Thor Epic Collection, Vol. 22: Hel on Earth

Thor Epic Collection

by Roy Thomas, M.C. Wyman (Illustrations)

More classic adventures of Thor, along with a who's who of guest appearances by allies and enemies alike!

Who is Don Blake?! For years, Thor thought "Blake" was a mortal guise created by Odin...so how is he standing here alive and well? The all-powerful Destroyer interrupts Thor's quest for answers -- but when he finally confronts Odin, he finds another Thor waiting for him! Red Norvell is back -- but why? And can Odin's shocking revelations about Blake be believed? Thor rejoins the High Evolutionary's cosmic conflict -- but when Kurse returns, manipulated by an old foe and backed by a squad of undead allies, Thor is in for a battle that might destroy New York City! Can the Hulk help Thor fight his way to Hel and back? Plus: Thor battles the Thing and War Machine! And Loki and Pluto team up to kill Thor and Hercules!

Genres: Comics, Superheroes, Marvel

512 pages, Paperback

Published July 18, 2023

About the author

Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel--After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.

Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.

Reviews

[Simon · Rating 1 out of 5]

Now I have read some bad Epic Collection books, not as many as I thought I would to be honest a lot of the early stuff is still really good 50/60 years later, but this is the first one I just could not being myself to finish, and I was probably only 6 issues from the end. So I speed read those issues and am happy I did not have to suffer some more of Roy Thomas' (normally a very good writer but presumably lost it by the 90's) inane continuity fixing/messing about with stories. It is a shame as the idea of Thor with the High Evolutionary and his Godpack was interesting, and had some good stories in the last volume.

This volume is awful, diabolical storytelling and some very average art, though I do still like MC Wyman

[Cassidy K · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s like just not quite good enough to be mid but it’s okay