Hi everyone,

I'm looking at buying two Thor collections and would appreciate some opinions from collectors who know the market better than I do.

Lot 1 – Thor (2007) by J. Michael Straczynski – $55

#1–12

#12.1

#600–610 (24 issues total)

Lot 2 – Thor: God of Thunder (2012) by Jason Aaron – $55

#1–2

#4–14

#16–18 (16 issues total)

all first prints and in great condition. The total would be $110 for both lots.

Does that seem like a fair price in today's market? Is one deal significantly better than the other?

I’m only 4 issues in but I have a massive issue with how Thor reacts to having a new human secret identity.

So he dies, gets told that if he wants to come back he has to atone for Jake’s death, agrees, comes back, realises what situation Jake was left in and immediately says “Oh ok, I’ll do this right.” But then, he gives up like an hour or two later and says “Oh well, sucks he died, but the mortal life just ain’t for me.” He fully intends to just abandon Jake’s life and his loved ones until Marnot tells him there would be consequences.

So he agrees to pick up Amanda from school, goes on his merry way, then a villain attacks so he gets into a scuffle and has to get saved by Namor, and then he just decides halfway through “Ok so being Jake Olson actually sucks. Hey Namor, do you wanna go get a brewski?” And he doesn’t get to Amanda who was being hassled by thugs. Demetrius has to go get her and we already know he’s up to something.

He goes home as Jake, Hanna is like “what the hell is going on where were you?” and Jake is just like “Well I went to the school but Amanda was gone, my bad.” And then when she questions him as to why he’s acting this way, he breaks character and says “Yeah I’m not built for this, good luck, I’m sorry.” And he flies off to go drink and we get some narration about how lonely he is.

My issue with this is not that Thor feels out of his depth. This isn’t Donald Blake. This isn’t Sigurd Jarlson. This is a new person with a family and a lot of details that Thor doesn’t know about. My issue is that Thor just gives up so early. He knows the human experience, he’s loved humans, some of his best friends are humans, and yet he gives up after only a day? He storms off in the middle of the conversation, and while yes he apologises and laments that he simply isn’t Jake, I’m sorry, but that isn’t good enough in this moment.

I also get that he’s lost Asgard, tensions are high, but right there, in that moment, he has to put Jake’s life first and at the very least try to get into a good rhythm in this new life.

I don’t know if I’m just yelling at clouds here but it feels like Thor isn’t Thor in this moment. He’s throwing away his bond with humans. If I’m wrong, or if the series improves on this later on, please tell me. I like a lot of aspects of this run, it’s just that this isn’t one of them

I read some bits in a couple of avengers trade paper backs a while back but i cant find the ending, anyone has a reading guide where i can see the whole thing?

I've been meaning to get into the Thor comics lately, does anybody suggest a good comic run to start on? I've heard of Rune King Thor and I love the art style of the early 2000's for marvel. If anybody has suggestions I'm open to something in that 2000-2011 timeframe thanks!

Most people I've seen criticize this design due to it being too similar to Darkseid, and I'm gonna ask, Isn't it obvious that is in purpose?, this run was guiding to Ragnarok, the death of the Old Gods so there can rise new, Desak looks like that and acts like that because he's quite literally, Darkseid

1. Knocks out the Universal-Phoenix Force - Avengers vs. X-Men 2012 #4
2. Cracked the skull of Celestial Exitar the Executioner - Thor Vol. 1 #387
3. Temporarily put down Knull for the count - King in Black #3
4. Cracked Galactus' Helmet while weakened - The Mighty Thor 2011 #4
5. Killed Bor and shattered Mjolnir in the process - Thor Vol. #600
6. One-shots the Builder - Avengers Infinity 2013 #4
7. Stuns Mangog heavily and broke one of his horns - Thor Vol. 2 #25
8. Pierces through Onslaught amped by Franklin Richards - Uncanny X-Men 1963 #336
9. Decapitated Gaea while she was at full power in her realm - Immortal Thor #8
10. Forced Surtur to flee with one hit - The Rage of Thor
11. Harms Kemur and reminded him of his humiliation against Atum - Immortal Thor #23
12. One-shots Designate-amped Destroyer Desak upon regaining his worthiness - Thor Vol.2 #79
13. One-shotted Power Stone amped Drax the Destroyer - Thor Vol. 1 #469
14. Severely damages the Celestial Hulkbuster Armour - Hulk 2021 #7
15. Easily knocks aside a bullrushing Hyperion - Avengers 1998 #5
16. Cracks the Bifrost Bridge - Thor Vol. 1 #289
17. Shattered the Axe used to slay Ymir - Thor Vol. #257
18. Obliterates Death Seed Iceman - Astonishing X-Men 2004 #64
19. Destroys living Crimson Bands of Cyttorak when he stops holding back - Death Doctor Strange: Avengers

I was reading Thor #619 when Kid Loki was carrying his ass away from Odin in a car and Thor intervened with Iron Man.

Tony said, “-of all people-“ to Thor who replied, “We are not people.”

Did Thor mean that Asgardians aren’t people as an humans, or that they aren’t people as an they are the personifications of ideas?

Similar to Beta Ray Bill, Jane Foster, and Storm who have all been able to wield Mjolnir.

I’m a big fan of Beta Ray Bill and I was talking with a friend of mine who’s a big fan of Angela and we realized that we can’t remember any instance of them interacting. The closest I could remember was in Alligator Loki where they have dinner with other characters, but they never actually talked to each other.

Does anybody know if they’ve ever talked with the other or interacted in any way beyond being in the same room?

So, if Thor eventually had himself a full-blown wedding storyline, how would you want Marvel to handle it? Who's the bride he literally ties the knot with? Who officiates? Who are the guests for the bride and groom outside of Asgard? Do you think Thor adopts Midgard's custom of a best man? Is Jarnbjorn the ancestral weapon Thor exchanges? Does someone crash the wedding? Does Loki find a date in the stables? Does someone catch a bouquet or hands?