{"product_id":"thor-vikings-marvel-max-series-2003-1-5","title":"Thor: Vikings Marvel Max series (2003) 1-5","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eThor: Vikings #1-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmark class=\"MAeH\"\u003efive-issue comic book limited series published by \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eMAX Comics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Marvel’s R-rated adult imprint) from July to November 2003\u003c\/mark\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Masterminded by the infamous creative duo of writer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eGarth Ennis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eGlenn Fabry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (best known for their work on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003ePreacher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), this series is widely remembered as one of the absolute bloodiest, most extreme, and darkly comedic Thor stories ever printed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003ePlot Overview\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Curse:\u003c\/strong\u003e In the year 1003 AD, a ruthless band of Norse raiders led by the tyrannical \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eHarald Jaekelsson\u003c\/strong\u003e pillage a village in Norway. Before dying, the village wise man places a blood curse on them, condemning them to sail the oceans endlessly without ever finding land.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Modern Invasion:\u003c\/strong\u003e The curse keeps the Vikings stranded on the water for a thousand years, imbuing them with zombie-like immortality and god-like super strength. Unnoticed by modern technology, their ship docks in \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eNew York City in 2003\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the undead invaders immediately begin a horrific, hyper-violent massacre across Manhattan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThor's Defeat:\u003c\/strong\u003e When the God of Thunder arrives to protect the city, he is shockingly overpowered. Because the Vikings are empowered by a millennium's worth of dark magic, Jaekelsson brutally beats Thor, breaks his arms, and leaves him incapacitated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Historic Alliance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Realizing he cannot defeat them alone, Thor teams up with \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eDoctor Strange\u003c\/strong\u003e. Together, they use a time-travel spell to recruit three historical warriors whose bloodlines possess the specific lineage needed to break the curse: a Viking shield-maiden, a Teutonic Christian crusader, and a regular Nazi Luftwaffe fighter pilot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Marvel Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47613528637524,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/7573\/5636\/files\/Thor_bundle.jpg?v=1788392699","url":"https:\/\/zombieunicorncomics.com\/en-ca\/products\/thor-vikings-marvel-max-series-2003-1-5","provider":"Zombie Unicorn Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}