Thor's terrible 90's revamp! | Thor: Worldengine

Buy Thor: Worldengine and other stories! Forsaken by his father, left mortal in Manhattan, death is coming for Thor - and Ragnarok may not be far behind! But can he find solace - and renewed vigor - in the arms of the Enchantress? And together, can they save the World Tree, Yggdrasil? Then, William Messner-Loebs takes over to join Deodato in bringing an epic chapter of Asgard's saga to a close! Thor joins Captain America and his Avengers comrades in battle with the Zodiac, before facing the climactic twilight of the gods alongside his hammer brother, Red Norvell! Prepare to bid farewell to a legend! And never miss an update by subscribing! bit.ly/2WYvgkt #thor #marvel
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[@comicpop]

If you wanna buy Thor: Worldengine, you can! It's in this Epic collection! amzn.to/3qpJ1aN

[@comicpop]

This is the third episode where we've moved the intro to the outtro. Thanks to everyone for giving it a chance! The intro used to take up about 10+ seconds, and statistics indicate people decide whether they're watching a video within 3 seconds, so we figure why not hit the ground running? You've got 375+ episodes with the intro, and I'm sure things will circle back around! 1:08:59

[@jmet9955]

what is the music for the intro? My toddler loves it and clicks on the beginning for your videos to play it over and over.

[@alecczar8680]

Wow I didn’t even notice! If it helps gain traffic to this amazing channel I am all for it

[@galvatron3323]

Not a bother kid

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

eh when you put it that wayyyy, i get it. I'm glad its still in the video at least but its going to take some getting use to after so many years.

[@ChristopherZubin]

I'm going to that timestamp and watching this episode the way God intended!

[@frankmarazzo8814]

Damn i loved that steamed hams shirt!! Lmao

[@vidalruiziii1245]

"im a dove ...im a fucking bird!" This episode is so fun you guys keep improving and staying true to yourselves which is awesome to see. Every tweaking you have done recently adding tangents to letters page fucking genius , back issues bites are enjoyable, the new comic line set up and format is great, and switching the opening theme around is such a small change i hadn't even notice it...and im one of the people who has back issues on all day no matter what im doing but since you've mentioned it...it works i get it

[@genshishio9316]

Anyone who is British and was forced to study Shakespeare and old English, HATES writing like that. It’s hard and to do well and easy to see when it’s done wrong. No one without passion and understanding of that style of writing shouldn’t put themselves through that.

[@AntNerd_E]

Because Wanda Vision is so popular and you've already done the Tom King Vision book maybe you guys should do the Scarlet Witch book by James Robinson it really fleshes out Wanda and her complicated history and how she dealing with the fallout of her past decisions while going on a universe-spanning adventure. Love the show keep it up

[@Vsirin]

Don't want to throw any shade, but other comics channels are like "OMG OMG GUYS THIS IS SO COOL" but 95% of the time Sal's just like "this book is SO STUPID" and this is why I hang out here instead.

[@grfgtbhh34]

3:13 Woah woah Sal, please, for a picture like that any resolution works

[@TheClitCommander530]

I never read a Thor comic until Jason Aaron's run, and I absolutely loved it. I've been really enjoying Donny Cates' Thor too. Would love to see War of the Realms on Back Issues someday.

[@alexsawyer6379]

*2 seconds into the video* googles where to find ethan's shirt

[@captainvimes6079]

Well Seymour, you're a strange fellow but you steam a good ham.

[@Revanxbone]

everything from ben's reaction from 52:55 is very real for me

[@dremity9494]

HAHAHA his pained expressions 😬

[@BBmetalhead04]

Didn’t Kingpin play “Thor” in Adventures in Babysitting?

[@hasthehighground8560]

“My dear Vanessa when I was a boy I was a mechanic but these people they... they kept mistaking me for Thor but I used that hammer the mighty Mjolnir and smashed my fathers head in with it.”

[@brianadkins3880]

Yes. Actor Vincent D'Onofrio.

[@MultiTaskMasterXIII]

Pvt. Pyle??

[@Omar-wq9dz]

Hopefully, you guys will do more Thor stories, either another one from JMS, or one from other celebrated runs like Stan Lee/Jack Kirby or Walt Simonson, maybe even the Jason Aaron run

[@gabrieljimenez9762]

I second this. Thor is one of my favorite characters and I always thought he was cool. His OG costume is the best there is and I'm saddened that people think that it's lame. Would love to see some Simonson run covered her.

[@gerasandoval8649]

The 41:10 to 43:00 talk about how Asgardians said F it and considered themselves Gods should be a tiktok

[@regularguy5403]

Finally a Thor book! Those a rare

[@jmet9955]

Have you guys done a video on Erik Masterson’s time as Thor? It’s ridiculous and 90s a riffic but I love it!

[@treyurbach2550]

Me: excited for a Thor back issues See’s: Thor World Engine Me: really... not To Wake The Mangog, The God Butcher, or literally ANYTHING written by Walt Simonson?

[@comicpop]

Yes, really.

[@treyurbach2550]

@@comicpop please at least tell me you’re about to do Wolverine’s first miniseries by Claremont and Miller.

[@jamesbarr8218]

In fairness, the best back issues come from the worst comics.

[@gabrieljimenez9762]

54:24 Best Comic Pop moment of the year. This made me laugh so hard.

[@gabrieljimenez9762]

For what it is, I really enjoy this story. I am thankful this status quo didn't stick, but as a quirky curiosity, I like it. Weird and ridiculous premise, awesome and raw art by Deodato Jr, it's a story that I like having with the rest of my Thor books.

[@dremity9494]

I like how the video began straight away!! Also love a thor episode

[@Doodoovy]

this is really underated, need more love.

[@granaff]

The long hard stare of a scientist; Ethan's face at 50:05 ...!

[@michaelscottfuku]

*Hammer Poisoning* lmao!

[@AnarchicArachnid]

I'm an okay guy on Thor pre-mcu, namely because his friendship/rivalry with Hercules in 616

[@bradwatkins7564]

Oh man. Cannot believe you are doing this one. This will be great.

[@flywheelshyster]

as i'm starting some 2nd watches, its really nice to not have to skip the opening, as great as it is, i was skipping it for years now so its prolly good for the algorithm that you put it at the end

[@weedwin7356]

As jarring as some of Deodato Jrs anatomy and cross hatching was back in the 90s, it's still so much more visually appealing than his 3-D-modelled art nowadays. He's still a legend though.

[@Agrellar]

Every like 10 - 15 minutes, Ethan looks like this story is actually hurting him. 51:51 great example here.

[@99jmaster]

Oh shit I didn't expect a Thor book today

[@brianadkins3880]

The only other appearance of Thor back then was a version of him on ,I believe,the next to last Hulk movie made for NBC, The Incredible Hulk Returns. It aired in 1988. Adventures in Babysitting was ...I think,1987?

[@tanyaharmon6739]

The couch unites us yet again!

[@IzzysIssues]

I remember reading a Thor book in middle school and there was some disagreement between Storm and Thor about causing irregularities in the weather. I don't remember anything else about the story or what the context was

[@youtubeaccount4970]

I think thors best look is with a viking braid beard

[@carloscarmona1523]

I think you could have given me a million years and attempts and I still would never have guessed the villain's motivation in this story.

[@Cull_Obsidian]

Roughly 100 women have now accused Ellis of sexual harassment. Don’t think he’ll ever work for Marvel again

[@jacob_ian_decoursey_the_author]

Damn. It’s been that many now?

[@deltaprime3509]

I gotta to ask have you covered a power rangers story like shattered grid because if not that would be amazing for you to cover.

[@randyping6036]

I had to quit comics in the 90's precisely because of this kind of thing. Yep. But it's good that you covered this so that we never, ever, ever have to make those mistakes again. Never forget... Never...

[@SifuKodiakc]

Now Donald Blake is back, insane and powerful

[@Meltman42]

How are you guys today? Me? Im Thor but not complaining.

[@langleymneely]

35:19 OH MY GOD! You have no idea... my entire life has been building to this moment gentlemen! For years I looked back in anger and shame thinking “Jesus Christ Langley, whatever shall you do with all this useless HORTICULTURE, LANDSCAPING and GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT knowledge you actively learned in school!?!” Not just ANY school mind you, I spent 4 years at.... THE CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES!!! ⚡️ THUNDERCLAP! ⚡️ 4 years of learning the common & scientific names for all manner of flower and tree! SUGAR MAPLE (Acer Saccharum) SILVER MAPLE (Acer Saccharinum) All to answer this about the EUROPEAN ASH (Fraxinus Excelsior)! Yes, you can tell trees apart from one another, in fact the bark and its properties help in distinguishing the trees heartiness and root system you are examining! WHEW!!! The last 24 years of my life AREN’T a hideous cosmic joke wherein I wasted MY TIME on the WRONG profession !!!?!?! What?.... No?... It is? 🥺 oops... Oh well... at least my knowledge kicked in, providing the most annoyingly drawn out, useless “umm actually” moment of my life! I will now lower my head in tacky 90s shame as I await a terribly designed Deodata 90s comic character death! Wind blowing my hair in literally every imaginable way possible! ⚡️ THUNDERCLAP ⚡️ Cheers Gentlemen! 🥂 “ONWARD TO SHITTY 90s VALHALLA!!!”

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

A Thor story I actually read! This and Geoff John's Standoff were my first Thor comics. For me Thor was just a sad emo guy because of it.

[@mikeread7611]

From England, never seen anyone in a bow tie haha

[@Benm701]

Mmmm Steamed Hams!

[@EX-Flashkick]

No intro????

[@devlinburgess2463]

Honestly, the basic plot outline of a desperate Odin trying to sequence break Ragnarok as a way to save himself, even at the cost of his son's life, is a perfectly good set-up for a Thor story. Too bad the characters are all dumb and don't actually accomplish anything, especially the actual villain and his unbelievably lame motivation.

[@nathanielwasson1952]

In defense of this book, Ther on going Thor book was so badly written and drawn that any change was for the better. I seriously loved this story when it came out, warts and all. If you like pain, read the 12-24 issue that lead up to this story.

[@aisnota5192]

What happened to the title sequence?

[@jtmcailin4522]

I feel like I’m STILL waiting on a Back Issue that Sal actually likes...

[@TheRealZubes]

I believe he made a playlist at one point, not sure if it's still around. It happens more then you think. 😉

[@jtmcailin4522]

@@TheRealZubes haha I was just joking around at first, but I would actually love a playlist of all of yours and Sal’s favorite back issues! You guys are the best and make military life so much more enjoyable!

[@royal6827]

Sal, pretend for a moment that I don’t know anything about 90s comics, beta ray bill, or Norse mythology, and just tell me what the hell is going on.

[@comicpop]

You never studied.

[@ChristopherZubin]

That leg...is very distracting...

[@ChristopherZubin]

arm?

[@comicpop]

Pronounced the fake tree's name wrong. If this made the episode impossible to get through, please return unused portion for a full refund.

[@brianadkins3880]

Lol doubt any of us can ever get it "just right." ;-)

[@MultiTaskMasterXIII]

That ash, though...

[@Vsirin]

FAKE tree? HOW DARE YOU

[@Tre_Storm_Art]

How fucking dare you mispronounce the fake name of a fake tree from a language we don't phonetically understand in a mythology with no canonical texts!? The filthy level of disrespect.... You disgust me, good sir.

[@bZman]

Whoa whoa whoa, he did not mispronounce Yggdrasil, he was talking about its bad boy cousin Yardrassil.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

*Thor, thinking about Enchantress's offer:* "...Well, if my time has come, then I guess so should I."

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

@@armintamzarian8222 Patreon, my dude.

[@Grievousish]

@@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache Your mustache grants you time travel powers

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

@@Grievousish That, too.

[@jclombardi8471]

You win the comment section.

[@langleymneely]

@@armintamzarian8222 He’s an Asgardian God of Patreon and early video access!

[@jclombardi8471]

*Sees Sal tease Thor in Back Issues on Twitter* Oh sweet! Are they going to do Walt Simonson's Thor? Maybe the recent Donny Cates series? Or maybe they will do the God Butcher storyline since Gorr is gonna be in Love and Thunder! Sal: LOL, NOPE!

[@jclombardi8471]

@@Akkbar21 Honestly I was more hoping they would do The Devourer King just so we can see Ben and Ethan's reactions to how batshit insane it is.

[@leadsharp]

I'm not sure how I feel about being referred to as a "subset" by a subset.

[@Sicod79]

Expositionman, the most ubiquitous superhero

[@dustin_mcfinklestein]

I don't really read comics, but this is one of the best KZbin channels around. Watching Tiffany, Sal, Ethan, and Ben riff and discuss comic books makes me want to pick up the hobby. 😎

[@flywheelshyster]

oh my god Ben ya that's literally what i thought about when someone said Thor before the movies, Adventures in Babysitting. a classic if you were born in the early to mid 80s!

[@galvatron3323]

I was, it is, and until i read that comment had completely forgot about it.

[@Grievousish]

The "immigrant song" moment in Thor: Ragnarok is still my favorite moment of the entire MCU

[@MultiTaskMasterXIII]

Led Zeppelin

[@anutshell2426]

Cringe.

[@langleymneely]

42:30 Who else thought THIS better be the plot for GOD OF WAR 2!?! Thor & Kratos battlin’ it out over who gets to fly with the doves for 10 hrs of game play! IGN SCORE: 10/10!

[@cubencis]

I never cared for Thor until the Ultimates. That take on Thor was brilliant and made him much more interesting.. of course the MCU Thor is great too

[@thewilhelmscream7912]

This was fun, kind of a Lo-ki story... I'm not sorry!!! :)

[@MrCeratix]

An hour of some garbage forgotten comic from the old days this is the stuff I love.

[@Horus070]

I love Norse Mythology... though Marvel only use the Mythology vaguely I’ve always liked Thor. I’ve read his stories from time to time I recently bought his Omnibus from the 80s & 90s

[@someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779]

I have an intense desire to know where Ethan got that steamed hams shirt, I need it

[@RorekSkyfall]

I'm a huge Thor fan but Sal was spot on at the beginning.

[@vaggelisbaousis1756]

That's the run with the Deodato design right? Holy shit that was gloriously 90sltastic!

[@comixproviderftw_02]

7:02 Little did we know Donald Blake would have a fate worse than just "waking up" according to the Donny Cates run.

[@yfullman]

Likes for the Like God. Comments for the Algorithm Throne.

[@bacsilva]

Kurzon? Like Dax?

[@Doodoovy]

YOOOOO am be here from moustache man ;)

[@juk3boxh3r0]

I love when you guys do Thor stories 😂, please bring back Ultimate Spider-Man one day 🙏

[@dead0ntime]

Love the art, not the story! I still want to give this a chance though.

[@brianadkins3880]

Curzon? ...Kurzon...Dax!? Why,this reminds me of an episode of Star Trek...

[@dremity9494]

Love 90’s episodes, they’re always so ridiculous and fun to listen to you 3 making fun of the insane writing and over the top art (some of it is awesome to be honest).

[@Iwoply]

"so they change the costume and just make it a little sillyer" A HUGE UNDERSTATEMENT, its awful haha

[@galvatron3323]

Sup gents...oh Thor is up

[@sandywest4977]

Dammit Thor! Put a shirt on!

[@Woopywomp]

I used to be in the thor was lame boat too.. But then I was just like, 'Wait thor is a viking god who can manipulate lightening? That is metal as fuck'. Not sure why he speaks Shakespearean though.. is Shakespeare metal?

[@brianadkins3880]

Oh,sorry,but there was 1 appearance by him on the Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends cartoon. Also in the episode,Iceman falls in love with a Frost Giant. lol

[@vfxninja5503]

54:06 for an underappreciated Ethan whimper of disgust.

[@Vamroc]

If The President pardons the sheep does that make it a DOLLY PARDON HAHAHAHAHA

[@shreeanshrajsharma8328]

Ahh yes another magnificiently entertaining video about obsecure stories to be enjoyed at 3:35 am ! Perfect!!

[@bradwatkins7564]

As bad as HEROES REBORN was..stories like WORLD ENGINE help you understand why MARVEL higher ups green lit it. This story ends about a year before THOR was canceled for HEROES REBORN.

[@Dakonaton]

I need to get that Steamed Hams shirt

[@fun2building]

I have never seen that Cap design from five minutes in before That's incredible holy shit

[@Hewhodoesthemachines]

Bowtie? the 11th doctor is in Marvel apparently

[@langleymneely]

41:42 A CLASSIC THOR READER: (trying to make sense of it all) WHAT THE FUCK IS... HAPPENING!? Lmao! 🤣😂🤣

[@Josh_Hammond]

I say the MCU made Thor and Norse mythology more common to the point where different media uses Norse gods and Viking era settings. Because while in ancient times and even now People still believe in Thor like other people believe and worship in God or Zeus even before the Viking era. But even in things like DnD or lord of the rings and even the days if the week do take stuff from Norse mythology. Stan Lee even said he used Thor because not many people are as familiar with Norse gods as they are Greek gods when he wanted to make a god from mythology into a superhero.

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

And we don't have to pay anyone to use mythological figures! Excelsior!😆

[@Josh_Hammond]

@@JohnClark-tt2bl well they're not trademark names they're public names and figures

[@timcarder2170]

LMAO Sorry Ben, but the bark on an Ash tree is distinctly unique in comparison to the other trees. So if you came across one without it's jagged leaves, you'd still know what it is. If you were taught in anyway about trees/wood. For example, if you had a wood stove, you would also know that Ash is a *'softwood'*, like Birch (another unique bark.) Which when burned won't leave coals, only ashes. (Ironically). So is not very good for cooking over, or using as an overnight heat source. Ash (and Birch), being softwood, are very light weight in comparison to a block of 'hardwood, such as Maple or Oak or Pine. (and a person that works with wood often will be able to tell by colour and grain,(and in some cases, smell), what most woods are visually. Even when processed into furniture, cabinets, etc)

[@thedukeofchutney468]

C’mon dude Price Caspian (and Narnia in general) was the BOMB!

[@mikhaelgribkov4117]

This story is a mess of exposition for sake of exposition and story which goes snails pace only to end in some hilarious way. The villain plan is the only fun thing in it, but even that is shafted by how stupid everything is.

[@daoust26]

Thor also appeared in the classic Incredible Hulk movie

[@MultiTaskMasterXIII]

That ash, though...

[@MrQuietB]

Dargo Kator Future Thor of the Thor Core!

[@toobbeebopper]

Thor, the mythical Norse god, is public domain. Marvel's version of him is of course trademarked to Marvel. But anyone can write and publish a Thor story.

[@batfreeze56]

Ever since I was a kid, I always thought that "lame Thor" was cool as hell. I even ordered a late-80s Halloween costume of the guy, which I wore for Halloween when I was 10. My dad made a Mjolnir out of foam and cardboard, but someone stole it. Figures.

[@idongesitusen5764]

Thor went through all of this just to get with enchantress... unbelievable. Would you guys mind doing stars and stripe by Geoff Johns?

[@TheGreatDevlin]

A Thor Back Issues. I guess Ironman and Aquaman are fighting it out for the D List of Back Issues coverage now lol.

[@kevinmarques7716]

The Donald Blake discussion in the beginning is actually pretty funny since the exact storyline currently going on in Donny Cates' Thor series is dealing with Don Blake literally having been just a consciousness that has been locked away for decades since he hasn't been needed and now he's gone insane and has taken over Thor's life like Thor used to do to him. It's actually been pretty cool so far.

[@saintofswords6988]

Thor's love dynamic with Enchantress reminds me a lot of Brock Samson

[@manuelrosas5889]

All be waiting for this when new Thor movie come out can wait for this of Thor the god of Thunder god butcher and the GodBomb but still great video as always keep up the good work guys