Former villains turned heroes, the Thunderbolts are a team looking to right the wrongs of the world while finding redemption for themselves.

Former villains turned heroes, the Thunderbolts are a team looking to right the wrongs of the world while finding redemption for themselves.

Norman Osborn has his own agenda when it comes to directing the Thunderbolts. But will he go too far when he sends Penance on what could be a suicide mission against the brutal, rogue law-enforcer, Americop? It’s Thunderbolt against Thunderbolt in a battle of fists and wills in this special issue by the masterminds behind CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE.

Former villains turned heroes, the Thunderbolts are a team looking to right the wrongs of the world while finding redemption for themselves.

FROM THE ASHES OF AVENGERS: STANDOFF! They're a renegade team rampaging across the Marvel Universe under the direction of the Winter Soldier! But are the Thunderbolts heroes or villains—and do even they know for sure?

The west coast of Norway, 1003 AD. A renegade Viking raiding party led by Harald Jaekelsson, storms into the village of Lakstad, slaughtering the entire population. As Jaekelsson`s longboat prepares to leave, the old village wiseman who has survived the massacre, hails the boat from a cliff - casting a spell of damnation, cursing the ship`s crew to `everlasting pain` - before a Viking shoots him dead with a bow. And so, the cursed ship sails through the ages with Jaekelsson and his crew damned to `live` forever... Until 2003, when the ship sails into South Street Seaport, Manhattan, surprising the passing crowds, who take the ship and crew as actors in an movie reenactment...until the Vikings disembark and the slaughter begins! Police and civilians are killed in the bloodfrenzy of Jaekelsson`s men, bodies piled in burning heaps. And then, with a crackle of lightning, Thor descends from the sky to face the Vikings

The God of Thunder and his fellow Asgardians visit Midgard's ancient Egypt...and leave behind a startling legacy that will change our world forever in this one-shot!

Beneath the ruins of Asgard, the Deviant villainess Ereshkigal seeks a mystic means of saving her race from extinction and finds instead a weapon capable of dissolving all reality. You're up Thor!

It's an Asgardian adventure featuring Thor, Lady Sif, the Warriors Three, and that trickster god Loki! When Thor's friendships hang in the balance of an unknown mystical force, the God of Thunder must resist earthly temptations to save his fellow Asgardians-in-arms!

The legend has come true! By the will of the gods, I am alive! I am invincible! I am — THOR!!! And so began the very first epic tale of Marvel’s most revered hero, the mighty Thor, whose legend would grow alongside the success of Marvel comics, making him the most exciting super hero of all time! Never has Thor been more sensational than during these early tales, crafted by Marvel’s greatest, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Re-live classic Norse mythology in the mighty Marvel manner as well as Stan and Jack’s stories of the Norse Gods and Thor before he came to Earth as Don Blake. Witness as these masters breathe life into the thunder god and some of Marvel’s most enduring characters: Helmdall, Balder, Loki, Odin and Hela. Read these stories as never before with all-new, modern coloring and six extraordinary interlocking covers by current THOR artist Olivier Coipel.

Young Thor is destined to wield the mighty war hammer Mjolnir, but he can't even lift it, much to the amusement of his friends, Sif and Balder. But when his jealous half brother Loki sends monsters to bedevil the three, his plan backfires by raising the All-Father Odin's esteem for the young trio who he then sends on a Quest that will bring them even greater glory.

Among the lofty spires of Asgard, young Thor is the strongest, brashest and most arrogant god of all. But his giant-slashing, troll-smashing days come to an abrupt end when he's tricked by his jealous brother Loki into a foolish attack. Cast down to Earth into the crippled mortal form of Dr. Donald Blake, follow the Thunder God's journey of self-discovery and a mortal man's awakening to the power within. Revisit the fantastical origin of the Son of Odin in this new graphic novel, which thrusts the tale of Thor into the modern age with thunderous results! In this epic saga of towering frost giants, belching maidens and massive battles, one hero must decide which identity is truly his - before both the worlds he loves are destroyed!

The story of the Ice Giant's Daughter, who after her father's death at the hands of Thor, has besieged Midgard with an unending winter. To end the onslaught of unprecedented cold and snow, the Ice Giant's Daughter demands that the gods of Asgard instruct the dwarves to forge for her their finest trinket. But will Loki's deceit be the end of the Ice Giant's Daughter? Will it be the end of Loki himself?

Over and again has the god Thor rebelled against the leadership of his father and lord, the all-powerful Odin. And Odin has had enough! And so as the cycle is repeated in all ages, Thor must ultimately face the fullest wrath of the enraged All-Father!

Beginning an epic adventure showcasing the God of Thunder as you've never seen him before! The vassals of Asgard are in armed revolt...Odin is missing...Balder is dead...and the entire continent is battered by a years-long winter. How can Thor put the empire back together - especially with his mighty hammer Mjolnir mysteriously denied him?

Revealed for a new generation: the origin - and first year on Earth - of the God of Thunder! Who is the enigmatic Doctor Donald Blake? What is the secret that drives him to travel the world, seeking its challenges, and how does it connect him to the banished Prince of Asgard? Why has Thor been exiled to walk amongst mankind - and battle threats from beyond the stars? And before the entire saga is over, how will he react when confronted by the likes of Tony Stark, Reed Richards - and his devious brother Loki? Witness the legend reborn with a modern touch by Harvey Award-winning writer Bryan J.L. Glass (The Mice Templar) and acclaimed Eisner-winning artist Tan Eng Huat (SILVER SURFER: IN THY NAME)!

After the earth's mightiest heroes - Hercules, son of Zeus and Thor, Son of Odin - clash as only gods can, Thor and the Warriors Three move on to recover the next magical item on their list: the spear of Chulain, the great Celtic hero. His spear is hidden deep within a forgotten land where it boils in a cauldron of blood! Can anyone control this weapon that overheats with anger and the need for battle? One of our heroes will die before this series ends-- so don't you miss it!

Collecting THOR (1966) #468-471, SILVER SURFER (1987) #86-88, WARLOCK CHRONICLES #6-8 and WARLOCK AND THE INFINITY WATCH #23- 25

What happens when Thor decides to stand down? To not clean up the mess that the gods themselves create? To teach his vain brethren of fellow immortals - and even his father, Odin - that he is not one to take for granted? Find out here!

Collects Journey Into Mystery (1952) #110-125 and Annual #1, Thor (1966) #126-130, and material from Not Brand Echh #3.Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the creative team that sparked the Marvel revolution, set off on Asgardian adventures featuring the fight to end all fights between Thor and the Incredible Hulk! There's also the return of the Grey Gargoyle, the debut of the Absorbing Man and the unstoppable Destroyer, Thor and Loki's exile to Skornheim and the introduction of Hercules and the Greek gods! And it all leads to an epic adventure that pits Thor against Hercules and concludes in the depths of Pluto's Underworld! Lest we forget, Tales of Asgard backs up every issue with the origins of Marvel's Norse pantheon of heroes, villains and mystic lands; the secrets of Ragnarok; and much more!