You know something I liked about the Simonson Thor run?
Besides all the massive, earth-shaking battles. And besides Beta Ray Bill. And besides Loki being a self-interested bastard. Look, just stop guessing, OK?
The thing I liked (and maybe this was a running thread prior to Simonson, but I kind of doubt it) was how Hildy, one of Volstagg's kids, had a crush on Hogun the Grim. I just think it's kind of sweet, especially since her brothers would tease her about it, and then she'd beat them up. It would have been easy for her to like Fandral, what with him being "dashing" and all, but she recongizes substance over style, so she falls for the guy that hits people with a mace, and doesn't feel the need to boast all the time.
Plus, Hogun wasn't entirely unaware of it, at least he knew she looked up to him. There was the big fight with Surtur's forces on Earth, and the Asgardians were stuck there for awhile, but when they got back, he'd picked up a baseball cap for her, which I'm sure she treasured greatly.
I thought that was one of those little things, that adds to the experience as a whole. Fleshes the characters and their world out a bit.
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That's one of those things I've always liked about comics (particularly the good comics). It's the little touches between supporting cast members, or even scenery characters that make you believe that these people are "real."
That's another reason why Walt Simonson's Thor was so great ... and something lacking in modern super-heroic comics where writers and fans are all "
OMG ... Norman Osborn just punk'd Obama" and nobody pays attention to little characters anymore ... unless they're turned into cannon fodder or become super-heroes themselves.
Gad ... I'm getting old and cranky.
seangreyson: It does add a sense of connection to the characters and their world, because we feel we know them a little better now. It's like we met them at a party, started to hang out, and gradually we learn stuff about them, like you would with a new friend.
fortress keeper: I wonder if it would happen more readily if books were so often being dragged into larger, linewide things? When you have to widen the scope of the book, it probably makes it harder to focus on the smaller details.
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