The Secret Origin Of Thor's Alter Ego

[@DpKris]

Man the way he handled Beta Ray Bill, one of my favorite characters of all time sends shivers through my spine. And the motivation for this character is so strong .

[@jameshare3598]

Man he beat his ass

[@ctkook6477]

I wasn’t really that stoked on the first arc of Cates Thor run, but I’m freaking lovin his Donald Blake arc!!! Such an awesome new villain

[@fremontstreetpresents1415]

cringe

[@crimsonhunter7598]

Donald blake got that david bowie labyrinth style

[@joshwright4799]

Crimson Hunter who will win the fight Donald Blake ( marvel ) or Dr eggman ( sonic the hedgehog ) and why?

[@alexguitar841]

He's missing the all important cod piece

[@marvellbgry]

Dance magic dance!

[@vb2388]

He looks like and acts like Baldur from God of War..

[@damianstarks3338]

Yep perfect comparison.

[@uchihabomber1296]

The existence of Donald Blake used to confuse me because I never understood what happened with that origin

[@seaberry11]

Thor, the X-books, Immortal Hulk, Guardians, Daredevil, and Venom are all amazing. Marvel has been kicking ass for the last year and half or so. The Falcon and Winter Soldier, Hawkeye, and Black Widow books are good also. I think Marvel is back!

[@wowisntitanamazinglyamazin9550]

I've really liked Spencer's run on ASM

[@griffithadams9232]

Chip Zdarsky’s Daredevil is SO good. The art is great.

[@seaberry11]

@COMMANDO 10 what???

[@padamjaitpuria2530]

Now thats an AVENGER level threat!

[@joshwright4799]

Padam jaitpuria who will win the fight Donald Blake ( marvel ) or mewtwo ( Pokemon ) and why?

[@saviosada3630]

@@joshwright4799 r u a bot cause i see you everywhere like i see you here top 10 nerd and whatculture comics so r u a bot?

[@padamjaitpuria2530]

@@joshwright4799 bro whats wrong with you?

[@ezraelreynolds3442]

@@joshwright4799 stfu

[@glanty]

@@saviosada3630 I think so

[@greyworld6242]

Honestly the motivation for this character is just great!

[@earlsmith7428]

You know. I always like the Donald Blake part of Thor, though it has been absent for many years. In a strange way, I'm on Blake's side, the other characters do have a habit of forgetting the mortals around them.

[@CeyoDaHoe]

Wow I normally wasn’t a big Thor fan but this new style of writing is awesome. Love the retcon for Donald Blake. Thor finally has a complex character in his rogues gallery. I feel as if I were reading detective comics right now. We got the mor rational joker on asgardian steroids.

[@tonyslicer7399]

This story sounds more interesting than Knull one just wonder it's all connected some how since they mentioned how Thor was first break Knull connection with his dragon

[@210SAi]

Definitely feel Donald Blake and Knull will battle

[@conspiracyofraven69]

@@210SAi that would be fucking awesome

[@matthewterlaga3022]

A few things, he didn’t transport Asgard to the dimension of blood, just the gods within it, he transported Asgard somewhere else. It even says that he was completely alone. If they had all been transported together Lady Sif would have kept fighting. Secondly, you’re really downplaying the horror Thor sees when he arrives in Blake’s prison. All of the constructs there have been brutally murdered and it even mentions that he spent years dissecting some of them, and those messages scrawled on the walls and road isn’t just graffit, it’s written in the blood of the constructs. And finally, Donald doesn’t encounter Jane Foster in a surgical suite, that’s clearly a morgue.

[@TheVanOvanShow]

Yep

[@vengeance2694]

bro, chill it's only a 12 minute video, and KZbin is a real jerk when it comes to in-depth violence and stuff

[@rubenlagarde5693]

This is craaazy good story they’ve developed! Who woulda guessed they could make such good twist with such a plain character??

[@Whiskeyjack7420]

History of The World Part 1 reference with the Line "It's good to be the King

[@joshwright4799]

Bryant mcclaskey what's your favorite superpower?

[@wickid175]

" we are armed with mighty joint"

[@zegathor6564]

Is there a time when Asgard's troops actually do something? They just seem to die.

[@333dae]

i think it’s because most people that can bust into asgard are ultra powerful beings that can match or go beyond thor/odin in some cases, ofc here donald didn’t bust into asgard but similar cases in the past, they’re probably only good for invading smaller worlds to conquer

[@coreythorne6936]

You got me loving this new Thor title. Started collecting it and been loving every issue.

[@dudeman9942]

this thor title is the first monthly issue i ever started reading and it's SOO GOOOOD

[@roncash7640]

This is soo dope 😆! I remember Donald Blake from my childhood and he was nothing like this. . .🤩😎👍

[@ComradeJoe72]

I am unsure if Variant will see thie, but I just wanna say... Thank you. This channel is one of the reasons I became a comic fan. I was captivated by the histories and origins of fiction. My first Variant video, and one of my earliest KZbin videos, was Alternate versions of Spider-Man.

[@Ofwhateverrrrrr]

Hopefully they don't over use Donald Blake like they did with The Batman Who Laughs...

[@Goody2shooo]

Yes facts

[@aaronwherry62]

They better

[@Ofwhateverrrrrr]

@@aaronwherry62 no u tripping

[@arg7380]

They used BWL for a reason. Dc wanted to make a whole new universe so they just created an op villain. I dont think marvel would do a reboot.

[@kotickyle]

Yeah, I agree. Christ DC needs to leave the Joker alone for the next 10 years at this point

[@ComedianBobFarrell]

Love this. I had forgotten about Donald Blake.

[@gnsxsEtrnl]

Good Lord this is already an insane series...I’m in for the ride!

[@wesleymons]

DONNY CATES THE GOD HIMSELF🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Viele411]

Donny Kates in the greatest modern comic writer. He has the types of stories that made Stan Lee and Jack Kirby legendary. Marvel Comics are back baby.

[@edw.2561]

No

[@skymanxd6366]

Ya

[@mosj9876]

No. Donny is hit n miss. I'm not sure if his books are tieing together or stand alones or what.

[@BIGJoJo23]

This storyline just keeps getting better as it goes on. 🔥🔥🔥

[@OsmosisG]

Happy New Year!!! Thanks for all the great content!!!

[@iamwyse1269]

This now has me hooked on Thor for the 1st time. Can't wait to read more.

[@mr.smellgood2794]

Happy NEW Year Variant . Looking forward to all of this year's Comic coverage and new content 👊🏾🔥

[@samm-joseeibok]

I love variant comics

[@anthonydotson8961]

Duuuuuuude I love this! Love how they made Doc Blake a legit bad ass. I may have to get physical copies of this run.

[@jasonsinacori9445]

I love the fact that you just brought up Coyotes from Brave wilderness. So awesome!

[@jimdotbeep]

I'm a DC. I've never read a Thor comic in my life but I'm giving serious consideration to picking this up the next time I go to the comic book store.

[@quentinfogger5755]

Happy New year everyone. Can you do history of the characters mentioned in this video?

[@micaiah783]

happy new year

[@internetbuff2086]

@@micaiah783 .

[@joshwright4799]

Quentin frogger who will win the fight Donald Blake ( marvel ) or leatherface ( Texas chainsaw massacre ) and why?

[@afohunter2410]

I love that he referenced coyote Peterson

[@joshwright4799]

Afohunter 24 Who will win the fight Donald Blake ( marvel ) or ganondorf ( legend of Zelda ) and why?

[@afohunter2410]

@@joshwright4799 i know nothing about Zelda

[@afohunter2410]

@Dobby if you watched it you'd know

[@afohunter2410]

@Dobby in the beginning I think

[@dontatmebro-]

PLEASE! *ALL* OF US DID…

[@rondariusjohnson3037]

Lol thank God for Arris breaking some of these comics down because I didn’t understand what was going on. But now I see and I am digging it!!! Can’t wait for the next issue

[@aravkc5204]

this is such good writing ... loved it. love the donald blake story.

[@cephasweror]

Happy new year Arris and the variant nation 🎉🎊🎊 🎇

[@Artisan1979]

Happy new year! And yes I am loving this new storyline. It gives Donald Blake layers and it answers a lot of questions as to what happens to him when he strikes that came down on the ground. He is not Thor and never was Thor. They are two separate entities that gradually drifted apart from the point that Blake found the cane in that cave in his first appearance. Brilliant writing and I cannot wait to see what happens next.

[@TheJedaiHero9000]

Happy New Year's Day, Variant Comics! Looking forward to your AWESOME vids here in 2021!

[@m.y1152]

Since Donay Kates is also writing King in Black, he'll probz make Thor have a fight with Knull since lightning is a weakness of the symbiote.

[@JWuKong95]

Not really a weakness (last time I checked, anyways, could be wrong), but it's more like how Superman is "weak" to magic, in the sense that he's as susceptible as a regular person to magic and doesn't have a resistance to it. Similar thing can be said for symbiotes. They don't really have a weakness to electricity, they're just as weak as a human to it. Though, like I said, I could be wrong. Especially since I think I remember some stories where symbiotes ethier 1, had no weakness to electricity or 2, were extremely weak to electricity.

[@blackphoenix77]

Yup, Thor is fighting Knull on the cover to King in Black #3.

[@countneaoknight]

@@JWuKong95 I think it might because Thor accidentally broke Knull’s connection to the symbiotes before and they might make that a special thing only he(or a few beings) can do.

[@JWuKong95]

@@countneaoknight yeah, I see what you mean. Though it might be asgardian magic that's going the bulk of the heavy lifting, increasing the power of Thor's lightning.

[@m.y1152]

@@JWuKong95 I don't think so cuz when the Xmen came to help against the symbiotes, Storm was the last one standing cuz she had an advantage of controlling the weather so she was like Thor

[@jerbearadventutures]

I’m absolutely loving the run of Thor!! This rivals Batman with me as well.

[@benji_riv3052]

happy new year Variant

[@johnpittsii7524]

Happy new variant nation. Much ❤ as always

[@zeendragon7]

happy new year. great job keep it up

[@woodbridgesfinest1904]

I love it! Dr. Donald Blake needs to be the villain of Thor 5, Sequel to Love and Thunder.

[@sigurd-333]

Why is every epic comic storyline being attached to MCU, when mcu has no awesome content??

[@woodbridgesfinest1904]

@@sigurd-333 Well my friend I suppose it is because Marvel, the M of the MCU has that other medium that churns out "epic comic storyline" plus the likelihood of breaking a million both domestically and internationally is a temptation that both the heads and shareholders at Disney find to hard to resist. Legit question, though.

[@Brooklyn_Bleek]

Another Great synopsis recap. I was recommended this during the whole galactus/thor team up arc in the beginning of this volume. That was a great read and so is this prey arc. Question: Do you plan on doing something for when Milestone comes back in February?

[@DC-dl8xh]

Happy new year brother, may it be your year

[@BroMiyuki]

Wow,so interesting.For real I did not know anything about Donald Blake.So cool

[@d3ath8ybac0n4]

I love how this in all reality is showing Thor humility. Which is the greatest weapon in existence and can create the greatest armies ever known.

[@HolyHadou]

So can we see Donald Blake vs Knull? That'd be so meaty.

[@Sam5D]

Its a possibility that blake kills knull and absorbs his power and he becomes the main villain or blake and thor become one and kill knull

[@HolyHadou]

@@Sam5D I'm not sure Blake will take the win from Knull narratively since it seems either Eddie, Dylan or Thor are being set up for that but Blake is a wild card that can totally shift the meta of where this is going and how Knull is bested.

[@210SAi]

I honestly think that Donald Blake will end up battling Knull and one will die in the process before Thor can escape

[@vincentcarvajal1857]

Arris thanks for doing an awesome episode on my birthday 👍🏽

[@312dogman]

6:07 that sword looks at bit interesting

[@topher_69eze]

Pure suspense for 2021

[@matthewdragan5780]

this is unacceptable 1 dislike who could have done this.

[@johncampbell9448]

It’s ok, Mephisto has a realm just for that type of person, along with all other types of sinners...

[@joshwright4799]

Matthew Dragon who will win the fight Donald Blake ( marvel ) or bowser ( super Mario bros ) and why?

[@mostlycusimbored]

I'm really curious who's the type of person to down vote a video like this 😂

[@tminus543]

Haters lol

[@blackphoenix77]

32 dislikes now.

[@gamingherostop4028]

Happy New year man let's do better this year everyone

[@joshwright4799]

Gaming hero stop what's your favorite superpower?

[@The_realJesus]

@@joshwright4799 mine is telekinesis and then heat vision/laser eyes

[@erictheguapo]

Lets start by opening up buisnesses again

[@Leos5037]

Got me sold .. going to see if I can pick these up now

[@MoyosoreOgunbiyi]

This is beyond awesome!

[@SetoShadowVT]

Thor will probably be a mix of both proud and disgusted at what Blake is now capable of....I know I would if I were him

[@roncuyos1595]

Cheers for Making Thor storytelling awesome again Mr.Cates 🍻

[@michaelgagliano450]

WOW this story arc is marvelous!

[@PetarNNenkovski]

WOW! This is an amazing episode!

[@TheTiger2311]

I need to check these two issues out.

[@kcollier2192]

Seems like a great story so far

[@craigmarshall3386]

I always thought that Thor was Don Blake. Not a split of person. Nice story and att of a history twist

[@earlsmith7428]

Always thought underneath Thor was the soul of Don Blake. And they were one and the same.

[@Bricksgaming710]

Well if Blake has been used for doors all through ego for what seems like ever it would make sense that he would absorb some of that Odin Force within Thor it's almost like they're actually two sides of the same coin even more than brothers

[@johnnyscifi]

Thor is my favorite book right now!!!

[@ultimatelegofan5983]

HAPPY NEW YEAR VARIANT NATION.

[@lukeedmanson4771]

Love your channel

[@RandomManEntertainment]

Wow I honestly forgot about Blake. Great story

[@knewwhon]

Happy New Yearrr!! Hahaha! Blessings!! :)

[@spongebob5754]

Happy new year guys.

[@kennethm.pittjr.3775]

8:07 YES IT IS ALSO DIDN'T KNOW IT WERE A HELMET!?😨😨😨😨😨

[@quentinfogger5755]

Can you do history of the Elementals, Cyclone and Sandman along with Doc Octopus, Electro, Rhino, Kraven the hunter, Chameleon, Scorpion and the human fly along with Morbius?

[@jamiebarraclough8981]

Best Thor arc in years

[@joelhartman8176]

Happy New Years to everyone at Variant Comics

[@zeekwargnarok5030]

Yeah. I'm loving it too!!

[@scarface406]

What a beginning to 2021

[@arock_007]

Rewatching the Thor playlist is wild cause of the pandemic acknowledgement

[@ivertrionnicblazingwell1757]

Happy new year!!!

[@BsSIzzy]

Happy new year

[@iskandar4661]

7:08 is that the Master Sword? 😂

[@TheStandardBearer]

Nice video.

[@batman6942]

I lovee you thank youu!! Finally!!

[@quentinfogger5755]

Can you do history of Lady Sif, the Warrior three, Balder the brave, Angela, Jane Foster Thor and Beta-Ray-Bill along with the Thor Villains like the Destroyer, Malekith the Accursed, Hela the Goddess of Death, Surtur, the Minotaur, Ulik, Kurse the Enchantress, Gorr the God Butcher and Mangog?

[@TheJoesshit]

Great vid happy new year any plans on more manga related content ?

[@hindsightpov4218]

7:59 How does stripping away the Odin enchantment from Beta Ray Bill make his horse-like snout disappear into a human-like appearance? Wasn’t Beta Ray Bill’s alien appearance already like a horse before he was given a hammer from Odin?

[@greenstorm5568]

That's called a plothole lol

[@seangibson9809]

Hey guys, can you do a Darth Bane Episode. I really like him he learned from Reven.

[@joshwright4799]

Sean gibson what's your favorite superpower?

[@seangibson9809]

@@joshwright4799 Personally, I wouldn't rule out any superpowers because any could be used if you know how to effectively use it. If I had to choose I would say the smarts of Batman because his mind is pretty much a super power.

[@PiperAmadeus]

6:08 Master Sword reference from Zelda ? Hmm O.o

[@player7inlife]

Happy New Year!!!

[@josephseymour9658]

Great video

[@michaellombardi1620]

Such a great comic. I started reading the new run based on your recommendation

[@nickbayer6839]

Happy new year 2 U 2.

[@Bricksgaming710]

Can I just say that the acts that Thor's alter ego picks up looks a lot like stormbreaker

[@Lordradost]

Better than New Warriors or rehashing old characters. Amazing stories

[@williamricks1489]

Awesome comes to mind

[@jules1659]

Amazing!

[@SifuKodiakc]

what a crazy cool idea!

[@henryohenry1504]

Honestly what will cates think of next? Cosmic ghost rider? Thor vs black winter? This man is insane

[@christophercervantes5753]

This is a terrifying origin for Donald Blake!

[@harveylattray730]

Wow a whole new Thor Storyline

[@benjaminchildress3626]

Happy New Year