So let's go big--universe ending big!!
Surtur just needs to put his bigass magic sword into Asgard's Eternal Flame, and he can destroy the Nine Worlds (sorry, Angelica fans, there was no Tenth World back then...).
Fortunately, the Odin clan was there:
Spacebooger urges you not to worry; Odin came back fairly quickly!!
Mythic Madness from Thor #353 (1985), by Walt Simonson
Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why?! BAAROOUM!!! That's why!! So go and vote!!
Man I loved that Simonson run, and the Surtur Saga was the pinnacle. Thanks for posting this!
ReplyDeleteGosh this run was fun. Overblown possibly... but gosh-darned EPIC nevertheless.
ReplyDelete(Looks up info on this issue.) Wait, Simonson inked himself here?! I would have sworn there was another artist's touch on top of Simonson's pencils here. Like some weird Mignola / Art Adams hybrid...
ReplyDeleteGreat, great stuff, at any rate. I so have to track down Simonson's run on Thor someday....
Walt inked himself on most of the issues of that run.
ReplyDeleteIt's pricey, and it's not out until October, but this is just what you need.
I love that even while battling to save the cosmos, Loki...remains Loki.
ReplyDelete"FOR ASGARD!"
"FOR MIDGARD!"
..."For myself!"