Tag: Norse mythology
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My flash fiction piece, “It’s Fenrir, You Morons” has received an Honourable Mention in the first War of the Words competition.
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Should you be interested in Walter Simonson’s Ragnarök? If you’re already familiar with the writer-artist’s work, particularly his acclaimed run on Marvel’s Thor, you can probably skip to the line below. TL;DR – Shut up and take my money. Yes, it’s that good.
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In the 1980s, superhero comics were in the process of reinventing themselves for a more sophisticated audience, and one of the creators who took advantage of that was writer/artist Walt Simonson when he took the reins at Marvel Comics’ Thor. Chris Clarememont and John Byrne had made their mark on The Uncanny X-Men; Frank Miller…
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OK, fine, we all know Odinn (Óðinn) isn’t the god of thunder; that would be his son, Thor. But I have loved this meme pic since I first saw it on Facebook. Not much to add, other than: this is clearly an Allfather you can trust.
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Full disclosure: I’ve not only read Chadwick Ginther’s Norse-mythology-infused novel set in Manitoba, Thunder Road, I got to do so in my capacity as freelance copy editor. So I felt, having had a part in its production, I shouldn’t interview Chadwick about his book. But, I figured, there was nothing wrong with hosting him as…