Thor #1 Preview By Conan Artist Esad Ribic.

Started by sat, Oct 17 2012 01:11 PM

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#1 sat

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Posted 17 October 2012 - 01:11 PM

There's an intetrview with the writer, Jason Aaron, at
http://www.comicbook...rticle&id=40472
And I think a lot of us will like this:

I've always been a big fantasy reader. I love Tolkien, and Piers Anthony. I've read all of the Robert E. Howard Conan stories and all the Robert Jordan Conan books. I read a lot of fantasy growing up and this was just the right moment in my career where Thor seemed like the exact thing that I wanted to do.

And the art is by Esad Ribic, who painted the cover to REH's SAVAGE SWORD #1 from Dark Horse. There's 4 pages previewed at http://comicbook.com...el-now-preview/
It's looking impressive, eh?
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#2 Officer Aggro

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Posted 17 October 2012 - 04:24 PM

I really like the art! Colors are very nice.

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#3 sat

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 11:43 PM

There's a new interview with new THOR writer Jason Aaron at
http://www.comicbook...rticle&id=41791
with 2 pages of art from #2 & the combined covers for #1 and #2.
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#4 Michael Miko

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Posted 23 October 2012 - 04:01 AM

Looks really good.

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#5 sat

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 03:29 PM

FYI, #1 of the new THOR series by writer (and REH fan) Jason Aaron and artist Esad Ribic (who painted the cover of Dark Horse's REH's SAVAGE SWORD #1) is out today!

Check out a new interview with Aaron at
http://www.usatoday....series/1703249/
with the quote we here should like (and have many wishing he was writing Dark Horse's CONAN series):

"I was a big sword-and-sorcery fan growing up, but I guess that's an itch I haven't really scratched in a very long time," says the writer, who reads "loads" of fantasy novels, especially the works of Conan the Barbarian creator Robert E. Howard.

"As a kid, the first story I ever tried to write was a fantasy adventure. So in some sense, I suppose I've been preparing for this gig for a very long time."

Also, there's a couple more pages from THOR #1. Young Thor's attitude does seem a bit more like Conan's in his own younger days.

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#6 monk

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 10:26 PM

niiiiiiiiiiiice....can't wait to get my bag...

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In essence, we believe that the work of any creative artist -- writer, painter, illustrator, musician, what-have-you -- is a unique expression of an artistic point of view. It should not be appropriated or altered by others without the artist's consent. No other writer has Robert E. Howard's unique point of view, and no other writer knows what Howard would have done with his character had he lived. Upon his death, his canon, the expression of his artistic vision, became fixed. Tampering with it now is desecration."

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Posted 29 November 2012 - 10:38 PM

Anyone reading this series? I just finished issue #2, and I'm really enjoying the story in addition to the art. I was never much of a Thor fan (besides the recent movies), having only read an issue or two in the past, but this is good!

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 02:49 AM

Anyone reading this series? I just finished issue #2, and I'm really enjoying the story in addition to the art. I was never much of a Thor fan (besides the recent movies), having only read an issue or two in the past, but this is good!

I'm not trying it but I do admit it really looks good. Off-topic - you might enjoy the Walt Simonson's Thor series OA - it is my favorite Thor run from the good old days!

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#9 deuce

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 08:23 AM

Simonson nailed it. Too bad DHC didn't rope in Ribic for Conan/REH (semi-permanently).

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#10 Officer Aggro

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 05:01 PM

Might have to give that a shot then, Strom.

Ribic on DH's Conan would be friggin amazing.

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#11 monk

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Posted 01 December 2012 - 06:53 AM

strom you read my mind. as deuce said, he nailed it.

i remember getting chills when that whole series first kicked off, and I don't want to mention any spoilers as to why.

"I live, I BURN WITH LIFE, I love, I slay, and am content."
"Here's to brother Painbrush, we drink to his Shade..."
"All Art Is Martial"- RZA

"Our basic purist premise:
ROBERT E. HOWARD, ENTIRELY ALONE, WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM ANY OTHER PERSON, CREATED THE CHARACTER CONAN OF CIMMERIA. NO OTHER PERSON OR PERSONS SHOULD BE INTRUDING THEIR WORK INTO THE VOLUMES OF HOWARD'S CONAN STORIES.
In essence, we believe that the work of any creative artist -- writer, painter, illustrator, musician, what-have-you -- is a unique expression of an artistic point of view. It should not be appropriated or altered by others without the artist's consent. No other writer has Robert E. Howard's unique point of view, and no other writer knows what Howard would have done with his character had he lived. Upon his death, his canon, the expression of his artistic vision, became fixed. Tampering with it now is desecration."

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