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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2023 10:36:02 GMT -5
I don’t want Thor or Conan wearing armour, just a personal preference. Can’t think of too much to add. Conan wore armor all the time in the Howard originals. What he didn't wear in them was a fur diaper. When he was in hotter climes he wore a loin cloth. When he was going to battle as a mercenary, he wore armor, when he was in colder climes he wore pants, shirts, fur cloaks, and such to keep warm. The fur diaper is only there because he inherited the super-hero restriction of never being able to change your clothes or dress sensibly because the marketing department needs a single image to provide licensors so we can make more money off the characters. I much prefer characters to act (and dress) believably in stories than to remain marketing friendly. -M
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Apr 6, 2023 10:40:59 GMT -5
Post by Roquefort Raider on Apr 6, 2023 10:40:59 GMT -5
Thor in armour was all right for a limited time, but only Walt seemed to make it work. Ditto with the beard; Walt made it bristly and very Viking-looking; other artists made it look soft as Santa's.
Thunderstrike was Thor in a leather jacket, very much a product of its time and not a particularly memorable one.
Bondage Thor is a typical example of the excesses I so hated in the 90s superhero books.
Another look I didn't particularly care for was the "back-to-basics" one, harking back to Journey into Mystery #83. The exposed ribs didn't do much for the look, and like Bêlit's fur swimsuit, one wonders how the thing doesn't keep malfunctioning.
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I definitely liked the new armour that Olivier Coipel came up with, however, with the short wings on the helmet.
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Apr 6, 2023 10:47:11 GMT -5
Post by Roquefort Raider on Apr 6, 2023 10:47:11 GMT -5
I don’t want Thor or Conan wearing armour, just a personal preference. Can’t think of too much to add. Conan wore armor all the time in the Howard originals. What he didn't wear in them was a fur diaper. When he was in hotter climes he wore a loin cloth. When he was going to battle as a mercenary, he wore armor, when he was in colder climes he wore pants, shirts, fur cloaks, and such to keep warm. The fur diaper is only there because he inherited the super-hero restriction of never being able to change your clothes or dress sensibly because the marketing department needs a single image to provide licensors so we can make more money off the characters. I much prefer characters to act (and dress) believably in stories than to remain marketing friendly. -M Same here. It was almost a shock to see Conan wear fur clothes and mittens in SSoC#34. Back in Conan #2, he was traipsing a frozen landscape wearing only a fur diaper, a steel helmet and bloody sandals!
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Apr 6, 2023 10:58:57 GMT -5
Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 6, 2023 10:58:57 GMT -5
Lol RR.... bondage Thor. Given the 90's is where I started I was reading that Thor and at the time, while I didn't like that design I thought the stories were good. I've never revisited them since though, so ... I do that they were pretty bleak like a lot of comics at the time. Whereas, reading earlier Thor issues I liked how other writers, like Simonson, could make the danger epic and threatening without all the bleak emo "woe is me" angle. One Thor armor I did like was when Jurgens and Romita used it when it fit the story. He didn't wear as a costume but because it was needed for the battle he was about to be in. Thor #25 (July 2000)
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Post by badwolf on Apr 6, 2023 13:19:45 GMT -5
At first I thought those were pouches.
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Apr 6, 2023 17:05:25 GMT -5
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Post by Confessor on Apr 6, 2023 17:05:25 GMT -5
I don't like Thor comics enough to even really understand the question.
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Apr 6, 2023 20:38:38 GMT -5
Post by codystarbuck on Apr 6, 2023 20:38:38 GMT -5
what even is a Thunderstrike When a warm air mass and a cold air mass come together and they clash, creating a storm system; but, negotiations break down so that there is no sound of thunder with lightning strikes, then you have a Thunderstrike. Woe betides the cloud that crosses the picket line!
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Apr 6, 2023 20:40:16 GMT -5
Post by codystarbuck on Apr 6, 2023 20:40:16 GMT -5
ps Also the present tense of Thunderstruck.
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Apr 6, 2023 22:56:13 GMT -5
Post by berkley on Apr 6, 2023 22:56:13 GMT -5
Both came along after my days as a Thor reader but I don't mind the idea of the armour and the online samples Ive seen look OK to me, while the Thunderstrike images I see here look pretty bad. Also, was Thunderstrike another character taking on Thor's powers or identity, or something like that? I've always disliked that idea in general, so that would be another strike against it.
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Apr 7, 2023 3:25:03 GMT -5
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Post by Duragizer on Apr 7, 2023 3:25:03 GMT -5
Count me among the indifferent. Main reason I never got into Thor was none of the costume designs I've ever seen him in have appealed to me. No, not even the Kirby original. Always hated that stupid winged tin beanie.
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Apr 8, 2023 13:17:01 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2023 13:17:01 GMT -5
I hate change, so Thor in armor for me. Not a fan of Thunderstrike either so I had to think about it.
Classic Thor design is what classic comics are all about, the slight bit of craziness is what makes it cool. "Trying to be cool" like the armor thing somehow makes it not in my opinion.
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Apr 8, 2023 13:28:02 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2023 13:28:02 GMT -5
I don’t want too much logic when the alternative is fun (everyone’s mileage varies). There was a taxman gimmick in the WWF, his name was Irwin R. Schyster. He wore a tie, slacks and braces in the ring. On a practical level, it makes no sense to enter a wrestling ring wearing that attire, but it helped the whole “evil taxman” gimmick. So, with someone like classic Thor, the polka dots and so much else might not make any sense on one level, but I like the look: That kind of look does grab your attention. Incidentally, I hated it when some villains started doing the shirt/tie and/or leather jacket combination. Whatever the logic (or lack of), I’d rather see the Red Skull in a green boilersuit than a suit I can see in an episode of NYPD Blue.
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