Thor: Son of Asgard
| Thor: Son of Asgard | |
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Cover to Thor: Son of Asgard: The Warriors Teen trade paperback.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | March 2004 – January 2005 |
| Number of issues | 12 |
| Main character(s) |
Thor Sif Balder Loki |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Akira Yoshida |
| Artist(s) | Greg Tocchini |
| Penciller(s) |
Greg Tocchini (comic) Adi Granov (cover #1-6) Jo Chen (cover #7-12) |
| Inker(s) | Jay Leisten |
| Letterer(s) | Randy Gentile |
| Colorist(s) | Guru eFX |
| Editor(s) |
Joe Quesada MacKenzie Cadenhead |
| Collected editions | |
| Thor: Son of Asgard | ISBN |
Thor: Son of Asgard is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from March 2004 to January 2005. Written by Akira Yoshida and illustrated by Greg Tocchini, the series follows Thor's early adventures in Asgard with Sif and Balder. It was originally a limited series of six issues but, thanks to popular demand, it was later extended to an ongoing series that lasted for twelve issues in total.
The series is composed of three storylines: "The Warriors Teen" (issues #1-6), "Enchanted" (issues #7-9), and "Worthy" (issues #10-12).
In Thor: Son of Asgard #1-6, titled "The Warriors Teen," Thor and his friends, Sif and Balder, have sneaked into the trophy room and Thor tries to lift Mjolnir, without success. He states that someday, he will be worthy enough to lift it. Three giant spiders enchanted by Loki attack them. Working together, the three young warriors defeat them. After this feat, Odin decides to send them on a quest to find four mystical elements that will then be fashioned into an enchanted blade. The four items are: a scale from the dragon Hakurei; a feather from the snow eagle Gnori; a jewel from a mine of Jennia; and a vial of water from the Lake of Lilitha.
Both the Norn Queen Karnilla and Loki learn of the quest and separately try to stop the trio from completing it. However, when Karnilla captures Loki and attempts to convince him to aid her in overthrowing Odin, he refuses and instead informs Thor, Sif, and Balder of her plan. Sif, Balder, and Loki return to Odin to prepare for Karnilla's attack, while Thor completes the quest.
After the attack, Karnilla kills Thor with an arrow, but he is revived by the healing power of water from the lake and Sif's tears of love. Then the Norn Queen menaces the life of Loki. Balder offers his life in exchange for Loki's. He explains his action by the value of life and that there is good in every soul. Karnilla flees.
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