Where to Start Reading Thor Comics | Best Thor Comics for Beginners!

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By Odin's Beard! Thor has been around for 60 years and with so many decades under his belt, come so many stores, but where is the best place to start reading about the God of Thunder? My mission is to guide you to specific story arcs for beginners to best introduce you to Thor!
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Time Stamps:
Start - 00:00
Journey Into Mystery - 02:14
The Coming of the Avengers! - 03:37
Ragnarok - 04:33
Thunderstrike - 06:39
Heroes Return - 08:19
Thor: Godstorm - 10:21
Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers -11:06
Son of Asgard - 12:18
Everything Old is New Again - 13:47
Heaven & Earth - 15:08
The Godbutcher - 16:53
Goddess of Thunder - 18:36
The Devourer King - 20:44
Alternate Realities
Ultimates - 22:14
Ultimate Thor - 23:00
The Mighty Avenger - 24:08
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@rickray1202 Жыл бұрын

So happy to see the Rodi/Ribic Loki miniseries on this list - it's easily the best Loki story ever and Ribic's artwork makes the story have an even more mythic feel to it. It got the Gallery Edition treatment a few years back, and it's definitely one of my favorite Gallery Editions I own.

@rickymcn1 Жыл бұрын

God Butcher is my favourite from this list. I found Goddess of Thunder a slog to get through. Actually, I didn't get through it. Never understood why anyone would like it but hey, strokes for folks and all that.

@jmv1969 Жыл бұрын

It never occurred to me that there are some people who don't even know who Don Blake is. He was such a mainstay in the Thor comics that I read when I was a kid. Simonson's Thor is still my favorite run of thunder god by far though.

@boop7725 Жыл бұрын

I definitely second the recommendation to jump in at the God Butcher story. I've been reading Jason Aaron's omni, my first time ever reading Thor, and it was great and I absolutely loved it. Great jumping on point in my experience.

@comicbookcrazy Жыл бұрын

When I get asked this question my immediate answer is Walt Simonson's run on Thor. To me, it's one of the most perfect runs on a comic ever. #OmarRules #SimonsonIsAGod

@NearMintCondition Жыл бұрын

Hope you’ve been well, my brother.

@hamzadawud Жыл бұрын

Nice job, Omar. I have every Thor Omni so far, but I definitely haven't read all of them yet. I weirdly started with Simonson even though I love Silver Age comics and Jack Kirby; go figure.

@luthorbrattluthorbratt1176 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I started reading Thor in April beginning with the first Epic. I plan on reading through the rest of the Silver Age (currently on Vol. 3), into the Bronze Age, and stopping at the end of the Simonson run.

@richardstevenjones Жыл бұрын

Thor the Mighty Avenger is absolutely amazing. It would be a great candidate for a Gallery Edition.

@McDuendis 11 ай бұрын

Thor wasn't in my list of comics to read, but i started to like it because of Beta Ray Bill. I like Beta and by reading Johnson's Argent Star You could say I started reading Thor, but the oldies by DeFalco and ... I like that era.

@SarkDouls Жыл бұрын

I went and saw the new movie. Only part i really liked about it was Gorr the god butcher so i decided to get the Saga of gorr the god butcher trade paperback. Cant wait for it to arrive.

@mattthompson3371 Жыл бұрын

Love these videos.

@blurjose Жыл бұрын

Love these segments and this one was especially helpful since I don't know my Thor.

@samarjeetsinghkheda9460 Жыл бұрын

Thor: godstorm Thor & loki: blood brothers Son of asgard Heaven and earth The mighty avenger

@KillerTacos54 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@TheComicBookReport Жыл бұрын

Happy to see this in time for the movie 🎥😁🎉🎉🎉

@tylerelliott1235 Жыл бұрын

Got Thor Jason Aaron finish that because of Thor love and thunder but have to pick up Thor omnibus vol 1 etc to get the just of his character

@wtrollkin Жыл бұрын

I’m hard pressed to name an event in any comic that blew my mind more than setting the stage for Odin+Asgardians+Destroyer+OdinSword vs Celestials in Thor 300. What a great capstone to that Celestial Saga story arch. But yeah the fight was a let down.

@bradparsons6419 Жыл бұрын

I'm jumping into Thor with the recent Jason A. omnibus. A few of the older writers sound like good reads too. I'll have to check them out

@chuckskillz5184 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE THE DEFALCO/FRENZ ERA!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@NearMintCondition Жыл бұрын

Same!

@pachecofernandojr3487 Жыл бұрын

That where started from beginning I bout Might Marvel Masterwork.

@lukaslambs5780 6 ай бұрын

W takes

@wilfbiffherb Жыл бұрын

I'm really eager to get into the Cates Thor run but I'm waiting on it coming out in hardcover format. It's got to be soon, right?

@rickymcn1 Жыл бұрын

The Walt Simonson omni is my white whale. I'll catch her someday... Edit: Just noticed the video description. I believe the kids have now replaced "beard" with "fade". I know you're an old school comics lover though Omar, I'll let it slide :)

@rizalinojuliano3702 Жыл бұрын

Really like the list. but describing the humor in Love and Thunder as 'witty' is being very generous. :-)

@NearMintCondition Жыл бұрын

I think it was right before the movie came out :/

@rizalinojuliano3702 Жыл бұрын

@@NearMintCondition Fair point. Sub added sir. Keep up the work. :)

@chazkhaira4690 Жыл бұрын

Every Thor fan should read Might Thor #200 by Gerry Conway and Big John Buscema ‘Beware if This Be Ragnarok’ EPIC Thor story beautifully done

@IvanOrdell Жыл бұрын

Just a heads up about Simonson's run, it often feels kind of dated. I'm no expert and this is my opinion. Even though there are a lot of good stories inside, to me most of the dialog and some of the mini stories are like reading 70s comics, especially the first half. This was written in the mid 80s but it still feels retro. It was literally written for kids. Author even says inside "kids you don't wanna miss the next issue". So, if some of you prefer modern stuff to the older stuff, I suggest reading the first few issues online to see if u like it and then pay 100+$ for the omni. I did love Balder, Sif, Karnilla and Odin in there.

@axelpettersson1482 Жыл бұрын

Is the Jason Aaron stories of Thor connected. Like do I need to have read one before the other?

@Jackfromshack Жыл бұрын

Yes

@Jackfromshack Жыл бұрын

"Where to start reading Hulk" next, I beg you

@SuperSilver316 Жыл бұрын

Bifrost Bridge

@ladvoc Жыл бұрын

How is the Matt Fraction run? Good starting point?

@NearMintCondition Жыл бұрын

Fear Itself is a good and fun crossover. But I think things like War of the Realms worked better.

@axelpettersson1482 Жыл бұрын

Could you do a marevel and dc guide/start to read on cosimic sagas

@antonbabkin2528 Жыл бұрын

Interesting, that several years run of Matt Fraction on Thor wasn’t even mentioned. That says something about Fraction writing, that basically sucks. But still, 1300 pages is a solid piece of hard work. I feel sorry for the guy :((

@NearMintCondition Жыл бұрын

I mean I also didn’t mention Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway and those two are miles better than Fraction. But it’s not a bout the best stories, but the ones that are more accessible.

@noeloommen5605 Жыл бұрын

Extremely unpopular opinion but personally I am not the biggest fan of the godbutcher arc mainly because of the art but I loved the story. My favourite part of Jason Aaron's run is the goddess of thunder arc because of Russel dautermans epic art. Currently my favourite run of thor is the donny Cates one.

@rickymcn1 Жыл бұрын

Hey man, you like what you like. Marvel announced a Squirrel Girl omni so there's all sorts out there :)

@noeloommen5605 Жыл бұрын

LOL

@danielwright3910 Жыл бұрын

Such a shame the route they've gone with in the MCU. They've turned the character into a joke and is nothing like the character I recognise in these great comics. In an alternate universe I'm hoping us Thor fans are being treated to "John Milius' The Mighty Thor!".

@JennySparkz Жыл бұрын

This is so True. The same with the Hulk sadly.

@JennySparkz Жыл бұрын

Ugh, that goddess of thunder run marked the decline of Aaron's writing. Since then it has just been a steady slide into mediocrity. The guy was at one point an AMAZING writer and then it was as if a switch was flipped where previously his writing would make me laugh, chuckle, empathise, gasp or have to pick my jaw up from the floor, now it just irritates.

@mattthompson3371 Жыл бұрын

I beg to differ, as someone who's mother was going through chemo at the time, these stories gave me hope. I'm not a fan of his Avengers, but each story effects everyone differently.

@Jackfromshack Жыл бұрын

Thank God we have Donnie Cates, who sent Aaron's canon to the trash in the first issue. You should give a chance to his run.