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Thor: God of Thunder (Single Issues)
Thor: God of Thunder #8
Thor in chains. Gorr transcendent. All hope for divinity lost. As the clock ticks down on one very large bomb, as enslaved gods look to the skies for a savior, enter...the Girls of Thunder?
22 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 8, 2013
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About the author
Jason Aaron
2,355 books1,679 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 20, 2023
This was the issue where Old King Thor's grandchildren debuted. The trio became known as the Goddesses of Thunder but in their first appearance, they were but slaves in building Gorr's god-bomb.
Speaking of trio, the trinity of Thors were united for the first time when Young Thor stumbled upon his older selves, Avenger Thor and King Thor.
There was this one scene that had been building up since the very first issue. It's the moment where Young Thor sees Avenger Thor pick up Mjolnir. It's the spark of something electric, like thunder in the air.
Speaking of trio, the trinity of Thors were united for the first time when Young Thor stumbled upon his older selves, Avenger Thor and King Thor.
There was this one scene that had been building up since the very first issue. It's the moment where Young Thor sees Avenger Thor pick up Mjolnir. It's the spark of something electric, like thunder in the air.
February 19, 2016
Rating: 4/5
Lupta împotriva lui Gorr este din ce în ce mai aproape de sfârșit (sau cel puțin așa îmi doresc eu să cred). De această dată avem parte de noi personaje care vor da parcă nuanțe de căldură și speranță lumii care se apropie de sfârșit. Cele trei nepoate ale lui Thor, "țoapele" cu părul de foc, zeițe ale tunetului, vor da nas în nas cu bunicul lor exact în momentele cele mai esențiale.
Avem parte de replici tăioase între Thor și fiul lui Gorr, care ne demonstrează la rându-i că dorința unei lumi fără zei s-a transmis din generație în generație. Că tot vorbim de generații, se pare că Thor cel din trecut, cel din prezent și cel din viitor au reușit să facă o reuniune de familie după mult timp. Oare reuniunea lor va fi lucrul care va duce la oprirea nemilosului Zeu Măcelar? Bomba lui Gorr va putea fi distrusă?
Mi s-a părut un număr destul de intens, pregătitor pentru ceea ce are să urmeze: o bătălie crâncenă. Personajele noi care se alătură la acțiune mi s-a părut că și-au găsit locul foarte bine, dând un imbold pentru acțiunile necugetate dar întemeiate ale lui Thor.
Expresivitatea personajelor a fost potrivită pentru atmosfera care alternează între tragedie și speranță. Am apreciat grafica, varietatea cadrelor, trecerea de la planul Thorilor care călătoresc în nava de viking pentru a ajunge la Gorr, la cel al sclavilor Zeului Măcelar.
All in all, un număr bun, care mă face curioasă de finalul în care logica și forțele binelui ar trebui să câștige. Nu ne dorim o lume fără zei, așa că aștept o măcelărire a Zeului Măcelar!
Lupta împotriva lui Gorr este din ce în ce mai aproape de sfârșit (sau cel puțin așa îmi doresc eu să cred). De această dată avem parte de noi personaje care vor da parcă nuanțe de căldură și speranță lumii care se apropie de sfârșit. Cele trei nepoate ale lui Thor, "țoapele" cu părul de foc, zeițe ale tunetului, vor da nas în nas cu bunicul lor exact în momentele cele mai esențiale.
Avem parte de replici tăioase între Thor și fiul lui Gorr, care ne demonstrează la rându-i că dorința unei lumi fără zei s-a transmis din generație în generație. Că tot vorbim de generații, se pare că Thor cel din trecut, cel din prezent și cel din viitor au reușit să facă o reuniune de familie după mult timp. Oare reuniunea lor va fi lucrul care va duce la oprirea nemilosului Zeu Măcelar? Bomba lui Gorr va putea fi distrusă?
Mi s-a părut un număr destul de intens, pregătitor pentru ceea ce are să urmeze: o bătălie crâncenă. Personajele noi care se alătură la acțiune mi s-a părut că și-au găsit locul foarte bine, dând un imbold pentru acțiunile necugetate dar întemeiate ale lui Thor.
Expresivitatea personajelor a fost potrivită pentru atmosfera care alternează între tragedie și speranță. Am apreciat grafica, varietatea cadrelor, trecerea de la planul Thorilor care călătoresc în nava de viking pentru a ajunge la Gorr, la cel al sclavilor Zeului Măcelar.
All in all, un număr bun, care mă face curioasă de finalul în care logica și forțele binelui ar trebui să câștige. Nu ne dorim o lume fără zei, așa că aștept o măcelărire a Zeului Măcelar!
September 5, 2018
I'm enjoying these comics, but it's beginning to feel like the wow factor has dropped a bit. I think I preferred the three separate storylines to the bringing all the Thors together into the same piece of time and space. I just don't care that much about their petty bitching at each other, and the complex structure has been replaced by a straight race to stop the bomb, which is entertaining if not riveting. I do like the three grand-daughters, though, and the more I see gods of different species working together the more interested I am in what's happening here.
August 3, 2025
#8 – The Battle Ignites
The war begins. The three Thors clash with Gorr’s dark creations in epic, sweeping battles. While the Godbomb nears activation, the story balances cosmic action with growing emotional tension. Ribić’s art elevates the conflict to near-biblical proportions.
The war begins. The three Thors clash with Gorr’s dark creations in epic, sweeping battles. While the Godbomb nears activation, the story balances cosmic action with growing emotional tension. Ribić’s art elevates the conflict to near-biblical proportions.
July 7, 2022
Getting a bit more context.
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September 28, 2013-¿Qué acaba de ocurrir?
-Te han golpeado en la cara con un tiburón.
-Eso era lo que creía.
-Oh, por los cielos... he estado teniendo pensamientos impuros con mi abuelo.
-Te han golpeado en la cara con un tiburón.
-Eso era lo que creía.
-Oh, por los cielos... he estado teniendo pensamientos impuros con mi abuelo.
September 16, 2014
The name of Gorr the redeemer will live forever!
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