Given all the attention that Thor's getting right now, it might be nice to see how old Goldilocks views the Marvel cosmic hierarchy:

You can click to embiggen the Ron Lim goodness, but I blew up the individual parts for you.

How ya doin', Thor?

Oops, cut off Loki there. Sorry, Matt Damon!!

How about the bigger guns?

You know this next guy is my favorite:

 MANGOG!!!!

You might remember this guy...

This next guy (maybe) answers the eternal question, could Odin create a weapon so powerful it could destroy him?

Oh, yeah, and there's this guy:

Much better than a "cosmic cloud creature." Sheesh, movie makers, how stupid are you??

Ah, yes, let's not forget the the Beyonder has gone trough at least two massively stupid retcons. At first, he was the sentient embodiment of an entire other universe. Then, they decided that he was a not yet complete Cosmic Cube. Then, Bendis and Reed decided that he wasn't even that--he was just a mutant Inhuman. No wonder Thor has no respect for him...Next? The Beyonder was just a schmo with a magic wishing penny...

Not just Celestials, but "higher level" Celestials!!

This guy really should have been in the Doctor Strange movie, to blow our puny minds.

The Living Tribunal!! Don't mess with him!!

Over/under on how many of these guys will turn up in Avengers: Infinity War?

BTW, you'll note that Thor managed to do all that without any damned Asgardian font.

From Thor Annual #14 (1989)

Cover by John Buscema.

Back in the mid 80's, Marvel had planned to do a 12-issue Silver Surfer mini-series, with each being a double-sized issue. But as Buscema was completing #1, Marvel decided to make a regular-sized ongoing Surfer series. Buscema dropped out, Marshall Rogers came on board, and the rest is history. They decided to take a slightly different direction with the character and storyline, so this story was tabled. After a few years, they decided to take it out of the drawer and publish it in Marvel Fanfare, because it was too purty not to.


Steve Englehart scripted it, so of course Mantis is in it. Of course.

But it still features Buscema drawing the hell out of the Silver Surfer versus Mangog, which is worth price of admission.

Yesterday, this guy turned up in one of the DC books:

I shan't reveal how or why Magog is back, except to roll my eyes and say, "Really?"

But, as I was discussing with some of my Twitter droogs, I have one fatal flaw: whenever I see the name Magog, I can't help but immediately think of this guy instead:

MANGOG!!!

Mangog--the combined power and hatred of a billion billion beings!!

Mangog--dedicated to the destruction of Odin and Asgard!

Mangog--goofy looking, but unstoppable!!

Mangog--bringer of death and destruction!!

Mangog--he even makes great toys!

Mangog--where has this guy been??

Whereas Magog is the DC version of the Inhumans--we're going to make this guy popular, or else!!--Mangog hasn't been seen (in the regular 616, at least) for over a decade!

I mean, come on, Marvel! Instead of your Sieges and Secret Invasions and Fear Itselves and Secret Empires and Monsters Unleashed, where the hell is our Mangog event? We're waiting...