Courtesy of Dark Horse, the next entry in the publisher’s Marvel Collaboration Bullpen Books will be the 200-page The Art of The Mighty Thor, which celebrates the run of Jack Kirby and Walt Simonson’s God of Thunder series. The hardcover edition, edited by Ian Chalgren, John Lind, and Chris Lyall, features newly scanned art from Marvel’s archives, essays, commentary, and a new foreword by Simonson himself.
Cover provided by: Dark Horse Comics
“The brilliance of both artists’ groundbreaking work on Thor is on full display in this format,” says co-editor Chris Lyall. “And in addition to the gorgeous pencils and inks featured in these Bullpen Book editions, editorial notes throughout the book add historical insight and fun color commentary to further enhance the black-and-white artwork.”
The book includes two stories from Kirby’s original 1962-1970 run, 1966 Thor Annual #2 (in which Thor participates in a tournament on Asgard) and Thor #134 (marking his first appearance from High Evolution). Simonson’s 1983-87 run is represented by the first four issues, Thor #337-340, which introduced the character of Beta Ray Bill.
This is the third entry in the Bullpen Books series, which began in 2024 with The Art of The Amazing Spider-Man, celebrating the work of John Romita Sr. Following on from this year’s “The Art of the Fantastic Four,” we’re spotlighting original works by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
The Art of The Mighty Thor will be available in bookstores on June 9, 2026 and in comic shops the next day, priced at $59.99. Pre-order now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, local bookstores, and comic shops.
In the meantime, enjoy this excerpt from Simonson’s introduction to Kirby’s art.
“But Kirby’s drawings jumped off the page. Even in panels where characters were just talking, there was so much energy just in their interactions, their gestures, the way they stood. For me, even though I didn’t think of it that way at the time, Jack’s work introduced me to a whole new visual language for telling stories in comic book form.”
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