Radio Free Asgard

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 10 May 2012 07:25:19 +0000

It’s our first year anniversary! To celebrate, we have a very special guest, David Carron of The Troth, and we talk about Asatru and what it means to worship Thor and the other Norse gods! Plus an installment of ”Just For Valhall-of-it”!

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:21:04 +0000

In this episode, we return to our normal programming as we cover a couple of fine classic issues.

We start out with Power Pack #15, co-starring The Warriors Three! Then we look at Thor #140, featuring the growing threat (pun intended) of The Growing Manhood….er…Growing Man! Plus Kang the Conqueror makes an ineffectual appearance!

Tree Deaths: It’s a veritable tree massacre!

New Powers: Yes, and rather an implausible one at that!

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:23:27 +0000

It’s episode 50! We have an EPIC character profile of Thor himself, and then Scott and I cover the EPIC (well, ok, “epic”) Thor graphic novel “I, Whom The Gods Would Destroy” circa 1987, in which Don Blake has a one-night stand, Sif models some lingerie, and we wonder just what was Marvel thinking…

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:03:40 +0000

In our run-up to episode 50, The trolls invade Asgard in Thor #139! We have a major continuity error! Thor attempts suicide! There’s a shrinking hammer (and it’s not even cold outside), a communist troll, and in Tales of Asgard, we learn that Thor don’t know much about geology. I can haz No-prize? Then in Thor #360 our heroes return to a destroyed, Odin-less Asgard. It’s a more introspective issue, but Thor gets to throw runes and fight an Aztec mummy looking thing.

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:33:10 +0000

It’s an All-Sex special! Not only do we have some soap-opera-iffic action wrapping up the Lorelei storyline in Thor #359 (including the return of her big pink stork), but in Thor #138, the most erotic issue yet, Thor’s “hammer” is swallowed up by a giant purple “clam”, and in Tales of Asgard, our heroes fight a hairy one-eyed monster, and learn a lot by fondling an old man’s staff! It’s just too easy, folks… Add to that a guy with a flashlight sticking out of his head, and a problem that’s more difficult to talk about than it is to solve, and you got yerself a show!

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:12:16 +0000

In this episode, we cover two great issues as we go back to 1965 for Thor #137, featuring the first appearance of Ulik! Ulik, the mightiest rock troll of all! Ulik! Whose strength rivals that of Thor himself! Ulik! (not to be confused with any one else by the name of Ulik!) Ulik! Whose name is repeatedly stated throughout the issue! Yep, that Ulik! Then we leap forward to 1985 and look at Thor #358, in which Lorelei rides a stork, and Beta Ray Bill faces the commie menace of the Titanium Man!

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:55:01 +0000

This week our good buddy Scott Coles joins me from Canada, and we discuss Thor #356, which features a fill-in featuring (who else?) Hercules, entertaining some hideously deformed children, plus Walt Simonson (apparently) defaces a tree! Then in Thor #357, we’re back to Simonson-y goodness as Thor returns to Asgard, there’s a snowball fight, and Odin’s throbbing sceptre is handled by almost everyone! (Oooh my!!)

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:42:26 +0000

In this episode we cover the Norse myth, “The Building of Asgard’s Wall” - Then, we wrap up our coverage of Thor: Vikings with issue #5, in which pretty much everyone dies!! We see the Statue of Liberty’s cleavage, and Doctor Strange co-stars… sorta.

Musical excerpts from “Eddan: the Invincible Sword of the Elf Smith” are copyright Mats Wendt and are used with permission.

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:28:17 +0000

The story really gets moving in Thor: Vikings #4, and then the Warriors Three shop for kitchenware at Macy’s, and Thor meets an Asgardian Pokemon trainer in The Mighty Thor #355! We present a mini-profile of Sal Buscema, and we read out a couple of emails and talk more about Rom: Spaceknight!

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:27:04 +0000

Between hacking up evil green stuff, we go off on a tangent as we have a look at ROM #65 (now with 95% less Thor!) where the Earth’s greatest heroes gleefully participate in a horrible genocide! Plus, the story really starts to get moving in Thor: Vikings #3, co-starring Doctor Strange!

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:58:26 +0000

In this episode, we cover lots more zombie violence in Thor: Vikings #2, which has a very strange ending… Then in Thor #354, it’s Thor vs. Hela, as everyone tries to figure out what to do now that Odin has gone down the hole… plus Thor plays drama queen again and runs away from home! All this, and another edition of… Just For Valhall-of-it!

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:54:05 +0000

In this episode, we wrap up our coverage of Walt Simonson’s epic Surtur storyline with Thor #353, and for those lovers of zombie vikings and gratuitous violence and gore, we also cover the first issue of Thor: Vikings from 2003! Plus, we remember the late, great John Severin.

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:17:02 +0000

In this episode, we start out with a closer look at Odin’s best wife, Frigga, in both mythology and comics, and then continue on with the sensational Simonson Surtur Saga as we go through The Mighty Thor issues #351 and #352! There’s lotsa demons, lotsa fire, lotsa ice and… Comet, the Super-Horse??!!

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:42:48 +0000

This time around, we have a look at Thor #349 and #350 - with the defeat of Malekith, Thor and the rest of the gods face a much larger problem… literally.. as Surtur invades New York City!

I also have some email to read out, we see a goddess with mood-ring hair, meet one of Volstagg’s spawn, experience a raft of cameos, and enjoy the return of our favorite horse-faced alien Thor-like-being-thingy!

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:12:48 +0000

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In this episode, we look at the next two issues in our on-going Walt Simonson reviews with Thor #347 and 348, which feature the menace of the mysterious Malekith! And behind the Stargate, Surtur is waiting… faeries and elves and broken glass in your eyes…oh my!

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:23:19 +0000

In this episode, find out how YOU can smell like a god… Also, another podcast recommendation for you history buffs out there, and then we look at The Mighty Thor issues #345 and 346, featuring evil villainy of Malekith the Dark Elf! We learn that eating McBurgers can turn people into yellow dust, plus we have many many demon dog-goat things, and Thor kisses a dead tree, which I guess means never having to say you’re sorry… and.. the Casket of Ancient Winters!

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:29:13 +0000

This time around it’s a Balder Bonanza! I read the Norse myths “Balder’s Dreams” and “The Death of Balder”! Then I have a look at Thor #344, a Balder-centric issue which features the first appearance of the dark elf, Malekith, as Walt Simonson’s epic storyline continues! There’s also a Living Landslide! Plus.. Thor falls asleep!

Musical Excerpts from “Eddan: The Invincible Sword of the Elf Smith” are copyright Mats Wendt and are used with permission.

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:38:44 +0000

In this episode, we talk about the directorial drama surrounding Thor 2 - and then we wrap up the story of Fafnir as we cover The Mighty Thor #342 and 343 from 1984! …is he dragon or dog?? YOU decide! AroOOOO!!! Plus…the Last Viking!

Tree Murder?: Undoubtedly, but off panel…

Questionable Moments: Eilif feels younger when he fondles Thor’s ‘hammer’, Odin blesses Eilif’s ’spear’ by tapping it with his ’staff’….Oooooh my..

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:56:53 +0000

It’s an action packed Fafnir-centric Extravaganza as we cover Thor #136 from 1967 and then jump waaaay ahead to 1984, and the Walt Simonson run, with Thor #341! Also in this episode, we say a final farewell (yayyy!!) to Jane Foster (at least in her lamest incarnation), have a cameo from a strange visitor from another planet (and his nosy reporter girlfriend), the return of Karnilla, the Norn Queen… the return of Sif… plus Thor gets glasses! And lots of Fafnir. Let’s not forget about Fafnir.

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radiofreeasgard — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:20:09 +0000

Before we move on to the Simonson Fafnir story, we go back to where we left off in 1966 to cover Fafnir’s first appearance in The Mighty Thor #134 and #135, which also features the first appearance of the High Evolutionary! Plus, we see Jane Foster teaching school, Odin’s big-screen voyeurism, and I point out why fighting against Balder is not a fair fight… Also, cameos from Galactus, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch!