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Thor (1998) (New Editions) #1
Ο πανίσχυρος Θορ
Δύο κλασικοί δημιουργοί καταπιάνονται με τον Θεό του Κεραυνού!
Ο Θορ επιστρέφει από το Heroes Reborn και βρίσκεται αντιμέτωπος με τους θεούς τουλάχιστον τριών πανθέων!
Plus: Ποιος είναι ο Καταστροφέας, και ποιος θα καταστραφεί;
Guest star: Σπάιντερμαν, Νάμορ ο Υποβρύχιος Πρίγκιπας και οι Εκδικητές!
Ο Θορ επιστρέφει από το Heroes Reborn και βρίσκεται αντιμέτωπος με τους θεούς τουλάχιστον τριών πανθέων!
Plus: Ποιος είναι ο Καταστροφέας, και ποιος θα καταστραφεί;
Guest star: Σπάιντερμαν, Νάμορ ο Υποβρύχιος Πρίγκιπας και οι Εκδικητές!
240 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1998
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Dan Jurgens
2,240 books285 followersDan Jurgens is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw, and Booster Gold. Jurgens had a lengthy run on the Superman comic books including The Adventures of Superman, Superman vol. 2 and Action Comics. At Marvel, Jurgens worked on series such as Captain America, The Sensational Spider-Man and was the writer on Thor for six years. He also had a brief run as writer and artist on Solar for Valiant Comics in 1995.
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July 19, 2013
I like the art, but the story just seems 'been there, done that'. We once again get a rehash of the "super hero trapped in mortal body" plot device - and this has already happened to Thor before! Even Jane Foster is getting deja vu here. This is like the Die Hard 2 of Thor stories, where your incredulity is strained even taking into account the source material.
June 5, 2022
3.5/5
I'd consider myself a pretty big fan of Thor, with Jason Aaron's run becoming one of my first favorite runs (along with Rick Remender's X-Force and Kieron Gillen's Journey Into Mystery) during my return to Marvel a decade ago, and Walt Simonson's run being one of my all-time favorites from my childhood fandom. This run from Dan Jurgens' ran during the 15 or so years I was away from mainstream superhero comics, and I've always wanted to check it out, and having finally gotten around to starting it, I gotta say I'm very pleased!
Jurgens writes a very fun superhero comic, and completely understands what makes Thor tick. He introduces some villains which are visually striking and narratively compelling, and overall he manages to create a very Kirby-esque vibe in this first volume while keeping things fresh and feeling modern.
On the art side, I know Romita Jr has become a very polarizing figure over the past 15 or so years, with his ability to churn out pages so quickly, to the point where some of his work looks rushed and unfinished. To anyone that doesn't like the guy but hasn't read a comic he pencilled before the turn of the millennium, I have a shocking revelation: he used to be a master of sequential storytelling. And right here he's definitely firing on all cylinders and is cranking out some high quality work. Klaus Janson's inks compliment his pencils perfectly, and, if like me, you loved the look of these two guys' work in Daredevil and Punisher: War Zone, you're gonna dig what you see here. Those two titles were dark and gritty, but this is bright and optimistic, with a colors scheme to match, giving the duo's work a whole new dimension and energy.
Can't wait to go deeper into this run and see where Jurgens goes, as the foundation laid here is quite promising. I may end up looking back on this review and shaking my head at the following proclimation, but maybe Simonson and Aaron will have a bronze medal recipient joining them on the Olympic podium of great Thor writers when all is said and done.
I'd consider myself a pretty big fan of Thor, with Jason Aaron's run becoming one of my first favorite runs (along with Rick Remender's X-Force and Kieron Gillen's Journey Into Mystery) during my return to Marvel a decade ago, and Walt Simonson's run being one of my all-time favorites from my childhood fandom. This run from Dan Jurgens' ran during the 15 or so years I was away from mainstream superhero comics, and I've always wanted to check it out, and having finally gotten around to starting it, I gotta say I'm very pleased!
Jurgens writes a very fun superhero comic, and completely understands what makes Thor tick. He introduces some villains which are visually striking and narratively compelling, and overall he manages to create a very Kirby-esque vibe in this first volume while keeping things fresh and feeling modern.
On the art side, I know Romita Jr has become a very polarizing figure over the past 15 or so years, with his ability to churn out pages so quickly, to the point where some of his work looks rushed and unfinished. To anyone that doesn't like the guy but hasn't read a comic he pencilled before the turn of the millennium, I have a shocking revelation: he used to be a master of sequential storytelling. And right here he's definitely firing on all cylinders and is cranking out some high quality work. Klaus Janson's inks compliment his pencils perfectly, and, if like me, you loved the look of these two guys' work in Daredevil and Punisher: War Zone, you're gonna dig what you see here. Those two titles were dark and gritty, but this is bright and optimistic, with a colors scheme to match, giving the duo's work a whole new dimension and energy.
Can't wait to go deeper into this run and see where Jurgens goes, as the foundation laid here is quite promising. I may end up looking back on this review and shaking my head at the following proclimation, but maybe Simonson and Aaron will have a bronze medal recipient joining them on the Olympic podium of great Thor writers when all is said and done.
August 22, 2023
Super fun superhero comics here - JRjr had the storytelling chops and sense of scale to make Thor feel epic and beyond our mortal perceptions. Jurgens has always been great at plots and a little shaky at dialogue, so the stilted faux-Shakespearian cadence of Thor's dialogue actually plays effectively at countering Dan's most obvious weakness as a writer. The mystery and the scale of the villains is compelling. I'm going to read more of this.
March 11, 2022
Reprints Thor (2) #1-8 and Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1) #2 (July 1998-February 1999). Thor finds himself defeated by the Destroyer and facing Hela in the afterlife. When a being called Marnot offer Thor a second chance at life, Thor is thrust into the life of a paramedic Jake Olsen who was inadvertently killed in the battle with the Destroyer. Now, Thor must find a way to balance Jake’s life with his own…but in Asgard trouble is brewing in the form of the Dark Gods who have taken the world by force and enslaved Odin.
Written by Dan Jurgens and Howard Mackie, Thor by Dan Jurgens & John Romita Jr.—Volume 1 presents the relaunch of the Thor comic following Onslaught and the Heroes Reborn storyline. The collection features art by John Romita Jr. The comics were also reprinted in Thor: Heroes Return Omnibus—Volume 1.
Thor was always an odd character. He was a powerhouse, and he was difficult to write. It was too hard to find worthy villains. Jurgens brings Thor back to his basics. There is an Asgardian god story and most of Thor’s enemies in the collection are demons and gods…creating a balance of power. This is combined with a story of Thor having to become one of the mortals he has sworn to protect.
Reading the Dan Jurgens run, you can quickly see that Dan Jurgens has a plan to restore Thor to greatness. A lot of the last part of Thor’s initial run was rather limp and caught up in the 1990s flare of chains and belts…it just wasn’t Thor. Thor here has the grit needed that takes it away from the Thor of classic times, but it also seems to hold stories that feel more traditional in Thor earlier runs at Marvel.
The volume also brings in some decent crossovers. It has Namor, Hercules (a personal favorite), and Spider-Man. Thor works great in Avengers, but it is always interesting to see him have some solo interaction, and with the new status quo created in the volume, I think the series would have even benefitted with Thor facing off against some non-powerhouses with his humanity being tested.
The story is combined with great art by John Romita Jr. While I sometimes now have some issues with Romita Jr.’s work, this was peak Romita Jr. He gives Thor that grandiose nature that a god must have and tries to liven up the Thor with some new villains (though I don’t know that I really love the villain designs now years later).
Thor by Dan Jurgens and John Romita Jr.—Volume 1 represents one of the first time I felt a connection to Thor. The “thee & thou” type dialogue was still there, but it seems to have a bit more heart than earlier attempts to make someone with the power of a god a compelling lead in a world where he should technically win almost every battle…it is the start of a journey and it is a good journey to take…from here to Ragnarok. Thor by Dan Jurgens and John Romita Jr.—Volume 1 is followed by Thor by Dan Jurgens and John Romita Jr.—Volume 2.
Written by Dan Jurgens and Howard Mackie, Thor by Dan Jurgens & John Romita Jr.—Volume 1 presents the relaunch of the Thor comic following Onslaught and the Heroes Reborn storyline. The collection features art by John Romita Jr. The comics were also reprinted in Thor: Heroes Return Omnibus—Volume 1.
Thor was always an odd character. He was a powerhouse, and he was difficult to write. It was too hard to find worthy villains. Jurgens brings Thor back to his basics. There is an Asgardian god story and most of Thor’s enemies in the collection are demons and gods…creating a balance of power. This is combined with a story of Thor having to become one of the mortals he has sworn to protect.
Reading the Dan Jurgens run, you can quickly see that Dan Jurgens has a plan to restore Thor to greatness. A lot of the last part of Thor’s initial run was rather limp and caught up in the 1990s flare of chains and belts…it just wasn’t Thor. Thor here has the grit needed that takes it away from the Thor of classic times, but it also seems to hold stories that feel more traditional in Thor earlier runs at Marvel.
The volume also brings in some decent crossovers. It has Namor, Hercules (a personal favorite), and Spider-Man. Thor works great in Avengers, but it is always interesting to see him have some solo interaction, and with the new status quo created in the volume, I think the series would have even benefitted with Thor facing off against some non-powerhouses with his humanity being tested.
The story is combined with great art by John Romita Jr. While I sometimes now have some issues with Romita Jr.’s work, this was peak Romita Jr. He gives Thor that grandiose nature that a god must have and tries to liven up the Thor with some new villains (though I don’t know that I really love the villain designs now years later).
Thor by Dan Jurgens and John Romita Jr.—Volume 1 represents one of the first time I felt a connection to Thor. The “thee & thou” type dialogue was still there, but it seems to have a bit more heart than earlier attempts to make someone with the power of a god a compelling lead in a world where he should technically win almost every battle…it is the start of a journey and it is a good journey to take…from here to Ragnarok. Thor by Dan Jurgens and John Romita Jr.—Volume 1 is followed by Thor by Dan Jurgens and John Romita Jr.—Volume 2.
August 3, 2020
Ah yes, because when most people think of The Mighty Thor, they think: “What if...he had to live a double life as an EMT named Jake Olson?”
Jurgens’ Thor is only a bit bizarre, when it’s not being a straightforward action romp. But it works well with Busiek’s Avengers and is still decent overall.
Jurgens’ Thor is only a bit bizarre, when it’s not being a straightforward action romp. But it works well with Busiek’s Avengers and is still decent overall.
March 17, 2025
3/10
One of the books I read, back when I was 17 years old, trying to get into superheroes comics. This may be the one that made me jump the ship.
One of the books I read, back when I was 17 years old, trying to get into superheroes comics. This may be the one that made me jump the ship.
May 14, 2022
Gdzieś w zakamarkach mojej stale rosnącej kolekcji leży numer Wkkm, jeden z kilku jakie opisywały losy Thora, syna Odyna i zarazem największego wojownika Asgardu, który swoją pieczą ochrania ziemski padół. Młodszy Krzysztof miał w swoim malutkim zbiorku właśnie taką pozycje, do której do dzisiaj został mi niemały sentyment.
Asgard padł i stał się kupą gruzu. Thor został sam, ale przeżył checę z Onslaughtem i nadal wspiera Avengers w walce. Jurgens wydaje się dobrze czuć postać, więc mamy tu pewien specyficzny styl wymowy, ale według mnie dodaje to bardziej uroku niż przeszkadza, jak na razie. Podczas jeden z takich walk dochodzi do konfrontacji z Destroyerem, który wyzwolony z jarzma Asgardu jest sobie sam Panem.
Kłopot w tym, że Thor tak jakby ginie podczas tej walki i trafia do Heli, bogini podziemia. Tutaj poznaje niejakiego Marnota, który nakazuje bohaterowi odpokutowanie przypadkowej śmierci, jaką poniósł pewien paramedyk podczas prób ratowania ludzi z wyżej omawianej checy. I tak Thor ładuje w ciele Jake'a Olsona.
W takim ciele przyjdzie mu stanąć ramię w ramię z Namorem przeciwko potworom morskiem i pewnej natrętnej morszczynce, która pragnie atencji Thora. Spotka Hercules, z którym zawita na Olimp czy przyjdzie mu przeżyć normalny dzień w skórze medyka, co okaże się równie trudne jak walki z przeciwnikami. A, i ze zgliszcze Asgardu coś się uwolniło. Coś co knuje i pochwyciło samego Odyna...
Mam mieszane zdanie na temat talentu Romity Jr., ale trzeba mu przyznać że jego stylistyka pasuje do historii jaka snuje Jurgens. Wadzą trochę zbyt podobne twarze, ale całość ma zaskakująca liczbę szczegółów, jak na okres jeszcze sprzed roku 2000. Siła sentymentu jednak działa i Thor się tutaj broni. Zobaczymy co ma do powiedzenia autor w kolejnych tomach.
Asgard padł i stał się kupą gruzu. Thor został sam, ale przeżył checę z Onslaughtem i nadal wspiera Avengers w walce. Jurgens wydaje się dobrze czuć postać, więc mamy tu pewien specyficzny styl wymowy, ale według mnie dodaje to bardziej uroku niż przeszkadza, jak na razie. Podczas jeden z takich walk dochodzi do konfrontacji z Destroyerem, który wyzwolony z jarzma Asgardu jest sobie sam Panem.
Kłopot w tym, że Thor tak jakby ginie podczas tej walki i trafia do Heli, bogini podziemia. Tutaj poznaje niejakiego Marnota, który nakazuje bohaterowi odpokutowanie przypadkowej śmierci, jaką poniósł pewien paramedyk podczas prób ratowania ludzi z wyżej omawianej checy. I tak Thor ładuje w ciele Jake'a Olsona.
W takim ciele przyjdzie mu stanąć ramię w ramię z Namorem przeciwko potworom morskiem i pewnej natrętnej morszczynce, która pragnie atencji Thora. Spotka Hercules, z którym zawita na Olimp czy przyjdzie mu przeżyć normalny dzień w skórze medyka, co okaże się równie trudne jak walki z przeciwnikami. A, i ze zgliszcze Asgardu coś się uwolniło. Coś co knuje i pochwyciło samego Odyna...
Mam mieszane zdanie na temat talentu Romity Jr., ale trzeba mu przyznać że jego stylistyka pasuje do historii jaka snuje Jurgens. Wadzą trochę zbyt podobne twarze, ale całość ma zaskakująca liczbę szczegółów, jak na okres jeszcze sprzed roku 2000. Siła sentymentu jednak działa i Thor się tutaj broni. Zobaczymy co ma do powiedzenia autor w kolejnych tomach.
December 21, 2023
Então, Romitinha e Jurgens no Thor, lembro de ler isso anos atrás e achar bem legal.
Memórias podem nos enganar.
A pancadaria começa com Thor e Vingadores enfrentando o Destruidor nas docas de Nova Iorque. E o pau quebra com muita vontade, quebra tanto que o Thor morre.
É, de novo.
Mas passa bem.
E no domínio de Hel, aparece um carinha aleatório, um tal de Arnot, que pode levar o Thor de volta a vida, se Hela deixar. Ela deixa, nada muito surpreendente. Claro, uma pegadinha, um tal de Jake Olson morreu na batalha e Thor vai ter que ficar no lugar dele por um tempo.
Sim, de novo.
Depois Asgard tá destruída por algum outro panteão mítico qualquer.
Sim, de novo.
Pois é, é meio já vi isso antes, mas é muito bem feito, Jurgens é um escritor muito competente e a arte do Romitinha tá espetacular. Ainda rola uma história com o Namor e outra, bem legal, com o Aranha.
Negócio é torcer pela promoção dos próximos volumes.
Memórias podem nos enganar.
A pancadaria começa com Thor e Vingadores enfrentando o Destruidor nas docas de Nova Iorque. E o pau quebra com muita vontade, quebra tanto que o Thor morre.
É, de novo.
Mas passa bem.
E no domínio de Hel, aparece um carinha aleatório, um tal de Arnot, que pode levar o Thor de volta a vida, se Hela deixar. Ela deixa, nada muito surpreendente. Claro, uma pegadinha, um tal de Jake Olson morreu na batalha e Thor vai ter que ficar no lugar dele por um tempo.
Sim, de novo.
Depois Asgard tá destruída por algum outro panteão mítico qualquer.
Sim, de novo.
Pois é, é meio já vi isso antes, mas é muito bem feito, Jurgens é um escritor muito competente e a arte do Romitinha tá espetacular. Ainda rola uma história com o Namor e outra, bem legal, com o Aranha.
Negócio é torcer pela promoção dos próximos volumes.
August 17, 2025
After the Heroes Reborn debacle, Marvel tried the back-to-basics approach that always follows an ambitious flop.
Jurgens does much the same here and it mostly works. Clear nods to both Kirby and Simonson, the great Thor creators of the past, this venture has compelling reminders of those better years. I do believe that Jurgens fails the Thor voice though. Always a hard bit, but this book tries but it is always cumbersome.
As bad as 90s comics are supposed to be, (and there are some really bad ones) I tend to, at the very least, enjoy the presentation of these late-90s books, and this is no exception. This feels like a comic. That may sound weird, but I mean that in the best way.
Jurgens does much the same here and it mostly works. Clear nods to both Kirby and Simonson, the great Thor creators of the past, this venture has compelling reminders of those better years. I do believe that Jurgens fails the Thor voice though. Always a hard bit, but this book tries but it is always cumbersome.
As bad as 90s comics are supposed to be, (and there are some really bad ones) I tend to, at the very least, enjoy the presentation of these late-90s books, and this is no exception. This feels like a comic. That may sound weird, but I mean that in the best way.
July 30, 2018
Thanks to Comixology Unlimited I am catching up on years of reading comic series I had skipped by. I loved Vol 1 of this version of Thor and have Vol 2 already downloaded. Some darn good exciting Thor adventures. Not too hip on his human identify. Doesn't Thor sooner or later just abandon that idea any ways? Why does he need a human id? Either stay at the Avengers mansion or up in Asgard.
September 1, 2020
Extremely skippable. Thor goes to Hela's realm and comes back as Jake Olson, a paramedic, so he has to juggle mortal life with solving the mystery of the destruction of Asgard. It sounds good on paper, but the "mystery" is handled very clumsily and Thor as a paramedic comes off as boring and predictable instead of as a nostalgic homage to Thor's identity as Donald Blake. The art is serviceable, but nothing great. Not JR Jr.'s best or worst, just eh. Definitely not recommended.
August 3, 2021
Dan jurgens gold story telling.
When Asgard mattered.
When the allfather was a serious badass.
Guest starring Spider-Man the avengers add the destroyer and you have s great story nuff said.
PS garbage art, used to love JR but the art in recent years looks like he draws with a crayon horrible.
Enjoyed issue 9 with Big John Buscema beauty.
When Asgard mattered.
When the allfather was a serious badass.
Guest starring Spider-Man the avengers add the destroyer and you have s great story nuff said.
PS garbage art, used to love JR but the art in recent years looks like he draws with a crayon horrible.
Enjoyed issue 9 with Big John Buscema beauty.
January 18, 2020
Apart from Jurgens´s issue with Thor´s shoulders and horny women, a decent read
July 23, 2021
It was alright.
July 8, 2022
Love John J Romita's art, but that is only why this got two stars. Sorry Dan Jurgens, but your story was boring
October 6, 2023
Good art, not sure I buy into the Jake Olson premise of the run.
April 23, 2015
Oh Romita Jr. How I have a love/hate relationship with you. Sometimes you'll do a panel and I'll be super into it and I'll spend a few extra seconds looking at it and thinking that it's a damn fine panel. Then the very next panel someone will look so misshapen that I want to put the book down. But you know, you do you. Not everyone is going dig someone who has as well defined a style as you.
That being said this was probably closer to a 4 star book, but there were just some problems that made me have to drop it down a star (not just Romita's Art). Jurgens apparently thinks that the sexiest part of a man is his shoulders. More than once someone commented on Thor's Shoulders. Not his arms or his chest. His shoulders. Jurgens brings back Thor's need for a human vessel/Secret Identity. I'm not sure why this was needed. It honestly adds unneeded drama to the super-heroics. I mean it's not enough that Asgard is missing/destroyed? Or that Olympus suffered similarly? Now we need Thor running into Jane Foster as his alter ego and wanting to blab everything, or miss picking up his possible step-daughter because he's in a fight. It's pretty boring.
Beyond all that though. The book is good and quick read. There are some good appearances by The Avengers, Spidey, Hercules, and even Namor isn't super annoying. It's a good book for people looking to read stories from Thor's past or Marvel's.
That being said this was probably closer to a 4 star book, but there were just some problems that made me have to drop it down a star (not just Romita's Art). Jurgens apparently thinks that the sexiest part of a man is his shoulders. More than once someone commented on Thor's Shoulders. Not his arms or his chest. His shoulders. Jurgens brings back Thor's need for a human vessel/Secret Identity. I'm not sure why this was needed. It honestly adds unneeded drama to the super-heroics. I mean it's not enough that Asgard is missing/destroyed? Or that Olympus suffered similarly? Now we need Thor running into Jane Foster as his alter ego and wanting to blab everything, or miss picking up his possible step-daughter because he's in a fight. It's pretty boring.
Beyond all that though. The book is good and quick read. There are some good appearances by The Avengers, Spidey, Hercules, and even Namor isn't super annoying. It's a good book for people looking to read stories from Thor's past or Marvel's.
October 20, 2020
THOR (1998): VOLUME 1
Issues #1 - #8
Beautiful art and splash images, capturing action, emotions and everything you need for a great experience (✅). John Romita Jr always works for me in terms of art style (✅), but he's sadly only in for one issue.
Well-depicted fight sequences are wonderful to look at and give most issues a nice pace (✅). There's some well-placed humour (✅), mostly in #8 with Spider-Man.
Thor once again has to deal with a human body, this time of paramedic Jake Olsen. This supposedly integral part of the volume isn't utilized very well at all and paves way for (mostly) pointless action sequences and superhero cameos (❌).
Mjolnir the Mallet is supposedly playing tricks on the Thunder God, but that doesn't have much impact on the story (❌), not even as a cheap gimmick.
A lack of a coherent storyline kind of makes these eight issues repetitive and the plot dragged out (❌). There's a monster of the month vibe here, and that hurts the overall arc somewhat. It's just lazy writing (❌).
Loads of guest appearances from the Avengers, Namor, Hercules, Spidey etc. but none of them feels integral to the plot (❌).
Cheesy and heavy dialogue on Thor's part has always been a weakness, and the same applies here (❌).
Issues #1 - #8
Beautiful art and splash images, capturing action, emotions and everything you need for a great experience (✅). John Romita Jr always works for me in terms of art style (✅), but he's sadly only in for one issue.
Well-depicted fight sequences are wonderful to look at and give most issues a nice pace (✅). There's some well-placed humour (✅), mostly in #8 with Spider-Man.
Thor once again has to deal with a human body, this time of paramedic Jake Olsen. This supposedly integral part of the volume isn't utilized very well at all and paves way for (mostly) pointless action sequences and superhero cameos (❌).
Mjolnir the Mallet is supposedly playing tricks on the Thunder God, but that doesn't have much impact on the story (❌), not even as a cheap gimmick.
A lack of a coherent storyline kind of makes these eight issues repetitive and the plot dragged out (❌). There's a monster of the month vibe here, and that hurts the overall arc somewhat. It's just lazy writing (❌).
Loads of guest appearances from the Avengers, Namor, Hercules, Spidey etc. but none of them feels integral to the plot (❌).
Cheesy and heavy dialogue on Thor's part has always been a weakness, and the same applies here (❌).
December 3, 2013
This was a pretty speculative purchase.
I was immediately drawn in by Romita's artwork, which I generally love — and I wasn't disappointed here. Not only is his drawing up to its high standards, but he also gets to draw some cool Kirbyesque things, including the Dark Gods.
I was also interested in reading some of the Thor stories that predated the recent JMS/Gillen/Fraction runs. Here again, I was pleased, because we saw a mysterious era in Thor's history, where Asgard is destroyed and the gods missing.
The big question was what Jurgens' writing would be like. I read lots of his floppies in the '90s, and found that he usually moved between fair and good. I was quite pleased to discover that this one fit into the good category. Besides the neat mysteries, he also sets up a good new situation for Thor with his connection to Jake Olson — though I'd like to see more of that. The action-adventure of the stories is ultimately just that, but it's good enough to keep me interested, and to keep me enjoying everything else that's good in the comic.
So, a successful purchase. I've ordered volume #2 already.
I was immediately drawn in by Romita's artwork, which I generally love — and I wasn't disappointed here. Not only is his drawing up to its high standards, but he also gets to draw some cool Kirbyesque things, including the Dark Gods.
I was also interested in reading some of the Thor stories that predated the recent JMS/Gillen/Fraction runs. Here again, I was pleased, because we saw a mysterious era in Thor's history, where Asgard is destroyed and the gods missing.
The big question was what Jurgens' writing would be like. I read lots of his floppies in the '90s, and found that he usually moved between fair and good. I was quite pleased to discover that this one fit into the good category. Besides the neat mysteries, he also sets up a good new situation for Thor with his connection to Jake Olson — though I'd like to see more of that. The action-adventure of the stories is ultimately just that, but it's good enough to keep me interested, and to keep me enjoying everything else that's good in the comic.
So, a successful purchase. I've ordered volume #2 already.
April 1, 2013
To be honest, I find Thor very hard to read, and this doesn't help the book.
I have been collecting the Marvel Ultimate Graphic Novel Collection from Hatchette Partworks, and this is the second Thor book I have read, after Thor: Reborn.
The artwork by John Romita Jr. is great as always, and Dan Jurgens does a fine job telling the story. However the main issue for me is that it just ends in the middle of the story. There is no conclusion, this I assume would be in Vol. 2.
So it gets a 3/5 for being well drawn and written, but it loses out by being Thor. I'm sure Thor fans would enjoy it a lot more than me.
I have been collecting the Marvel Ultimate Graphic Novel Collection from Hatchette Partworks, and this is the second Thor book I have read, after Thor: Reborn.
The artwork by John Romita Jr. is great as always, and Dan Jurgens does a fine job telling the story. However the main issue for me is that it just ends in the middle of the story. There is no conclusion, this I assume would be in Vol. 2.
So it gets a 3/5 for being well drawn and written, but it loses out by being Thor. I'm sure Thor fans would enjoy it a lot more than me.
January 8, 2013
I have read this graphic novel so many times, that the pages are starting to fall out of it, haha. Regardless, it's a favorite as Thor gets struck down and in order to redeem himself for the loss of a life, he becomes mortal. Though I've read this a few times, this is the first time I've entered it here, but it's a great tale for Thor lovers.
December 25, 2012
I think Dan Jurgens has written more interesting stuff. He kind of keeps Thor at arms length, like you don't really get into his head and maybe the whole Thor-is-a-god thing makes it hard to delve into the character in meaningful ways. Still it was a fun yarn with great art. Recommended for sick Thor fans and fans of John Romita Jr's art. Happy Holidays!
December 2, 2015
This look back to the 90s is decent but not overwhelming. Dan Jurgens creates some new characters and mysteries but neither were spectacular. Thor's new alias, Jake Olsen, isn't handled well. The art by John Romita Jr. is classic but I always have liked his street level characters better. Overall, its not as dynamic as it should have been but not bad either.
October 23, 2013
Asgard is destroyed and Thor is on Earth. He is forced to live another's life while other gods plot the takeover of Asgard. Nothing really new here, it was readable but didn't really grab me. And usually Thor books do, not one of the better ones. A good read.
January 16, 2013
A great book, ends funny, but a great read with some great artwork and a good story..... Looking forward to part 2...
December 23, 2013
The best Thor comic book I have ever read. Very compelling.
February 1, 2017
Another rating: 7/10
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