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(W) Kurt Busiek (A) Steve Rude
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painted cover by steve rude
kurt busiek/steve rude
• THE SCOOP: Steve "The Dude" Rude joins with all-star writer Kurt
Busiek to tell a classic, stand-alone tale of Thor!
• THE STORY: It's a trio of interlocking legends of Thor, spanning
the centuries from the Thunder God's boyhood to today! Two young viking warriors
learn the story of the storm that rebelled against Thor at the urging of Loki -
a storm that would one day become the Godstorm! Also, the mighty Avengers face a
new and powerful enemy in their earliest days as a team! If you liked
SPIDER-MAN: LIFELINES, you'll love THOR: GODSTORM!
•THE WRITER SPEAKS: "It´s pretty sweeping in scope - I was
looking to do something that would deal with Thor as god, Thor as myth, within
the context of Thor as Marvel character," explained Busiek. "I was a nut for
Norse mythology long before I was a comics reader, and I wanted to get some of
that feel into things. When I was invited to write this project, I talked to
Steve and outlined the approach I wanted to take, with mythic overtones and a
legendary feel, and he got very enthusiastic about it, so I´m plotting the
book very much to that core idea - the idea that these aren´t just
adventures, they´re legends, and they should feel that way. And then Steve
draws them, and that´s where his style comes into play - he´s
reinterpreting and repacing my plots in his own way, and making the story richer
and more powerful as he does so. Steve´s already done with #2, so
we´re working on the final issue already."
• THE FORMAT: Each issue of this three-issue, monthy series will be
32 pages... with no ads! Printed on glossy paper with a cardstock
cover.
