On this episode of the Jacked Kirby Podcast hosts Tommy Lombardozzi and Mike D are joined by artist
Al Accettura for one reason... Let's Talk Some Asgard! Thor: Ragnarok is on the horizon, so we figured this would be a perfect time to discuss Jack's back up feature Tales of Asgard that appeared in issues of Journey Into Mystery that featured Thor. It was in these short 8 page back up stories that Kirby wrote & drew where he really developed the world of Asgard that we all know and love. The most important of those back up stories were collected into Tales of Asgard #1, an oversized comic featuring 9 stories that was published in October of 1968. The boys talk through those blockbuster stories that laid the world building of the Thor mythos for decades to come!!!!
Show Notes:
Outro Music:
Episode Breakdown:
(Start - 4:00) - Guest Intro
(4:00 - 10:30) - How did the Tales of Asgard come about? What made them different from the regular Journey Into Mystery stories?
(10:31 - 14:50) - Story #1 - Young Odin and the creation of the Earth
(14:51 - 17:20) - Story #2 - Odin vs The Frost Giants and The Mighty YMIR!!!
(17:21 - 21:00) - Story #3 - Odin vs Surtur and the creation of HELL!!!!
(21:01 - 28:30 ) - Story #4 - Young Thor vs The Storm Giants... and the introduction to Young Loki the Douche! And will Thor EVER be worthy to wield Mjolnir???
(28:31 - 33:20) - Story #5 - Heimdall, Young Thor and the Evil Ones... oh my!
(33:25 - 39:00) - Story #6 - Tales of Asgard... the most popular Feature in Comic-DOM! Thor confronts Hela, goddess of Death, to retrieve the maiden Sif!
(39:01 - 44:20) - Story #7 -Thor buys a boat from the Dwarfs... and is that a mini Scourge the Executioner?
(44:21 - 50:01) - Story #8 - Heimdall PT 1.... What exactly are this guys powers??? How did Heimdall become the guardian of the Bi-Frost Bridge?
(50:02 - 55:00) - Story #9 - The time that Heimdall failed... remember that time Heimdall blew it? What the fuck is an air sprite?
(55:01 - 57:51) - Story #10 - the story of how Balder became Balder the Brave!!!! Will Balder sacrifice himself to prove himself to Odin?
(57:52 - End) - Recapping Tales of Asgard #1 as a book and how we think it will translate to Thor: Ragnarok in November! .
Kirby Konnections
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| The full art for the wrap around cover |
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| Cover Art from Tales of Asgard #1 (1968) |
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| Classic Mythology... Kirby style |
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| First appearance of Surtur (bottom Left Corner) |
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| Pagan Motorcycle Club lifts Kirby's Surtur for it's logo patch!!! |
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| 1st Ymir |
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| Great Splash of YMIR |
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| Odin splits the mountain to imprison the Frost Giants |
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| 2nd Surtur... much different look than his first appearance! |
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| Surtur Imprisoned! |
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| Inventing the Bi-Frost & Hell! |
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| Storm Giants vs Young Thor |
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| Thor vs Storm Giants (Three Stooges Edition) |
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| Thor lifts Mjolnir for the first time! |
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| Heimdall, Guardian of the Bi-Frost |
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| Thor vs The Evil Ones |
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| That Dragon looks alot like Fin Fang Foom, and Thor looks alot like the original Groot! |
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| Warriors of Asgard! |
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| The first time Thor wields Mjolinir as a weapon! |
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| Hela... have mercy! |
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| That Dwarf in the green is a little Executioner! |
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| The Boar God! |
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| The bark of the Tree of Life |
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| Mirmir Creates Man & Woman |
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| The trails of Heimdall |
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| The gaze of Heimdall |
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| Standing across the Bi-Frost |
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| That sorceress looks alot like Baron Zemo |
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| What's an Air Sprite |
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| Heimdall watching the Bi-Frost |
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| Balder avoids an arrow |
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| Balder dodges a spear |
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| Balder... the bravest in the land! |
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