Thor 155: What Lies Before Thee

From Thor #155: "Warrior -- heed our words! Thou know not what lies before thee!"

Thor follows the Mangog's path of destruction, and it's not a good day for Asgard.

In an age of so many decompressed comics, check out the energetic pace that Jack Kirby set here. Thor is already traveling on the first panel, then finds survivors on the second; on the third, we have an over-the-shoulder POV, so we can see the state of the survivors as they briefly share their story. On the fourth panel Thor is already moving forward, emphasizing the urgency of the moment (and always moving left-to-right, for visual consistency). And on the lower-third spread, Kirby offers a grim panorama of what Thor is finding on this journey. All in one powerful page.

Efficient, visually striking and direct: that's Jack Kirby for you.

Words by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta.