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REUNION FROM HEL! The sons of Odin ride again! In the land of the dead, Thor is reunited with his long-lost brother, Balder, the King of Hel, just in time to face the Fire Goblin armies of the Queen of Cinders, as the War of the Realms continues to burn its way across all creation. Plus Loki! Thori the Hel-hound! Skurge with a really big gun! Monster trucks! And more! Rated T+

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First published November 12, 2014

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Jason Aaron

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Jason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.

Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.

In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.

Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.

In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.

In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.

After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.

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Profile Image for Sam Quixote.
4,814 reviews13.4k followers
November 13, 2014
I’m sure that following the bells and whistles of the last issue, some readers were a bit disappointed that the female Thor only got the briefest of cameos right at the end. Well, Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman make up the deficit in the second issue as the Goddess of Thunder takes centre stage!

Her identity still remains a mystery thanks to the mask but we get to know her voice now and she seems like a very down-to-earth human gal. She also seems pretty surprised to find herself dressed in Thor’s outfit and hefting Mjolnir on the moon so who knows what her backstory is. It seems though that anyone who can lift the hammer ends up talking like an Asgardian (all thou’s and thee’s) and intuitively knows all of Thor’s tricks!

Swirling Mjolnir, Thor flies to Earth to find the Frost Giants, led by Malekith, the king of the Dark Elves, has frozen the Pacific Ocean, along with Asgard’s army and the Avengers, and literally built a stairway to heaven (can Thor get even more metal?) made of ice. But what are Malekith and the Jotunns after from the likes of Dario Agger, the CEO of Roxxon?

If there was anyone who doubted - and I’m sure there were none - that a female Thor could kick as much ass as the male Thor, this issue settles that once and for all. Female Thor is insanely tough, and she and Mjolnir smash their way through hordes of Frost Giants (and their attack dogs!) hurling lightning down as they unstoppably batter their way to Malekith.

Aaron’s writing is brilliant and breezy as always (“Oh, Hel yes!”) and I love that the Asgardian way she talks almost makes it feel like we’re hearing Mjolnir’s voice rather than her own - or maybe its her true voice, appearing at last? Either way, Aaron knows how to write Thor, whatever their junk, effortlessly at this point.

The star of this issue though is Russell Dauterman who gives Aaron’s action-packed script real energy. From that first panel where she’s holding the hammer and the lightning is crackling around her, to the ice-shattering power of Mjolnir as it hits the Jotunns full on, to the way her eyes glow with electricity and she commands it with the true authority of the God of Thunder; woman alive, is this a good-looking comic!

All of which is stuff regular readers of Thor will have seen a hundred times before, the only difference being its a female Thor this time around. What makes me more excited for the next issue though is the way it looks like we’re going to see the real person behind the Thor getup - in other words, something new rather than the kind of action we expect from a Thor comic.

Thor #2 is another fine issue in this delightful and re-energising series for the character. Jason Aaron brings the thunder and Russell Dauterman the lightning in a compelling mix of action and mystery.
Profile Image for Sarah Churchill.
477 reviews1,174 followers
December 7, 2014
I'm not really feeling this issue. There just seems to be too much of an emphasis on Thor being a girl (and I mean girl rather than woman because she has this confused, sarcastic voice of a young girl that edges on stereotype).

To me there's just a little too much emphasis on the girl thing, and not enough on the actual story. Of course it needs to be referenced, but the balance of it just didn't sit well with me.

I'll probably continue with the series in graphic novel form rather than collecting the individual issues every month.
Profile Image for Nicolo.
3,503 reviews206 followers
January 30, 2018
This issue marked first time new Thor faced frost giants, and the artist just went all out in creating a new memorable lightning graphic effect. This new Thor has the power, but with her wielding Mjolnir, it's not all blunt force trauma; the god and the hammer are one and the panels seem to sing with every swing of the hammer.

Thor versus frost giants! This is what a Thor comic should be!
Profile Image for Tam (is a cryptid).
133 reviews9 followers
March 13, 2017
Thor #1 leaves us with a one-armed, unworthy Thor Odinson; he is no longer worthy to wield Mjolnier and the last frame shows us the new Goddess of Thunder lifting the hammer to take up his mantle.



Thor #2 picks up exactly where the first issue left off; we have our new, female Thor holding Mjolnier, feeling unsure as to why the hammer chose her and what she is supposed to do. I think this issue did a great job of portraying a very realistic confused emotion... because let's be honest, who wouldn't have a "WTF" moment if they lifted the hammer and were judged worthy?

This issue saw a battle against Frost Giants on Earth (aka Midgard) and while our new leading lady definitely kicks some butt, it is obvious that she has not yet discovered the depth of her own inner power. There is a great inner monologue going throughout the issue, teaching us more about Thor, the Goddess of Thunder, and highlighting her insecurities. However, we still have a lot to learn about her and I know I am definitely looking forward to discovering her personality and identity.

And now it's time to twitch for another month until the next issue comes out.
Profile Image for Tar Buendía.
1,285 reviews78 followers
July 25, 2017
Muy muy bien. Va por el buen camino para mi gusto.

El plano de los Vengadores genial y lo deja todo muy bien plantado para la siguiente. Me gusta la personalidad de ella, dibujo y color maravillosos.

Profile Image for The Sapphic Nerd.
1,147 reviews48 followers
April 27, 2015
I thought issue one was good, but his is much better. I am in love with this series. Thor has lots of personality, and she's fun but also a complete badass. I can't get enough of her dialogue with her self and her... goddess self? It's amusing. Then she has those fantastic fight scenes where I honestly can't picture a better version of Thor. She was born for this, whoever she is. I adore her. The writing and art are lovely and work together splendidly. Everyone should be reading this series!
Profile Image for Kimberly.
104 reviews10 followers
November 13, 2014
Fast-paced,colorful and at times, humorous. Was hoping for the character's identity to be revealed here but it looks like the writers want to take their time with that. Looking forward to the next issue.
Profile Image for Anie.
984 reviews32 followers
June 3, 2015
Oh, oh my. I was ready to like this comic already (make Thor a woman? I'm so into it). But this issue made me so happy -- the way that she's dealing with her sudden transformation, the exhilaration, the fear. I am so very, very pleased.
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77 reviews3 followers
December 29, 2014
Captain America is under ice again?!

While Lady Thor doesn't have much of an appearance in this issue I do think the surrounding details are necessary to build up the story.
Profile Image for Jelke Lenaerts.
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February 13, 2022
Why do all the characters have to be so sexist? Like, I get it they’re villains, but still.
Profile Image for Devin Wilson.
647 reviews1 follower
April 19, 2024
This is fine, but it's taking too long to get to (this) Thor as an actual character rather than just as a someone-holding-Mjolnir. I'm out.

The extremely cringeworthy letters section doesn't help. Basically "omg a woman superhero for the first time". Okay, this is approaching WWE-levels of self-congratulations for extremely modest feminist gains (which--to be clear--are only addressing deficiencies caused by the company that is congratulating itself, exactly like WWE did when they finally stopped perpetuating such a deeply, fundamentally misogynistic wrestling industry in America… there's still room for improvement).

It's just so immodest and gross.

This Thor is literally a Ms. Male Character. She has no real personality in the first two issues other than "I guess I'm the hammer person now". I'm sure (like, actually sure; not just guessing) that the story gets more substantial than that, but the level of congratulations in the letters section does not match the feminist achievement in the first two issues.

And to be clear, "there are no great woman superheroes" just wasn't an actual problem in 2014. Were too many of the most famous ones men? Yes. Two issues of Thor doesn't address this problem (even with the media attention that even I--as a non-reader then--remember from the time). A cinematic woman Thor didn't happen until far later, so as an intervention its impact is limited to comic readership. Not a big splash.

And the problem with women characters in superhero media was not that Thor wasn't a woman. The problem was that--as someone who was pretty directly a witness to key evolutions of superhero cinema and superhero media more broadly--I grew up mostly only knowing about Batman and the X-Men (mostly and most iconically men) and Spider-Man. (Eventually, the MCU spun up, which is also disproportionately focused on men.)

It's been a problem of emphasis far more than it's been a problem of "instances", if you will. The problem has not been that there aren't women superheroes; the problem has been that the culture industry has mostly not promoted them in my lifetime.

Whether it's Wonder Woman (who has become an enormously inspiring icon for me ridiculously late in life), Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, Black Canary, Storm, or "tweener" characters like Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, and Catwoman… major women characters in DC and Marvel have been around for kind of a while!

And heck, Marvel always could have adapted Shanna the She-Devil into a movie, and it wouldn't have taken me until 2024 to learn about her! That could have been something!

And it's not just a Marvel problem: for an "outsider" like me, it was extremely easy to never think about Wonder Woman in the years between her being played by Lynda Carter and the years with her being played by Gal Gadot. This is why it took me more than thirty years to become a Wonder Woman fan at all (let alone the huge WW fan I am now)!

Again: the problem has always been emphasis. Batman and Spider-Man have gotten an absurd number of cinematic reboots each (and I swear most MCU movies were directly or indirectly Iron Man movies for a while), meanwhile--against the backdrop of her entire existence--Wonder Woman has barely had any bites at the big-screen apple.

And when the problem is emphasis and the main emphasis of the first two issues have been Thor (the guy) and Mjolnir ("his" hammer, canonically in both Marvel and Norse mythology), I cannot accept this series as a significant feminist victory two issues in. Later? Maybe. I'm going to read Wonder Woman instead, though. And maybe some comics that are actually… written by women?! But whatever, keep congratulating Jason Aaron (the writer of this Thor run) on his feminist leadership, letter-writers who may or may not be real. (I have no issue with Jason Aaron; men can write stories about women. But I'm going to say that women writing stories about women professionally is more often a feminist achievement than when a guy does it.)
607 reviews42 followers
October 22, 2020
It's difficult to raise the stakes when you are dealing with characters who either are gods or are as powerful as gods.
Credit where credit is due, this frantic second issue doesn't let up for a second. And by the end of it you will find yourself in that category of "oh my God how the heck is she gonna get outta this one?" But beyond just a deliciously campy ending, like all great superhero stories, it is helped along by profound questions like "who am I without the thing that makes me who I am?"
All very deep stuff that never feels exhausting cause you're having too much fun watching a female Thor jump off the moon. That might be the success of Marvel's heroes. All the profound shit finds its home inside a nursery of humor and charm. Marvel just feels refreshing these days. I look up to Batman and Wonder Woman- but there are days i actually feel like as tortured as the Hulk or as quirky as Kamala Khan. (Hell, or as philosophically inclined as The Silver Surfer).
This new Thor is such a fun protagonist and she hasn't even said a whole lot. The danger feels real because when even the Avengers are down you know shit just got real.

I'm starting to ramble. It is a lot of fun and the art is so freaking epic.
367 reviews
June 14, 2022
I like how they made her body type

it's interesting to see how she's having Thor's knowledge and thought patterns and if she's questioning how she knows this stuff
Like "oh, man. Oh, wow. Quick, say something badass."

She saw the avengers all iced up and she questioned whether she was able to defeat the first giants if they couldn't do it

Aw we didn't get to see the psychopath Minotaur in full action

and now our Thor is faced once again with the classic thor question: who is she without the hammer, who is she beyond being worthy

I also like how her identity is a complete mystery and the mascots to it and the way the storytelling is going
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Profile Image for ShingetsuMoon.
738 reviews26 followers
January 6, 2016
Very nice follow up to the first issue. Before we saw the Thor we've come to know defeated whole a mysterious woman picks up the hammer and lifts it like it's nothing.

Now in this issue we get to see more of her and she seems just as surprised by her new abilities as many fans likely were when the changed to a new female Thor was announced.

Her words contrast nicely with her amusing inner dialogue and thoughts. While she immediately steps in to help those in need she quickly finds herself in trouble at the end.

This was an interesting issue and I look forward to seeing how the story develops.
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8 reviews2 followers
January 26, 2015
*Spoiler Alert(s) Ahead*

When I bought this I was thinking "Yes I'm ready for action and suspense!" but after reading it I was a bit disappointed. Yes there was action, but the only suspense was waiting for Thor to show up. The entire comic was about waiting for her to show up. And when she did we only got a brief viewing of her being badass and taking names. After reading the first in this new series of Aaron's, I expected so much more in this one. Here's hoping that the third installment is better.
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2,399 reviews131 followers
November 20, 2014
She is a Badass :) I think this much better than the first issue, her thoughts/inner talks were just great!!! still her identity is a mystery but I don't think that well last for too long.
'The Goddess of Thunder'
Also I liked how she lost Mjolnier after her kinda of first fight, to see next time how she gonna do without it, is she still Thor without the hammer !!!
This title is promising, it is still strong after its second issue just hopping it wont fade away...
Profile Image for Solace Winter.
1,896 reviews8 followers
February 12, 2015
This story grows more and more intriguing with every page. I'm desperate to know what happens. I'm glad right now I basically bought the first 4 in one go, and just in time for the fifth one to come out. If I continued to devour these the way I am I'll go through withdrawals once done. Story, action, humor, and mystery. I love it.
Profile Image for Miggie.
25 reviews3 followers
January 20, 2015
4 1/2 stars!

What a kickass start. We delve into the action head-on and Lady Thor IS FANTASTIC and aaaahhh. The art is gorgeous and panels are super dynamic and it was over all too soon.

ps: avengeeeeeerrrs
Profile Image for Damant.
93 reviews7 followers
July 24, 2015
Thor has never been a loved character for me. But this girl... I like her, very much: it's funnier than Thor.
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1,990 reviews34 followers
February 5, 2015
Thor is my favorite superhero so I'm pretty stoked to see how the new masked Thor lives up to Asgardian standards, and just who is behind the mask.
Profile Image for Chris Conley.
967 reviews6 followers
February 10, 2015
Excellent continuation. I read #2-4 in one sitting just now. I'll pick up #5 when it comes out this week.
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