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Thor: God of Thunder (Single Issues)
Thor: God of Thunder #2
With his past, present, and future at stake, Thor must hurry to uncover the grisly secrets behind the unfathomable horrors of the God Butcher--before it's too late!
23 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 28, 2012
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About the author
Jason Aaron
2,358 books1,677 followersJason 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.
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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June 8, 2018
Thor!!! This issue was full of action. Great action scenes.
Villian has been revealed. His face is pretty much like Voldemort. He is also the most powerful one in this series. He has killed many gods. Now he is after Thor!
February 2, 2021
Is this the one of the best Thor stories or what?
February 24, 2017
Mi-a plăcut mult mai mult numărul ăsta. Iar povestea despre micul Thor inserată mi s-a părut răpitoare. Mi-l și imaginam :) Zeul măcelar este un personaj interesant și înfricoșător. Sper sincer să găsesc la sfârșitul bandei un motiv al comportamentului său distructiv, criminal.
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May 17, 2018
Aaron’s writing is flawless and this series is already a masterpiece, I love it so much!!!
August 30, 2018
I'm a total sucker for interesting structures, and on that account this issue doesn't quite live up to the first. There's a little bit of time-shifting going on here, but for the most part this issue follows the younger Thor - my least favourite iteration - in his first encounter with the God Butcher. Said Butcher is a creepy looking beastie who pretty much earns my undying enmity by killing the pretty horse. (I don't mind that he smacks around young Thor nearly as much. Characters that up themselves deserve a good smacking.) There's no stand-out moment here as with the hanged gods in issue 1, but it's still an entertaining enough action piece that moves the story along.
August 3, 2025
#2 – Young Thor’s Reckoning
In the past, a brash young Thor confronts Gorr the God Butcher and is brutally defeated. The issue contrasts youthful arrogance with overwhelming evil. Present-day Thor continues to investigate the god disappearances, and Gorr’s myth begins to take terrifying shape.
In the past, a brash young Thor confronts Gorr the God Butcher and is brutally defeated. The issue contrasts youthful arrogance with overwhelming evil. Present-day Thor continues to investigate the god disappearances, and Gorr’s myth begins to take terrifying shape.
April 10, 2021
Doing a reread of this amazing run (one of the best ever) and this I think best captures issue 2
July 5, 2022
Excited to see more Gorr.
January 10, 2024
Soo good!!
March 23, 2023
What's better than one Thor? Apparently, a trinity of them.
Young Thor fights Gorr for the first time and barely comes out alive. Avenger Thor encounters the results and remains of Gorr's recent atrocities, while Old Thor fights a last stand in the crumbling ruins of Asgard in the far future.
Young Thor fights Gorr for the first time and barely comes out alive. Avenger Thor encounters the results and remains of Gorr's recent atrocities, while Old Thor fights a last stand in the crumbling ruins of Asgard in the far future.
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July 19, 2013Wow, wow, wow.
(¿Hay algo más cutre que el resumen de un cómic en goodreads?)
(¿Hay algo más cutre que el resumen de un cómic en goodreads?)
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December 29, 2013Il disegno non mi sta spiacendo. Ma ci sono un paio di tavole che... XD
September 10, 2014
Something is killing gods, and now it is coming for Thor.
March 29, 2017
Good stuff
Jason Aaron is amazing. His Thor story answers old questions while creating new concepts in the world of the asgardians.
Jason Aaron is amazing. His Thor story answers old questions while creating new concepts in the world of the asgardians.
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