{"id":22259,"date":"2022-03-02T16:30:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T22:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=22259"},"modified":"2022-03-02T16:30:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T22:30:25","slug":"asgard-goes-to-war-loki-takes-the-throne-and-thor-makes-a-fateful-decision-in-thor-lightning-and-lament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2022\/03\/02\/asgard-goes-to-war-loki-takes-the-throne-and-thor-makes-a-fateful-decision-in-thor-lightning-and-lament\/","title":{"rendered":"ASGARD GOES TO WAR, LOKI TAKES THE THRONE, AND THOR MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION IN THOR: LIGHTNING AND LAMENT!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><em>Writer Ralph Macchio and artist Todd Nauck bring fans an epic THOR one-shot this June<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This June, behold a saga that will go down in Asgardian history! From comic greats Ralph Macchio and Todd Nauck comes THOR: LIGHTNING AND LAMENT #1, an extraordinary one-shot brimming with an adventure worthy of the God of Thunder! THOR: LIGHTNING AND LAMENT will be a perfect entry-point to the Thor mythos and its iconic characters just in time for Thor\u2019s 60<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary. Packed with fresh insights into Thor, Loki, and Odin\u2019s intense and dramatic family dynamic, this unpredictable story promises to thrill new and longtime fans alike!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mighty Thor has abandoned Asgard in her greatest hour of need, leaving the Realm Eternal in the hands of his half brother Loki, in the absence of its rightful ruler, Odin. With Asgard under assault by legions of trolls, and the Lady Sif hovering near death due to a possibly fatal wound suffered in battle, can anyone save the Golden City from annihilation?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Witness Thor in all his thunderous glory when THOR: LIGHTNING AND LAMENT #1 hits stands on June 29. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marvel.com\/articles\/comics\/thor-lightning-and-lament-ralph-macchio-todd-nauck-one-shot\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.marvel.com\/articles\/comics\/thor-lightning-and-lament-ralph-macchio-todd-nauck-one-shot&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1646346063140000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2rUG-YNOCRRhyznn8BNUYP\">Marvel.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THOR: LIGHTNING AND LAMENT #1<br \/>\nWritten by RALPH MACCHIO<br \/>\nArt by TODD NAUCK<br \/>\nCover by RON LIM<br \/>\nOn Sale 6\/29<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writer Ralph Macchio and artist Todd Nauck bring fans an epic THOR one-shot this June This June, behold a saga that will go&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,16,727],"tags":[19,895,872],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image002-1.jpg?fit=759%2C1152","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21700,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2022\/01\/10\/thors-greatest-creators-return-for-a-star-studded-celebration-of-750-issues\/","url_meta":{"origin":22259,"position":0},"title":"THOR&#8217;S GREATEST CREATORS RETURN FOR A STAR-STUDDED CELEBRATION OF 750 ISSUES!","author":"DiRT","date":"January 10, 2022","format":"image","excerpt":"Donny Cates and Nic Klein are joined by legends from throughout Thor\u2019s history in April\u2019s THOR #24 This April, the halls of Asgard will erupt with thunder as its greatest legends return home to tell thrilling new tales in an oversized spectacular honoring 750 issues of THOR! 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