The very least thing you can say about him is that he invented much of the visual and conceptual language that underpins superhero comics today. It’s hard to talk about the work of Kirby without resorting to hyperbole because that was the currency that he traded in. Simonson’s run dramatically restored the excitement and wonder of the character, drawn so powerfully by Jack Kirby that everyone who followed seemed second best. The final third of the later stories are drawn by Sal Buscema, who has risen to the challenge of the once-in-a-lifetime scripts and delivered some of his best work. Not all the art in this book is by Simonson. The artwork has been completely recoloured by Steve Oliff, using a less expressionistic style than in the original issues. As if that wasn’t enough, 48 pages of extras include a foreword and afterword from Simonson, a gallery of the original covers, pencil sketches and promotional artwork. It’s quite fitting then, that this Omnibus is a truly massive 1192 page colossus, which collects 48 issues under hardcovers. Walter Simonson’s four-plus years as writer and artist on The Mighty Thor generated one of the greatest cycles of epic storytelling to ever appear in Marvel comics.
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