Galactus vs. Asgard: Marvel Announces Mighty Thor #1

Galactus vs. Asgard: Marvel Announces Mighty Thor #1

Prepare for a new Asgardian age this April with The Mighty Thor #1! In this all new ongoing series, from the creative team of Matt Fraction and Olivier Coipel, Thor must defend his homeworld of Asgard from Galactus!

By EdGross - Jan 17, 2011 11:01 AM EST
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When Thor and Sif retrieve an artifact from deep within the World Tree, nobody expected the Silver Surfer to show up. And where the Sentinel of the Spaceways travels, Galactus is sure to follow! It’s the World Eater vs. Asgard in the explosive opening arc that’s great for new readers! No fan can miss this monumental new series that will redefine what it means to be the Odinson!

“The God of Thunder ain't never been mightier than now!” exclaims writer Matt Fraction. “Everything is going beyond-epic in The Mighty Thor and I couldn't be more thrilled to have Olivier onboard for the book's maiden voyage. Look up - think big - fight hard!”



“It’s a really exciting time to be working on Thor. A lot of things that have been developing over the last few months are about to come to fruition in a big way—and in a way that’s going to affect not only all of Asgard, but all of the Marvel U,” said Marvel Editor Charlie Beckerman. “With the release of Marvel Studios’ Thor this May, we wanted to be sure that we pulled out all the big guns. And I’m talking talent—Matt, Olivier, Mark and Laura—and I’m talking characters: I can’t say exactly who’s going to show up, but I will say that it will knock your socks clear off.”



The fate of the golden city of Asgard, the wonder of the nine realms, hangs in the balance and only Thor can ensure the survival of the Asgardians! What does the World Eater seek and what terrible outcome awaits the Mighty Avenger? Discover the answers you seek as Fraction and Coipel pull out all the stops in The Mighty Thor!

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conformist21
conformist21 - 1/17/2011, 11:26 AM
a hell of a creative team
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 1/17/2011, 11:29 AM
Another reason to love Marvel! lol
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 1/17/2011, 11:29 AM
When does it hit shelves?
Jp499
Jp499 - 1/17/2011, 11:31 AM
Hey guys, go read my article. The Spider-Man reboot might be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

"Is the Spider-Man Reboot A Part Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe?"
Exiles
Exiles - 1/17/2011, 11:32 AM
fractions involved so I am definitely getting this
PartyHard
PartyHard - 1/17/2011, 11:38 AM
This better be epic. The last four months of Thor have been nothing but dumb side plots that slow down the main story. Each new issue drags it out even further.
RyanTcone
RyanTcone - 1/17/2011, 11:40 AM
Thanks for contributing with an on topic and selfless reply to the article jp!

Anyway, I think Asgard vs Galactus is a great idea and seeing as its in the right creative teams hands should be an amazing story. Ill be picking this up for sure
MarvelRox
MarvelRox - 1/17/2011, 11:40 AM
Next month...The Mighty Whore #1: Madonna wreaks havoc on New York by begging men to sleep with her for money. $4.99 US (monthly)
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 1/17/2011, 11:58 AM
An awesome idea for a story arc, but it's completely unnecessary to relaunch the title! Plus, I hate that they're turning the current series into "Journey Into Mystery" by Keiron Gillen because he was an awful writer on Thor!
spider1489
spider1489 - 1/17/2011, 12:13 PM
WOW THIS SHOULD BE GREAT! now im wondering who would win? THOR VS SILVER SURFER! hmm I wonder if the SURFER will be in this series? he has too!
JaySchluffy
JaySchluffy - 1/17/2011, 12:15 PM
Hell any ongoing with art by Olivier i'll pick up. It's rare ill buy a $3.99 book but that one i'll give in to.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/17/2011, 12:19 PM
can't f*cking wait.

thor vs silver surfer,nuff said.
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 1/17/2011, 12:55 PM
This sounds frigging epic!!!!!
spiderneil
spiderneil - 1/17/2011, 1:03 PM
fraction AND coipel.

YES!!!!!
spiderneil
spiderneil - 1/17/2011, 1:04 PM
will definatwly pick this up. I actually dropped the ongoing thor series because the story currently is boringgggggg...
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 1/17/2011, 1:10 PM
ckal: Of course! :)

http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/01/17/matt-fraction-and-olivier-coipel-to-launch-new-thor-ongoing-in-april/
hoodedjester
hoodedjester - 1/17/2011, 1:21 PM
Is JP499 gonna tag every main page article today with his spiderman article. Seriously...

I'm kinda wondering how no one thought of this idea sooner... I'd love to read this book. SS vs Thor would be epic
sofakinghigh
sofakinghigh - 1/17/2011, 1:59 PM
cannot wait for this, simply epic!!!

nd please Jp499 stop posting ur stupid spidey mcu article on EVERY article
dahamma
dahamma - 1/17/2011, 3:42 PM
awesome we get too see Thor Scare the crap out of Galactus again! :D
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 1/17/2011, 4:46 PM
so this is a relaunch of the current Thor series? They just changing its name for better publicity?
Simonsonrules
Simonsonrules - 1/17/2011, 4:55 PM
Great idea, great writer, great artist. Classic battle: Thor vs. Silver Surfer. I'm not sure it gets better than this as a Thor fan.

Hey Jp499, go read my article:

"I'm so desperate for attention I post links to irrelevant and ridiculously speculative crap"
Checkmate
Checkmate - 1/17/2011, 5:32 PM
Something deep inside me wants Galactus to win. xP
SkaarJones
SkaarJones - 1/17/2011, 5:40 PM
Hulk will kick Thor's ass...again. Oops. Look what I've started. lol!
Heimdall
Heimdall - 1/18/2011, 1:35 AM
So let me get this straight, to me it sounds like for true narrative continuity 'The Mighty Thor' is the real continuation of the current run and 'Journey into Mystery' is the spin off.

But by launching TMT as a new series and having JIM as the continuation Marvel is probably just angling for more sales from those that will stay loyal to the numbering system and buy the new TMT.

I know Gillen got left to complete a half finished story by JMS's departure and that's always going to be hard, but seriously it was really the most unimaginative way to deal with things. If nothing is going to happen in JIM like in his run on Thor I'll just leave it alone and switch to TMT.
niknik
niknik - 1/18/2011, 10:05 AM
Ah yes, the old "lets relaunch a title so we can sell a buttload of #1 issues" routine. Ranks just below the old "lets kill off a character so we can sell a buttload of the death issues, then bring him back later so we can sell a bunch of reborn issues" scam.

Anyone else tired of these endless cycles yet?. Just hire writers that can write good ORIGINAL stories and hire good artists. That's all you really need to do to sell a book.
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