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Thor: God of Thunder (Single Issues)
Thor: God of Thunder #1
Marvel Now! begins for the God of Thunder! The gods are vanishing, leading Thor on a bloody trail that threatens to consume his past, present and future. To save these worlds, Thor must unravel the gruesome mystery of the God Butcher!
23 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 14, 2012
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About the author
Jason Aaron
2,359 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
This is interesting. Thor was always my favourite along with Iron Man in Avengers. Really hope to enjoy this series.
March 23, 2023
It all began here. This soon metamorphosed into Aaron's fabled Thor run.
In this first story arc, Aaron collaborated with Ribic and birthed a trinity of Thors that would be the focus of the first twelve issues. The three characters represent Thor in three phases of long immortal life, Young Thor of the Vikings, Thor the Avenger in the modern era, and Old King Thor, at the end of time.
In this first story arc, Aaron collaborated with Ribic and birthed a trinity of Thors that would be the focus of the first twelve issues. The three characters represent Thor in three phases of long immortal life, Young Thor of the Vikings, Thor the Avenger in the modern era, and Old King Thor, at the end of time.
February 1, 2021
Why haven't I read this already?
January 8, 2018
Every time I read an Avengers book. Thor is always the least interesting character to me. But i always wanted to give him a try! What a book to start with! So far So Good. If it can stay like this I Will be hooked on Thor
March 21, 2015
NOTE: This is a slightly expanded version of my original review for Issue # 1 of THOR: GOD OF THUNDER, a review which I originally posted on Amazon back in November of 2012 but then took down due to trolling. (Mostly DC trolls) Nonetheless, after consuming this entire first volume, my initial reaction to this new series still stands.
With all due respect to Jack Kirby's Thor and to Brian Azzarello's recent work on "The New 52" WONDER WOMAN, based on this first volume of THOR: GOD OF THUNDER, VOL 1: THE GOD BUTCHER (the latest TPB in the "Marvel NOW!" reboots), Jason Aaron has FINALLY made goldilocks a compelling and intriguing character in his own right. More importantly, He-Who-Weareth-His-Mother's-Drapes is also more entertaining than ever.
And yet, though it opens on a boisterous note with the youngest, earthiest version of Thor rowdily carousing in an Icelandic tavern, this first volume wastes little time in literally raising hell:
Alarmed by the horrified shrieks of otherwise desensitized Vikings, a suddenly sober Thor must immediately investigate the mysterious appearance of a corpse unlike any that has ever washed up on the bloody shores of Iceland--the corpse of a god who has obviously drifted too far from his own shores. How could this mysterious dead god have drifted so far? Could there be more dead gods on the way? More importantly, what terribly powerful entity could have possibly killed a god to begin with and why?
And so begins an unprecedentedly high-stakes murder story that promises to consume Thor through three different time frames: the aforementioned younger, drunker, earthier Thor of the past, a more cosmic and responsible--though still hard-drinking--present-day Thor, and a grayer, even lonelier, more battle-tested--if not necessarily any less intemperate--kingly Thor of the future. Coupled with the daunting mystery of a god-murdering serial killer, on the surface this multiple-time frame structure might seem like too much epic to cram into just one volume of a Thor comic. It's not.
Despite the story-line's vast scope and fast pace, Aaron's skill as a writer keeps you hooked where a lesser writer could have easily confused the living hell out of you, or at best inspired some serious eye-rolling: ***SPOILER ALERT*** as the story keeps leaping forward in time, not only do we witness how the mounting body count keeps raising the stakes on Thor's investigation, we also see the increasingly calamitous effects that these events will have on Thor himself, making us wonder as to the exact nature of the role that Thor has played throughout the ages in all of this mayhem. Has he played too big of a role? Or not enough of one? Maybe both. ***SPOILER OVER*** If one thing is certain about this first volume, it's how the story keeps pulling us in opposite directions, compelling us to want to know what will happen next, while keeping us guessing as to how we got there.
Oh, and similar to recent versions of the character, Aaron's ale guzzling Thor is also a likable chap. Though nowhere near as "cuddly" as the disposable movie-version, this Thor is still appropriately boastful, charmingly vain, and generally laid-back (he is a god, after all). Yet he never comes off as aloof, cloying, or goofy. On the contrary, he's actually kind of cool. ***SPOILER ALERT*** What's more, in one unexpected sequence, where he responds to a prayer that has been personally directed to him by the child of a godless people, ***SPOILER OVER*** Thor also proves himself a genuinely intriguing god: not only does he take his job seriously, after all, but the G.O.T. might actually CARE. Like I said, intriguing.
Speaking of which, though atypically lavish and photo-realistic for a comic book, the beautiful artwork on display here never devolves into novelty or spectacle for its own sake. On the contrary, swathed in lush shadows and bloody hues, Esad Ribic's intriguing mix of cinematic visuals and vaguely Disneyesque character work not only keeps pace with the script's magnificent style, it also amplifies the story's more rambunctious qualities, keeping the proceedings ominous yet that much funner to experience.
Aaron and company clearly know what they're doing here, people. Kudos also goes to Marvel, which was wise to hand the responsibility of launching a new Thor series to a creative team that is spearheaded by Aaron's prodigious writing ability: though I'm obviously not impervious to gimmicky publishing events like "Marvel NOW!" (Marvel's attempt to out-headline DC, which, as you might have heard, recently underwent a major reboot itself with its "New 52" titles), I would have NEVER purchased a Thor comic if the talents of a writer like Jason Aaron had not been involved. Dig? I mean, a traditionally humorless, drapes-wearing version of Wonder Woman but male and with a big magic mallet in lieu of a magic lasso? Normally I would take a pass.
Verdict: Buy this NOW! For my money, THOR: GOD OF THUNDER, VOL. 1: THE GOD BUTCHER lives up to the hype surrounding both the "Marvel NOW!" reboot initiative and Jason Aaron's previous work--which is saying a lot. Relentless, intriguing, and hell-raising fun, this first volume already has me eagerly waiting to see what happens with future (and, uh, past) story lines and I'm sure that I will remain hooked when we get there.
With all due respect to Jack Kirby's Thor and to Brian Azzarello's recent work on "The New 52" WONDER WOMAN, based on this first volume of THOR: GOD OF THUNDER, VOL 1: THE GOD BUTCHER (the latest TPB in the "Marvel NOW!" reboots), Jason Aaron has FINALLY made goldilocks a compelling and intriguing character in his own right. More importantly, He-Who-Weareth-His-Mother's-Drapes is also more entertaining than ever.
And yet, though it opens on a boisterous note with the youngest, earthiest version of Thor rowdily carousing in an Icelandic tavern, this first volume wastes little time in literally raising hell:
Alarmed by the horrified shrieks of otherwise desensitized Vikings, a suddenly sober Thor must immediately investigate the mysterious appearance of a corpse unlike any that has ever washed up on the bloody shores of Iceland--the corpse of a god who has obviously drifted too far from his own shores. How could this mysterious dead god have drifted so far? Could there be more dead gods on the way? More importantly, what terribly powerful entity could have possibly killed a god to begin with and why?
And so begins an unprecedentedly high-stakes murder story that promises to consume Thor through three different time frames: the aforementioned younger, drunker, earthier Thor of the past, a more cosmic and responsible--though still hard-drinking--present-day Thor, and a grayer, even lonelier, more battle-tested--if not necessarily any less intemperate--kingly Thor of the future. Coupled with the daunting mystery of a god-murdering serial killer, on the surface this multiple-time frame structure might seem like too much epic to cram into just one volume of a Thor comic. It's not.
Despite the story-line's vast scope and fast pace, Aaron's skill as a writer keeps you hooked where a lesser writer could have easily confused the living hell out of you, or at best inspired some serious eye-rolling: ***SPOILER ALERT*** as the story keeps leaping forward in time, not only do we witness how the mounting body count keeps raising the stakes on Thor's investigation, we also see the increasingly calamitous effects that these events will have on Thor himself, making us wonder as to the exact nature of the role that Thor has played throughout the ages in all of this mayhem. Has he played too big of a role? Or not enough of one? Maybe both. ***SPOILER OVER*** If one thing is certain about this first volume, it's how the story keeps pulling us in opposite directions, compelling us to want to know what will happen next, while keeping us guessing as to how we got there.
Oh, and similar to recent versions of the character, Aaron's ale guzzling Thor is also a likable chap. Though nowhere near as "cuddly" as the disposable movie-version, this Thor is still appropriately boastful, charmingly vain, and generally laid-back (he is a god, after all). Yet he never comes off as aloof, cloying, or goofy. On the contrary, he's actually kind of cool. ***SPOILER ALERT*** What's more, in one unexpected sequence, where he responds to a prayer that has been personally directed to him by the child of a godless people, ***SPOILER OVER*** Thor also proves himself a genuinely intriguing god: not only does he take his job seriously, after all, but the G.O.T. might actually CARE. Like I said, intriguing.
Speaking of which, though atypically lavish and photo-realistic for a comic book, the beautiful artwork on display here never devolves into novelty or spectacle for its own sake. On the contrary, swathed in lush shadows and bloody hues, Esad Ribic's intriguing mix of cinematic visuals and vaguely Disneyesque character work not only keeps pace with the script's magnificent style, it also amplifies the story's more rambunctious qualities, keeping the proceedings ominous yet that much funner to experience.
Aaron and company clearly know what they're doing here, people. Kudos also goes to Marvel, which was wise to hand the responsibility of launching a new Thor series to a creative team that is spearheaded by Aaron's prodigious writing ability: though I'm obviously not impervious to gimmicky publishing events like "Marvel NOW!" (Marvel's attempt to out-headline DC, which, as you might have heard, recently underwent a major reboot itself with its "New 52" titles), I would have NEVER purchased a Thor comic if the talents of a writer like Jason Aaron had not been involved. Dig? I mean, a traditionally humorless, drapes-wearing version of Wonder Woman but male and with a big magic mallet in lieu of a magic lasso? Normally I would take a pass.
Verdict: Buy this NOW! For my money, THOR: GOD OF THUNDER, VOL. 1: THE GOD BUTCHER lives up to the hype surrounding both the "Marvel NOW!" reboot initiative and Jason Aaron's previous work--which is saying a lot. Relentless, intriguing, and hell-raising fun, this first volume already has me eagerly waiting to see what happens with future (and, uh, past) story lines and I'm sure that I will remain hooked when we get there.
September 10, 2014
Pasado:I am Thor Odinson. God of Thunder. Prince of Asgard. Heir to the throne of the realm eternal. I love my life.
Presente:I am Thor. Warrior of Asgard. Avenger of Earth, and I swear by all that is holy… no one will die here today.
Futuro:I am Thor Odinson. King of a broken Asgard. Last of all the gods.
October 13, 2019
Aaron really knew what he wanted to do with this right from the beginning.
I loved this.
I loved this.
July 17, 2013
I have always considered Thor nothing less than STUPID. Like even when compared to Hulk I found him stupid /lacking appeal. A hammer for a weapon and his Viking oaths never really got me going.
The weeklies had long come out and had been ignored by me like all of Thor's books and then somewhere I read the name of the writer.
I read a few reviews and then very very safely decided to pick up my first Thor Title last night.
Ok - I might be a bit biased because of my love for Jason Aaron but this is GOOD Stuff !
Jason does not try and rebuild Thor into an intelligent action hero - he takes the same quite brash hero and pits him against an incredibly clever as well as powerful foe who is a villain who does not cower to Gods but butchers them.
This villain not only lives for a 100 / 1000 / 10000 years but outlives Gods -hunts them and butchers them.
Now with the meat thrown in - here's the sauce - the story moves simultaneously in 3 time zones - each time the glimpse of the past, present or future ending just at the sweet spot to whet your appetite and yet hungering for me cos the interlinkages are hinted at and not given away.
Some might call this a literary stunt quite unnecessary to the whole narrative but I will argue that in case even flashbacks in any form are unnecessary.
Jason presents an even more stupid and brash Thor in the young Thor part. A Thor who we know now - arrogant, strong and extremely aggressive now - and a more mature handicapped Thor dying alone in the 3rd part.
Beautifully told !
I am reading Vol 2 next as soon as it comes out.
The weeklies had long come out and had been ignored by me like all of Thor's books and then somewhere I read the name of the writer.
I read a few reviews and then very very safely decided to pick up my first Thor Title last night.
Ok - I might be a bit biased because of my love for Jason Aaron but this is GOOD Stuff !
Jason does not try and rebuild Thor into an intelligent action hero - he takes the same quite brash hero and pits him against an incredibly clever as well as powerful foe who is a villain who does not cower to Gods but butchers them.
This villain not only lives for a 100 / 1000 / 10000 years but outlives Gods -hunts them and butchers them.
Now with the meat thrown in - here's the sauce - the story moves simultaneously in 3 time zones - each time the glimpse of the past, present or future ending just at the sweet spot to whet your appetite and yet hungering for me cos the interlinkages are hinted at and not given away.
Some might call this a literary stunt quite unnecessary to the whole narrative but I will argue that in case even flashbacks in any form are unnecessary.
Jason presents an even more stupid and brash Thor in the young Thor part. A Thor who we know now - arrogant, strong and extremely aggressive now - and a more mature handicapped Thor dying alone in the 3rd part.
Beautifully told !
I am reading Vol 2 next as soon as it comes out.
February 24, 2017
A fost un capitol interesant, dar neimpresionant. In unele zone m-a lasat in ceata rau. Sper sa imi schimb parerea odata cu capitolul doi.
August 30, 2018
I read The God Butcher, in which this is collected, earlier today, and after I'd reviewed it I found that Goodreads also lists comics on their own, as single issues! I am clearly late to this discovery but am excited nonetheless, and because I have a hopeless bent to completeness I'm rating and reviewing them all separately, as well as collected.
This particular issue opens this, well, mini-series I suppose you'd call it, and I was initially sceptical. It starts with a younger Thor, who is pretty much everything I am not interested in reading about - the phrase "drunken whoring battle yokel" sprang to mind - but it very quickly became clear that this is a story with three different versions of Thor - young, current, and the lonely, dying old - and it promises an interesting structure and character development, which are things that I love and that makes young Thor seem like a promising beginning instead of a bore. When this issue really caught my attention, however, was the storage house of dead gods hanging from meat hooks like sides of beef in a butcher's. The image is incredible and, like the gods, I was hooked. (Sorry.)
This particular issue opens this, well, mini-series I suppose you'd call it, and I was initially sceptical. It starts with a younger Thor, who is pretty much everything I am not interested in reading about - the phrase "drunken whoring battle yokel" sprang to mind - but it very quickly became clear that this is a story with three different versions of Thor - young, current, and the lonely, dying old - and it promises an interesting structure and character development, which are things that I love and that makes young Thor seem like a promising beginning instead of a bore. When this issue really caught my attention, however, was the storage house of dead gods hanging from meat hooks like sides of beef in a butcher's. The image is incredible and, like the gods, I was hooked. (Sorry.)
April 9, 2021
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Doing a reread of one of the best comic runs I have ever read and just trying to look for a single image that best represents each issue
p.s. this is better the 2nd time, knowing what happens
Doing a reread of one of the best comic runs I have ever read and just trying to look for a single image that best represents each issue
p.s. this is better the 2nd time, knowing what happens
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 19, 2024
I watched Love and Thunder last night, so I thought I might look into some of the print inspirations.
I didn't hate this but I don't think I like this iteration of Thor enough to stick with it. I'm just not really amused by his selfishness.
The art is kind of remarkable, though! Very painterly.
I didn't hate this but I don't think I like this iteration of Thor enough to stick with it. I'm just not really amused by his selfishness.
The art is kind of remarkable, though! Very painterly.
August 3, 2025
#1 – The God Butcher Begins
The series opens with a haunting mystery: gods across the universe are vanishing. Thor, answering a distant prayer, discovers a world where gods have been murdered. The story introduces three versions of Thor—young, present-day, and King Thor—setting up a mythic time-spanning tale. Esad Ribić’s painterly art makes an immediate impact.
The series opens with a haunting mystery: gods across the universe are vanishing. Thor, answering a distant prayer, discovers a world where gods have been murdered. The story introduces three versions of Thor—young, present-day, and King Thor—setting up a mythic time-spanning tale. Esad Ribić’s painterly art makes an immediate impact.
July 5, 2022
Decided I needed to go through this before continuing further with Jane's story, and WOW! I love the overall look of this! It's like reading a D&D manual! Thor answering the girl's prayers and seeing how inspired people are is just so sweet.
July 31, 2018
Good Art, But Boring Story
The art work is really good, but I just couldn’t get excited about the story. This is part 1. It’s got to get a lot better to regain my interest.
The art work is really good, but I just couldn’t get excited about the story. This is part 1. It’s got to get a lot better to regain my interest.
September 8, 2018
If you can forgive the font, story is really binding
Good first part, loved the story telling. The time jumps helped to put things in prespective. Loved the artwork as well
Good first part, loved the story telling. The time jumps helped to put things in prespective. Loved the artwork as well
June 26, 2022
Wow, seeing the gods hanging in that room and Thor coming to the realization of who did it to them was terrifying.
July 8, 2022
Personally I wouldn't take that, but that's just me
November 10, 2022
Gave me chills!
August 22, 2019
I can't even finish this. It is absolutely dreadful. this is not my cup of tea
August 21, 2016
This book came to me on an off day when I was a little bored. My Co-worker got a few new comics in, and there was Thor God of Thunder sitting on his desk looking all shiny and pretty. It just called out my name saying "Read me!" Now, I’m normally not a Thor fan, the movies is the base of my knowledge of this super hero and I wasn’t that wild about the movies – to me the point of the movies is Loki. Yes I am something of a Tom Hiddleston fan – I can’t help it! Any way, I still picked up the book curious and got sucked in rather quickly.
The story of Thor here is well crafted, it is telling one story that arches over Thor’s entire life time. It starts with a very young Thor who is visiting ancient Norse Vickings. He is cocky and full of himself as ever and is faced with a rather intriguing foe that changes his view on life to some degree as he was almost defeated. While this story is told in parts we are given flashes of the present day Thor that we know and are familiar with, one that is part of the Avengers in some way, and is in present day earth realizing that there was more to his past chance encounter and there is something much darker and sinister going on that there is something going about killing and destroying all the gods of all the worlds. This is where it really gets intriguing.
Of course, this story is all told in chunks and also shows a future Thor known as Old Man Thor who is beaten down, most everyone is gone and lost and he’s trying to defeat an unbeatable foe who simply won’t just end things. Old Man Thor, though in a sad situation is kind of fun and super awesome and tough. The story though in bites and moving from time point to time point in Thor’s life is well told and gives you enough to keep you going and it simply just masterfully crafted for a three for one story about one person at different places in his life.
Over all, this book was fantastic and I have been clamoring for the continuation which I am finally going to be able to read here soon and I can’t wait! Over all I would give this comic a 5 out of 5 stars as it was simply that good, and even if you are new to Thor this is a good start as you aren’t left lost and wondering at all.
The story of Thor here is well crafted, it is telling one story that arches over Thor’s entire life time. It starts with a very young Thor who is visiting ancient Norse Vickings. He is cocky and full of himself as ever and is faced with a rather intriguing foe that changes his view on life to some degree as he was almost defeated. While this story is told in parts we are given flashes of the present day Thor that we know and are familiar with, one that is part of the Avengers in some way, and is in present day earth realizing that there was more to his past chance encounter and there is something much darker and sinister going on that there is something going about killing and destroying all the gods of all the worlds. This is where it really gets intriguing.
Of course, this story is all told in chunks and also shows a future Thor known as Old Man Thor who is beaten down, most everyone is gone and lost and he’s trying to defeat an unbeatable foe who simply won’t just end things. Old Man Thor, though in a sad situation is kind of fun and super awesome and tough. The story though in bites and moving from time point to time point in Thor’s life is well told and gives you enough to keep you going and it simply just masterfully crafted for a three for one story about one person at different places in his life.
Over all, this book was fantastic and I have been clamoring for the continuation which I am finally going to be able to read here soon and I can’t wait! Over all I would give this comic a 5 out of 5 stars as it was simply that good, and even if you are new to Thor this is a good start as you aren’t left lost and wondering at all.
December 4, 2012
You can find the full review on my blog:
http://sonsofcorax.wordpress.com/2012...
It’s back to comics for another day of Advent Reviews. This time I take on one of Marvel’s latest reboots, Thor: God of Thunder #1, which is written by Jason Aaron and is part of the publisher’s Marvel NOW! staggered line-wide relaunch. The recent movie piqued my interest in the character, and as a fan of Norse mythology, I couldn’t really pass up an opportunity to “start from the beginning” as it were.
ThorGodOfThunder01
This was a really weird issue for me. A first read-through didn’t make me feel anything really. The narrative is divided into three parts: 893 AD Iceland, Earth; Present-day, the planet Indigarr; and many millennia in the future, Asgard, where Thor is the last god left alive. The broken narrative confused me since it didn’t appear much that there were any consistent themes between them. I suppose I have myself to blame for that, since I read this when I was really sleepy. A second read-through made things jump out at me, and I recognised what the the consistency was between the three short stories: it had to do with a threat that Thor deals between his past and present selves, as presented in the comic.
I still believe that the narrative is unnecessarily jumbled up, and that it would have been better to have done it as flashbacks from the point of view of the future Thor, a Thor who resembles Odin in his physical appearance and his deformities. That would have tied up the narrative a fair bit. But, taking each story as it comes, I did realise that Justin Aaron did in fact do a good job of showing off Thor as a character. This is an introductory issue, part of a brand-new reboot for the character. The story itself might not be compelling, but we do get to see Thor at three different stages of his life. And I’m quite interested in seeing how the character has evolved between these three identities, and who the big bad villain mentioned in the middle story is.
http://sonsofcorax.wordpress.com/2012...
It’s back to comics for another day of Advent Reviews. This time I take on one of Marvel’s latest reboots, Thor: God of Thunder #1, which is written by Jason Aaron and is part of the publisher’s Marvel NOW! staggered line-wide relaunch. The recent movie piqued my interest in the character, and as a fan of Norse mythology, I couldn’t really pass up an opportunity to “start from the beginning” as it were.
ThorGodOfThunder01
This was a really weird issue for me. A first read-through didn’t make me feel anything really. The narrative is divided into three parts: 893 AD Iceland, Earth; Present-day, the planet Indigarr; and many millennia in the future, Asgard, where Thor is the last god left alive. The broken narrative confused me since it didn’t appear much that there were any consistent themes between them. I suppose I have myself to blame for that, since I read this when I was really sleepy. A second read-through made things jump out at me, and I recognised what the the consistency was between the three short stories: it had to do with a threat that Thor deals between his past and present selves, as presented in the comic.
I still believe that the narrative is unnecessarily jumbled up, and that it would have been better to have done it as flashbacks from the point of view of the future Thor, a Thor who resembles Odin in his physical appearance and his deformities. That would have tied up the narrative a fair bit. But, taking each story as it comes, I did realise that Justin Aaron did in fact do a good job of showing off Thor as a character. This is an introductory issue, part of a brand-new reboot for the character. The story itself might not be compelling, but we do get to see Thor at three different stages of his life. And I’m quite interested in seeing how the character has evolved between these three identities, and who the big bad villain mentioned in the middle story is.
November 29, 2012
Hace tiempo que no comento nada de Marvel y su Marvel Now, así que hoy toca recomendaros la serie de “Thor God of Thunder” que ya tiene cerrado su primer arco argumental con los primeros 5 números, titulado “The God Butcher”, que no se como se titulará aquí, pero que se publicara en Junio, sin remunerar y sin agrupar, es decir en el numero 26 de Panini estarán los 2 primeros números de este arco argumental.
En este cómic Jason Aaron nos presenta a un Thor multitemporal, por decirlo así. Toda la historia tiene lugar en 3 épocas conjuntamente. Un joven Thor en la era Vikinga, el Thor vengador actual y un futuro Thor anciano, con un solo ojo como su padre y con un solo brazo. Pero el enemigo es el mismo, Gorr el asesino de dioses.
A través de 5 números y empezando con un Thor joven, pendenciero y que acompaña a sus súbditos vikingos en sus campañas, veremos como alguien esta asesinando dioses a lo largo del universo. Thor nunca ha visto nada parecido, panteones enteros desaparecidos, mundos sin dioses y alguien con una determinación brutal porque esto continúe.
En los 3 marcos temporales Thor tratara de parar a Gorr tratando de averiguar quien es este ser y el porque de su cruzada contra toda deidad, Asgard incluida. Todo ello con un dibujo de Esad Ribic, que es tan impresionante que casi parece un menosprecio llamarlo “dibujo” en vez de sencillamente “arte”.
Serie muy recomendable y es que a mi los rollos divinos me llaman la atención. También agradezco los arcos argumentales minimamente cerrados como este, aunque la historia seguirá en el numero #6. Historia cósmica celestial, sin mas asuntos mundanos que los que vemos en la era vikinga y un enemigo formidable al que tampoco se le puede quitar razón en sus argumentos.
En este cómic Jason Aaron nos presenta a un Thor multitemporal, por decirlo así. Toda la historia tiene lugar en 3 épocas conjuntamente. Un joven Thor en la era Vikinga, el Thor vengador actual y un futuro Thor anciano, con un solo ojo como su padre y con un solo brazo. Pero el enemigo es el mismo, Gorr el asesino de dioses.
A través de 5 números y empezando con un Thor joven, pendenciero y que acompaña a sus súbditos vikingos en sus campañas, veremos como alguien esta asesinando dioses a lo largo del universo. Thor nunca ha visto nada parecido, panteones enteros desaparecidos, mundos sin dioses y alguien con una determinación brutal porque esto continúe.
En los 3 marcos temporales Thor tratara de parar a Gorr tratando de averiguar quien es este ser y el porque de su cruzada contra toda deidad, Asgard incluida. Todo ello con un dibujo de Esad Ribic, que es tan impresionante que casi parece un menosprecio llamarlo “dibujo” en vez de sencillamente “arte”.
Serie muy recomendable y es que a mi los rollos divinos me llaman la atención. También agradezco los arcos argumentales minimamente cerrados como este, aunque la historia seguirá en el numero #6. Historia cósmica celestial, sin mas asuntos mundanos que los que vemos en la era vikinga y un enemigo formidable al que tampoco se le puede quitar razón en sus argumentos.
June 4, 2014
Outstanding. I didn't think it was possible to tell such a good story with this character, who's usually at his best in the periphery as comic relief. Now I don't think it's possible to tell a better story with him. Thor, I guess you are awesome. Who knew?
I've always said that Marvel can't do dark, and when they try it really misses. This is a hit. It's grisly, exciting, and I don't know how this will end. The only thing I can see going wrong is trying to stretch out this God Butcher storyline-but I can't judge on that yet.
I've always said that Marvel can't do dark, and when they try it really misses. This is a hit. It's grisly, exciting, and I don't know how this will end. The only thing I can see going wrong is trying to stretch out this God Butcher storyline-but I can't judge on that yet.
July 26, 2013
Good old fashioned fun. Thor reads more like movie Thor, than Stan Lee Thor these days, but in my mind that's a good thing. I say it's good old fashioned fun, but there's plenty of spilt blood and gore to be found in the beautiful art. Jason Aaron spins three time lines and three Thors together, which could easily derail through over-complication, but he steers a steady ship and I found the story to be a proper rollicking page turner.
April 6, 2014
Absolutely stunning reimagining of the Thor character, with an epic storyline befitting a major player in the Marvel Universe and a powerful God to boot. There are very real consequences here, and a multi-layered narrative that can't be solved by a simple swing of the hammer or calling down of the lighning. Complex, meaningful and deep: not what I generally expect from a Thor comic, and I'm absolutely hooked.
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July 19, 2013Eh, primera serie de Thor que leo en mi vida y resulta que el dibujante es el mismo que en la única novela gráfica de Thor (bueno, Loki) que he leído en mi vida.
(Lo que me hace temblar por una futura aparición de Loki.)
Ah, y es una pasada.
(Lo que me hace temblar por una futura aparición de Loki.)
Ah, y es una pasada.
July 28, 2014
Lots of pulpy, campy fun featuring three Thor's (including a very bad-ass & beardy end-times Thor who looks like Rip van Laocoön) battling a serial killer of gods named Gorr. A page turner worth your time, just don't think too hard.
May 14, 2013
I never thought the reboot would be awesome! I bought only one issue just for trial, but now apparently I've to get the rest of it haha XD
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