Graviton bombs that increase the gravity around their target causing the target to be buried alive. Plasma bombs designed to dehydrate on contact. Vibromines that can shake apart any object they can touch. Instead of showing advanced technology as the usual standard laser and force fields, Mark shows us a delightfully creative set of Phantusian weapons. And once again, Mark Gruenwald respects us enough to avoid the pitfall. Once again an opportunity for a lazy writer to fall on stereotypes. We are taken to Phantus, a place of advanced technology. Thor and the Space Phantom looking at the Space Phantom's world, Phantus. In Limbo, the timestreams cross so Thor sees all sorts of visions in the mists. Pay attention to the backgrounds of the following panels. I remember when Mark Gruenwald took over the writing chores in The Defenders there was also a marked improvement in quality. This time around, Mark Gruenwald, delivers an excellent tale involving the Space Phantoms eternally warring planet, Phantus, and, Immortus, no less. Now, based on reading a lot of comics, this background opportunity is exactly the place where a lazy writer can let the reader down (witness Hyperion's lame stories in the previous issue 280 courtesy of the normally brilliant Roy Thomas). I, for one, really love it when writers delve into Marvel's rich history.Īt this point, the Space Phantom begins narrating what happened to him since his banishment to Limbo in Avengers no. And here he meets The Space Phantom, last seen in Avengers no. So Mjolnir transports Thor to Limbo a gathering place of timelines. Thor uses Mjolnir as a time-travelling device - a capability that Mjolnir will lose by the end of this story arc. Arishem is shown here as background detail, he's not part of the main story that's for future issues. If that thumb goes down the Celestials destroy the Earth. The next page, we have a shot of my favorite Celestial: Arishem the Judge. 281 and the subsequent issue 282 to remind us of the great Keith Pollard. I quickly looked him up in Wikipedia and it turns out that he left comics back in 1994 sad but true. Pollard did Thor - and very well, in fact. Through the years, I even confused him with Keith Giffen, all the time thinking Giffen did Thor. I even bought an Eternals limited series on the strength of his cover art. I had read these late 70s Thor issues a long time ago, but from that time to now some details went hazy - like the name of Keith Pollard. It's one of those times when a name unlocks all sorts of memories. The first thing that struck me was the excellent quality of the art, so I quickly scanned who was responsible. 281 begins with a full page shot of Thor flying, or rather, being tugged along by Mjolnir, his enchanted hammer. Previous: Thor The Last Ragnarok The Mighty Thor 281 and 282 Posted - Decem| Updated : August 27, 2015
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