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{PDF EPUB} Thor #322 by Doug Moench Thor #322 by Doug Moench Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Thor #322 by Doug Moench Thor #322 by Doug Moench. Jonathan, son of Kevin: Jonathan, son of Kevin: 1983-01-01 00:06:30 Previous: Ghost Rider #80-81 Up: Main. Thor #328. Issue(s): Thor #328 Cover Date: Feb 83 Title: "Violence in video" Credits: Doug Moench - Writer Alan Kupperberg - Penciler Vincent Colletta - Inker Mike Carlin - Assistant Editor Mark Gruenwald - Editor. Review/plot: Doug Moench might have been better served if he had left after last issue's mini-epic, but he did remain for this final story. I don't know if it's fair to say that Moench tried to do something different for Thor or if he just wrote in the Moench style and that inevitably made Thor a different sort of book than usual. In any event, his run had its moments but also a decent number of stinkers, and this one definitely falls in the latter category. It starts off ok. The Asgardians are wrapping up their time on Earth (who is that lady in the purple mask? She is staring right at me ! Make her stop!!). The Warriors Three mention that they wouldn't mind staying on Earth a while longer, but Thor ixnays that, saying that "no Asgardian born would be fully content here" unless a god "be prepared to submerge himself in mortal form as the occasion demands". This is good foreshadowing for Sif, who is hiding behind a wall with the intent of remaining behind with Thor. Odin also says that only Thor "hath demonstrated the affinity with mortals necessary to live in this lower realm". After the Asgardians leave, Thor says aloud that he will miss Sif, and then Sif reveals that she's actually still here. And Thor welcomes that. But only a page later, Sif is already complaining. And that's before Donald Blake's sort-of love interest Shawna Lynde gives Don a call. Oy, god, what have we gotten ourselves into? Get ready for nearly a year of this, folks. Blake does wonder why Sif is in fact still Sif, and not Jane Foster at this point, since it was thought that the two were merged into a single entity. But that's not followed up on yet. Because as agonizing as Sif's current depiction may be, we can make this book a lot more horrible. And a surefire way to do that is with yet another story about this fad called arcade games. Thanks to an intriguing corporate espionage plot, corporate spy Gregory Nettles gets himself dressed up in the costume of his competitor's game mascot and, thanks to some crossed wires, becomes Megatak!! Megatak has the power to shoot Pac-Mans and Space Invaders at people. Thor and Sif find common ground beating up Pac-Mans and fighting Megatak. Sif finds herself enjoying the battle, and especially the feeling of reverence from the mortals she's saving. That kind-of awkwardly scripted sequence (someone thanks Sif for saving them from a floating Pac-Monster and Sif starts thinking about humans' "noble worth") makes me want to talk more about my pet theory that Thor's increased visibility on Earth lately is rekindling Asgardian worship, but that will actually become a topic of the book soon so i'll leave it be. Thor eventually zaps Megatak with some lighting, stopping him. But when he has to turn back into Donald Blake to help Shawna who was (not really) injured during the ruckus, we can't help avoid Sif's psycho stare. Nurse Stevens is back to being a white woman this issue. Quality Rating: D+ Historical Significance Rating: 2 - beginning a period with Sif on Earth. Chronological Placement Considerations: This begins with the Asgardians still on Earth and having just finished a big feast. So it takes place soon after, but not directly after, last issue. No appearances by any Asgardians should appear in between. Thor #322 by Doug Moench. Real Name : Jolena. Identity/Class : Extradimensional/ Asgardian goddess. Occupation : Queen of Skarnheim. Group Membership : Asgardian Gods, people of Skarnheim. Enemies : Loki, Wolflings; formerly Uthar and his armies. Known Relatives : None. Aliases : None. Base of Operations : Skarnheim, Asgard. First Appearance : Thor I#320 (June, 1982) Powers/Abilities : Jolena is a standard Asgardian goddess, possessing superhuman strength (Class 25?), durability, and other physical abilities. She is resistant to aging and conventional disease, and she is also an experienced warrior. History : (Thor I#320 (fb) - BTS) - At some point in the past, presumably before his relationship with Frigga and the birth of Thor (son of Gaea and Odin), Odin had a passionate relationship with Jolena. Odin later recalled it as a love that was far too short when it might well have been forever. (Thor I#322 (fb)) - A group of conspirators infiltrated the armies of Jolena and Uthar, the king of the realm across a river from Jolena's realm. The conspirators on each side convinced the leader of that realm that the other group wished to cross the river and claim their land, when in truth both sides were content with their domains. The conspirators instigated this conflict because they knew that Odin would be drawn to the battle. They knew of Odin's past love affair with Jolena, and if he intervened on her behalf, he would disgrace both himself and Frigga, Odin's current wife and the woman who had raised Thor. At the same time, if he were unable to involve himself in the conflict, he would demonstrate his impotence as a leader. (Thor I#320) - Jolena's forces warred against Uthar's, with the conspirators, the Wolflings, perpetuating the struggle and presumably blocking communication between the sides. Odin learned of the battle and Jolena's involvement. Odin's heart stirred to look upon her fair form once more. (Thor I#321) - Jolena continued to lead her forces against Uthar's with Odin watching from above the battlefield. Odin began to see the truth behind the situation. (Thor I#322) - Having learned the situation from Odin, Thor and Rimthursar's Menagerie sneaked into the battlefield, where they overhead the Wolflings on one side planning a meeting with the others. Slithgarn brought Uthar to the river, and Kyrie brought Uthar there. The two leaders then overheard the Wolflings conspiring to perpetuate the struggle, and--infuriated by the manipulation--Jolena and Uthar joined Thor and the Menagerie in subduing the Wolflings. The defeated Wolflings were dragged to the battlefield, where Jolena and Uthar commanded the fighting to stop, and they revealed the Wolflings' actions. Odin then arrived on the battlefield, where he embraced Jolena. Odin announced that his love was vast, like his power, and that, like any god, he may love more than one woman. However, he made it clear that the fact that he showed a trace of his former love for Jolena in no way made him unfaithful to Frigga. It merely made him fallible, just as all men and and gods were. (Thor I#324/2) - Odin visited Jolena again, and the two professed their love for each other, but acknowledged that they must overcome their feelings. Unknown to them both, Loki was spying upon them, and he quickly spread the news throughout Asgard that Odin was an unfaithful husband. Loki and Tyr began to amass an army to overthrow Odin. (Thor I#325/2) - As Loki and Tyr's army marched towards Odin's palace, Loki was surprised to find that Jolena was outside of the city. When he asked her why, she replied that she and Odin were no longers lovers, and that he had come to break off their affair that time Loki saw them. When Loki realized that he was wrong about Odin, he began to question the continued resistance against his father. Comments : Created by Doug Moench, Keith Pollard, and Stone & Tartag. I guess Jolena and Uthar would have met their ends during the recent Ragnarok (Thor II#85), but we don't know that for sure. Profile by Snood and Prime Eternal. CLARIFICATIONS : No known connection to: Jolen - Inhuman, mutated by Terrigen, sent to earth as part of reconnaissance mission. Control vegetation--Inhumans V#1, (named) #2. other "Jol" characters. Uthar has no connection to: Uther Pendragon , father of Camelot's King Arthur--Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition#8: Merlin, Namor I#62 UTHORA - Mountain Giant--[Domination Factor: Avengers#4.8] other "Uth" characters. Uthar was the ruler of a realm in the Hinterlands; his land was separated from Queen Jolena's land by a river. The Wolflings infiltrated both Uthar and Jolena's armies and convinced them each that others' armies intended to cross the river and conquer their land. Uthar led his forces to war with Jolena's, until Thor, working with Rimthursar's Menagerie, exposed the Wolflings conspiracy before Uthar and Jolena. After joining in defeating the Wolflings, Uthar and Jolena commanded their forces to stop battling, and they revealed the Wolflings' treachery. Uthar is a standard Asgardian god, possessing superhuman strength (Class 25?), durability, and other physical abilities. He is resistant to aging and conventional disease, and she is also an experienced warrior. --Thor I#320 - BTS, 322 ([320-321 - BTS], 322. images : Thor I#322, p9, panel 5 (Jolena full body) p15, panel 1 (Uthar body) panel 6 (Uthar face) p18, panel 2 (Jolena face) Thor I#321 (July, 1982) - Doug Moench (writer), Alan Kupperberg (pencils), Chic Stone, etc. (inks), Jim Salicrup (editor) Thor I#322 (August, 1982) - Doug Moench (writer), Alan Kupperberg (pencils), Jim Mooney, etc. (inks), Mark Gruenwald (editor) Thor I#324 (October, 1982) - Doug Moench (writer), Alan Kupperberg (penciler), Jim Mooney (inker), Mark Gruenwald (editor) Thor I#325 (November, 1982) - Doug Moench (writer), Alan Kupperberg (penciler), Jack Abel (inker), Mark Gruenwald (editor) Thor #322 by Doug Moench.
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