Walt Simonson's epic run on Thor had many unforgettable moments (The Frog of Thunder, Skurge's Last Stand, the Day of Jormungandr, Loki's broken arm... we could be here all day).
But in the connective spaces between those great moments, Simonson also played foreshadowing like a flute. On each issue leading to the Surtur War, we'd get these one-page glimpses of the demon Surtur forging a terrible weapon, always punctuated by the ominous sound-effect DOOM!
It was a steady build of suspense across multiple issues, also setting pieces in motion that would only pay off several issues later. For example, on this page Surtur commanded "The Dark Elf" (Malekith) to seek out the "second son of Odin" (Loki). Three issues later (Thor #344), Malekith would indeed approach Loki and cut a deal, as ordered. The Surtur War came closer with each DOOM!blow that landed.
And check out those first five panels, on the top row: Surtur raising the hammer is shown in slow-motion, zooming away to reveal him - and then we abruptly zoom in again, when Surtur swings the hammer down. It almost feels like the hammer-swing on the 5th panel actually hit the 6th panel below.
Simonson's "Thor" run became a classic because it really IS that good.
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