Thor: Gods & Men

Thor (1998) (Single Issues) #75-79

by Dan Jurgens, Scot Eaton (Illustrator)

And there shall come a reckoning! The heavens tremble as all the Thunder God has built comes to ruins--and those closest to Thor betray him! Only one can wield Mjolnir, the mighty mystic Uru hammer. Will it be Thor--or his son Magni? And must the son kill the father to restore peace on Earth?

Collects Thor vol. 2, #75-79.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Superheroes

120 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2004

About the author

Dan Jurgens is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw, and Booster Gold. Jurgens had a lengthy run on the Superman comic books including The Adventures of Superman, Superman vol. 2 and Action Comics. At Marvel, Jurgens worked on series such as Captain America, The Sensational Spider-Man and was the writer on Thor for six years. He also had a brief run as writer and artist on Solar for Valiant Comics in 1995.

Reviews

[Joshua Bertram · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gods & Men ends the three part arc begun in Spiral and continued in The Reigning by bringing to a close the thematic and character issues raised when Thor declared himself lord over earth. By using Magni and Thor as proxies for Thor and Odin in previous stories, the arc became about the question of Thor's benevolence versus his desire for power. Ultimately, the question of his hubris and whether it will lead to his downfall or redemption is the main conflict of this story. The book begins with the return of Sif, who shows Magni the location of Mjolnir. Magni's ability to wield the hammer proves his worth, and he subsequently questions whether that same worth still extends to Thor. The book wisely brings back Desak to act as an external villain so the final battle can have some heft. It wraps up some of that character's history as well, and brings a lot of loose ends together. While the ending is not entirely satisfying in that its time-travel alternate future conclusion (not much of a spoiler, as the destruction of New York and the death of the Avengers was clearly not going to be "the" future of the Marvel universe -- if such a thing exists) undoes some of the bold story choices Dan Jurgens makes in the earlier parts of the story. But all things considered, it's about as satisfying as it could have been.

[Alexis Ocampo · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was a great book. the characters look great. it is cool that they call new asgard like a combination of new york and asgard another thing that was interesting was that thor's son was able to wield mojiron and that him and his father do there best to kill the god killer (they do by the way) I got confused why did he say by to his family if he went back in time and only changed one thing and cant he go back. Overall I like the art style and its story.

[Will Cooper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aftermath of Thor taking over the world, but it's mostly a dystopian place that needs to be solved with time travel, lessening the stakes.

[Andrew Bell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great to read through this compilation of Thor!

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Set in the future, Asgard rules over all men. Thor's son is starting to question the morality of this. This book finishes off this whole Thor in control saga. A good read.