S.H.I.E.L.D. #12

[laughing_tree]

"Thor is about a rebellious son who can’t please his father no matter what he does. Odin’s a jerk. He claims to have a very clear vision of Thor’s destiny, one that doesn’t involve wasting time with Earthlings, but like many fathers, he’s much better at articulating what Thor isn’t supposed to do than what he is supposed to do. There’s poor Thor, just trying to follow his heart, while Odin--time and again with all the compassion of a hurricane--punishes Thor for breaking specious rules that were never very clear to begin with. THAT, I got. THAT, hundreds of thousands of teenage readers have been getting since 1962. Characters, if they’re to have any longevity, have to speak to universal concerns." -- Mark Waid



Ragnarok happens:







"--humans must be the heroes."











The Scarlet Centurion is defeated, and Odin gives him a dose of divine punishment:

Comments

[crabby_lioness]

Another home run for Waid.

[dcbanacek]

"How DARE you puny mortals save ME!"

[glprime]

"I don't need your help! I was totally fine right before I was murdered!"

[bizarrohulk]

Is there no such thing as a reference sheet for Heimdall? I swear no two artists draw him the same way.

[icon_uk]

Seems almost apt for a god of perception.

[bradygirl_12]

Phil's dream come true!

[tigerkaya]

Good thing Kang keeps a spare Marcus.

[icon_uk]

Mortals may not walk the soil of Asgard? Tell that to the X-Men and New Mutants!

[lieut_kettch]

They are not mere mortal flatscans. They are Homo superior!

[locuatico]

That reminds me of something from Discworld

"Legend said that any mortal man who read more than a few lines of the original copy of the Necrotelicomnicon would die insane. This was certainly true. Legend also said that the book contained illustrations that would make a strong man's brain dribble out of his ears. This was probably true too. Legend went on to say that merely opening the Necrotelicomnicon would cause a man's flesh to crawl off his hand and up his arm. No one actually knew if this was true, but it sounded horrible enough to be true and no one was about to try any experiments. Legend had a lot to say about the Necrotelicomnicon, in fact, but absolutely nothing to say about orang-utans, who could tear the book into little bits and chew it for all legend cared. The worst that had ever happened to the Librarian after looking at it was a mild migraine and a touch of eczema."

[cainofdreaming]

Someone should also tell all those dead mortals that they should vacate Valhalla post haste. Can't have them traipsing those mortal germs everywhere either.