Panel Borders: The Mighty Thor by Walt Simonson
Originally broadcast 12/03/09 as an episode of Strip! on Resonance 104.4 FM
Beta Ray Bill - the alien Thor - by Walt Simonson
Continuing ‘classic heroes’ month on Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to artist and writer Walter Simonson, whose exceptional 4 year run on the Marvel comic The Mighty Thor in the early 80s remains the most appreciated version of the character since Stan Lee and Jack Kirby brought the Viking hero to Marvel comics a generation before. Alex and Walt talk about combining European mythology and space opera, esoteric character design (why does Beta Ray Bill have a face like a horse’s skull?), turning the Norse god of war into a talking frog and the joy of revisiting classic heroes.
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Links: Wikipedia pages on Walt Simonson and The Mighty Thor
