Roach, Paul :: Thor

Thor #196 page 17

Artists: John Buscema (Penciller) , Vince Colletta (Inker)

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Artwork Details

Title:	Thor #196 page 17
Artist:	John Buscema (Penciller)
Artist:	Vince Colletta (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	403
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	13
Added to Site:	9/17/2021
Comic Art Archive:	Thor Issue: 196 Page: 17 View

Description

It’s a quest – isn’t it always? But this time, it’s a ploy of Odin’s – to send his son (plus the Warriors Three) on a futile quest to find the legendary “Twilight Well at the Edge of the World”, keeping them safe while he takes on Mangog in a battle he seems certain to lose. Separately, he tasks the formidable Hildegarde to take Sif to Blackworld, similarly to ensure her safety – and Hildegard achieves this by knocking Sif out and dragging her there. Confused? You will be.

These Asgardian quests take as much from Greek myth as they do Norse, with spins on harpies luring sailors to their deaths and the like. In this episode, a witch, Satrina, has lured away the Warriors Three so that her master, Kartag the Keeper (who guards the cave to the said Twilight Well) can take on Thor alone. But on this page, there is a separate encounter in Blackworld between Sif, Hildegarde and a band of knights on Blackworld. Sif seems happy enough, finally getting to elbow someone in the face, while Hildegarde invents a new sport of Horse Hurling. Those crazy Asgardian kids!

John Buscema is really in his element here – charging horses, heroic deeds and characters flying all over the place. And Vinnie pulls out all the stops to show all the action in plenty of detail.

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Dave W
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 9/17/2021

Man I just love these 4 big panel pages! Classic big John doing his thing - love this battle scene! Congrats and thanks for sharing!

Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 9/17/2021

Fantastic action page, and an entertaining description as well. Horse hurling? I hope that doesn't mean that you throw up horses along with last night's pizza, haha. Sif looks great in that last panel.

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 9/17/2021

No live horses were harmed in the making of this page.

When the headlock gets applied to the horse, mistake realized.

Comics Superworld
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 9/17/2021

Knockout actioner!

frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 9/18/2021

Nice!

Mark Levy
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 9/18/2021

An asgardian cat fight doth ignite many a flame - sweet page!

Tommy Kohlmaier
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 9/18/2021

Great 4-panel-action early from Big Johns long run after The King ! Huge congrats !

REDEMAGNI CLAUDIO
Member Since 2016

1 - Posted on 9/18/2021

Spectacular page, I love Big John, congratulations

J H
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 9/20/2021

And she didn't even hurt the horse. Now that is battle skill! I love the Thor stories that heavily delve into myth. They are among my favorite comics, and especially the Buscema run. Great page. Congrats!

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 9/22/2021

Spectacular action and wonderful storytelling in this classic J. Buscema page! So much going on, but everything reads perfectly

Red Raven
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 10/10/2021

excellent pièce thor paul - congratulations !!

Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 10/11/2021

Fantastic action here!

Kirk Dilbeck (3-Wishes and Patron-of-art)
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 4/7/2023

Fun page with a great write up!

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