Comics/Graphic Novels

Trollheart · 12-18-2016, 09:19 AM

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Getting back to comics after a bit of an absence and god damn was the new Vision series good. Now finally catching up with Thor after reading only the first two issues with female Thor, and Jason Aaron was meant to write that series. First Thor: God of Thunder, one of my absolute fav recent series, and now he's doing it again under what I assume was an editorial mandate. The real Odinson.

Keep your ****ing hands off Thor! I gave up Spider-Girl but the God of Thunder is mine!!

The Batlord · 12-18-2016, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Keep your ****ing hands off Thor! I gave up Spider-Girl but the God of Thunder is mine!!

You can have the Silver Age and Simonson, but current Thor comics are my **** and I won't give them up. Unless you have anything to say about the new, chick Thor?

Trollheart · 12-20-2016, 05:21 AM

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You can have the Silver Age and Simonson, but current Thor comics are my **** and I won't give them up. Unless you have anything to say about the new, chick Thor?

What age are you? I was into Thor before you were born, son. He's my second alltime favourite hero, and I'll be chronicling his adventures from the start. Clearly, the only way to decide this is by a round the world balloon race. Meet me on the corner of the main street tomorrow at midday: the Queen herself shall drop the chequered flag!

djchameleon · 12-20-2016, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

What age are you? I was into Thor before you were born, son. He's my second alltime favourite hero, and I'll be chronicling his adventures from the start. Clearly, the only way to decide this is by a round the world balloon race. Meet me on the corner of the main street tomorrow at midday: the Queen herself shall drop the chequered flag!

Umm Why are you a huge Thor fan? I'm genuinely curious. I find him so boring overall and I can't be arsed to watch his movies when they come out.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 12-20-2016, 09:31 AM

his movies are probably the worst part of the MCU. although from the small bit of comics i've read he seems like a much more compelling character than he does in film. thor: ragnarok should be cool though because ****ING PLANET HULK GUYS

The Batlord · 12-20-2016, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

What age are you? I was into Thor before you were born, son. He's my second alltime favourite hero, and I'll be chronicling his adventures from the start. Clearly, the only way to decide this is by a round the world balloon race. Meet me on the corner of the main street tomorrow at midday: the Queen herself shall drop the chequered flag!

Thor: God of Thunder helped get me into non-Batman comics, and he continues to be one of the best things about Marvel comics atm. So suck ****.

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Umm Why are you a huge Thor fan? I'm genuinely curious. I find him so boring overall and I can't be arsed to watch his movies when they come out.

I find him highly likeable and badass, and it's always nice to see characters who can outdrink me, but it's his universe that I consider to be the main draw rather than specifically him. Norse mythology, cosmic ****, not to mention his connection to the Avengers. There's just always something new and massively cool that can be explored with Thor comics, even if Thor isn't always the most complex character in the book.

Trollheart · 12-20-2016, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Umm Why are you a huge Thor fan? I'm genuinely curious. I find him so boring overall and I can't be arsed to watch his movies when they come out.

Like the guys say, the films basically suck ass. I love Thor because from a very early age I was into Norse mythology, and Thor (the original comic) brought so much of that to life that I just loved it. Much different to the run-of-the-mill-in-some-cases hero thing. Thor's struggle against his own father, to say nothing of Loki always intrigued me, and they (Marvel) used the proper dialogue, not "dumbing it down" for kids/Americans. In the comics, Thor never said "guys" or "I'm on it" or "Awkward!" He uses the archaic forms of thee and thou and mine liege etc. Also, Sif (his wife) is smoking hot.

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Thor: God of Thunder helped get me into non-Batman comics, and he continues to be one of the best things about Marvel comics atm. So suck ****.

I was already into Thor before I even heard of Batman, and had issue one when it originally came out. So you suck it.

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I find him highly likeable and badass, and it's always nice to see characters who can outdrink me, but it's his universe that I consider to be the main draw rather than specifically him. Norse mythology, cosmic ****, not to mention his connection to the Avengers. There's just always something new and massively cool that can be explored with Thor comics, even if Thor isn't always the most complex character in the book.

Yeah, this. Wasn't mad about his time with the Avengers - Thor is more a loner, except when with his three companions from Asgard - and I prefer him that way. The Avengers always seem like they're more getting in his way than anything.

The Batlord · 12-22-2016, 04:40 PM

I don't know what part of the new Sabrina the Teenage Witch comic I like best, but her sacrificing a goat and nearly giving her soul to the devil has to be up there.

djchameleon · 12-22-2016, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

his movies are probably the worst part of the MCU. although from the small bit of comics i've read he seems like a much more compelling character than he does in film. thor: ragnarok should be cool though because ****ING PLANET HULK GUYS

What!? They are going to touch on Planet Hulk in that movie? It might be the first Thor movie I watch then.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I find him highly likeable and badass, and it's always nice to see characters who can outdrink me, but it's his universe that I consider to be the main draw rather than specifically him. Norse mythology, cosmic ****, not to mention his connection to the Avengers. There's just always something new and massively cool that can be explored with Thor comics, even if Thor isn't always the most complex character in the book.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Like the guys say, the films basically suck ass. I love Thor because from a very early age I was into Norse mythology, and Thor (the original comic) brought so much of that to life that I just loved it. Much different to the run-of-the-mill-in-some-cases hero thing. Thor's struggle against his own father, to say nothing of Loki always intrigued me, and they (Marvel) used the proper dialogue, not "dumbing it down" for kids/Americans. In the comics, Thor never said "guys" or "I'm on it" or "Awkward!" He uses the archaic forms of thee and thou and mine liege etc. Also, Sif (his wife) is smoking hot.

I'll be honest, I haven't read much of Thor's story in the comics but I'm just so incredibly bored by Norse mythology and I feel like my English class in high school contributed to that dislike. My curiosity is piqued enough to check out the female Thor though.

The Batlord · 12-22-2016, 08:03 PM

No but seriously, everyone should read Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. It's like if JK Rowling and HP Lovecraft came together to write a YA comic so demented that young adults shouldn't even be allowed to read it. It shares characters, a setting, and the very basic concept with the original comic (Sabrina is actually a character from Archie Comics) and the show, but other than that it has drastically different art, tone, and plot.

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