Thor Epic Collection: When Titans Clash (Journey Into Mystery (1952-1966)) Kindle & comiXology

Created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Larry Lieber, The Mighty Thor’s first appearance was in Issue 83 of Journey Into Mystery published in August of 1962. For those interested in digital versions of Thor’s early adventures,   is ideal, as it contains stories featuring Thor from issues 83 through 109, of Journey Into Mystery. This collection features the same material as   plus much more.Thor Epic Collection: When Titans Clash, continues the Thor saga where God of Thunder left off, with stories from issues 110 through 125 of Journey Into Mystery, and The Mighty Thor 126 through 130. Also included is a spoof of Thor from Not Brand Echh #3.Along with most of Marvel’s output from the Silver Age, these early adventures have long since become classics. Partially based on Norse mythology, they incorporate more fantasy elements than many of the other characters in the Marvel Universe at the time. In this incarnation, mortal Don Blake transforms in to the Mighty Thor by tapping a cane.The page count of When Titans Clash is an impressive 501 pages. Like the print editions of Marvel’s Epic Collections, and Masterworks series, the image quality of the digital versions is also impeccable. With rich saturated colors these comics look fabulous, and are a joy to read. On the Kindle Fire, this title can be viewed using either the Kindle reader or the Comixology app. For those who are nearsighted or need reading glasses, the enlarged or guided view option is available.The character Thor has evolved greatly through the years, and has been reborn several times. These early adventures are the stories I am most familiar with, and have a warm nostalgic charm that is fun to revisit. If you are a fan of the early Thor, the Epic Collections provide major bang for the buck.

Love old Thor stories from '60s. These epic collections are great because I can't imagine spending money to buy the original issues. And in digital Kindle format, is cheaper than the print version. Colors are vibrant. Stories are split into a Thor story and an Tales of Asgard story, which suits me just fine. Love Balder, Hogun, Fandral, Sif, and all those characters of Asgard.

Mr. Kirby's artwork in the Absorbing Man stories is, in my opinion, among the finest of his career. This is where Mr. Kirby ("The KIng") achieved his stature as comic book royalty. I consider JIM 121 to be Mr. Kirby's all-time best cover art.

An entertaining collection of Lee and Kirby's early run on Thor. This features some great epics such as Thor's battles with the Absorbing Man, Hercules, and of course Loki. Lee's mix of humor and the fantastic paired with Kirby's sensational art make this a must-read.

Either this or the Simonson run is the best that Thor can be. Lee and Kirby were just throwing off so many ideas at this time. The Tales of Asgard backup grounded the series firmly in real Norse mythology. The fights with Hercules, the Destroyer and the Absorbing Man are the best Thor - and maybe Marvel - ever saw. These stories are so much fun.

The stories and art make this book and all others a must have! Kirby's art is truly the best at drawing gadgets and armor!

Amazon kindle, please release the missing marvel masterworks for iron man, hulk, avengers, and thor so they all will be up to date with the marvel masterworks from spider man, fantastic four, and daredevil. Thank you.

Great stories and art. The quality of the book itself was perfect.

Superb throughout (even if I still cannot stand Vince Colletta's inking of Jack Kirby) but I loved the tales of the Absorbing Man, Tana Nile, Destroyer a and many others. The Tales of Asgard tales are pretty good as well. Some decent bonus items at the back.

It's been a little while since Volume 1 of Thor's adventures came out, so it's a welcome treat to return to the era of Stan and Jack for volume 2 of the thunder god's run. Covering material from 1964 to 1966, it sees the book finally drop the Journey into Mystery title in favour of the much more succinct (The Mighty) Thor, and brings us his very first annual.It's a span that sees Lee and Kirby take what they has so ably established in the first volume and run with it, expanding Thor's horizons in every way. There are a lot more trips to Asgard this time around, and a lot more grand cosmic challenges that only a god could face. Lee takes obvious glee in ever more baroque, flowery exclamations, and Kirby lets his imagination soar, filling out the glorious realm of Asgard with vast edifices, ornate and elaborate costumes, and complex magitech with a flavour all of its own.In these early days we are still seeing a torrent of introductions. The greatest here is that of the Absorbing Man, who makes a couple of appearances and whose body-transforming powers give Kirby an excuse to throw figures made of metal, glass and other more intangible substances at the page. Nearly as good is the arrival of the Warriors Three (as they would later be known). The swashbuckling Fandral, grim, taciturn Hogun and vainglorious, vast Volstagg are great additions to the supporting cast. They first appear in the Tales of Asgard shorts that back up every issue here but soon migrate into the main, present-set stories.We also have the first appearance of the Destroyer armour, given its unstoppable, doom-laden due here, and of the rival god Hercules, who alternately brawls with and aids Thor throughout the last third of the book. It's all great stuff, and the aforementioned Tales of Asgard only get better too, beginning with filling in Loki's backstory and progressing into a vast epic concerning Ragnarok (so vast, in fact, that it continues on from this book and into an eventual volume 3).This is classically brilliant, exciting Silver-Age Marvel, and a step up from the already high quality of volume one. Extras include a Mighty Sore story from Not Brand Echh, some Thor T-shirt art, three pages of original Kirby art pages, and the covers of the first four Thor Masterwork volumes.

Thor Epic Collection: When Titans Clash I will admit that I struggled to read this book. While Thor has never been my favourite hero I was probably expecting too much of this Lee and Kirby tome. While it did deliver sometimes, the introduction of the Absorbing Man for example, a lot of it was a slog to get through, especially the Tales of Asgard stories stories. Some people like 'em, not my cup of tea. Thor Epic Collection: When Titans Clash

What can you say . ..... Stan Lee and Jack Kirby the Greatest duo in comics history

Loved reading these when I was a Youngster in the 60s.As My Wife says "You're having a second childhood" Yeah!!!