Balder

Balder the Brave follows an adventure of the Asgardian warrior.

Aden… das wilde, barbarische Land, geboren aus dem Blut seiner Helden und den Tränen seiner Frauen.
Eine feindliche Trias bedroht den Thron, doch nach vierjährigen wütenden und blutigen Gemetzeln errang die Stadt Bakhin den Sieg in diesem später so genannten »Krieg der Reiche«. Und aus den Schlachten ging Balder hervor, die »Schlange von Salmönn«…

is a six-issue limited series collecting the backup stories of the title character as they originally appeared in the 1960's Marvel title . I grew up on Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and I still have some of these old comics, the covers and pages crisscrossed with folds and creases, for we them during those days, unlike now when comic books are encased in acetate and valued not for their content but for whatever price they might bring on eBay. Imho nobody can, or shall ever beat, the tandem of Lee and Kirby in portraying the original Marvel Superheroes in action. Highly recommended.

Collects Thor #371-374 and Balder the Brave #1-4.
Balder the Brave, Thor's brother in all but blood, undergoes his own gauntlet of gods and giants – earning the love of witch-queen Karnilla and the throne of Asgard! Meanwhile, on Midgard, Thor finds an era-hopping authoritarian officer racing him to defeat an old enemy possessed by an even older evil! Plus: Sabretooth and the Marauders! All with Walt Simonson's trademarks: epic sensibilities, godly grandeur and talking frogs! Verily!

Texto de la editorial (núm.1): ¡Una aventura completa! Explora los primeros años de vida del Dios del Trueno, en una nueva serie plagada de mito y magia al más puro estilo Marvel. Únete a Thor y a sus amigos, Balder y Sif, en su viaje místico por las tierras de Asgard, embarcados en una búsqueda de proporciones cósmicas. Odin, el Padre de Todos, ha ordenado a su vástago favorito que reúna cuatro artefactos que utilizará para crear una nueva arma…

A 12-issue limited series published by Marvel from March 2004 through January 2005 written by Akira Yoshida and illustrated by Greg Tocchini. It was originally solicited as a 6-issue limited series but popular reception and demand caused its extension to 12 issues. It chronicles the early adventures of Thor in Asgard as a teenager along with Balder and Sif and because of this and because of the decision to drop the Old English dialogue and make the language modern and colloquial, it resonated with the public and picked up a lot of new and young fans. The series was collected and published as trade paperbacks comprising the three storylines: "The Warriors Teen" (); "Enchanted" (; and "Worthy" (). It helped cement the revitalization of the character of Thor that was jump-started by Garth Ennis and Glen Fabry in the five-issue limited series (2003), transforming him from the old-school cold and aloof Avenger of Jack Kirby to the volatile and hard-edged God of Thunder of today.