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Thor Epic Collection: The Surtur War
Writer/artist Walter Simonson's groundbreaking Thor run starts here! Walter Simonson's Thor raises its banner high and stands with the series' Stan Lee/Jack Kirby glory days and then some! With truly cosmic stakes, a new character worthy enough to lift Mjolnir high in Beta Ray Bill and a villain of deadly cunning in Malekith, Simonson launched his epic run with a powerful art style and a majestic narrative that reminds the reader why the legendary tales of Asgard are so compelling. After handling Malekith's ice-cold plot with the Casket of Ancient Winters, Thor must head into the fiery pits of Surtur's realm for a war that may mean the very end of Asgard. Simonson's four fabled years of storytelling with Thor starts here!
Collecting THOR (1966) #337-356.
Collecting THOR (1966) #337-356.
496 pages, Paperback
Published March 3, 2026
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Walter Simonson
1,287 books174 followersWalt Simonson is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' Thor from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned work Star Slammers, which he inaugurated in 1972 as a Rhode Island School of Design thesis. He has also worked on other Marvel titles such as X-Factor and Fantastic Four, on DC Comics books including Detective Comics, Manhunter, Metal Men and Orion, and on licensed properties such as Star Wars, Alien, Battlestar Galactica and Robocop vs. Terminator.
He is married to comics writer Louise Simonson, with whom he collaborated as penciller on X-Factor from 1988 to 1989, and with whom he made a cameo appearance in the 2011 Thor feature film.
He is married to comics writer Louise Simonson, with whom he collaborated as penciller on X-Factor from 1988 to 1989, and with whom he made a cameo appearance in the 2011 Thor feature film.
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March 10, 2026
I've been looking forward to reading Walter Simonson's run for a long time and this first volume did not disappoint.
Thor was never a character I read when I was young as he never appealed but Jason Aaron's run changed that and as a fan this run was superb. I would say that modern run is more accessible as there is a narrow focus on the character at the start from which the story builds and the world grows.
This run throws the reader straight into things and does not let up! The first page sets the tone and stage for a big story but the reader has a way into world through an alien and stranger in Bill in the first arc. There were a lot of characters to get to know so having the focus in the first story eased me into this version of Thor's world.
Throughout the collection, time was spent developing Thor and the cast. Simonson has the reader spend some solo time with each of them or in pairings and small groups so we get to know them better and care for them. I really appreciated that time, though this character development and time away from the main plot may aggravate some readers. I think there is a good pay off in each case and I enjoyed the stories in their own right.
Each issue is so packed with story, there's a main plot coupled with cut ways to multiple subplots but I didn't feel this took too much away from the momentum of the main thread.
I loved the detail and dynamism of Simonson's art. Everything from the small emotional character moments to the big bombastic battles was done fantastically well.
I'm really looking forward to reading part 2 when it's release!
Thor was never a character I read when I was young as he never appealed but Jason Aaron's run changed that and as a fan this run was superb. I would say that modern run is more accessible as there is a narrow focus on the character at the start from which the story builds and the world grows.
This run throws the reader straight into things and does not let up! The first page sets the tone and stage for a big story but the reader has a way into world through an alien and stranger in Bill in the first arc. There were a lot of characters to get to know so having the focus in the first story eased me into this version of Thor's world.
Throughout the collection, time was spent developing Thor and the cast. Simonson has the reader spend some solo time with each of them or in pairings and small groups so we get to know them better and care for them. I really appreciated that time, though this character development and time away from the main plot may aggravate some readers. I think there is a good pay off in each case and I enjoyed the stories in their own right.
Each issue is so packed with story, there's a main plot coupled with cut ways to multiple subplots but I didn't feel this took too much away from the momentum of the main thread.
I loved the detail and dynamism of Simonson's art. Everything from the small emotional character moments to the big bombastic battles was done fantastically well.
I'm really looking forward to reading part 2 when it's release!
March 9, 2026
A truly epic story in this Epic Collection! Yowza! Simonson was firing on all cylinders; the story was rolled out well throughout, and the climax felt like it had stakes.
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