#comics liveblog

[teleportationmagic]

I need you to understand that this panel is halfway through road to no man’s land. Bruce was begging Congress not to cut Gotham off like an issue ago. The city is currently more crater than building. And Helena is staying in this city, and will stay in this city until the crisis is over.

[yuriwarrior]

Interesting how Clark used to be referred to as superboy. I didn't know that

[riggedbones]

[fletchingsandstars]

Thought everyone should see this panel of Miguel and Ham from Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #9/Spider-verse Part 1

[sisaloofafump]

I appreciate the diversity in sounds

[mushrooms-and-manga]

YURIIIIIII!

The fact that those two are the ones in the reaction bubble is sending me.

[lovecatsys]

HELLO??

[marvelinorder]

Journey into Mystery (1952) #84 recap

"The Mighty Thor vs. The Executioner" by Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby

This issue is a bit of a strange one reflecting the politics of the time. It's also (in my opinion, at least) not a very interesting story, but here we go!

We begin with Dr. Blake back in the U.S., who it seems is a medical doctor who works together with Jane Foster (whose name is Jane Nelson in the actual issue before continuity was established), his nurse.

Looks like old Donny has a crush! Good thing she returns it, although it seems as though they have a little bit of a communication problem.

The issue then moves to establish its central conflict. While Dr. Blake was off gallivanting in Europe, a war has broken out between democratic and pro-communist factions, the latter led by some guy named the Executioner, in a South American country. Don and Jane volunteer to go play doctor to the war casualties and set off on a ship there.

But uh oh! The Executioner decides to attack their ship! Good thing Don still has his cane/hammer.

Thor makes quick work of the airplanes by literally jumping over to them and then smashing. Nice.

On his way back down, he makes an interesting choice. I wouldn't normally think that you'd expect to hit the bottom of the ocean so quickly, but I guess one of his powers is incredible luck!

You'll notice that Jane is rather taken with Thor, which seems to be a bit of a Marvel love interest pattern.

Once they land at their destination, they run into the communist army. Don decides to create a thunderstorm to get out of the pickle this puts him in.

He also uses a tree as a giant lever to fling a tank into the air, which is pretty sweet.

Unfortunately, while he's doing this Jane gets kidnapped! :0 He can't face the soldiers as Thor, however, without risking Jane's life, so he approaches them again as Dr. Blake. Also weird creepy misogynistic stuff happens.

The Executioner responds to a bluff and gets too close to Don, allowing him to grab his cane back. He creates a lightning bolt to blind everyone while he transforms back into Thor and then begins his attack, which includes sending Mjolnir to drop a tent on advancing troops and triggering a volcano's eruption.

Meanwhile, the Executioner meets a violent end at the hands of his own men:

And with that all the danger subsides, our medical heroes get to treat their patients, and our story ends!

Next up is Incredible Hulk #3!

[mamawasatesttube]

that one page of tim narration in rr09 #8 is still just so funny like. okay. life or death situation. a 7 vs 1 fight. full focus mode.

"okay. gotta remember everything i learned on my first adventure in paris. gotta be better than i ever was."

"hope i can move half as fast and gracefully as dick does."

"man it would be so cool if kon put his ttk to some good use. wait what--"

[youruinedmylifebynotbeingreal]

Bi Brandon real

[galaxy---ghost]

i need to sit on his lap

[teleportationmagic]

Just finished Spirit World. Loved it genuinely. There is something really potent in it about the intersection of queerness and heritage, but that deserves it's own post. I'm just going to say that the Jade Court not wanting Xanthe to exist because they're a person of two worlds speaks to me on some deep level that I'm having trouble putting into words.

[yuriwarrior]

Interesting how Clark used to be referred to as superboy. I didn't know that

[riggedbones]

goodbye

[fletchingsandstars]

Alternate Spider-Men I would *love* to see more of from Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #9/Spider-verse Part 1

[sisaloofafump]

Wrong.