

The Illuminati team in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness almost included Thors brother, Balder the Brave. Like with Thor #355, Buscema is going a good job of mimicking Simonson's style while still giving us Sal Buscema style goblins and the like, and the art isn't bad at all. Doctor Strange 2 costume designer Graham Churchyard talks about the cut appearance of Thors brother, Balder the Brave, as part of the Illuminati. With a cover and full page ad drawn by Simonson, i hope people weren't too disappointed to find Sal Buscema on interior art. Like many other Asgardians Balder is introduced as a truly impressive warrior.

Balder The Brave is Thor’s half-brother, an ally of the Warriors Three, and a loyal warrior and son of Odin himself. I don't know how it was decided which characters would get a series, but considering some of the choices (Jack of Hearts, Rocket Raccoon, Gargoyle) i guess it's not too weird for Balder the Brave to get his own maybe Marvel was testing the possibility of a Thor spin-off title in the wake of Simonson's success. Balder The Brave is an exciting character to bring into the MCU with his character benig different than any other Asgardian we’ve seen before. In 1985, the mini-series was still a relatively new and rare thing.
