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Deliverance (1972)

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Director: John Boorman Writers: James Dickey, based on his novel Stars: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, Ed Ramey, Billy Redden, Seamon Glass, Randall Deal, Bill McKinney, Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward A rafting trip for four businessmen (Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox) becomes a struggle for survival when they run afoul of some of the backcountry locals.  This film is a powerful, primal experience with excellent performances and beautiful photography.  It is an existential horror story that exploits the fearful contempt sparked in some urban dwellers who view those who live close to the land as backward, savage, and dangerous.  These men decide to visit the Cahulawassee River to see it before the construction of a dam floods the area, converting it to a lake and destroying a way of life.  The lawless hillbillies who assault them are like reminders that the natural world can lash back in unexpected ways when civilization attempts to d...
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Pickin’ Up the Pieces (The Mighty Thor #354) (1985)

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Art and Story: Walter Simonson Lettering: John Workman Jr. Odin is gone, fallen into Muspelheim with his foe Surtur, and only Loki’s counsel prevents Thor from pursuing. On Midgard, as well, the battle has been won, and the time has come to assess the consequences. Sensing a disturbance, Hela, the Goddess of Death, arrives in Asgard. Lost in thought, Thor contemplates Asgard’s loss and its consequences. Although Sif tries to comfort him, Thor feels that he must spend time alone to truly grieve, so he requests that she ask Bill to be Midgard’s guardian for a time. Frigga senses the loss of her husband. Back on Earth, Sif delivers an incomplete account of how things stand. And Loki and Lorelei begin to plot. Hela observes Thor on his journey. She strikes down his horse, leaving him at the mercy of an avalanche she has created. Tales of Midgard, Home of the Amazing Human Race A dangling plot thread is addressed as we look in on the erstwhile staff of the gone-but-not-forgotten Dr. Donald ...
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