Showing posts with label Asgard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asgard. Show all posts

Friday, July 19, 2013

The Cuties of King Kirby: The Enchantress



  







From yee Wiki:

Unlike many of Marvel's Asgardians, Amora, the Enchantress, is not based on a Goddess from Norse mythology. However, the Enchantress is said to have been referred to by many names throughout history including Freyja, Gefn, and Iduna, and is linked to many of the myths associated with these goddesses, such as The Keeper of the Golden Apples.

Powers and abilities

The Enchantress is an Asgardian, and as such possesses superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and durability. but she prefers to avoid physical conflicts.

Amora possesses an innate capacity to manipulate ambient magical energy, honed through practice for a variety of effects, including projecting magical power bolts, interdimensional teleportation of multiple Asgardians and non-Asgardians, protective energy shields, illusions, levitation, conjuring, transmutation, telekinesis, time-disruption, mind switching, and mind control.
Amora has used her sorcery to enhance her natural beauty and allure, and to enchant her lips so that by kissing virtually any man she can make him her slave for about a week, unless she renews the treatment. She can also use her magic to heal any of her injuries rapidly, and possesses limited mystical senses. A prolonged absence from Asgard tends to diminish her powers although they never fade completely.

The Enchantress has been described as one of the most powerful sorceresses in Asgard, second only to Karnilla, although their every direct confrontation has ended in a stalemate.

The Enchantress has a gifted intellect, and possesses extensive knowledge of Asgardian mystic and amatory arts. On occasion, the Enchantress employs various mystical artifacts, potions, and power objects -- such the potion she used to increase her hypnotic power over Thor.

The Enchantress is unable to cast her spells when her hands are bound and her mouth is gagged.



Monday, July 8, 2013

Marvelmaniac: Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta's Mangog




Mangog debuted in a multi-issue storyline in the title Thor, and is depicted as being the sum total of the hatred of "a billion billion beings" that were once killed by Odin, the ruler of Asgard and the Norse gods. 

Imprisoned beneath Asgard, Mangog is accidentally freed by the rock troll Ulik, who sees a warning on the prison door not to release the occupant, and does so hoping they will make a useful ally against Asgard.

When Mangog is released, he easily defeats Ulik then storms Asgard intent on drawing the Odinsword from its scabbard which will end the universe. 

Odin's son Thor battles Mangog to a standstill until Odin defeats Mangog by restoring the race he slew to life which reduces the creature to a diminutive size.