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Thor (1966) #255-266
Thor: The Quest for Odin
When Odin disappears from Asgard, it's up to Thor and the Warriors Three, Balder and Sif to find him! See Thor quest across the vastness of space, through alien worlds and upon the dreaded Doomsday Star! Plus: an unexpected battle between Thor and Odin, father vs. son! Featuring the villainy of the Stone-Men from Saturn and, of course, Loki-on the throne of Asgard itself! Collecting: Thor (1966) #255-266
222 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2011
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Len Wein
1,587 books154 followersLen Wein was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen.
Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.
Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.
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July 19, 2024
This Marvel premiere hardcover collected Thor issues 255 to 266, that which formed the titanic storyline, The Quest for Odin. It was only proper the publisher commissioned a murderers’ row of artists the brought Len Wein’s story to life on the printed page. The artistic line-up for this span of issue were John Buscema, Tony DeZuniga, Walter Simonson, Ernie Chan and Joe Sinnot. All of them were accomplished drafstmen in their own right and collaborated here in these twelve issues of Thor to produce probably one of the most visually appealing Thor stories ever.
The story by writer/editor Wein required such talent because of its epic scope. It was a fusion of the science fiction, high fantasy and superhero genres. In this tale, Thor, with a party composed of Sif and the Warriors Three, embarked on a quest for the lost All-Father. They journeyed to beyond the stars in a Viking war boat and in the inhospitable bleakness of space they battled monsters, pirates and a Doomsday Star. This was the main story while a secondary tale ran concurrently, which became itself became the primary once the main quest ended and the arc culminated in a legendary slugfest between Thor and the Destroyer which laid waste to half of Asgard.
This is a great story to have for any Thor fan. But I do regret not securing my copy a few months earlier. I missed out on the opportunity to have it signed by the great DeZuniga. His finished art over dynamic layouts by Simonson gave it a classical feel. This was a rare run on a Marvel superhero title by DeZuniga as he was more known for his work on Marvel’s adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian. Sadly, DeZuniga passed away a few weeks back and all I have left are memories of meeting the legendary artist.
The story by writer/editor Wein required such talent because of its epic scope. It was a fusion of the science fiction, high fantasy and superhero genres. In this tale, Thor, with a party composed of Sif and the Warriors Three, embarked on a quest for the lost All-Father. They journeyed to beyond the stars in a Viking war boat and in the inhospitable bleakness of space they battled monsters, pirates and a Doomsday Star. This was the main story while a secondary tale ran concurrently, which became itself became the primary once the main quest ended and the arc culminated in a legendary slugfest between Thor and the Destroyer which laid waste to half of Asgard.
This is a great story to have for any Thor fan. But I do regret not securing my copy a few months earlier. I missed out on the opportunity to have it signed by the great DeZuniga. His finished art over dynamic layouts by Simonson gave it a classical feel. This was a rare run on a Marvel superhero title by DeZuniga as he was more known for his work on Marvel’s adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian. Sadly, DeZuniga passed away a few weeks back and all I have left are memories of meeting the legendary artist.
April 9, 2021
The Highfather Odin has gone missing, and Thor along with The Warriors Three, Lady Sif and The Recorder are on a quest to find him.
This saga is a bulky one, not only because of the number of pages, but also due to the content within them. Though the adventure feels stretched, the writers manages to establish its uniqueness and identity. The cosmic adventures the heroes partake do feel like one, and the scenes in asgard have their own atmosphere. Each character has their own role and fulfill it masterfully, except for Lady Sif, whose role is to be not more than a damsel in distress and to be treated as one. This gets pretty annoying quickly.
The Quest for Odin is a fun adventure, with a couple of problems, but it may be an essential read for the hardcore fans of Thor.
This saga is a bulky one, not only because of the number of pages, but also due to the content within them. Though the adventure feels stretched, the writers manages to establish its uniqueness and identity. The cosmic adventures the heroes partake do feel like one, and the scenes in asgard have their own atmosphere. Each character has their own role and fulfill it masterfully, except for Lady Sif, whose role is to be not more than a damsel in distress and to be treated as one. This gets pretty annoying quickly.
The Quest for Odin is a fun adventure, with a couple of problems, but it may be an essential read for the hardcore fans of Thor.
February 11, 2012
One of my all time favorite Thor stories.
Odin has been kidnapped, and so Thor, his girlfriend Sif and a trio of noble warriors that suspiciously resemble the three musketeers set off in a magic flying viking ship to rescue the king of Asgard.
Along the way they acquire a robot, encounter numerous aliens ( good and bad) and fight an old foe of Thor's before coming to Odin's rescue.
and of course, while they are on this quest, Loki, Thor's wicked half-brother schjemes to take over the kingdom.
Vikings in space having the kinds of adventure that you'd expect to see in 'Star Trek'. It's brilliant, weird and amazingly fun.
Odin has been kidnapped, and so Thor, his girlfriend Sif and a trio of noble warriors that suspiciously resemble the three musketeers set off in a magic flying viking ship to rescue the king of Asgard.
Along the way they acquire a robot, encounter numerous aliens ( good and bad) and fight an old foe of Thor's before coming to Odin's rescue.
and of course, while they are on this quest, Loki, Thor's wicked half-brother schjemes to take over the kingdom.
Vikings in space having the kinds of adventure that you'd expect to see in 'Star Trek'. It's brilliant, weird and amazingly fun.
June 15, 2024
4.5 stars
Quite possibly the best Marvel Premiere Classic I've read up to this point and a strong argument as to why I currently like Wein's early run of Thor best (though it's still very close to Simonson's run). The combination of Nordic mythology and science fiction has never impressed me as much as it does here; the classical dialogue and the vivid space background complement each in ways that felt exciting to read. Maybe a little too misogynistic at times but it sort of fits in with the Nordic mythology so it's not damning (at least to me). Highly recommend.
Quite possibly the best Marvel Premiere Classic I've read up to this point and a strong argument as to why I currently like Wein's early run of Thor best (though it's still very close to Simonson's run). The combination of Nordic mythology and science fiction has never impressed me as much as it does here; the classical dialogue and the vivid space background complement each in ways that felt exciting to read. Maybe a little too misogynistic at times but it sort of fits in with the Nordic mythology so it's not damning (at least to me). Highly recommend.
July 23, 2024
The Len Wein run on Thor gets kinda overshadowed by the Lee/Kirby and Walt Simonson runs that sandwich it, but there's a lot of cool stuff here. At first I was a little underwhelmed by this, there's a lot of running around from place to place, fighting various aliens and nogoodniks, but then when Thor and co. finally arrive at the Doomsday Star to rescue Odin there's a fantastic Kirby-esque plot involving a race of aliens who kidnap gods to worship, or in other words, to drain their divine power to bring prosperity to their civilization. Great premise, great visuals, especially once you get Simonson illustrating. Oh, and there's a sick-ass fight with the Destroyer at the end to cap it all off.
June 15, 2018
Cosa posso dire? Leggere queste gloriose saghe nel 2018 ne rivela tutta l’ingenuità e quei cliché che, ad oggi, sembrano tanto abusati... ma all’epoca non lo erano. E soprattutto il meccanismo narrativo era semplice ma solido, teneva l’attenzione del lettore incollata alle pagine fino all’ultima vignetta.
Ci sarebbe da scrivere un trattato su come sia cambiato, anche nel fumetto americano, il modo di raccontare per disegni e nuvolette, come tante didascalie e tante frasi di spiegazione siano state eliminate per un tipo di narrazione molto più fluido, molto più asciutto - non sempre più introspettivo.
In ogni caso uno degli aspetti che più ho apprezzato è stata la personalità di Thor, sempre così intriso di onore, desiderio di aiutare gli altri, pronto anche a rinunciare al suo orgoglio per salvare la vita ai suoi amici (e vogliamo menzionare il suo penchant per gli epiteti?). E poi queste vecchie saghe sono fonte infinita di meme (insomma, il Registratore fa ridere già dal nome).
È stato un bel tuffo nel passato e, oddio, non posso non menzionare le matite massicce e “classiche” che hanno illustrato questa avventura così spaziale: le architetture dei diversi mondi e navi-mondo che i nostri incontravano erano spettacolari, da fantascienza di altri tempi (così come i panorami cosmici tinti di scuro).
Una bella, classica saga, sul serio.
Ci sarebbe da scrivere un trattato su come sia cambiato, anche nel fumetto americano, il modo di raccontare per disegni e nuvolette, come tante didascalie e tante frasi di spiegazione siano state eliminate per un tipo di narrazione molto più fluido, molto più asciutto - non sempre più introspettivo.
In ogni caso uno degli aspetti che più ho apprezzato è stata la personalità di Thor, sempre così intriso di onore, desiderio di aiutare gli altri, pronto anche a rinunciare al suo orgoglio per salvare la vita ai suoi amici (e vogliamo menzionare il suo penchant per gli epiteti?). E poi queste vecchie saghe sono fonte infinita di meme (insomma, il Registratore fa ridere già dal nome).
È stato un bel tuffo nel passato e, oddio, non posso non menzionare le matite massicce e “classiche” che hanno illustrato questa avventura così spaziale: le architetture dei diversi mondi e navi-mondo che i nostri incontravano erano spettacolari, da fantascienza di altri tempi (così come i panorami cosmici tinti di scuro).
Una bella, classica saga, sul serio.
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May 28, 2017Che saga ENORME. Allo stesso tempo penso che il formato dei comicbook mensili hanno permesso agli autori di raccontare in un anno quello che in Bonelli ne sarebbe stato raccontato in quattro. Quando i capitoli sono così brevi, hai lo svantaggio del dover creare una singola uscita che sia sufficientemente "densa" da giustificare l'acquisto, ma anche di poter espandere una saga per un numero di albi enorme. Riflessione che non ha niente a che vedere con l'albo in sè? Avete ragione, scusate.
July 18, 2013
Thor and friends go on an intergalactic mission to find Odin on a wooden ship. There's lots of daring do and fights. Though I did get a bit annoyed because Sif has suddenly become this damsel in distress in this book, not like she'd been in previous stories. A good read.
October 16, 2012
I had more fun with these "old" Thor comics than I do with the modern day equivalents.
December 2, 2015
Len Wein se sube al Mjolnir en este intergaláctico tomo del Poderoso Thor.
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