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This iteration of ''Journey into Mystery'' ran for nine issues before being cancelled in October 2013.

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This iteration of ''Journey into Mystery'' ran for nine ten issues before being cancelled in October 2013.
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A run of Creator/MarvelComics's ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'', with Creator/KathrynImmonen taking over from ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMysteryGillen'' as part of the ComicBook/MarvelNOW initiative.

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A run of Creator/MarvelComics's ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'', with Creator/KathrynImmonen (as writer) and Valerio Schiti (as artist) taking over from ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMysteryGillen'' as part of the ComicBook/MarvelNOW initiative.
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* ModestyBedsheet: Even when Thor is in the middle of combat wearing nothing but a bedsheet around his waist, it never comes off.

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* ModestyBedsheet: Even when The warriors three visit [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor's]] room to warn of a potential invasion and find Thor is and ComicBook/LadySif in the middle of combat bed under a bedsheet. Sif puts on a nightgown before venturing out but Thor simply goes to fight [[FullFrontalAssault wearing nothing but a bedsheet around his waist, waist]], which seems to be glued to his waist as it never comes off.off during battle.
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A run of Creator/MarvelComics's ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'', with Creator/KathrynImmonen taking over from ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMysteryGillen'' as part of the ComicBook/MarvelNOW initiative.

This storyline focuses on longtime ComicBook/TheMightyThor supporting character Lady Sif, who hopes to become a better warrior by use of the Berserker incantation, and fights monsters with a group of Asgardian savages.

This iteration of ''Journey into Mystery'' ran for nine issues before being cancelled in October 2013.
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%%* AloofBigBrother: Heimdall to Sif.
* AmicableExes: Beta Ray Bill is on friendly terms with his ex-girlfriend Sif, aside from some bickering. [[spoiler:Justified, given that Bill's girlfriend just died.]]
* AnchoredShip: Sif still has some feelings for Bill, and while they've acknowledged their past relationship, he's astutely devoted to Ti Asha Ra. [[spoiler: Sif helps reunite the couple after she saves Lady Gaea from a mysterious infection.]]
* BackForTheDead: Subverted. Beta Ray Bill's girlfriend Ti Asha Ra is brought back in issue 653, only to die![[spoiler: She comes back again in #654, only to be revealed that something or someone planted Bill's ship AI in her body when his ship crashed. But then she comes back for good alongside a healed Lady Gaea in #655 and a cube housing Skuttlebutt.]]
* BullyingADragon:
** Sif literally bullies a dragon like creature in issue 646.
** Issue 647 has other examples such as a bar patron attempting to get physical with ''Norse goddess'' Sif [[spoiler: and Sif battling her near Odin level powered brother Heimdall. ]]
* TheCameo: Kids dressed like [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Kyle, Stan, Cartman, and Kenny]] are [[http://i.imgur.com/GqEzsYM.jpg among those]] that play with Sif in a snowball fight.
* CentralTheme: Sif's run seems to continue on theme of change, though Sif herself believes that change leads to decadence from past glory.
* CurbStompBattle: Sif in nearly all of her fights in the first arc including a severe one to [[spoiler: Fandral.]]
* DirtyKid: Hilde, who simply grins with pleasure upon seeing a fully naked Thor out of bed in the middle of a situation while everyone else [[PleasePutSomeClothesOn covers their eyes.]]
* ForTheEvulz: Svip was revealed to have killed most of his own men for his own amusement and tried to attack Broxton simply to satisfy his thirst for battle.
* FriendsWithBenefits: Sif and [[spoiler:Thor.]]
* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Volstagg's kids, whose sharp comments on their own culture make Sif question their society's current path.
%%* LadyOfWar: Lady Sif.
* ModestyBedsheet: Even when Thor is in the middle of combat wearing nothing but a bedsheet around his waist, it never comes off.
* MythologyGag: The Monsters that appear in issue 649 of the first arc are actually taken from pre-Thor anthology issues of Journey into Mystery original 1960s run.
* PapaWolf: Volstagg.
* TheMissusAndTheEx: Sif and Jane crack a few puns at Thor's expense when Sif comes to see Jane for medical advice about Lady Gaea.
* TheSnarkKnight:
** [[spoiler: '[[BloodKnight Berserker]]' Sif]] loves to tear into foes verbally as well as physically.
** The ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan guest stars and obviously shows his own talents.
* TricksterMentor: Aerndis the witch, her 'Berserker' spell only loosened [[spoiler:Sif's normal restraints and everything was just meant to show Sif that the defenders of Asgard were not weaker then those of the past, enemies had just become craftier. ]]
* UnresolvedSexualTension: The summaries for the Seed of Destruction arc indicate that this will occur between Sif and [[spoiler:Beta Ray Bill.]]
%%* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Poor Rro turns out to become this for UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}}.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler: A big theme in Sif's first arc, thanks to the [[ForbiddenFruit Berserker Spell]] power up she gets in the first issue. ]]
%%* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: 'Berserker' Sif.]]
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