It’s teaser season in comicsland, particularly in the Marvel domain where the denizens of the House of Ideas have outdone themselves in a barrage of controlled “leaks” concerning their November titles.  Is Marvel ceding September to DC, only wrench back the keys to the kingdom with a host of high profile projects in November?  The latest Marvel quasi-revelation concerns Tanarus, a wizened warrior who is being touted as the “new God of Thunder,” and who debuts as such in The Mighty Thor #8.  The Mighty Thor #8, which is being written by Matt Fraction and drawn by Pascal Ferry, is slated for publication in, wait for it, November.
 
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Now where have we seen that figure before? Hmmm, that Y-patterned staff certainly rings a bell.  Wasn’t Tanarus lurking in the back on the left hand side of the “Battle Scars” image that Marvel unveiled at Comic-Con (see “Marvel Saves the Best for Last”)?  Could Tanarus be the post-Fear Itself mystery character who will be the focus of everyone’s attention?  It appears from the cover of The Mighty Thor #8 that the new God of Thunder may have aged a bit (Comic-Con will do that to you), but it sure looks like the same guy (oops, God) from the “Battle Scars” image.