Avengers Disassembled: Thor

Thor (1998) (New Editions) #11

by Michael Avon Oeming, Andrea Di Vito (Illustrator)

Ragnarok appears to have come for the gods of Asgard, and only Thor and his Avengers allies might be able to stave off that fate - but will the Thunder God be Asgard's savior, or the architect of its downfall? In search of new wisdom, Thor must repeat the ordeals of Odin - and the price may be too terrible for even an immortal to pay! Beset on all sides by treacherous foes from his past, the God of Thunder leads the tattered remnants of the forces of Asgard on a desperate quest, as the Realm Eternal burns.

Collecting: Thor 80-85

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics, Mythology

144 pages, Paperback

First published April 16, 2015

About the author

Michael Avon Oeming is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer.

His 1998 comic book Bulletproof Monk was made into a film of the same name.

The previous mentioned collaborations are The Mice Templar from Image Comics, which he draws and co-authors with Bryan J.L. Glass,[1] and Powers from Icon Comics which he draws, and sometimes co-authors, with Brian Bendis. His creator-owned projects include Rapture, on which he collaborated with his wife, Taki Soma,[2] and The Victories, both for Dark Horse Comics.

As of 2010, he is employed as a staff member of Valve Corporation, working on Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2 and Portal 2 webcomics.

Reviews

[Baba · Rating 1 out of 5]

More Thor Disassembled than Avengers: Disassembled, as the Asgardians head towards Ragnarok (again!). I haven't read much Thor so haven't got the context, but for the fall of the gods it all felt a bit underwhelming! 2.5 out of 12!

[Nicolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story arc, originally a part of the Avengers Disassembled event, would have been a fitting end to Thor had not the character been revived a few years later. This story could stand alone from the other books of the crossover that spawned it. Marvel Comics could easily repackage this as "The Last Thor Story" or "Thor: The End", like they did to some of their characters a few years back.

Asgard is now on the throes of Ragnarok, but Thor that this is just the most recent, other ragnarok have happened before the current one. This current one won’t certainly be the last, as a pantheon of super gods live to feed on the chaos, suffering and death generated by ragnarok. Thor sought to end this vicious cycle, as it cheapens their sacrifice and heroism and thwart these gods.

In a way, it could be a meta-commentary on how comic companies, with regularity, restart long running titles, only to relaunch months after to take advantage of the sales bump a number one issue brings.

It would have been a fitting end, until a new twist in their story was developed and gave Thor another ongoing title.

[Terence · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ragnorak has come to claim Asgard and it's people.


Loki has once more brought trouble to Asgard. He made a deal to revive Surtur so that Surtur could forge weapons as strong as mjornir for Loki and his allies. This results in the devastation that sparks Ragnorak. This miniseries is quite complex at least for someone like me who's not very knowledgeable about Norse mythology. I can appreciate the complexity, but I may need to read it again to fully comprehend what was happening.

Avengers Disassembled: Thor is a must read for any Thor fan.

[Petergiaquinta · Rating 5 out of 5]

From way way back, I’ve never been a tremendous Thor fan, and I’m pretty sure I’ve never given a Thor title five stars until now, but this six-part Thor: Ragnarok series from the major Disassembled crossover event has drawn me in and earned my respect and, even if it does move a little faster than it should, I found Ragnarok to be much more compelling than the more recent Fear Itself storyline and better than anything Asgardian I’ve read in years.

There’s something at work here in this Ragnarok series that comes close to capturing the elegiac tradition of the original tales from long ago Northern Europe, a sorrowful recognition and resignation to the common doom awaiting all, tempered with the heroic impulse that it may be possible to take one’s fate in hand and master that fate. And if the sad farewell to the heroes, gods, monsters, and locales that we have come to love over the years since Donald Blake first found that stick feels a bit rushed here, well, maybe it is, but I found myself enjoying Thor Disassembled: Ragnarok more than anything since Jack Kirby left the pages of The Mighty Thor.

[Gianfranco Mancini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just loved Oeming/Di Vito's original version of the Twilight of the Gods (so different from Lee & Kirby, Thomas & Buscema and Simonson ones), an excellent and epic mix between Marvel's Thor lore and Norse Mythology.



A great and unexpected tale that could have been an awesome ending to the God of Thunder's comics adventures (but in the House of Ideas storylines only Uncle Ben stays dead... for now), so good (and well sold) that this miniseries was extended to 6 issues from 4.




A real must read.

[Kyle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oofta! Ragnarok is uber-anticlimactic!

Only slightly a tie-in to the events of "Avengers Disassembled", this collection collates the events leading up to, and including, the demise of Thor and his Asgard.

The first two issues are pretty good, with relentless widespread carnage at the hands of Loki.... Even though the details are a little vague and shaky as to exactly how Loki accomplishes his triumph. Also, so much happens off-panel that this tie-in almost needs a tie-in to explain what we are missing.

Sadly, the last two-thirds of this story is a slow-moving mess. Torturously philosophical and way too expository. (And I usually crave exposition in my comic books). Furthermore, to force such a sentimental ending after pages and pages and pages of metaphysical mumbo-jumbo just seemed disrespectful to the reader.

Okay art. Below average writing. Not the best farewell imaginable for such an important Marvel hero.

2/5

[Stavo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Una estrella por Loki, por que el nunca me va a decepcionar
Otra estrella se la lleva Thor, me gusta el personaje y su actitud, mucho crecimiento en 150 páginas
La otra estrella se la dejo por un cúmulo de buenas ideas y escenas, aunque para ser sincero, el cómic me pareció aburrido en múltiples ocasiones

[Lillian Francis · Rating 4 out of 5]

4* for the art
3* for the story.
I'm sure there was plenty references to Norse mythology in here but I found the whole 'end of days' malarkey just too depressing.

[Achim · Rating 3 out of 5]

The coloration is excellent, the drawings more Marvel standard of that time. The story ... a strange but not un-compelling mix of superhero bombast and Norse mythology although too careless in details and I couldn't always believe in the depth it pretends to have.

[Alayne · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

[Alan Castree · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty wild. Never actually read a Thor comic before, believe it or not.

[Agustina Uliarte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es una historia que sabe llevar la trama, y el final a mi parecer es bastante profundo!
4,5/5

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's hard to find good Thor books, or at least that's what I've found to be the case. I like the character, but he has to be done just right for me. I like it when Thor's Asgardian nature is played up more than his super hero nature and this book knows that. It's a surprisingly quick story for what it's telling, but this volume provides quality over quantity. It was the final chapter of this collection that got me. Thor choosing to end the cycle of destruction and rebirth has weight and I felt that his actions mattered and were hard to go through with. The final page, with a resting Thor, really shows how good this character can be when done correctly.

[Draackje · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, this was a great Thor story. I only know the basics of Thor and his background/environment, but even with very little knowledge of the character's history this felt like a great dramatic ending to a storyline. Lots of references to the fictional history, lots of cameos of old friends and foes, and great use of nordic mythology. This got me very interested in reading more about Thor, and afterwards I might even come back to this story to get the full effect of the dramatic ending. Great stuff!

[J.M. Giovine · Rating 5 out of 5]

The time of the Asgardians has come to an imminent ending. The God of Thunder is back from the future to find out his step-brother, the Mischievous God, Loki, is in possession of the forge that created the mighty weapon, Mjolnir, eons ago by the legendary Dwarf, Eitri. Now, Loki and his offspring, as well as his army of giants and ogres, finally has the tools to slain over Asgard and Valhalla, all in order to gain vengeance against the Son of Odin, who's about to witness the consequential catastrophic God's event: Ragnarok. By god, this was an epic arc in Thor's comics. Prior to the consequential events in Disassembled, Ragnarok works as to give us an idea where Thor was during the Avengers event, but not only that, since this 6-part event will show the destiny that the God of Thunder will suffer in the highly anticipated apocalyptic spectacle. By the hand of writers Michael Avon Oeming and Daniel Berman, the narrative details not only the adventures of Thor in general, but the mythical origin of Mjolnir, as well as for Creation itself, is worthy of the best fantasy novels out there, and having this type of narrative-quality in a Marvel Comic is just priceless. The dialogue, the prose, it all fits on what one might expect out of a Norse-Mythology tale, and not any kind of tale, but Ragnarok itself! For all well-cultured people out there, they should all know what this disastrous happening in this particular culture means. Pretty much like the Apocalypse for Catholics, for example, Ragnarok works as a cleaner vacuum of Norse-gods, in this case, our beloved characters, included Thor and the Warrioirs Three, without forgetting about Lady Sif and Enchantress. The art runs in charge of Andrea DiVito, and she does a really good job filling each page with attractive and interesting panels that respects the tone and style that this mythology should deliver, although, there are few trully epic draws in each one of the 6 issues. I don't know, but after reading the actual Disassembled arc (which pretty much happens at the same time as this), I could've had David Finch doing this event, and DiVito in charge of the Avengers issues. I don't know, she seemed more rightful for that, as this is a highly escaled event, and Finch's pencils would've blown me away for the kind of story, situations and fights occuring here. What glorious would've been to see Surtur, Loki and Thor, fighting eachother, then Fenrir, Ulik and Hyrm against Sif, Valkyrie and the Warriors Three with his style? I could only imagine. Again, DiVito does fine enough, but this deserved a trully memorable name as the main artist. But that'll be only a nitpick. Again, I guess this has some potential plot-keys here and there, so talking details could be considered potential spoilers, but in general, Thor ends up "defensless" after his fight against his brother, specially because the moment he arrives at Asgard he's removed from the Odinpower, and not just that, but he's being outnumbered, and plenty of his friends already had fallen by Loki's army, which is more powerful than ever, so this is all an odyssey for Thor to regain his power, but also, to learn about the truth of his purpose and his destiny, which, respecting Norse-mythology, never comes with a happy ending. While during the first two issues we have the presence of Iron Man and Captain America, thankfuly, the story never feels overwhelmed by their acts, in fact, its kind of fun and interesting to have such characters interacting with an almost surreal and fantastic environment, and they get plenty of action as well, but they're immediately removed and the story quickly reminds us who the actual main Avenger is in this. I really wish I could talk freely but, unlike Disassembled, I don't think that much people have actually read this particular arc, since Ragnarok is a pretty much a resourceful reset button for the Norse-side of the Marvel Universe, but I'm taking my chances naming this the definitive one, at least, in terms of story-quality. Redemption, fate, war, self-discovery, its all here, and told from a unique and timeless perspective, which is Thor's, and this time, giving him the challenge of his life. Even the conclusion, although on a certain off-note, feels epic and mystical, and extremely proper for this comic book. This is one of those comics that added plenty of value to its main character, pretty much like Demon in a Bottle, Born Again, or Winter Soldier, this provides the highiest importance to the depiction of one character that could easily be taken less seriously out of the entire Avengers team. I don't know, maybe I'm exhagerating because I'm a sucker for fantasy tales and mythology, but this takes those two depictions and styles, and push them so further on what this promises, it could've easily be another tie-in for another important event, and I don't know, but I felt way more invested in this than with Disassembled. I highly recommend this not necesarily to follow that event in particular, but in general as it is one of my favorites from The Mighty Thor, and perhaps, from Marvel in general.

[Fizzgig76 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reprints Thor (2) #80-85 (August 2004-December 2004). Ragnarok is coming and the Norse gods will fall. The Ragnarok is both a death and rebirth, and it is unstoppable. With the end, Thor and his people will start again…caught in an endless loop. Thor doesn’t intend to let that happen. If the end is coming, he intends to let it be the real end. Ragnarok cannot be stopped, but the circle can be broken!

Written by Michael Avon Oeming with Daniel Berman, Avengers Disassembled: Thor (sometimes titled Thor: Ragnarok) is part of the Avengers Disassembled storyline and represents the end of the Thor relaunch series. Following Thor: Gods and Men, it features art by Andrea DeVito and was also reprinted as part of Thor: Heroes Return Omnibus—Volume 2.

Thor: Ragnarok was a big deal. It represented not only the end of Thor storyline started by Dan Jurgens, but also the real end of Thor. It was big, epic, and it dove deep into Norse mythology. Avengers Disassembled: Thor is a fun entry in one of Thor’s best runs.

Oeming really makes the story feel epic. Dan Jurgens took Thor in a completely different direction, but the Oeming story does mesh well with his run on the comic. With Asgard above NYC and Thor as the ruling god of his people, it was completely new. Writers often tried to humanize Thor and this volume really worked to make Thor a deity along with his people. It was kind of exciting.

With the turn of direction in the storytelling, it became an almost What If? title. This was a bit unfortunate in that it didn’t mesh well with other Marvel titles. Asgard sometimes hung over Manhattan and other times wasn’t mentioned. The idea of a city of gods floating over the city seems like it would affect almost everyone, and it seems like it should have been more of an event series instead of just events happening in Thor. The series did not necessarily fit into the whole Avengers Disassembled storyline which was more focused on the Scarlet Witch’s mental breakdown, but it was a natural progression for the series.

Avengers Disassembled: Thor continues to stand out as one of Thor’s better runs. It also feels like a real ending. The story is all about breaking the cycle, and resurrecting Thor feels like it downplays the significance of this comic’s storyline…which is a real shame. The character is too popular and too important to stay dead however. A clone Thor played an important role in Civil War and the real Thor was resurrected in 2007 by J. Michael Straczynski.

[mr factos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Avengers Disassembled: Thor, también conocido como Thor: Ragnarok, es un cómic que me sorprendió gratamente. Desde el principio, con un prólogo que resume de manera concisa la mitología nórdica, hasta el final que culmina con el Ragnarok, la historia se desarrolla de manera espectacular.

Este cómic marca el inicio de la década de los 2000 y actúa como preludio de los eventos en "Avengers Disassembled". Sin embargo, puede disfrutarse perfectamente como una historia independiente del Dios del Trueno. La trama es absolutamente magnífica; desde el comienzo, se perciben momentos emotivos, y el viaje de Thor para evitar el Ragnarok es uno de los mejores arcos que he visto para este personaje. El desarrollo de la historia es increíble, con diálogos, batallas y escenas destacables. En particular, me impresionó cómo Thor enfrenta sus conflictos internos y la desesperación de no poder resolver los problemas que se avecinan.

Si tuviera que señalar un punto débil, sería la caracterización de los dioses, que me pareció un poco floja. Sin embargo, dado que la historia se centra en Thor, esto se puede pasar por alto. El final es espectacular, aunque deja cierta duda sobre lo que realmente sucedió con Thor.

Hay una breve participación de Iron Man y el Capitán América, que, si bien no es mala, es afortunadamente corta. Esta es, sin lugar a dudas, una historia de Thor y su camino. Además, otros personajes del mundo de Asgard también tienen apariciones significativas que enriquecen la trama.

En cuanto al arte, el estilo de Andrea Di Vito refleja muy bien la estética de los 90, con paneles muy bien logrados, especialmente en las portadas. Aunque hay algunos gestos faciales que se ven algo extraños, no llegan a afectar negativamente la experiencia visual.

La Calificación para Avengers Disassembled: Thor / Thor: Ragnarok

Historia/Argumento: 4.5
Personajes: 4,8
Arte/Dibujo: 4.2
Impacto/Originalidad: 4,2

Calificación final: 4.4 ⭐

[Kira · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have no idea how to rate/review a comic book???? I know so little, but I’m trying my best.

For context: I’ve never read a full marvel comic before. I decided that the Avengers: Disassembled storyline is a good jumping on point for me, and so I started with this.

Idk what to say... it was cool?? The art style was so silly to me. The font was so funky that unfortunately I could barely read it❤️

I didn’t care about the plot that much, but it was engaging and I kept up surprisingly well for not knowing who half the characters were and having very little context! I did enjoy it!

Some memorable moments were:
1.) Thor referring to the other avengers as his brothers and saying he loves them! Surprisingly wholesome!
2.) Valkyrie!!!! (she died a few seconds later though, rip queen)
3.) Me freaking THE FUCK out when I first saw Beta Ray Bill. I was horrified, you have no idea.... I still have no idea wtf that guy is..... least fitting name to a character I’ve ever seen
4.) Thor yanking Loki’s head off by the ponytail LMAO
5.) The ending was very cool, I love the idea of breaking the infinite cycle. It really gave me Dark vibes, and that’s one of my favourite shows. Also love how Thor said “I’m not sleeping, just resting my eyes❤️”

[Nicolò Pizzingrilli · Rating 1 out of 5]

Devo dire che nonostante io sia un grande fan della Marvel, da qualcosa come sempre credo ahah, questo fumetto è stato davvero orrendo! Ho sempre trovato la maggior parte delle storie solo di Thor molto noiose, sembra come avere due personalità differenti. Quella di Thor nelle sue avventure soliste e quella di Thor nelle sue avventure in gruppo con gli Avengers. La storia l'ho trovata anche carina in quanto grande fan della mitologia norrena (anche se la versione Marvel del personaggio si discosta molto dalla mitologia originale) ma i personaggi li ho trovati di una pesantezza inimmaginabile, per non parlare dei disegni che sarebbero potuti essere molto più belli se colorati in maniera differente. Non posso dare più di una stella purtroppo.

[Neits · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's my first time reading a Ragnarok story and I was not disappointed, even if it had no ties with the Avengers: Disassembled event. It was nice to see Iron Man and Captain America (and not the full Avengers roaster) battling alongside Thor, even for a brief portion of the book.
The introspective journey of Thor was the definite highlight of this book, as I found it way more interesting than a simple series of fights or giant battles (as one could sum up the Siege event, if one was exaggerating).
The book was quite hard to find at a reasonable price, so I hope it will someday be re-released for readers who want a Ragnarok story easy to pick up and enjoy.

[Rocky Sunico · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a pretty dark and disturbing Thor story, one that once again tackles the idea of Ragnarok and end of Asgard but with a greater sense of finality, if that makes sense. Of the different Avengers Disassembled books I've read, this book is the one that truly feels like it speaks of a final end to things even if it's focused on this fictional Norse pantheon instead of the future of the Avengers as a team.

It's a book which at times feels very Starlin-esque given its philosophical leanings and the involvement of cosmic-level entities in the conflict. And I don't find this to be a bad thing as it does give a richness to the story that makes it feel like a classic heroic epic.

[Josh · Rating 3 out of 5]

I haven't read much Thor before, and the dialogue just doesn't flow easily enough for me to really buy into it. I also had no idea this was the end of the series, as I was jumping in for the Avengers Disassembled tie-in (and this really has very little to do with that event). I'm not a huge fan of the lengthy exposition of these types of grandiose stories, usually preferring slice-of-life moments.
However, this got better the farther that we got into it and ended up being quite a bit more epic than I was expecting. I'm sure I will enjoy it more once I get a better feel for Thor's universe.

[Ramneek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really surprised at how much I enjoyed it. The first half was really fast paced and action packed whereas the latter half was much more philosophical which didn't interest me as much but was still fun to read. I know this fits into a much larger series and also works into the Avengers Disassembled event but it works really well as a stand-alone. You could read this on its own and still be very satisfied with how it ended.

[sasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Primer libro que leí de Thor, me gustó como se desarollo y la historia que cuenta el dios nórdico.
Lo disfruté mucho, tanto el dibujo como la escritura y aunque a veces puede llegar a ser un poco denso nunca deja que te desenganches o que te deje de gustar, muy buen plano en lo que corresponde a lo astral y descubrir el poder de tu interior.
No creo que sea una historia para volverla a leer más de una vez pero sin duda lo volvería a hacer.

[Gulq · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Ragnarök" entführt uns in die Endzeit der Götter Asgards und präsentiert uns einen emotional-verzweifelten Kampf, bei dem man sich von Anfang an klar darüber ist, dass nach dessen Ende nichts mehr so sein kann, wie es einst war. Diese Form der Endgültigkeit zeichnet den intensiven und mehr als kurzweiligen Comic aus, den man einfach nicht mehr aus der Hand legen kann, wenn man erst einmal mit dem Lesen begonnen hat.

[Jason Tanner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still an excellent work by Oeming and Di Vito. Some of the dialogue is a little hinky, but it's serviceable, and it really marks the transition from faux medieval talking Thor to modern English speaking Thor.
Otherwise, this is an excellent blending of Norse mythology and Marvel mythology, and it still holds up after almost twenty years. And it looks wonderful!

[Mat Brewster · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first Thor book. It starts slow and I have a hard time reading Thor's weird syntax and theatrical language. It gets better in the last couple of books when Thor figures out what he needs to do, but its not enough to save the first few issues.

[Bram Ryckaert · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thor does some wild things in the back half of this story and I was glad to finally read what came before JMS' legendary Thor run. Aside from the crazy things happening in the final issues, this arc is held back by subpar writing.

[Sofía Ccoata · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
Las ilustraciones son muy bonitas. Me gustó mucho la evolución de Thor y hasta donde llegó su entendimiento, algunas partes me parecieron poco atrapantes pero ya hacia el final fue mucho mejor.

Voy avanzando en la trama de Vengadores Desunidos/ Separados

[Farhad Shawkat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Possibly the best Thor story I've read so far. A six issue story which still felt rushed at times, but an absolute epic. Much better than some of the other Disassembled storylines. One of which involved Peter Parker turning into an actual spider and getting pregnant.