How fucking dare you mispronounce the fake name of a fake tree from a language we don't phonetically understand in a mythology with no canonical texts!? The filthy level of disrespect.... You disgust me, good sir.
This is the third episode where we've moved the intro to the outtro. Thanks to everyone for giving it a chance! The intro used to take up about 10+ seconds, and statistics indicate people decide whether they're watching a video within 3 seconds, so we figure why not hit the ground running? You've got 375+ episodes with the intro, and I'm sure things will circle back around! 1:08:59
*Sees Sal tease Thor in Back Issues on Twitter* Oh sweet! Are they going to do Walt Simonson's Thor? Maybe the recent Donny Cates series? Or maybe they will do the God Butcher storyline since Gorr is gonna be in Love and Thunder! Sal: LOL, NOPE!
oh my god Ben ya that's literally what i thought about when someone said Thor before the movies, Adventures in Babysitting. a classic if you were born in the early to mid 80s!
I don't really read comics, but this is one of the best TH-cam channels around. Watching Tiffany, Sal, Ethan, and Ben riff and discuss comic books makes me want to pick up the hobby. 😎
Anyone who is British and was forced to study Shakespeare and old English, HATES writing like that. It’s hard and to do well and easy to see when it’s done wrong. No one without passion and understanding of that style of writing shouldn’t put themselves through that.
Because Wanda Vision is so popular and you've already done the Tom King Vision book maybe you guys should do the Scarlet Witch book by James Robinson it really fleshes out Wanda and her complicated history and how she dealing with the fallout of her past decisions while going on a universe-spanning adventure. Love the show keep it up
"im a dove ...im a fucking bird!" This episode is so fun you guys keep improving and staying true to yourselves which is awesome to see. Every tweaking you have done recently adding tangents to letters page fucking genius , back issues bites are enjoyable, the new comic line set up and format is great, and switching the opening theme around is such a small change i hadn't even notice it...and im one of the people who has back issues on all day no matter what im doing but since you've mentioned it...it works i get it
42:30 Who else thought THIS better be the plot for GOD OF WAR 2!?! Thor & Kratos battlin’ it out over who gets to fly with the doves for 10 hrs of game play! IGN SCORE: 10/10!
Don't want to throw any shade, but other comics channels are like "OMG OMG GUYS THIS IS SO COOL" but 95% of the time Sal's just like "this book is SO STUPID" and this is why I hang out here instead.
I never read a Thor comic until Jason Aaron's run, and I absolutely loved it. I've been really enjoying Donny Cates' Thor too. Would love to see War of the Realms on Back Issues someday.
“My dear Vanessa when I was a boy I was a mechanic but these people they... they kept mistaking me for Thor but I used that hammer the mighty Mjolnir and smashed my fathers head in with it.”
I love Norse Mythology... though Marvel only use the Mythology vaguely I’ve always liked Thor. I’ve read his stories from time to time I recently bought his Omnibus from the 80s & 90s
Hopefully, you guys will do more Thor stories, either another one from JMS, or one from other celebrated runs like Stan Lee/Jack Kirby or Walt Simonson, maybe even the Jason Aaron run
I second this. Thor is one of my favorite characters and I always thought he was cool. His OG costume is the best there is and I'm saddened that people think that it's lame. Would love to see some Simonson run covered her.
Me: excited for a Thor back issues See’s: Thor World Engine Me: really... not To Wake The Mangog, The God Butcher, or literally ANYTHING written by Walt Simonson?
The Donald Blake discussion in the beginning is actually pretty funny since the exact storyline currently going on in Donny Cates' Thor series is dealing with Don Blake literally having been just a consciousness that has been locked away for decades since he hasn't been needed and now he's gone insane and has taken over Thor's life like Thor used to do to him. It's actually been pretty cool so far.
Love 90’s episodes, they’re always so ridiculous and fun to listen to you 3 making fun of the insane writing and over the top art (some of it is awesome to be honest).
For what it is, I really enjoy this story. I am thankful this status quo didn't stick, but as a quirky curiosity, I like it. Weird and ridiculous premise, awesome and raw art by Deodato Jr, it's a story that I like having with the rest of my Thor books.
The issues directly following this was the biggest 180 whiplash I’ve ever seen, Tom Defalco (who was one of the editors at the time I think ) was the one who wrote the “it was actual the Egyptian god of death Set” and fit more of a classic story. He also used the dangling storyline of the Asgardians dying/being reborn in a “the lost gods” series taking place during the heroes reborn year which was very not grim dark Ellis. I enjoy both writers styles but very different flavors. It’s all on marvel unlimited if you have it
as i'm starting some 2nd watches, its really nice to not have to skip the opening, as great as it is, i was skipping it for years now so its prolly good for the algorithm that you put it at the end
LMAO Sorry Ben, but the bark on an Ash tree is distinctly unique in comparison to the other trees. So if you came across one without it's jagged leaves, you'd still know what it is. If you were taught in anyway about trees/wood. For example, if you had a wood stove, you would also know that Ash is a *'softwood'*, like Birch (another unique bark.) Which when burned won't leave coals, only ashes. (Ironically). So is not very good for cooking over, or using as an overnight heat source. Ash (and Birch), being softwood, are very light weight in comparison to a block of 'hardwood, such as Maple or Oak or Pine. (and a person that works with wood often will be able to tell by colour and grain,(and in some cases, smell), what most woods are visually. Even when processed into furniture, cabinets, etc)
I say the MCU made Thor and Norse mythology more common to the point where different media uses Norse gods and Viking era settings. Because while in ancient times and even now People still believe in Thor like other people believe and worship in God or Zeus even before the Viking era. But even in things like DnD or lord of the rings and even the days if the week do take stuff from Norse mythology. Stan Lee even said he used Thor because not many people are as familiar with Norse gods as they are Greek gods when he wanted to make a god from mythology into a superhero.
As jarring as some of Deodato Jrs anatomy and cross hatching was back in the 90s, it's still so much more visually appealing than his 3-D-modelled art nowadays. He's still a legend though.
At 9 years old I literally read a book on myths and fables and found out about Thor and fell in love with Norse Mythology...... It was the story of Loki cutting Sifs hair and having to trick the trolls to get gifts for the Gods as retribution.... It was cool because it was also the hammer origin story..... A week later I got my first second hand comics and it was The Mighty Thor
Ever since I was a kid, I always thought that "lame Thor" was cool as hell. I even ordered a late-80s Halloween costume of the guy, which I wore for Halloween when I was 10. My dad made a Mjolnir out of foam and cardboard, but someone stole it. Figures.
Thor, the mythical Norse god, is public domain. Marvel's version of him is of course trademarked to Marvel. But anyone can write and publish a Thor story.
I had to quit comics in the 90's precisely because of this kind of thing. Yep. But it's good that you covered this so that we never, ever, ever have to make those mistakes again. Never forget... Never...
I remember reading a Thor book in middle school and there was some disagreement between Storm and Thor about causing irregularities in the weather. I don't remember anything else about the story or what the context was
As bad as HEROES REBORN was..stories like WORLD ENGINE help you understand why MARVEL higher ups green lit it. This story ends about a year before THOR was canceled for HEROES REBORN.
Imagine there is another book where Curzon's friend researches Thor and provides exposition for another story only to be killed at the end. Then another story Curzon's friend's friend researches Thor and provides exposition for another story only to be killed at the end. Then another story where Curzon's friend's friend's friend...
All be waiting for this when new Thor movie come out can wait for this of Thor the god of Thunder god butcher and the GodBomb but still great video as always keep up the good work guys
I used to be in the thor was lame boat too.. But then I was just like, 'Wait thor is a viking god who can manipulate lightening? That is metal as fuck'. Not sure why he speaks Shakespearean though.. is Shakespeare metal?
If you wanna buy Thor: Worldengine, you can! It's in this Epic collection! amzn.to/3qpJ1aN
Pronounced the fake tree's name wrong. If this made the episode impossible to get through, please return unused portion for a full refund.
That ash, though...
FAKE tree? HOW DARE YOU
How fucking dare you mispronounce the fake name of a fake tree from a language we don't phonetically understand in a mythology with no canonical texts!? The filthy level of disrespect.... You disgust me, good sir.
Whoa whoa whoa, he did not mispronounce Yggdrasil, he was talking about its bad boy cousin Yardrassil.
@@sethozera4246 Nope, just you.
This is the third episode where we've moved the intro to the outtro. Thanks to everyone for giving it a chance! The intro used to take up about 10+ seconds, and statistics indicate people decide whether they're watching a video within 3 seconds, so we figure why not hit the ground running? You've got 375+ episodes with the intro, and I'm sure things will circle back around! 1:08:59
what is the music for the intro? My toddler loves it and clicks on the beginning for your videos to play it over and over.
Wow I didn’t even notice! If it helps gain traffic to this amazing channel I am all for it
Not a bother kid
eh when you put it that wayyyy, i get it. I'm glad its still in the video at least but its going to take some getting use to after so many years.
I'm going to that timestamp and watching this episode the way God intended!
*Thor, thinking about Enchantress's offer:* "...Well, if my time has come, then I guess so should I."
@@armintamzarian8222 Patreon, my dude.
@@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache Your mustache grants you time travel powers
@@Grievousish That, too.
You win the comment section.
@@armintamzarian8222 He’s an Asgardian God of Patreon and early video access!
*Sees Sal tease Thor in Back Issues on Twitter*
Oh sweet! Are they going to do Walt Simonson's Thor? Maybe the recent Donny Cates series? Or maybe they will do the God Butcher storyline since Gorr is gonna be in Love and Thunder!
Sal: LOL, NOPE!
@@Akkbar21 Honestly I was more hoping they would do The Devourer King just so we can see Ben and Ethan's reactions to how batshit insane it is.
I'm not sure how I feel about being referred to as a "subset" by a subset.
Expositionman, the most ubiquitous superhero
oh my god Ben ya that's literally what i thought about when someone said Thor before the movies, Adventures in Babysitting. a classic if you were born in the early to mid 80s!
I was, it is, and until i read that comment had completely forgot about it.
I don't really read comics, but this is one of the best TH-cam channels around. Watching Tiffany, Sal, Ethan, and Ben riff and discuss comic books makes me want to pick up the hobby. 😎
7:02 Little did we know Donald Blake would have a fate worse than just "waking up" according to the Donny Cates run.
Anyone who is British and was forced to study Shakespeare and old English, HATES writing like that. It’s hard and to do well and easy to see when it’s done wrong. No one without passion and understanding of that style of writing shouldn’t put themselves through that.
Because Wanda Vision is so popular and you've already done the Tom King Vision book maybe you guys should do the Scarlet Witch book by James Robinson it really fleshes out Wanda and her complicated history and how she dealing with the fallout of her past decisions while going on a universe-spanning adventure. Love the show keep it up
"im a dove ...im a fucking bird!" This episode is so fun you guys keep improving and staying true to yourselves which is awesome to see. Every tweaking you have done recently adding tangents to letters page fucking genius , back issues bites are enjoyable, the new comic line set up and format is great, and switching the opening theme around is such a small change i hadn't even notice it...and im one of the people who has back issues on all day no matter what im doing but since you've mentioned it...it works i get it
Damn i loved that steamed hams shirt!! Lmao
I never cared for Thor until the Ultimates. That take on Thor was brilliant and made him much more interesting.. of course the MCU Thor is great too
42:30 Who else thought THIS better be the plot for GOD OF WAR 2!?! Thor & Kratos battlin’ it out over who gets to fly with the doves for 10 hrs of game play! IGN SCORE: 10/10!
Don't want to throw any shade, but other comics channels are like "OMG OMG GUYS THIS IS SO COOL" but 95% of the time Sal's just like "this book is SO STUPID" and this is why I hang out here instead.
3:13 Woah woah Sal, please, for a picture like that any resolution works
I never read a Thor comic until Jason Aaron's run, and I absolutely loved it. I've been really enjoying Donny Cates' Thor too. Would love to see War of the Realms on Back Issues someday.
Didn’t Kingpin play “Thor” in Adventures in Babysitting?
“My dear Vanessa when I was a boy I was a mechanic but these people they... they kept mistaking me for Thor but I used that hammer the mighty Mjolnir and smashed my fathers head in with it.”
Pvt. Pyle??
I'm a huge Thor fan but Sal was spot on at the beginning.
I love Norse Mythology... though Marvel only use the Mythology vaguely I’ve always liked Thor. I’ve read his stories from time to time I recently bought his Omnibus from the 80s & 90s
everything from ben's reaction from 52:55 is very real for me
HAHAHA his pained expressions 😬
The "immigrant song" moment in Thor: Ragnarok is still my favorite moment of the entire MCU
Led Zeppelin
Cringe.
*2 seconds into the video*
googles where to find ethan's shirt
Well Seymour, you're a strange fellow but you steam a good ham.
That's the run with the Deodato design right? Holy shit that was gloriously 90sltastic!
The 41:10 to 43:00 talk about how Asgardians said F it and considered themselves Gods should be a tiktok
Have you guys done a video on Erik Masterson’s time as Thor? It’s ridiculous and 90s a riffic but I love it!
Hopefully, you guys will do more Thor stories, either another one from JMS, or one from other celebrated runs like Stan Lee/Jack Kirby or Walt Simonson, maybe even the Jason Aaron run
I second this. Thor is one of my favorite characters and I always thought he was cool. His OG costume is the best there is and I'm saddened that people think that it's lame.
Would love to see some Simonson run covered her.
Me: excited for a Thor back issues
See’s: Thor World Engine
Me: really... not To Wake The Mangog, The God Butcher, or literally ANYTHING written by Walt Simonson?
Yes, really.
@@comicpop please at least tell me you’re about to do Wolverine’s first miniseries by Claremont and Miller.
In fairness, the best back issues come from the worst comics.
"so they change the costume and just make it a little sillyer"
A HUGE UNDERSTATEMENT, its awful haha
I have an intense desire to know where Ethan got that steamed hams shirt, I need it
The Donald Blake discussion in the beginning is actually pretty funny since the exact storyline currently going on in Donny Cates' Thor series is dealing with Don Blake literally having been just a consciousness that has been locked away for decades since he hasn't been needed and now he's gone insane and has taken over Thor's life like Thor used to do to him. It's actually been pretty cool so far.
Finally a Thor book! Those a rare
this is really underated, need more love.
Love 90’s episodes, they’re always so ridiculous and fun to listen to you 3 making fun of the insane writing and over the top art (some of it is awesome to be honest).
I like how the video began straight away!!
Also love a thor episode
If The President pardons the sheep does that make it a DOLLY PARDON HAHAHAHAHA
I have never seen that Cap design from five minutes in before
That's incredible holy shit
For what it is, I really enjoy this story. I am thankful this status quo didn't stick, but as a quirky curiosity, I like it. Weird and ridiculous premise, awesome and raw art by Deodato Jr, it's a story that I like having with the rest of my Thor books.
Thor's love dynamic with Enchantress reminds me a lot of Brock Samson
The issues directly following this was the biggest 180 whiplash I’ve ever seen, Tom Defalco (who was one of the editors at the time I think ) was the one who wrote the “it was actual the Egyptian god of death Set” and fit more of a classic story. He also used the dangling storyline of the Asgardians dying/being reborn in a “the lost gods” series taking place during the heroes reborn year which was very not grim dark Ellis. I enjoy both writers styles but very different flavors. It’s all on marvel unlimited if you have it
An hour of some garbage forgotten comic from the old days
this is the stuff I love.
54:24 Best Comic Pop moment of the year. This made me laugh so hard.
They should introduce one of the clone children who's been living a normal life, and comes out of hiding
Oh man. Cannot believe you are doing this one. This will be great.
Ahh yes another magnificiently entertaining video about obsecure stories to be enjoyed at 3:35 am ! Perfect!!
as i'm starting some 2nd watches, its really nice to not have to skip the opening, as great as it is, i was skipping it for years now so its prolly good for the algorithm that you put it at the end
LMAO
Sorry Ben, but the bark on an Ash tree is distinctly unique in comparison to the other trees. So if you came across one without it's jagged leaves, you'd still know what it is.
If you were taught in anyway about trees/wood. For example, if you had a wood stove, you would also know that Ash is a *'softwood'*, like Birch (another unique bark.) Which when burned won't leave coals, only ashes. (Ironically). So is not very good for cooking over, or using as an overnight heat source.
Ash (and Birch), being softwood, are very light weight in comparison to a block of 'hardwood, such as Maple or Oak or Pine.
(and a person that works with wood often will be able to tell by colour and grain,(and in some cases, smell), what most woods are visually. Even when processed into furniture, cabinets, etc)
I say the MCU made Thor and Norse mythology more common to the point where different media uses Norse gods and Viking era settings. Because while in ancient times and even now People still believe in Thor like other people believe and worship in God or Zeus even before the Viking era. But even in things like DnD or lord of the rings and even the days if the week do take stuff from Norse mythology. Stan Lee even said he used Thor because not many people are as familiar with Norse gods as they are Greek gods when he wanted to make a god from mythology into a superhero.
And we don't have to pay anyone to use mythological figures! Excelsior!😆
@@JohnClark-tt2bl well they're not trademark names they're public names and figures
I love when you guys do Thor stories 😂, please bring back Ultimate Spider-Man one day 🙏
2:11 Yet another great moment from Ben
The long hard stare of a scientist; Ethan's face at 50:05 ...!
54:06 for an underappreciated Ethan whimper of disgust.
This was fun, kind of a Lo-ki story... I'm not sorry!!! :)
A Thor Back Issues. I guess Ironman and Aquaman are fighting it out for the D List of Back Issues coverage now lol.
41:42 A CLASSIC THOR READER: (trying to make sense of it all) WHAT THE FUCK IS... HAPPENING!? Lmao! 🤣😂🤣
I'm an okay guy on Thor pre-mcu, namely because his friendship/rivalry with Hercules in 616
*Hammer Poisoning* lmao!
57:39 Love the fact That they basically gloss over the fact that hes a cannibal
Thor also appeared in the classic Incredible Hulk movie
As jarring as some of Deodato Jrs anatomy and cross hatching was back in the 90s, it's still so much more visually appealing than his 3-D-modelled art nowadays. He's still a legend though.
At 9 years old I literally read a book on myths and fables and found out about Thor and fell in love with Norse Mythology...... It was the story of Loki cutting Sifs hair and having to trick the trolls to get gifts for the Gods as retribution.... It was cool because it was also the hammer origin story..... A week later I got my first second hand comics and it was The Mighty Thor
Every like 10 - 15 minutes, Ethan looks like this story is actually hurting him.
51:51 great example here.
C’mon dude Price Caspian (and Narnia in general) was the BOMB!
Ever since I was a kid, I always thought that "lame Thor" was cool as hell. I even ordered a late-80s Halloween costume of the guy, which I wore for Halloween when I was 10. My dad made a Mjolnir out of foam and cardboard, but someone stole it. Figures.
Oh shit I didn't expect a Thor book today
Dargo Kator Future Thor of the Thor Core!
Thor, the mythical Norse god, is public domain. Marvel's version of him is of course trademarked to Marvel. But anyone can write and publish a Thor story.
I need to get that Steamed Hams shirt
Bowtie? the 11th doctor is in Marvel apparently
Kurzon? Like Dax?
The couch unites us yet again!
my nature-loving friends tell me bark and woodgrain are actually the most reliable, effective methods for identifying trees
Thor went through all of this just to get with enchantress... unbelievable. Would you guys mind doing stars and stripe by Geoff Johns?
They silence followed by HEY! Is so jarring
I had to quit comics in the 90's precisely because of this kind of thing. Yep.
But it's good that you covered this so that we never, ever, ever have to make those mistakes again.
Never forget... Never...
I think you could have given me a million years and attempts and I still would never have guessed the villain's motivation in this story.
I think thors best look is with a viking braid beard
Roughly 100 women have now accused Ellis of sexual harassment. Don’t think he’ll ever work for Marvel again
Damn. It’s been that many now?
You should cover Thor & Loki: Blood brothers
Now Donald Blake is back, insane and powerful
Nicely done gentleman
I’d love to see some more Guardians Of The Galaxy books in the future. That or Miles Morales.
I remember reading a Thor book in middle school and there was some disagreement between Storm and Thor about causing irregularities in the weather. I don't remember anything else about the story or what the context was
Sup gents...oh Thor is up
Enchantress was in the first season of Agents of Shield. Back when the show was part of the MCU.
That was Lorelei.
That ash, though...
As bad as HEROES REBORN was..stories like WORLD ENGINE help you understand why MARVEL higher ups green lit it. This story ends about a year before THOR was canceled for HEROES REBORN.
I gotta to ask have you covered a power rangers story like shattered grid because if not that would be amazing for you to cover.
Really enjoy comicpop!
If I'm not mistaken, I think Enchantress makes an appearance in Agents of SHIELD.
That's Lorelei.
i remember this happening to Thor, it was so sudden and jarring to read
How are you guys today? Me? Im Thor but not complaining.
Imagine there is another book where Curzon's friend researches Thor and provides exposition for another story only to be killed at the end.
Then another story Curzon's friend's friend researches Thor and provides exposition for another story only to be killed at the end.
Then another story where Curzon's friend's friend's friend...
A Thor story I actually read! This and Geoff John's Standoff were my first Thor comics. For me Thor was just a sad emo guy because of it.
All be waiting for this when new Thor movie come out can wait for this of Thor the god of Thunder god butcher and the GodBomb but still great video as always keep up the good work guys
This IS what im here for
I used to be in the thor was lame boat too.. But then I was just like, 'Wait thor is a viking god who can manipulate lightening? That is metal as fuck'.
Not sure why he speaks Shakespearean though.. is Shakespeare metal?
1:04:54
How's he supposed to be Spawn without a cape?
Dammit Thor! Put a shirt on!