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Thor: God of Thunder (Single Issues)
Thor: God of Thunder #3
Following the bloody wake of murdered gods across the depths of space, Thor tracks the God Butcher into the present! Discovering a forgotten cave on earth that echoes with the cries of tortured gods, the Thunder God is shocked to find himself among them!
22 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 28, 2012
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About the author
Jason Aaron
2,360 books1,678 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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February 2, 2021
Does anyone else wants Ribic's artwork on every single comic out there or what?
January 27, 2016
Rating: 5/5
În acest număr ne întâlnim cu Thor care este în căutarea așa numitului zeului Măcelar care a omorât numeroși zei. Thor dorește răzbunare și umblă din lung în lat pentru a-l găsi pe acest criminal care a măcelărit atât de mulți zei importanți (nu se presupune însă că toți zeii sunt importanți prin nemurirea lor și faptele lor eroice? also, cum poți omorî un zeu care este nemuritor?).
Spre deosebire de Deadpool, Thor nu oferă același dinamism însă vom vedea scene din lupte care se desfășoară parcă într-un ritm mai lent, aproape glaciar (după cum este și locația acestui număr).
Nu se întâmplă extrem de multe lucruri în această parte însă Thor este însoțit o perioadă și de Tony Stark (Iron Man) care îi va oferi și niște mici sfaturi dar și susținerea lui. Omul de Oțel sesizează seriozitatea din expresia lui Thor așa că nu numai eu am fost singura care a fost învăluită de gravitatea pe care o oferă zeul împrejur. Cred că acest număr a reușit să surprindă destul de bine importanța zeilor și lupta care ar trebui dusă pentru apărarea lor.
Foarte interesantă mi s-a părut peștera-simbol unde Thor pare-se că a fost și el torturat de zeul Măcelar. Întunericimea finalului m-a lăsat curioasă și vreau să aflu ce se ascunde de fapt în bezna peșterii care l-a marcat pe Thor! Chiar dacă din punct de vedere al acțiunii nu asistăm la o evoluție rapidă, am fost absorbită de glaciaritatea emanată de fiecare cadru și de gândurile și supărarea lui Thor pentru nepăsarea de care dau dovadă zeii față de semenii lor.
Traducerea realizată de Mihaela Agape mi s-a părut faină iar ilustrațiile pe cât de glaciare și sângeroase, m-au încântat vizual și am fost mulțumită și de numeroasele detalii întâlnite (fie ele pentru personaje sau background). Coperta este faină însă am înțeles că nu se mai poate "lipi" de primele două din serie (nu se mai formează o imagine continuă).
În acest număr ne întâlnim cu Thor care este în căutarea așa numitului zeului Măcelar care a omorât numeroși zei. Thor dorește răzbunare și umblă din lung în lat pentru a-l găsi pe acest criminal care a măcelărit atât de mulți zei importanți (nu se presupune însă că toți zeii sunt importanți prin nemurirea lor și faptele lor eroice? also, cum poți omorî un zeu care este nemuritor?).
Spre deosebire de Deadpool, Thor nu oferă același dinamism însă vom vedea scene din lupte care se desfășoară parcă într-un ritm mai lent, aproape glaciar (după cum este și locația acestui număr).
Nu se întâmplă extrem de multe lucruri în această parte însă Thor este însoțit o perioadă și de Tony Stark (Iron Man) care îi va oferi și niște mici sfaturi dar și susținerea lui. Omul de Oțel sesizează seriozitatea din expresia lui Thor așa că nu numai eu am fost singura care a fost învăluită de gravitatea pe care o oferă zeul împrejur. Cred că acest număr a reușit să surprindă destul de bine importanța zeilor și lupta care ar trebui dusă pentru apărarea lor.
Foarte interesantă mi s-a părut peștera-simbol unde Thor pare-se că a fost și el torturat de zeul Măcelar. Întunericimea finalului m-a lăsat curioasă și vreau să aflu ce se ascunde de fapt în bezna peșterii care l-a marcat pe Thor! Chiar dacă din punct de vedere al acțiunii nu asistăm la o evoluție rapidă, am fost absorbită de glaciaritatea emanată de fiecare cadru și de gândurile și supărarea lui Thor pentru nepăsarea de care dau dovadă zeii față de semenii lor.
Traducerea realizată de Mihaela Agape mi s-a părut faină iar ilustrațiile pe cât de glaciare și sângeroase, m-au încântat vizual și am fost mulțumită și de numeroasele detalii întâlnite (fie ele pentru personaje sau background). Coperta este faină însă am înțeles că nu se mai poate "lipi" de primele două din serie (nu se mai formează o imagine continuă).
April 12, 2021
Middle point of God Butcher and we get a Thor that admits he needs help
August 30, 2018
This is without a doubt my favourite of the first five collected issues. A little more of the interesting structure was back, but the parade of dead gods was sad and horrifying - genuinely affecting. The panel with Falligar the Behemoth is the best, and it gives a sense of the sheer waste of what's going on here. Not that the gods are particularly decent individuals - for the most part we don't know, but I can't imagine trusting a god as far as I could throw it - but the sense of wonder that's such a staple of the speculative genres is here in spades, as is the idea of a universe impoverished by the death of wondrous things.
Also a welcome addition is the librarian, who clearly has a very low opinion of Thor - he met him as a child, and quickly assessed him as not a reader - and I enjoy that he's so open with his unflattering judgements. I don't expect every character to be a genius, or even averagely intelligent, but I'm far more likely to tolerate those who aren't when the narrative doesn't bend over backwards to try and tell me they're smarter than they actually are. So good choice there I thought.
Also a welcome addition is the librarian, who clearly has a very low opinion of Thor - he met him as a child, and quickly assessed him as not a reader - and I enjoy that he's so open with his unflattering judgements. I don't expect every character to be a genius, or even averagely intelligent, but I'm far more likely to tolerate those who aren't when the narrative doesn't bend over backwards to try and tell me they're smarter than they actually are. So good choice there I thought.
March 19, 2023
In this issue, Thor moonlighting as an investigator started here.
In hindsight, it explains why Thors (the Secret Wars 2015 tie-in) worked so well as a police procedural, because the seed has been planted here, which enabled readers to easily accept the reality that Thor can be a good cop.
In hindsight, it explains why Thors (the Secret Wars 2015 tie-in) worked so well as a police procedural, because the seed has been planted here, which enabled readers to easily accept the reality that Thor can be a good cop.
July 5, 2022
The creature designs are great.
November 28, 2014
The more I read of Jason Aaron the less I like his writing. Not sure exactly what it is but it just rubs me the wrong way like he is using writing tricks that simulate depth but are actually just repetitions of things written other places. I did actually enjoy the first issue in this volume. That's what gave this one star. The farther into the book I went the less I read. Pretty soon I just flipped through the art. Too bad I had really wanted to like this series. Waste of time.
November 5, 2025
#3 – The Forgotten Gods
Thor discovers a vast hall filled with the remains of forgotten and slaughtered gods. The scope of Gorr’s killing spree becomes chillingly clear. Aaron builds tension with a quiet, cosmic horror tone, while the mystery grows more layered and unsettling.
Thor discovers a vast hall filled with the remains of forgotten and slaughtered gods. The scope of Gorr’s killing spree becomes chillingly clear. Aaron builds tension with a quiet, cosmic horror tone, while the mystery grows more layered and unsettling.
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