Radio Free Asgard
A podcast delving into the world of the Mighty Thor and other mythological heroes in the comics!
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Episodes
Thursday Sep 01, 2016
Thursday Sep 01, 2016
This week we head into the literal dragon's den (really, it's a literary dragon!), as Thor, Balder, and Sif fight the dragon, Hakurel, in Thor: Son of Asgard #2! Who gets hit over the head harder, the dragon or us? Find out in the show! Plus Sif murders a tree!
Thursday Aug 25, 2016
Thursday Aug 25, 2016
This week we're shifting gears, and looking at the first issue of Thor: Son of Asgard! It's Thor...as a kid! Along with pigeon gods, giant spiders, and some truly ugly buildings, we follow Thor, Sif, and Balder on some early adventures! Woot!
Thursday Aug 18, 2016
Thursday Aug 18, 2016
This week we wrap up the Thanos/Mangog story with Thor vol.2 #25!! In this issue, we find out how many times Dan Jurgens can recycle a single scene, how many faces Dick Giordano can re-draw, and how spoogy tears can actually be! Plus the Recorder gets blowed up real good! Don't miss it!
Thursday Aug 11, 2016
Thursday Aug 11, 2016
This week we're back to that same ice planet with those same stalagmites, and the same old gang in the penultimate chapter of the Thanos/Mangog saga! Thor vol. 2 #24!!! It's an all-action issue, with everything that entails...plus Tarakis turns into a bird! (sort of) This issue courtesy of Jurgens, Romita Jr. and Giordano! It's Orikal-icious!
Thursday Aug 04, 2016
Thursday Aug 04, 2016
This week it's back to the Iron Age as we cover the "Ballad of Svipdag" courtesy of Snorri Sturluson. It's a sort-of love story, sort-of travelogue, except with giants!
Music from "Eddan: The Invincible Sword of the Elfsmith" is copryight Mats Wendt and is used with permission.
Thursday Jul 28, 2016
Thursday Jul 28, 2016
It's the big OOPS episode, as we go back in time and cover Thor vol. 2 #22! Why? Because we screwed up!
This issue features the Mangog and Thanos wrecking a planet of gloopy green snot people in search of the Illumination Stone! Plus.. the first appearance of a future supporting cast member!~ Don't miss it!
Thursday Jul 21, 2016
Thursday Jul 21, 2016
This week we look at Thor v.2 #23, featuring the return (for no apparent reason!) of the iron-pumping Firelord! Thanos and Mangog continue their rampage, plus you get to hear me try to pronounce "X'Hoss"!! Don't miss it, true believers!
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
This week we're wrapping up the whole Jake Olsen saga (rather a bit too conveniently) ! In the meantime, the Rigellians get trashed by Mangog! It's the end of an era from Thor Annual 2000! Nuff said!
Thursday Jul 07, 2016
Thursday Jul 07, 2016
Hooray! We're back from hiatus!
And this week we celebrate by looking at Thor vol. 2 #21!
This issue features Asgard getting beat to hell.... again... and the return of the amusingly top-heavy Mangog, alongside his new master, Thanos, as they seek to get what's in Odin's sceptre! Oooh my! Jane Foster returns to Asgard! Plus my thoughts on the Warcraft movie! (no spoilers)
Friday Feb 19, 2016
Friday Feb 19, 2016
This week we wrap up our coverage of the Secret Wars cross-over, with Thors #4! In addition to the end of the story, this issue features the return of Girl Thor, lots of fighting, and even a Man-Beast/Super-Beast cameo! Enjoy, and see you in late June!! For more info on what I'll be doing over the hiatus,see gofundme.com/tomsbigwalk !! Excelsior!