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  • Опубликовано: 7 июн 2024
  • By Odin's Beard! Thor has been around for 60 years and with so many decades under his belt, come so many stores, but where is the best place to start reading about the God of Thunder? My mission is to guide you to specific story arcs for beginners to best introduce you to Thor!
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    Start - 00:00
    Journey Into Mystery - 02:14
    The Coming of the Avengers! - 03:37
    Ragnarok - 04:33
    Thunderstrike - 06:39
    Heroes Return - 08:19
    Thor: Godstorm - 10:21
    Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers -11:06
    Son of Asgard - 12:18
    Everything Old is New Again - 13:47
    Heaven & Earth - 15:08
    The Godbutcher - 16:53
    Goddess of Thunder - 18:36
    The Devourer King - 20:44
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    Ultimate Thor - 23:00
    The Mighty Avenger - 24:08
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  • @rickray1202
    @rickray1202 Год назад +16

    So happy to see the Rodi/Ribic Loki miniseries on this list - it's easily the best Loki story ever and Ribic's artwork makes the story have an even more mythic feel to it. It got the Gallery Edition treatment a few years back, and it's definitely one of my favorite Gallery Editions I own.

  • @jmv1969
    @jmv1969 Год назад +8

    It never occurred to me that there are some people who don't even know who Don Blake is. He was such a mainstay in the Thor comics that I read when I was a kid. Simonson's Thor is still my favorite run of thunder god by far though.

  • @rickymcn1
    @rickymcn1 Год назад +9

    God Butcher is my favourite from this list. I found Goddess of Thunder a slog to get through. Actually, I didn't get through it. Never understood why anyone would like it but hey, strokes for folks and all that.

  • @boop7725
    @boop7725 Год назад +6

    I definitely second the recommendation to jump in at the God Butcher story. I've been reading Jason Aaron's omni, my first time ever reading Thor, and it was great and I absolutely loved it. Great jumping on point in my experience.

  • @comicbookcrazy
    @comicbookcrazy Год назад +13

    When I get asked this question my immediate answer is Walt Simonson's run on Thor. To me, it's one of the most perfect runs on a comic ever. #OmarRules #SimonsonIsAGod

  • @hamzadawud
    @hamzadawud Год назад +7

    Nice job, Omar. I have every Thor Omni so far, but I definitely haven't read all of them yet. I weirdly started with Simonson even though I love Silver Age comics and Jack Kirby; go figure.

  • @luthorbrattluthorbratt1176
    @luthorbrattluthorbratt1176 Год назад +4

    Great video! I started reading Thor in April beginning with the first Epic. I plan on reading through the rest of the Silver Age (currently on Vol. 3), into the Bronze Age, and stopping at the end of the Simonson run.

  • @mattthompson3371
    @mattthompson3371 Год назад +3

    Love these videos.

  • @blurjose
    @blurjose Год назад +2

    Love these segments and this one was especially helpful since I don't know my Thor.

  • @richardstevenjones
    @richardstevenjones Год назад +2

    Thor the Mighty Avenger is absolutely amazing. It would be a great candidate for a Gallery Edition.

  • @McDuendis
    @McDuendis Год назад +2

    Thor wasn't in my list of comics to read, but i started to like it because of Beta Ray Bill. I like Beta and by reading Johnson's Argent Star You could say I started reading Thor, but the oldies by DeFalco and ... I like that era.

  • @bradparsons6419
    @bradparsons6419 Год назад

    I'm jumping into Thor with the recent Jason A. omnibus. A few of the older writers sound like good reads too. I'll have to check them out

  • @TheComicBookReport
    @TheComicBookReport Год назад +1

    Happy to see this in time for the movie 🎥😁🎉🎉🎉

  • @KillerTacos54
    @KillerTacos54 Год назад +1

    Awesome video

  • @SarkDouls
    @SarkDouls Год назад +2

    I went and saw the new movie. Only part i really liked about it was Gorr the god butcher so i decided to get the Saga of gorr the god butcher trade paperback. Cant wait for it to arrive.

  • @tylerelliott1235
    @tylerelliott1235 Год назад +3

    Got Thor Jason Aaron finish that because of Thor love and thunder but have to pick up Thor omnibus vol 1 etc to get the just of his character

  • @wtrollkin
    @wtrollkin Год назад +1

    I’m hard pressed to name an event in any comic that blew my mind more than setting the stage for Odin+Asgardians+Destroyer+OdinSword vs Celestials in Thor 300. What a great capstone to that Celestial Saga story arch. But yeah the fight was a let down.

  • @chuckskillz5184
    @chuckskillz5184 Год назад +1

    I LOVE THE DEFALCO/FRENZ ERA!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @samarjeetsinghkheda9460
    @samarjeetsinghkheda9460 Год назад +2

    Thor: godstorm
    Thor & loki: blood brothers
    Son of asgard
    Heaven and earth
    The mighty avenger

  • @pachecofernandojr3487
    @pachecofernandojr3487 Год назад +1

    That where started from beginning I bout Might Marvel Masterwork.

  • @wilfbiffherb
    @wilfbiffherb Год назад

    I'm really eager to get into the Cates Thor run but I'm waiting on it coming out in hardcover format. It's got to be soon, right?

  • @rickymcn1
    @rickymcn1 Год назад +1

    The Walt Simonson omni is my white whale. I'll catch her someday...
    Edit: Just noticed the video description. I believe the kids have now replaced "beard" with "fade". I know you're an old school comics lover though Omar, I'll let it slide :)

  • @lukaslambs5780
    @lukaslambs5780 7 месяцев назад

    W takes

  • @axelpettersson1482
    @axelpettersson1482 Год назад +3

    Could you do a marevel and dc guide/start to read on cosimic sagas

  • @chazkhaira4690
    @chazkhaira4690 Год назад

    Every Thor fan should read Might Thor #200 by Gerry Conway and Big John Buscema ‘Beware if This Be Ragnarok’ EPIC Thor story beautifully done

  • @IvanOrdell
    @IvanOrdell Год назад

    Just a heads up about Simonson's run, it often feels kind of dated. I'm no expert and this is my opinion. Even though there are a lot of good stories inside, to me most of the dialog and some of the mini stories are like reading 70s comics, especially the first half. This was written in the mid 80s but it still feels retro. It was literally written for kids. Author even says inside "kids you don't wanna miss the next issue". So, if some of you prefer modern stuff to the older stuff, I suggest reading the first few issues online to see if u like it and then pay 100+$ for the omni. I did love Balder, Sif, Karnilla and Odin in there.

  • @Jackfromshack
    @Jackfromshack Год назад +1

    "Where to start reading Hulk" next, I beg you

  • @axelpettersson1482
    @axelpettersson1482 Год назад

    Is the Jason Aaron stories of Thor connected. Like do I need to have read one before the other?

  • @ladvoc
    @ladvoc Год назад

    How is the Matt Fraction run? Good starting point?

    • @NearMintCondition
      @NearMintCondition  Год назад +1

      Fear Itself is a good and fun crossover. But I think things like War of the Realms worked better.

  • @rizalinojuliano3702
    @rizalinojuliano3702 Год назад

    Really like the list. but describing the humor in Love and Thunder as 'witty' is being very generous. :-)

    • @NearMintCondition
      @NearMintCondition  Год назад +1

      I think it was right before the movie came out :/

    • @rizalinojuliano3702
      @rizalinojuliano3702 Год назад

      @@NearMintCondition Fair point. Sub added sir. Keep up the work. :)

  • @SuperSilver316
    @SuperSilver316 Год назад

    Bifrost Bridge

  • @antonbabkin2528
    @antonbabkin2528 Год назад

    Interesting, that several years run of Matt Fraction on Thor wasn’t even mentioned. That says something about Fraction writing, that basically sucks. But still, 1300 pages is a solid piece of hard work. I feel sorry for the guy :((

    • @NearMintCondition
      @NearMintCondition  Год назад

      I mean I also didn’t mention Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway and those two are miles better than Fraction. But it’s not a bout the best stories, but the ones that are more accessible.

  • @noeloommen5605
    @noeloommen5605 Год назад +1

    Extremely unpopular opinion but personally I am not the biggest fan of the godbutcher arc mainly because of the art but I loved the story. My favourite part of Jason Aaron's run is the goddess of thunder arc because of Russel dautermans epic art. Currently my favourite run of thor is the donny Cates one.

    • @rickymcn1
      @rickymcn1 Год назад +1

      Hey man, you like what you like. Marvel announced a Squirrel Girl omni so there's all sorts out there :)

    • @noeloommen5605
      @noeloommen5605 Год назад

      LOL

  • @danielwright3910
    @danielwright3910 Год назад +6

    Such a shame the route they've gone with in the MCU. They've turned the character into a joke and is nothing like the character I recognise in these great comics. In an alternate universe I'm hoping us Thor fans are being treated to "John Milius' The Mighty Thor!".

    • @JennySparkz
      @JennySparkz Год назад +3

      This is so True. The same with the Hulk sadly.

  • @JennySparkz
    @JennySparkz Год назад +1

    Ugh, that goddess of thunder run marked the decline of Aaron's writing. Since then it has just been a steady slide into mediocrity. The guy was at one point an AMAZING writer and then it was as if a switch was flipped where previously his writing would make me laugh, chuckle, empathise, gasp or have to pick my jaw up from the floor, now it just irritates.

    • @mattthompson3371
      @mattthompson3371 Год назад +6

      I beg to differ, as someone who's mother was going through chemo at the time, these stories gave me hope. I'm not a fan of his Avengers, but each story effects everyone differently.

    • @Jackfromshack
      @Jackfromshack Год назад +1

      Thank God we have Donnie Cates, who sent Aaron's canon to the trash in the first issue. You should give a chance to his run.