Thor: Blood Oath
{{Refimprove|date=June 2010}}
{{Infobox comic book title
|image = Thor Blood Oath 01 cover.jpg
|imagesize =
|caption = Cover of the 1st issue by artist Scott Kolins.
|schedule = Monthly
|limited = y
|Superhero = y
|Myth = y
|publisher = Marvel Comics
|startmo = September
|startyr = 2005
|endmo = December
|endyr = 2005
|issues = 6
|main_char_team = Thor
Warriors Three
|writers = Michael Avon Oeming
|artists = Scott Kolins
|letterers = Dave Lanphear
|colorists = Wil Quintana
|editors = Tom Brevoort
Molly Lazer
Joe Quesada
Aubrey Sitterson
|creative_team_month =
|creative_team_year =
|creators =
|TPB = Hardcover
|ISBN = 0-7851-2274-5
|TPB# =
|ISBN# =
|subcat = Marvel Comics
|altcat =
|sort = Thor: Blood Oath
|addpubcat# =
}}
Thor: Blood Oath is a 6-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics in September to December 2005 and is written by Michael Avon Oeming,{{cite web |first=Benjamin Ong Pang |last=Kean |url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=35007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070623103614/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=35007 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 23, 2007 |title=Bringing Back the Classic: Oeming on Thor: Blood Oath |publisher=Newsarama |date=June 1, 2005 |access-date=June 6, 2010 }} with art by Scott Kolins.{{cite web |first=Keith |last=Dallas |url=http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/112364210826080.htm |title=Scott Kolins: Artist of Thunder |publisher=Comics Bulletin |access-date=September 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026191848/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/112364210826080.htm |archive-date=October 26, 2011 }}{{cite web |first=Jonah |last=Weiland |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=5237 |title=Marvel Comics Solicitations for Product Shipping September, 2005 |work=Comic Book Resources |publisher=Comic Book Resources News |date=June 24, 2005 |access-date=September 12, 2010 }}{{cite web |first=Jonah |last=Weiland |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=5690 |title=Marvel Comics Solicitations for Product Shipping December, 2005 |publisher=Comic Book Resources News |date=September 21, 2005 |access-date=September 12, 2010 }}
The series features Thor and the Warriors Three, and is set in Thor's early years after Journey into Mystery Annual #1Michael Avon Oeming (w), Scott Kolins (p), Thor: Blood Oath #3 (November 19, 2005), New York, NY: Marvel Comics but before Journey Into Mystery #125.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}}
Publication history
When first announced the series was called Thor: Tales of Asgard.{{cite web |first=Benjamin Ong Pang |last=Kean |url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=30047 |title=Oeming on Thor & Wings |publisher=Newsarama |date=March 21, 2005 |access-date=June 6, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Plot synopsis
After battling the Absorbing Man and successfully defeating him, Thor travels to Asgard where he discovers the Warriors Three are on trial. They accidentally killed a giant who had shape-shifted into an aquatic beast and as punishment they were sentenced to retrieve several difficult items from various pantheons and return them to the father of the dead giant. These include magic apples from the branches of the Asgardian world tree, Yggdrasil, guarded by a giant eagle. The skin of Dionysus' magic pig from Olympus, guarded by Hercules. The spear Slaughter from the Celtic Tuatha De Danaan, guarded by Chulain. The sword Grasscutter from the Japanese land of the dead guarded by Mikaboshi. And finally they must shout their victory from a hill on top of the Egyptian temple of Toth guarded by his three sons. Thor volunteers to go with them, but is forced to not use Mjolnir as a weapon.Michael Avon Oeming (w), Scott Kolins (p), Thor: Blood Oath #1 (September 14, 2005), New York, NY: Marvel Comics As they get the items they meet many people including Hercules.{{cite web |first=Keith |last=Dallas |url=http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/113356123216498.htm |title=Review Thor: Blood Oath #4 |publisher=Comics Bulletin |access-date=September 12, 2010 |archive-date=October 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017190155/http://comicsbulletin.com/reviews/113356123216498.htm |url-status=dead }}
Collected editions
The series was collected into a single volume: Thor: Blood Oath (144 pages, hardcover, March 22 2006, {{ISBN|0-7851-2274-5}}, softcover, December 20, 2006, {{ISBN|0-7851-1852-7}}){{cite web |first=Jonah |last=Weiland |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=6080 |title=Marvel Comics Solicitations for Product Shipping March, 2006 |work=Comic Book Resources |publisher=Comic Book Resources News |date=December 14, 2005 |access-date=September 12, 2010 }}{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/catalog/?id=3998|title=Thor: Blood Oath|publisher=Marvel Catalog |access-date=September 12, 2010 }}{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/catalog/?id=5621 |title=Thor: Blood Oath TPB |publisher=Marvel Catalog |access-date=September 12, 2010 }}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://marvel.com/comics/Thor The Official Site for Thor Comics]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091130175036/http://marvel.com/digitalcomics/titles/THOR%7Ecolon%7E_BLOOD_OATH.2005 Thor: Blood Oath] at Marvel.com
- [http://www.immortalthor.net/mini-thorbloodoath.html Thor: Blood Oath] at the Immortal Thor
- {{gcdb series|id=19288|title=Thor: Blood Oath}}
- {{comicbookdb|type=title|id=399|title=Thor: Blood Oath}}
{{Thor}}