Oklahoma's adopted Asgardian, Thor, faced off against the armored Avenger, Iron Man, in this month's issue of the "Thor” comic book.
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Iron Man created a clone of Thor during the "Civil War” conflict in Marvel Comics. Now that the real Thor has returned, he's not happy with Tony Stark, aka Iron Man.
"It's sort of like an Oklahoma vs. Texas matchup,” said Kevin Stark (no relation to Tony Stark), the curator of the Toy and Action Figure Museum, 111 S Chickasaw in Pauls Valley. "Two of Marvel's most powerful characters meet. I've got to root for our adopted Oklahoman!”
Fans at Oklahoma City's Dragonfyre Comics, 1501 N Meridian, were united in their support of Thor, as well.
"I'm upset with the way Iron Man has been lately,” Dragonfyre's owner Jim Lane said, as he prepared to read the "Thor” issue. "I hope Thor takes him down.”
Thor's arrival in Oklahoma was shown in July's "Thor” No. 1, written by J. Michael Stra-czynski with art by Olivier Coipel. In August's "Thor” No. 2, Asgard was relocated in Oklahoma. In issue No. 3, Thor visits New Orleans, where he comes face-to-face with Iron Man.
"Business has picked up on it,” said Jared Copeland, 28, of Yukon, the assistant manager at Dragonfyre. "We've got a lot of people who aren't comic-book people coming in and picking it up because he's here (in Oklahoma).”
Comic-book fan Joe Evans agreed.
"It's really neat to have Thor in the state,” said Evans, 28, of Oklahoma City. "I've had people who don't even read comics ask me about it.”
Lane said "Thor” is his most-ordered comic book, selling more than double regular top sellers such as "Wolverine” and "Amazing Spider-Man.”
"Right now, Thor's definitely at the top of the list,” Lane said.
In the issue, Thor's powers provide more than a match for Iron Man's armor. Iron Man, now working as an agent of the government, gets Thor to agree to the Asgard location being treated as an embassy. Thor will not have to register under the terms of the Superhero Registration Act, which was enacted during the "Civil War” story line.
"I'm glad to see Tony get his comeuppance,” Copeland said.
"I enjoyed ‘Civil War,' and I've been looking forward to Thor confronting Iron Man, specifically because it was wrong what Tony did in the first place,” Evans said.
Lane praised Straczynski's handling of the story line so far.
"This has been my favorite Marvel book to read in quite a while,” Lane said. "I like the way he's taken it so far. I'd have liked to see Thor hammer on (Iron Man) a little longer.”
"Thor” No. 3, which retails for $2.99, is available at local comic-book stores. To find a store near you, call the Comic Shop Locator Service at (888) 266-4226.
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