#When should you read balder the brave simonson full

The supporting characters were full of weaknesses. Odin was little more than temperamental father. This cataclysmic struggle took place every third year. Ragnarok is supposed to be the end of everything. It had a variety of Lee's original characters and the whole of Norse mythology to mine. The comic was the brainchild of comic legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. This was the situation when Walt Simonson took over Marvel Comics' Thor. Bruce Wayne can grow old in a miniseries, but in the regular Batman series Wayne must remain thirty, and no one dare suspect his true identity. Change and you toss away many established advantages. Change risks angering the book's loyal fans, who expect the writer to maintain consistency with issue number six. To reach out to readers who have never before considered the book you must introduce change.

Even the strengths of an established title, a well-developed roster of supporting characters and villains, a worldview, can become crutches if the writer repeats him or herself. New readers will look for the stories that excite them. The regulars will continue to buy until they grow up and demand more. As the old saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.īut the safe route leads to mediocrity and inevitable decline. The book has loyal fans who bought every issue since number six and almost certain to buy the next one. You have a ready stock of villains and supporting characters.

When a new writer takes over an established comic book it may seem like smooth sailing.