THOR: The Lightning and the Storm
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsA podcast love-letter to Walter Simonson's The Mighty Thor
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Episodes
Episode 14: A Conversation With Walter Simonson
August 17, 2017 04:03 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBBEHOLD: Miles and Elisabeth interview WALTER SIMONSON HIMSELF! The origins of Beta Ray Bill! Mythology mash-ups! Working for Marvel in the 80s! What might have come next! And his new series, Ragnarok!
Episode 13: Would You Know More?
July 30, 2017 15:18 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBBEHOLD: Thor #379-382! With our hero at his weakest, Thor’s foes come calling! Thor and the Midgard Serpent battle in a clash out of legend! And with all lost, who shall stop Hela and save Asgard?
Episode 12: Asgardian Steel
July 24, 2017 01:40 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBBEHOLD: Thor #375-378! Hela calls down her dark vengeance! Thor forges armor most mighty! And as Asgard falls prey to dark magicks, who shall stand between the golden city and the fierce frost giants?
Episode 11: The Zaniac Lives / The Mutant Massacre
July 16, 2017 21:38 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBBEHOLD: Thor #371-374! Justice Peace travels back in time to stop Zaniac – and save Jane Foster! Sigurd Jarlson finds love and acceptance! And underground, Thor faces the Marauders to save X-Factor!
Episode 10: Once Upon a Time
July 09, 2017 00:22 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBBEHOLD: Thor #367-369! King Balder is slain - or is he? Thor visits a fairy-tale castle that is not what it seems... And wicked magicks cannot stand against brotherhood and valor!
Episode 9: Balder the Brave
July 02, 2017 18:07 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBBEHOLD: Balder the Brave #1-4! Balder rides forth to Hel and returns to a fallen Nornheim! Karnilla’s iron will is not easily broken! And in Jotunheim, the frost giants plan their invasion of Asgard!
Episode 8: Of Frogs and Men
June 25, 2017 09:40 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBBEHOLD: Thor #363-366! Thor, Beta Ray Bill, and the Power Pack face Kurse’s rage! Thor becomes a frog – but is no less a hero! And in Asgard, Odin’s successor is chosen in a manner most unexpected!
Episode 7: The Executioner’s Last Stand
June 18, 2017 21:17 - 1 hour - 78 MBBEHOLD: Thor #360-362! The Einherjar charge into Hel to keep an oath long promised! Hela and Thor grapple for mortal souls - and Thor’s own! And on the Bridge of Gjallerbru… Skurge stands alone.
Episode 6: Aftermath (and Afterglow)
June 12, 2017 04:03 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBBEHOLD: Thor #355 & 357-359! Thor seeks solace in the icy wastes and finds unexpected hospitality! Lorelei makes her move… again! And on Midgard, Beta Ray Bill and the Lady Sif fight… communism?
Episode 5: Surtwar, Part II
June 05, 2017 00:26 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBBEHOLD: Thor #352-354! Heroes and demons clash across Midgard! Odin and his sons stand against the destruction of the Nine Worlds themselves! And amid sorrow and rage arrives Death herself!
Episode 4: Surtwar, Part I
May 28, 2017 20:59 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBBEHOLD: Thor #349-351! The brothers of Odin face Surtur of Muspellheim at the dawn of time! Asgard’s antagonists come to its aid! And in the streets of New York City, gods and mortals unite!
Episode 3: The Casket of Ancient Winters
May 22, 2017 02:40 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBBEHOLD: Thor #345-348! The tragic duty of Eric and Roger Willis! The wickedness of Malekith the Accursed and his Dark Elves! And - Midgard's unexpected winter is but a precursor to its fiery doom!
Episode 2: The Last Viking
May 14, 2017 22:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBBEHOLD: Thor #341-344! The vengeance of Fafnir the Dragon! The tragedy and triumph of Eilif the Lost! Balder the Brave’s worst day ever! And far beyond the fields we know, the sword… is forged! .................... As mentioned in this episode: Avengers Prime is the Alan Davis-penciled (and Brian Michael Bendis-written) miniseries co-starring Thor!
Episode 1: The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill
May 06, 2017 19:36 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBBEHOLD: Thor #337-340! The arrival of Beta Ray Bill, Thor’s worthiest ally! The valor of Lady Sif, a true warrior born! And the beginning of the greatest run of comics of all - Walter Simonson’s Thor!
Episode 0: Fill-in Fury!
May 01, 2017 04:42 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBBEHOLD: Thor #356 & 370! Miles and Elisabeth recorded this preview episode as a reward for the donors who helped fund this podcast. Now, more than two years later, we present it to all of Midgard!