BEHOLD: Miles and Elisabeth interview WALTER SIMONSON HIMSELF! The origins of Beta Ray Bill! Mythology mash-ups! Working for Marvel in the 80s! What might have come next! And his new series, Ragnarok!

THOR: The Lightning and the Storm

Episode 14: A Conversation With Walter Simonson

BEHOLD: Thor #379-382! With our hero at his weakest, Thor’s foes come calling! Thor and the Midgard Serpent battle in a clash out of legend! And with all lost, who shall stop Hela and save Asgard?

Episode 13: Would You Know More?

BEHOLD: Thor #375-378! Hela calls down her dark vengeance! Thor forges armor most mighty! And as Asgard falls prey to dark magicks, who shall stand between the golden city and the fierce frost giants?

Episode 12: Asgardian Steel

BEHOLD: Thor #371-374! Justice Peace travels back in time to stop Zaniac – and save Jane Foster! Sigurd Jarlson finds love and acceptance! And underground, Thor faces the Marauders to save X-Factor!

Episode 11: The Zaniac Lives / The Mutant Massacre

BEHOLD: Thor #367-369! King Balder is slain – or is he? Thor visits a fairy-tale castle that is not what it seems… And wicked magicks cannot stand against brotherhood and valor!

Episode 10: Once Upon a Time

BEHOLD: Balder the Brave #1-4! Balder rides forth to Hel and returns to a fallen Nornheim! Karnilla’s iron will is not easily broken! And in Jotunheim, the frost giants plan their invasion of Asgard!

Episode 9: Balder the Brave

BEHOLD: Thor #363-366! Thor, Beta Ray Bill, and the Power Pack face Kurse’s rage! Thor becomes a frog – but is no less a hero! And in Asgard, Odin’s successor is chosen in a manner most unexpected!

Episode 8: Of Frogs and Men

BEHOLD: Thor #360-362! The Einherjar charge into Hel to keep an oath long promised! Hela and Thor grapple for mortal souls – and Thor’s own! And on the Bridge of Gjallerbru… Skurge stands alone.

Episode 7: The Executioner’s Last Stand

BEHOLD: Thor #355 & 357-359! Thor seeks solace in the icy wastes and finds unexpected hospitality! Lorelei makes her move… again! And on Midgard, Beta Ray Bill and the Lady Sif fight… communism?

Episode 6: Aftermath (and Afterglow)

BEHOLD: Thor #352-354! Heroes and demons clash across Midgard! Odin and his sons stand against the destruction of the Nine Worlds themselves! And amid sorrow and rage arrives Death herself!

Episode 5: Surtwar, Part II

BEHOLD: Thor #349-351! The brothers of Odin face Surtur of Muspellheim at the dawn of time! Asgard’s antagonists come to its aid! And in the streets of New York City, gods and mortals unite! For more information on this and other episodes, check out thelightningandthestorm.com!

Episode 4: Surtwar, Part I

BEHOLD: Thor #345-348! The tragic duty of Eric and Roger Willis! The wickedness of Malekith the Accursed and his Dark Elves! And – Midgard’s unexpected winter is but a precursor to its fiery doom! For more information on this and other episodes, check out thelightningandthestorm.com!

Episode 3: The Casket of Ancient Winters

BEHOLD: Thor #341-344! The vengeance of Fafnir the Dragon! The tragedy and triumph of Eilif the Lost! Balder the Brave’s worst day ever! And far beyond the fields we know, the sword… is forged!... For more information on this and other episodes, check out thelightningandthestorm.com!

Episode 2: The Last Viking

BEHOLD: Thor #337-340! The arrival of Beta Ray Bill, Thor’s worthiest ally! The valor of Lady Sif, a true warrior born! And the beginning of the greatest run of comics of all – Walter Simonson’s Thor! For more information on this and other episodes, check out thelightningandthestorm.com!

Episode 1: The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill

BEHOLD: Thor #356 & 370! Miles and Elisabeth recorded this preview episode as a reward for the donors who helped fund this podcast. Now, more than two years later, we present it to all of Midgard! For more information on this and other episodes, check out thelightningandthestorm.com!

Episode 0: Fill-in Fury!

A podcast love-letter to Walter Simonson's The Mighty Thor

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THOR: The Lightning and the Storm

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