Comic book heroes and mythology ones research papers. George o connor is a greek mythology buff and a classic superhero comics fan, and hes out to. Zeus in greek mythology was the ruler of all the sky. The powerful but arrogant god thor is cast out of asgard to live amongst humans in midgard earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders. Zeus vs thor zeus vs odin zeus vs thor is harder, generally. The most infamous zeus comic would have to be weird menace, which was prominently featured in senate subcommittee testimony concerning the damaging effects on comic books on the youth of 1950s america. Hercules screenshots, images and pictures comic vine comic book characters, comic book heroes. Sign up for free or log in if you already have an account to be able to post messages, change how messages are. Some superheroes would actually have to travel straight into the heart of. The coming of thor borrowed from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia with a few minor tweeks. Click here to see this thread with all of the graphics, features, and links. I f you havent noticed, the number of movies with their origins in comic books has grown rapidly.
Zeus first depiction in modern comics shows his first meeting with thor. Most immediately striking about this, aside from the exciting artwork, is the care oconnor takes to visualize the creation myth that begins with gaea creating and taking as a. Zeus from the dc universe comics and graphic novels topic archived. Even the hulk now, on the dc side, we have zeus, father of. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. He had thunderbolts that he would throw down to earth. And odin would beat the jeebus out of thor in a heartbeat. And thor, the thunder god, was primarily a warrior macho typenot some deep intellectual or charismatic leader more like a navy seal.
Romans encountering norse culture equated thor with jupiter. In greek mythology, zeus is titled father of gods and men. This article is within the scope of wikiproject comics, a collaborative effort to build an encyclopedic guide to comics on wikipedia. If both hercules and olympus exist in marvel comics, have zeus and thor clashed at. The movies and comic books do a pretty terrible job of representing norse mythology. Thor is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in publications published by marvel comics. In an attempt to teach him humility odin, thors father and the allfather of asgard, sent his son to. He represented agriculture, fertility, and strength. If people were willing to go beyond that old stereotype. Her second focus is upon the storytelling and narrative qualities of comics, as well as. Zeus was later unable to break hercules olympian contract with pluto.
Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Every friday in panel discussion, jeremy writebol considers how the latest comic book releases intersect with the good news of christ. She first examines the pictorial quality of comics, which receives more emphasis than verbaltextual elements. It will be available in singapore, india, malaysia and europe. In the marvel comic books, the hero, thor, has a romantic relationship with jane foster, who is. These are the greek pantheon of mount olympus, ruled by zeus, the god of thunderbolts and justice and the other is the norse pantheon. Thors original journey to earth was not one of his choosing, however. Most stories from norse religion had thor depicted as a redhead. The character was popular enough to spawn an entire industry that of the comic book superhero. Zeus and hercules vs odin and thor battles comic vine.
Thor soon recovered and smashed zeus in the face, making his nose bleed. The line i remember from the comic in that fight scene is when odin says. If you like to participate, you can help with the current tasks, visit the notice board, edit the attached article or discuss it at the projects talk page. Some thor comic book series contain only a couple of issues and others are longer, such as thor 1988 series. The ultimate crossover for the modern scholar andrew s.
Zeus drew lots with his brothers hades and poseidon, and became supreme ruler of the olympian gods, their dimension and the sky. The writing will make you smile and the art is absolutely gorgeous. Thor is stronger even than his pantheons god of stregth also what is the battle field if its the power hold then i definetly give it to thor in ancient stories, thor got. Tox fires down the hersir and the minos kill everything else, including buildings. Comic books are cheap entertainment that trash the minds of our children. A more serious zeus ko thor around and every major avenger powerhouse in another story. The remnants of asgard and other pantheons, headed by lucifer himself come for yahweh in his own throne room. Whenever the olympiad took place conflict across greece came to a screeching halt. Since the first serialized adventures in 1912 of the martian princess dejah thoris and her beloved hero, john carter, science fiction and fantasy enthusiasts have dreamed of the faraway red planet, its wondrous sights and monstrous perils. There are just two of the various ancient mythologies which have heroes and villains populating the comics.
This is one of those books that comes along once in a very long while, and. Zeus ends the fight by reminding thor of the truce between olympus and asgard. Kmc forums comic book forums comic book versus forum zeus vs. Click, for a full list of all thor comic books for sale. Loki did bad stuff, but he was always pulling the strings, rarely directly confronting thor or odin. The son of odin vs the son of zeus marvel comics art, hercules. On many occasions, both thor, and zeus exhibited the same behavior. Zeus lost his power so he tried to punch thor but failed.
Making sense of fragments, barbara postema seeks to explain how comics communicate and create meaning, with an emphasis on two aspects of comics. The mythology series has manga stylelike artwork mythology is a comic book created by illustrated orchids, based upon the legends of india. Its just a comic, please take no offense, please enjoy the video. Here in dallas, tx, zeus comics is committed to great service, great prices, and being the best comic shop not just in dallas, but world wide. The university of texas at tyler may 2012 the modern, serialized comic book is one of the most underutilized genres of literature in literary criticism today.
Zeus thunderbolts are what puts him above the other gods and titans in his pantheon and keeps them in line. He was not a blondeeven if early comic books got that basic detail wrong. Thor comic books for sale this is the first series of thor comics. Zeus possesses superhuman strength that surpasses most of. This question is tagged as greek and roman mythology, not comic book lore so i am.
Not only are superheroes fighting nazis in the comic books, but if you look at all these. While the daulaires book of greek myths is the gold standard for illustrated. Oconnor unveils his new olympians graphicnovel series with this story of the daddy of greek gods. Zeus vs thorrap meanings epic rap battles of history wiki. If you look at all the skyfather level gods in marvel, zeus, odin, hela, pluto, poseidon, etc. With chris hemsworth, anthony hopkins, natalie portman, tom hiddleston.
They all have about the same power, but zeus and odin have the thunderbolts and odinforce repectively in addition to that. This reading order contains all the essential and recommended comic book issues for you to enjoy thor. The wildest thing about comic books is that many have a basis from real mythologies. Paul popes battling boy is both comic book mythology and the mythology of comic books. See more ideas about thor, hercules and marvel comics.
However, the comic books feature only two of those pantheons which are vastly popular. Between zeus and odin who do you think would win asgardian vs olympian. Which was made for him by dwarves, and had nothing to do. Marvels thor has long, flowing golden locks, and is typically cleanshaven, while the thor of norse myth was noted for his red hair and beard writer roy thomas gave a tip of a hat to this discrepancy when he introduced red norvell, who served for a time as a substitute thor.
I mean zeus and by extension the greek pantheon are not as involved in marvels stuff as the asgardians, so of course odin is going to have a wider assortment of feats under his belt. About the only bit they got right was that thor has a hammer no one can lift. Thor is listed or ranked 1 on the list the top 10 comic book. Once zeus was on the ground, thor flipped him upside so thor could look at his face and said you are near death, therefore you shall perish for trying to doom this planet. Thor and zeus have substantially different roles in their relative pantheons. Marvels asgard rose to prominence through thor and his ongoing tenure in the marvel universe. In the marvel universe, zeus is described as omnipotent. And it deserves one of the best bgms in a fighting game to make it epic. Odin marvel comics vs zeus greek king of the gods a god vs god fight, the choice is up to you. Im sorry, but all the gods put into comics and video games have been severely underpowered from how they were described in their mythologies.
Unlike comic book ones, theyre all made up stories that seem to attract kids into reading them. New comics, our entire back issue catalog, pull list subscriptions, discount preorders, shipping available. Some differences between comic book heroes and mythology ones are that there was a possibility that the mythology creatures actually lived. Kmc forums comic book forums comic book versus forum zeusdc vs odinmarvel sexyking it seems to me that dc does zeus more justice than marvel thats why i have decided to pitt the two from the different companies against each other. Thor odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics.
He breaks up a fight between hercules and thor with his thunderbolt, and makes them clasp hands in friendship. Much is made today of the socalled mythology of comic books, and comparisons can range from the superficial strange powers equal godhood to the indepth supermans origin as the archetypal immigrant story. Kmc forums comic book forums comic book versus forum odin and thor vs. The character, which is based on the norse deity of the same name, is the asgardian god of thunder who possesses the enchanted hammer, mjolnir, which grants him the ability to fly and manipulate weather amongst his other superhuman attributes. The mighty thor has always been known for fighting out against powerful communists and mad scientists knowles 191. We begin, of course, with the god of thunder himself. Because of this, he can take powerful heroes and throw them around like ragdolls. The legends of thor, hercules, and superman all seem to be adaptations of modern lectures in the comic book realm and not to forget that they are a popular movie trend these past decades. This book is everything you are going to love about him, his supporting cast, and his world. As mythology has it, the olympiad was founded by heracles, the son of zeus, as a means of uniting people in the name of sportsmanship after his own hardships during his twelve labors of penance. Zeus is a fictional character, a god appearing in american comic books published by marvel. Youre browsing the gamefaqs message boards as a guest.