Walt Simonson (alors âgé d’une vingtaine d’années), où la chenille avant qu’elle devienne un papillon :
The Death of Thor. 8.5 x 11. Pencil. c. 1966.
"I found this drawing while I was looking for something else this afternoon. The drawing is undated but since the Thor shown is clearly the Marvel Thor, I’m guessing that this was drawn not that long after I’d discovered the comic book. And that was 1965.
I’d totally forgotten the drawing, and think it’s funny that it foreshadows a story I’d be writing and drawing 20 years later. I did not remember this drawing back when I was working on the comic. So apparently, my interests in things get established and then stay the same for decades !
The drawing was done on the back of used office paper my Dad would bring home for me to sketch on. You can see the print visible, backwards and upside down, through the drawing. In case you decide to try to decipher the typewriting, I’ll tell you now that the text appears to be a series of complex symbols and names for soils in Grand Traverse County, MI. Good luck with that !"
Thor and Jormungandr. Rapidograph and India ink. 8.5 x 11. 1969.
"Back in the day, I belonged to WSFA, the Washington Science Fiction Association. Once I settled in, I began doing drawings for their occasionally publication, The WSFA Journal, and other things that needed drawings.
Disclave was WSFA’s annual SF convention. Apparently, I did several drawings of Thor and Jormungandr for it, although whether these were program covers or straight promotional drawings, I no longer remember. But obviously, I’ve been working on getting this epic battle right for a long time."
À peu près 20 ans avant l’affrontement spectaculaire de Thor/Jormungandr dans Thor #380 (1987) :
