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The Mighty Thor (2011) (Collected Editions) #1-3 +
Thor by Matt Fraction Omnibus
Matt Fraction’s complete saga of Thor — from triumphs and tragedies of ages past to a bold new heroic era! Asgard is the target of a dark, destructive force from another reality. When Thor and Sif dive deep into the heart of the fractured World Tree, what they find attracts the attention of the Silver Surfer — and in his wake follows Galactus! But the most horrifying threat of all is the Serpent — who will make the son of Odin, and the whole Marvel Universe, know fear! Thor is fated to die — but can a team-up with young Loki stave off disaster, or will everything burn?
Collecting AGES OF THUNDER, REIGN OF BLOOD and MAN OF WAR; SECRET THOR #1-3; THOR GOD-SIZE SPECIAL; FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2010 (IRON MAN/THOR); THOR (2007) #615-621 and #620. 1; MIGHTY THOR (2011) #1-22, #12. 1 and ANNUAL #1; FEAR ITSELF #1-7; FEAR ITSELF #7. 2: THOR and JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (2011) #642-644.
Collecting AGES OF THUNDER, REIGN OF BLOOD and MAN OF WAR; SECRET THOR #1-3; THOR GOD-SIZE SPECIAL; FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2010 (IRON MAN/THOR); THOR (2007) #615-621 and #620. 1; MIGHTY THOR (2011) #1-22, #12. 1 and ANNUAL #1; FEAR ITSELF #1-7; FEAR ITSELF #7. 2: THOR and JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (2011) #642-644.
1352 pages, Hardcover
First published June 7, 2022
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About the author
Matt Fraction
1,223 books1,868 followers"How he got started in comics: In 1983, when Fraction was 7 years old and growing up in Kansas City, Mo., he became fascinated by the U.S. invasion of Grenada and created his own newspaper to explain the event. "I've always been story-driven, telling stories with pictures and words," he said.
Education and first job: Fraction never graduated from college. He stopped half a semester short of an art degree at Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri in 1998 to take a job as a Web designer and managing editor of a magazine about Internet culture.
"My mother was not happy about that," he said.
But that gig led Fraction and his co-workers to split off and launch MK12, a boutique graphic design and production firm in Kansas City that created the opening credits for the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace."
Big break: While writing and directing live-action shoots at MK12, Fraction spent his spare time writing comics and pitching his books each year to publishers at Comic-Con. Two books sold: "The Last of the Independents," published in 2003 by AiT/Planet Lar, and "Casanova," published in 2006 by Image Comics.
Fraction traveled extensively on commercial shoots. Then his wife got pregnant. So Fraction did what any rational man in his position would do -- he quit his job at MK12 to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time comic book writer.
Say what? "It was terrifying," said Fraction, who now lives in Portland, Ore. "I was married. We had a house. We had a baby coming. And I just quit my job."
Marvel hired Fraction in June 2006, thanks largely to the success of his other two comics. "I got very lucky," he half-joked. "If it hadn't worked out, I would have had to move back in with my parents.
- 2009. Alex Pham. Los Angeles Times.
Education and first job: Fraction never graduated from college. He stopped half a semester short of an art degree at Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri in 1998 to take a job as a Web designer and managing editor of a magazine about Internet culture.
"My mother was not happy about that," he said.
But that gig led Fraction and his co-workers to split off and launch MK12, a boutique graphic design and production firm in Kansas City that created the opening credits for the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace."
Big break: While writing and directing live-action shoots at MK12, Fraction spent his spare time writing comics and pitching his books each year to publishers at Comic-Con. Two books sold: "The Last of the Independents," published in 2003 by AiT/Planet Lar, and "Casanova," published in 2006 by Image Comics.
Fraction traveled extensively on commercial shoots. Then his wife got pregnant. So Fraction did what any rational man in his position would do -- he quit his job at MK12 to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time comic book writer.
Say what? "It was terrifying," said Fraction, who now lives in Portland, Ore. "I was married. We had a house. We had a baby coming. And I just quit my job."
Marvel hired Fraction in June 2006, thanks largely to the success of his other two comics. "I got very lucky," he half-joked. "If it hadn't worked out, I would have had to move back in with my parents.
- 2009. Alex Pham. Los Angeles Times.
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August 8, 2025
I was a big fan of Matt Fraction’s work on Iron Fist and Hawkeye when I went into this run, so went in with decent expectations.
Overall, it’s okay but not anything I would really recommend.
The first stories this book collects are a series of one-shots Fraction wrote during JMS’ time on the book as well as Thor’s Secret Invasion tie in and these were easily my favourite parts of his run. They were well told, concise and got across what they needed to.
His actual run however suffers from its arcs feeling too rushed. A lot of the time the villains being used are barely developed, and then too quickly cast aside before anything can really be learned about them. This issue persists throughout the whole run and leaves it feeling strangely empty overall. The most interested I was in this book was when Fraction was dealing with JMS’ run’s leftover plot points, everything else felt underbaked.
On top of that the final arc requires readers to have read Kieron Gillen’s Journey into Mystery series, which I was not aware of at the time. This left me scratching my head at some of the plot developments, as they had essentially been happening off screen.
Fear Itself is a good event miniseries, but again it’s aftermath is dealt with and forgotten far too quickly for it to really be called great.
The artwork is solid. No complaints there.
Overall, the run’s okay but I can see why it’s largely been forgotten in favour of Gillen’s Journey, as well as the Jason Aaron run that follows.
Still love Fraction’s writing though. Can’t wait to read his Iron Man run someday.
Overall, it’s okay but not anything I would really recommend.
The first stories this book collects are a series of one-shots Fraction wrote during JMS’ time on the book as well as Thor’s Secret Invasion tie in and these were easily my favourite parts of his run. They were well told, concise and got across what they needed to.
His actual run however suffers from its arcs feeling too rushed. A lot of the time the villains being used are barely developed, and then too quickly cast aside before anything can really be learned about them. This issue persists throughout the whole run and leaves it feeling strangely empty overall. The most interested I was in this book was when Fraction was dealing with JMS’ run’s leftover plot points, everything else felt underbaked.
On top of that the final arc requires readers to have read Kieron Gillen’s Journey into Mystery series, which I was not aware of at the time. This left me scratching my head at some of the plot developments, as they had essentially been happening off screen.
Fear Itself is a good event miniseries, but again it’s aftermath is dealt with and forgotten far too quickly for it to really be called great.
The artwork is solid. No complaints there.
Overall, the run’s okay but I can see why it’s largely been forgotten in favour of Gillen’s Journey, as well as the Jason Aaron run that follows.
Still love Fraction’s writing though. Can’t wait to read his Iron Man run someday.
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