Pretty sure it’s gonna be his son Kevin, if those “A-Next” comics have any bearing on it.

I think they just finished a rehash of the clone saga…DeFalco had a hand in that, too!

I would actually have no problem with it if it was his son.
I think Eric should remain dead…..and I LIKED Thunderstrike.

MikeM

Man, people are so cynical these days. I, for one, thought the old Thunderstrike series was pretty good, even though Eric’s time as Thor was not. His son taking up the mantle would be interesting, but I’d be cool if Eric somehow came back himself. I’m very much enjoying this Thor comic overload leading up to the movie.

this is awesome! those who say that no one cared about this character really have no idea what they are talking about. thunderstrike had a huge impact on me and for defalco to take a spin-off character and give him that much depth was a really good feat. if you’re gonna bash the book, then at least, you know, read the original so you have a leg to stand on. defalco and frenz have had classic runs with Spidey, Thor/Thunderstrike and Spider-Girl, so its great to see them go back to Masterson (be it Eric or Kevin, either one would be great). Now if we could have just gotten those two on Amazing Spidey before SLott takes over full time. Not that I’m not excited for that, but how great was it to see Stern come back for a few issues?!

My jaw dropped when I saw this on the front page. The Eric Masterson story is hands-down my favorite in all of comics, and it has influenced the way that I tell adventure stories for something like 20 years now. In fact, I was so poor at the time it wrapped up that I missed out on THUNDERSTRIKE #23 and #24, and I’ve been on a quest to find them for well over a decade. (I found out he died in the price guide section of WIZARD!)

I don’t know that a “Brightest Day” type of resurrection would work for this character, but the above suggestions work for me. I could go for a “flashback” story or perhaps a SHAZAM-style successor with Kevin. I don’t like the concept of Kevin suddenly being a college student, but perhaps a 9th grader with a walking stick… ^_^

I was a lapsed Thor reader at the time the seeds for Thunderstrike were being planted and can’t even tell you what possessed me to pick up the actual series. I did wind up loving it more than I had Thor in many years and Eric’s death actually upset me when it occurred. I’m hoping for a resurrection even if the character is afterward just seen in crowd scenes…

if it is going to be kevin, lets see him in the Young Allies! I’d settle for Young Avengers, but seeing as Young Allies is pretty much the decendant of New Warriors, which was a creation of DeFalco, and they debut in Thor, it would be neat to see a young Thunderstrike join them.

And the crowd goes…..Meh

Thunderstrike… god awful. Take off those rose-colored glasses, zombies.

“I can’t look another adult in the eye anymore and admit I read comics without them thinking I’m a ten-year-old.”

I think using the name New Marvel Sucks already makes me think you’re a ten-year-old anyway. Maybe people think you’re one not because of your choice of reading material?

This is great news, I loved the original – the Bloodaxe mystery had me going for ages. Comic pull list is a bit chocka at the moment, but hopefully I can sneak this in.

I am so happy about this. Thunderstrike is my all time favorite. His character looked at things with an original approach that appealed to me.

My FIRST thought was Eric’s son Kevin pulling a ‘Shazam’. If they do go this route I hope they keep him young and don’t pull a ‘Stature’ on us.

I loved Thuderstrike and Eric as Thor.

I hope they do keep him dead as his death had impact. I remember Absorbing Man paying respect at his funeral.

Thunderstrik actually sold well in its day.

I am interested in the series because I do like the team

Dude this is the best news ever! I loved Thunderstrike! I loved Eric as Thor!

I hope Eric does come back. Give him the second chance to be the hero we all knew he was.

I loved Thunderstrike! I was out of comics when it first came out, but I happened to stumble across it in the back issue bin a couple years after it was cancelled and enjoyed the hell out of it. I bought up every issue my LCS had (I distinctly remember the guy at the register giving me the fish eye when I slapped a huge pile of ‘em down on the counter, like I was buying used toilet paper). It was such a nice contrast from the direction a lot of comics were headed in at the time I read them, just a lot of unabashed fun (at least until the ending, but even that was done with a little lighter touch and more uplifting feel than most hero deaths these days).

As for who’s wielding the hammer . . . if it’s set in current continuity, it’s pretty unlikely to be his son. Kevin was only 10 or 11 when Eric died, Don’t think he’s old enough yet for full-time heroics.

Doesn’t really matter, though. Whoever it is, I will definitely check this out.

I hate to a cynical SOB, but it must be time to reinforce the copyright on the “Thunderstrike” name. That being said, I am big fan of Frenz and DeFalco, so who knows?

Did they ever collect the entire series in a TPB?

It seems Marvel is pumping out collections of nearly every series that came out in the last few years, wouldn’t it make marketing sense to release a complete TPB of the original series (since unlike just a bunch of issues collected in a book, like a real book it had a beginning middle & end) and release it just before the new series? You know, to try and entice new readers?

Or does that make too much sense.

I have to say this is THE BEST NEWS I have heard out of Marvel in a LONG LONG TIME.

Thunderstrike is my one of my all time favorite characters from Marvel. I bought every issue of his series the day it came out, and I have followed every issue of A Next since it’s inception to see how Thunderstrike’s legacy continued in the MC2 universe.

I’ve been holding a long grudge against Marvel for killing off Eric and not giving Spider Girl (May Parker, not that ‘other’ Spider Girl) the publicity her dad gets in the 616 universe.

But THIS….THIS goes a long way to helping me forgive Marvel for their transgressions against some of my favorite characters and I can only hope it is Kevin who picks up the mantle his father bore so well.

The World Still Needs Heroes: and this fall, we’re finally getting one of the best back.

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