WALT SIMONSON TRIUMPHANTLY RETURNS TO THOR WITH "RAGNARÖK"

Walt Simonson returns to the character that made him a comic book superstar this July for his latest creator-owned project from IDW Publishing. In "Ragnarök," the award-winning writer/artist tells his own version of the Norse apocalypse, one where Thor sits out the final battle with the Midgard Serpent, allowing the dark gods to destroy Asgard and take over the nine worlds -- until the God of Thunder returns.

Simonson, who had a career-defining run on Marvel Comics' "Thor" in the '80s, spoke with CBR News about his return to the realm of Asgard, revealing what makes the book an "epic mystery," which character his wife Louise Simonson, a legendary creator in her own right, helped him create, and why he calls "Ragnarök" some of the "grimmest work" of his storied career.