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Thor: God of Thunder (Single Issues)
Thor: God of Thunder #12
Thor returns to Midgard! What does it mean to walk the Earth as a god? Where does Thor go and who does he see when he's not out saving the world with the Avengers? Also, the return of long-time love interest, Dr. Jane Foster.
22 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 28, 2013
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Jason Aaron
2,364 books1,682 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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March 24, 2023
After a long time away, busy fighting the God-Butcher with his past and future selves, Thor reconnects with Midgard and its people in ways only the Thunder God can. Along the way, seeds are planted for future stories and character development; this was where readers first met Roz Solomon, future SHIELD agent, and heard the news of how Jane Foster's cancer has taken a turn for the worse.
The first bookend of Thor: God of Thunder, Vol. 3: The Accursed collection is illustrated by Nick Klein, joining other guest artists who are more than capable of stepping into Ribic shoes and giving their own take on Ribic's redesigned Thor.
The first bookend of Thor: God of Thunder, Vol. 3: The Accursed collection is illustrated by Nick Klein, joining other guest artists who are more than capable of stepping into Ribic shoes and giving their own take on Ribic's redesigned Thor.
July 2, 2016
Rating:3/5
Am reușit să trecem peste toată suferința pe care Zeul Măcelar a pricinuit-o tuturor, și am asistat la finalul lui. Gorr a dispărut din peisaj, iar cei trei Thori care se reuniseră pentru a-l distruge, au revenit fiecare în timpul lui.
Mi-a părut bine că seria aceasta a început un nou story arc, însă începutul a fost unul destul de lent, neoferind extrem de multe aspecte care să mă entuziasmeze sau să mă țină cu sufletul la gură.
Thor Răzbunătorul a revenit în Midgard, și a vizitat o serie de vechi prieteni (necunoscuți mie) cărora le-a fost alături în momentele grele. Chinuit de faptul că aceștia trec printr-o serie de suferințe (moarte provocată de fapte nesăbuite, boli, etc.), își dorește să intervină pentru a-i ajuta și a le oferi viață. Puterea lui aproape nelimitată nu este însă îndeajuns pe Pământ. Dorința oamenilor de a-și înfrunta soarta pe cale "naturală", îi determină să refuze ajutorul lui Thor, compania lui fiind cel mai de preț lucru.
Un număr destul de lejer, în care Thor Răzbunătorul este cel care își face simțită prezența cel mai mult, dă startul unei noi povești. Nu știu ce va urma mai departe, însă curiozitatea mă roade pe interior, chiar dacă banda desenată de față nu m-a lăsat în suspans.
La final și-a făcut apariția și bătrânul rege Thor care a lăsat o urmă de mister legat de ceea ce se va întâmpla în continuare
Cadrele variate, cu o grafică faină de tot, mi-au plăcut, ele alternând de la tonurile reci la cele calde, creând un echilibru al poveștii. Au fost câteva scene care chiar mi s-au părut frumoase, stilul artistului Nic Klein fiind pe placul meu. :)
Am reușit să trecem peste toată suferința pe care Zeul Măcelar a pricinuit-o tuturor, și am asistat la finalul lui. Gorr a dispărut din peisaj, iar cei trei Thori care se reuniseră pentru a-l distruge, au revenit fiecare în timpul lui.
Mi-a părut bine că seria aceasta a început un nou story arc, însă începutul a fost unul destul de lent, neoferind extrem de multe aspecte care să mă entuziasmeze sau să mă țină cu sufletul la gură.
Thor Răzbunătorul a revenit în Midgard, și a vizitat o serie de vechi prieteni (necunoscuți mie) cărora le-a fost alături în momentele grele. Chinuit de faptul că aceștia trec printr-o serie de suferințe (moarte provocată de fapte nesăbuite, boli, etc.), își dorește să intervină pentru a-i ajuta și a le oferi viață. Puterea lui aproape nelimitată nu este însă îndeajuns pe Pământ. Dorința oamenilor de a-și înfrunta soarta pe cale "naturală", îi determină să refuze ajutorul lui Thor, compania lui fiind cel mai de preț lucru.
Un număr destul de lejer, în care Thor Răzbunătorul este cel care își face simțită prezența cel mai mult, dă startul unei noi povești. Nu știu ce va urma mai departe, însă curiozitatea mă roade pe interior, chiar dacă banda desenată de față nu m-a lăsat în suspans.
La final și-a făcut apariția și bătrânul rege Thor care a lăsat o urmă de mister legat de ceea ce se va întâmpla în continuare
Cadrele variate, cu o grafică faină de tot, mi-au plăcut, ele alternând de la tonurile reci la cele calde, creând un echilibru al poveștii. Au fost câteva scene care chiar mi s-au părut frumoase, stilul artistului Nic Klein fiind pe placul meu. :)
January 10, 2018
Good art. Good story
September 16, 2018
After the whole Godbomb thing. this issue is, I presume, the rest before the story continues. All the Thors have returned to their own times, and are coping with their experiences in their own ways. There's very little on Young Thor and Old King Thor, it's mostly Avengers Thor that's followed here and he's the best of them I reckon (this issue really brings home how absolutely little interest I have in Young Thor, he's dull as a bag of hammers). Avenger Thor isn't really following a storyline, he's just turning up in random places doing random acts of kindness for people who need or want a god, and if it's not exactly exciting I value this sort of kindness in stories, so I enjoyed it anyway.
October 16, 2013
You can read the full review over at my blog:
http://sonsofcorax.wordpress.com/2013...
To think, when I picked up the first issue of this series back in December last year, that I had considered the series to be of only passing interest. A full twelve issues later, here I am, a complete fan of Jason Aaron and the incredible spin he’s done on everybody’s favourite Thunder God. From a bit of a shaky beginning, Thor: God of Thunder has a come a long, long way, and is right now one of my favourite comics to read month after month. I love the character, I love the three-part narrative divided between Thors of the past, present and the future, and I love the whole mythic quality of the series. Plus that art, which has really, really grown on me.
The series wrapped up its first major arc a couple week ago in #11 as the Thor trinity finally defeated Gorr the God-Butcher in a most spectacular fashion. The arc, in totality, has been one of the most fun stories I’ve ever read and it really was an incredible experience. Quite to my surprise, this past Wednesday, Marvel released the #12th issue in the series, a sort of interlude as the Thors get back to their regular lives and Jason Aaron begins his next big arc, whatever it may be. I don’t really look at solicits so I have no idea what’s gonna happen next. Except more awesomeness. That’s one thing I can always count on Jason Aaron for these days.
Note: Some spoilers for this issue, although nothing… major.
Thor 12If there is any one concept that defines this issue it is “normality”. Jason Aaron does such a wonderful job of showing an ordinary day in the life of Thor when he is on Midgard. He meets new people, he makes their lives better, he comforts them, gives them hope, he stands by them, he shows them wonders, and so on. In short, he is a true hero in every sense of the word, because he cares about the little guy, the ordinary little guy that others ignore. Very much a Green Arrow-like mindset, going off the character’s portrayal in Justice League Unlimited (which is the only version I know other than the one in Smallville, which was a bit high-brow, and the one in Arrow, which largely deals with the bigger problems facing Starling City).
Another thing is the emotion in the entire issue. Till now, Jason impressed me with all the characterisation and the action. Now, he impresses with introspection and emotion. One of the very first things that Thor does on his return to Midgard is to go see a prisoner facing execution, and he brings him the last fruit from a world that has been scoured and burned. The emotions in those scenes are just heart-breaking. I don’t know who Fulton is, but whoever he was before, meeting Thor has clearly changed his perspective on life. It was such a great emotional beat.
Then there are all the little things, such as Thor making it rain in a desert/plains to help a poor farmer family, or sharing a beer with servicemen, or helping a fishing trawler through some tough times, or meditating with the Dalai Lama, and so on. Its all so… heroic on a basic level. He is looking to make a difference in the lives of these people, and receiving the joy of the effort in turn.
And that brings me to the final section of this comic, Thor meeting Jane Foster again. Since I’ve not read any Thor comics prior to this series, outside of Matt Fraction’s The Mighty Thor Volume 1, I don’t know how things stand between Thor and Jane. Given this issue however, it appears that Jane is now seeing someone else, and that in fact she is undergoing chemo-therapy for breast cancer. That was doubly heartbreaking for the simple reason that my mother just had breast cancer surgery and has begun her chemo-treatments. Thor’s reaction mirrors my own, the horror and helplessness of it.
And without giving her any kind of an action scene or anything, Jason Aaron makes Jane into, as Thor himself says, “You are a brave woman, Jane Foster”. What more needs to be said after that?
That’s not all really. Because there’s much more with past-Thor as he returns to the Viking-way of life, and Jason gives us an extremely human-side of his character. The final dialogue by past-Thor is great. And future-Thor, well that one was supremely interesting because of the way it ends, and ends the issue in fact. “Thor always returns to Midgard”. Of course, there’s a bit more to that dialogue, but then that would be a big spoiler, I think :-)
The issue ends with one of the most breathtaking visuals in comics: a sunrise like nothing else. Which brings me to the art side of this issue. Nic Klein seems to have stepped up for a guest issue as writer while series regular Esad Ribic takes a break. While I deeply miss Esad’s pencils and Ive Svorcina’s colours, Nic seems to have done a pretty darn good job nonetheless. His Thor is a bit more Hollywood action-hero, kind of like how Dolph Lundgren would look as Thor in full get-up, and the overall colour palette of the issue is a bit heavy on shadows and black inks. But still, I enjoyed this issue’s artwork. It brings… diversity, and its of the good kind, so I don’t mind it at all. Plus, his Jane Foster is really great. And of course, Esad Ribic’s fantastic cover is just that, fanfrikkintastic.
Overall, an excellent job by the entire team and I can’t wait for #13!!
Rating: 9.5/10
http://sonsofcorax.wordpress.com/2013...
To think, when I picked up the first issue of this series back in December last year, that I had considered the series to be of only passing interest. A full twelve issues later, here I am, a complete fan of Jason Aaron and the incredible spin he’s done on everybody’s favourite Thunder God. From a bit of a shaky beginning, Thor: God of Thunder has a come a long, long way, and is right now one of my favourite comics to read month after month. I love the character, I love the three-part narrative divided between Thors of the past, present and the future, and I love the whole mythic quality of the series. Plus that art, which has really, really grown on me.
The series wrapped up its first major arc a couple week ago in #11 as the Thor trinity finally defeated Gorr the God-Butcher in a most spectacular fashion. The arc, in totality, has been one of the most fun stories I’ve ever read and it really was an incredible experience. Quite to my surprise, this past Wednesday, Marvel released the #12th issue in the series, a sort of interlude as the Thors get back to their regular lives and Jason Aaron begins his next big arc, whatever it may be. I don’t really look at solicits so I have no idea what’s gonna happen next. Except more awesomeness. That’s one thing I can always count on Jason Aaron for these days.
Note: Some spoilers for this issue, although nothing… major.
Thor 12If there is any one concept that defines this issue it is “normality”. Jason Aaron does such a wonderful job of showing an ordinary day in the life of Thor when he is on Midgard. He meets new people, he makes their lives better, he comforts them, gives them hope, he stands by them, he shows them wonders, and so on. In short, he is a true hero in every sense of the word, because he cares about the little guy, the ordinary little guy that others ignore. Very much a Green Arrow-like mindset, going off the character’s portrayal in Justice League Unlimited (which is the only version I know other than the one in Smallville, which was a bit high-brow, and the one in Arrow, which largely deals with the bigger problems facing Starling City).
Another thing is the emotion in the entire issue. Till now, Jason impressed me with all the characterisation and the action. Now, he impresses with introspection and emotion. One of the very first things that Thor does on his return to Midgard is to go see a prisoner facing execution, and he brings him the last fruit from a world that has been scoured and burned. The emotions in those scenes are just heart-breaking. I don’t know who Fulton is, but whoever he was before, meeting Thor has clearly changed his perspective on life. It was such a great emotional beat.
Then there are all the little things, such as Thor making it rain in a desert/plains to help a poor farmer family, or sharing a beer with servicemen, or helping a fishing trawler through some tough times, or meditating with the Dalai Lama, and so on. Its all so… heroic on a basic level. He is looking to make a difference in the lives of these people, and receiving the joy of the effort in turn.
And that brings me to the final section of this comic, Thor meeting Jane Foster again. Since I’ve not read any Thor comics prior to this series, outside of Matt Fraction’s The Mighty Thor Volume 1, I don’t know how things stand between Thor and Jane. Given this issue however, it appears that Jane is now seeing someone else, and that in fact she is undergoing chemo-therapy for breast cancer. That was doubly heartbreaking for the simple reason that my mother just had breast cancer surgery and has begun her chemo-treatments. Thor’s reaction mirrors my own, the horror and helplessness of it.
And without giving her any kind of an action scene or anything, Jason Aaron makes Jane into, as Thor himself says, “You are a brave woman, Jane Foster”. What more needs to be said after that?
That’s not all really. Because there’s much more with past-Thor as he returns to the Viking-way of life, and Jason gives us an extremely human-side of his character. The final dialogue by past-Thor is great. And future-Thor, well that one was supremely interesting because of the way it ends, and ends the issue in fact. “Thor always returns to Midgard”. Of course, there’s a bit more to that dialogue, but then that would be a big spoiler, I think :-)
The issue ends with one of the most breathtaking visuals in comics: a sunrise like nothing else. Which brings me to the art side of this issue. Nic Klein seems to have stepped up for a guest issue as writer while series regular Esad Ribic takes a break. While I deeply miss Esad’s pencils and Ive Svorcina’s colours, Nic seems to have done a pretty darn good job nonetheless. His Thor is a bit more Hollywood action-hero, kind of like how Dolph Lundgren would look as Thor in full get-up, and the overall colour palette of the issue is a bit heavy on shadows and black inks. But still, I enjoyed this issue’s artwork. It brings… diversity, and its of the good kind, so I don’t mind it at all. Plus, his Jane Foster is really great. And of course, Esad Ribic’s fantastic cover is just that, fanfrikkintastic.
Overall, an excellent job by the entire team and I can’t wait for #13!!
Rating: 9.5/10
February 13, 2018
Interesting to see where this arc is going to be headed.
July 7, 2022
Another one-shot between arcs.
February 18, 2017
What a rush! Excellent artwork and layered subplots.
October 6, 2025
🔮 Issue #12 – “The Godbomb Approaches”
Gorr unveils his ultimate weapon: the Godbomb, capable of erasing all gods across time. The stakes now extend beyond individual gods to the survival of divinity itself. The narrative’s pacing quickens, and Aaron balances exposition with urgency, giving Gorr’s philosophy of divine indifference context. Thor’s desperation is palpable — he isn’t just fighting a villain; he’s fighting inevitability itself.
Gorr unveils his ultimate weapon: the Godbomb, capable of erasing all gods across time. The stakes now extend beyond individual gods to the survival of divinity itself. The narrative’s pacing quickens, and Aaron balances exposition with urgency, giving Gorr’s philosophy of divine indifference context. Thor’s desperation is palpable — he isn’t just fighting a villain; he’s fighting inevitability itself.
August 30, 2013
One of my favorite all-time issues I've read of any comic.
December 7, 2013
¿Se puede llorar por un cómic de Thor? Averigüémoslo.
-¿Quizá el... dios del trueno... quiera quedarse a cenar?
-Recuerda tus votos, hermana Marjorie.
-Sí. ¿Y cuáles decíamos que eran?
-¿Quizá el... dios del trueno... quiera quedarse a cenar?
-Recuerda tus votos, hermana Marjorie.
-Sí. ¿Y cuáles decíamos que eran?
March 25, 2014
A surprisingly pathos-filled issue of Thor. Jane Foster appears but not in the way I expected.
May 18, 2018
this is probably my favourite issue EVER. The moments with Thor and Jane made me cry like a baby...they truly care so much for each other. This was just amazing wow
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