Spring 2007 marks the return of a Thunder God to Merry Marvel's pantheon. Yes, Thor returns. And not just the cloned fella from Civil War; this is the real deal as written by J. Michael Straczynski with pencils from Olivier Coipel.
From what I understand, Asgard will also make its triumphant return (and therefore the other Asgardian Gods) and will likely be positioned above everyone's heads in an American Mid-West town. This will therefore lead to some interesting possibilities with regard to God-mere human interaction.
To write Thor, though, JMS has left Fantastic Four (with 541) and the remaining issues will be written by Dwayne McDuffie (from Beyond!).
From hereon though, I be speculating...
I would assume that Asgard will 'pop up' in the same place where Thor's Hammer fell to Earth (as seen in Fantastic Four). Clearly, JMS writing those issues was no coincidence as it seems likely he's always been earmarked to bring back the Thunder God. I would also expect that after seeing someone named DB lift the hammer (either that or he was a tad unfortunate to be struck by lightning when touching the hammer), that this will also herald the return of Don Blake.
OK, safe bets there but allow me to bask in the glory, eh?
So... that's another title I'm not fussed about. Don Blake as Thor...? Boring. JMS writing Thor after his stint on Fantastic Four...? Boring.
I'll spend my pennies elsewhere... like baby food, I guess...
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Re: JMS on Thor
Robin The Boy Wonder wrote:
So... that's another title I'm not fussed about. Don Blake as Thor...? Boring. JMS writing Thor after his stint on Fantastic Four...? Boring.
I'll spend my pennies elsewhere... like baby food, I guess...
Hmm I'm not so sure you know. I think Thor is far more JMS's type of book, especially with a relaunch with no "fixed" history. I mean - is this the same Thor we all know and love? Or a different incarnaction?
He likes to deconstruct characters - look at what he has done with Spidey - and with 4 main characters plus a huge supporting cast I never felt that the FF was going to be right for him.
Plus, there is the Universal Law of Fantastic Four comics. Which is - For every truley excelleant and inspired story there must then follow 3 story archs of utter rubbish!!!
Robin The Boy Wonder
Only 3 story arcs of utter rubbish...?
What about the 90s? Were there any decent story arcs (beyond the Jim Lee reimagining) for the Fantastic Four during the 90s?
And let's face it, in this decade, beyond Mark Waid, nobody has really set the FF on fire. Chris Claremont? His run was OK, I guess - better than his Uncanny X-Men anyway. And Pacheco...? Nice looking art; shame about the bloody stories. All he ever really did was do a mindless story in the Negative Zone followed up with a shameless tribute to the original Galactus story. The best thing about Pacheco writing the book was Jeph Loeb's script!
Nah! FF will be stuck in comic limbo for years to come now.
As for Thor... I'll reserve judgment until I see it but JMS seems to be losing his magical touch a little. FF was poor; Squadron Supreme is good but lacks the edge that Supreme Power had and even the quality of Amazing Spider-Man has dipped. His good work on AMS currently seems to be more to do with Civil War and Spidey's unmasking, I would say...
...which gives me the idea for a thread...
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Im sorry - I wasn't aware of any FF STORIES in the 90's!!!
The answer here is to read Ultimate FF, which up to the current story has been bloody brilliant.
