, since it is really interesting as a design.

is not heavy reading, note that it is of the eighties, where the comic was reinvented with the appearance of authors as David Byrne, Claremont and Miller, and we can not put Simonson in this bag.

soon: The saga of Surtur (II)