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Thor, Vol. 1 (Thor)
Thor is back And in a story only J. Michael Straczynski could tell Returned to the pantheon of great Marvel heroes, the Asgardian God of Thunder is reunited with the mortal form of Dr. Don Blake. Together, they must reckon with the legacy of the mythic Norse kingdom and the awakening of its immortal heroes - but in a world that may not want them back Collecting: Thor #1-...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
August 13th 2008
by Marvel Comics
(first published September 2007)
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When I was kid in a small town in the ’70s long before I’d heard of comic book stores, and the idea that I would one day be able to order collections of comics via a computer and have it delivered to my doorstep would have seemed like something from a sci-fi story, my only steady source of superhero goodness was at my local grocery store. The problem was that the store only sold Marvel comics as a 3-pack wrapped in plastic. I was allowed to get one of these packs a week. (I think they sold for...more
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I was never a fan of norse gods within the Marvel Universe because it was just a little too strange, despite the writer/artist teams pulling it off time after time. It just bothered me that other pantheons weren't invited, you know? I think it'd be very interesting to have Kali devour the world at one point or another while Krishna dances his blue self across incarnations.
So Thor died. As always, beloved superheroes have to return... so Thor does. It is the time after the Civil War, a...more
So Thor died. As always, beloved superheroes have to return... so Thor does. It is the time after the Civil War, a...more
When I first heard that Kenneth Branagh would be directing Marvel’s film version of Thor, I thought it was the perfect choice. Lately seeing the two trailers for the movie, I am loving it and my curiosity to know about this Norse God has stepped up another notch. The next logical thing was obviously to read about him and from what I’ve read so far, I am liking it and clarified an issue for me.
All I know of Thor then was that he was the Norse God of Thunder and was part of the Avengers....more
I’m mixed on Straczynski. I think he’s brilliant at some things, viz: outlining stories. He is an apt man for the Big Epic. But his actual characters sometimes make me cringe. I will never trust a man who created Marcus the Techno-Mage. <shudder>.
I am woefully ignorant of the Avengers, but have been ramping up for the Joss Whedon movie. (And even though I am some trepidation about the Butch Asgard that’s on its way, I will most likely see Thor in the theater). So I thin...more
I am woefully ignorant of the Avengers, but have been ramping up for the Joss Whedon movie. (And even though I am some trepidation about the Butch Asgard that’s on its way, I will most likely see Thor in the theater). So I thin...more
Ok, I'm a little surprised that I liked this as much as I did, because...well, it's Thor. Now, I've always liked him in the Avengers, but I wasn't sure how well that would translate into his own comic (for me, anyway). I mean, he wears a helmet with wings on it, for God's sake. Not teeny-tiny wings, either. Huge I-Believe-I-Can-Fly wings. Wings. On. His. Helmet. Alright, I'm getting off the subject.
The story line was actually really good! I'm sure I didn't catch every subtle reference in...more
The story line was actually really good! I'm sure I didn't catch every subtle reference in...more
Thor died in one crossover and fake came back in another, so it's good that J. Michael Straczynski's given his own space and time to bring Thor and his crew of Norse gods back to life. JMS likes to take his time telling a story, and he's starting a good one here. His reboot doesn't have any villains so far--Loki's back, so that'll come soon enough--but there's plenty of character development instead of conflict. Thor's tasked with finding the rest of his god friends all across Earth, which le...more
While Marvel’s mutant titles are not satisfying enough to keep my eyes open, I do find that the various Avengers-related titles have been nearly stellar in recent years – with Bendis’ work on the main titles, as well as Brubaker and Matt Fraction’s stellar efforts on Captain American and Invincible Iron Man, respectively. And it is for these very reasons that I succumbed to borrowing from my local library Straczynski and Coipel’s first volume of the re-launched Thor.
What can I say? I...more
What can I say? I...more
JMS's run on Thor has already entered the annals of epic. With the movie set to release in the coming weeks I figured it was the appropriate time to check out this much-talked-of stint. The opening volume re-establishes Thor on Earth in connection with Donald Blake, as he re-creates Asgard in the small town of Broxton, Oklahoma and begins searching for his fellow, fallen gods. I've always had a difficult time identifying with gods as characters (see: Wonder Woman) but JMS eliminates this problem...more
So Thor, huh...
Thor is an interesting property. To be honest, I do not have that much experience reading Thor comics. I have read an issue here and there, and have seen him pop up in this crossover or another. And there are some Avengers books I've read with him in it. He is a character that has a rather difficult balance between the human world and Asgard (plus the other parts of the Yggdrasil).
If Thor was a character that just existed as the Norse god of thunder in ...more
Thor is an interesting property. To be honest, I do not have that much experience reading Thor comics. I have read an issue here and there, and have seen him pop up in this crossover or another. And there are some Avengers books I've read with him in it. He is a character that has a rather difficult balance between the human world and Asgard (plus the other parts of the Yggdrasil).
If Thor was a character that just existed as the Norse god of thunder in ...more
This came out some years ago, and I wasn't really on board when Thor "died" as that happened during a previous round of events, crossovers and freakin' corporate-comics shenanigans that drove me raging from the form. But I've always been a fan of Thor in comics, and had heard good things of Straczynski's run, so I decided to check it out.
Enjoyed it quite a bit, though the six collected issues here seem to be just a setup for whatever is going to happen. Still, seeing Thor ki...more
Enjoyed it quite a bit, though the six collected issues here seem to be just a setup for whatever is going to happen. Still, seeing Thor ki...more
Prior to this, I think the only issues of Thor I've ever read were the ones that crossed over with the Mutant Massacre in X-Men (and that may have only been one issue, as it was). Despite my love of mythology and fantasy, I just never clicked with Thor. That has now all changed.
JMS has really come up with a clever conceit behind this relaunch. By placing all of the Asgardians on (or, technically, just above) Midgard (a.k.a. Earth, a.k.a. Oklahoma), it seems he's covering territories with t...more
JMS has really come up with a clever conceit behind this relaunch. By placing all of the Asgardians on (or, technically, just above) Midgard (a.k.a. Earth, a.k.a. Oklahoma), it seems he's covering territories with t...more
In five years of catching up on all the glories if the Marvel universe, I've paid no attention whatsoever to Thor or Straczynski. Much to my chagrin, this is a great story - a clever and believable way to reboot the ancient and crufty Thor/Marvel mythology, a well as a very enjoyable and rewarding read. Some very funny moments in the writing and the art. Oh yes, the art. Not the hyper-realistic stuff of the most epic Captain America, but the slightly exaggerated approach is very well executed, ...more
The best stories written are character-driven, and unlike the first graphic novel (Thor: Latverian Prometheus) that I read, this volume about the Norse God of Lightening helps a reader breeze through it. It plants seeds of interest about the character's past prior to the story and his present as he emerges from a state of limbo to discover the world he once knew has changed and sets out to reclaim the kingdom and friends he held dear. But just as his nostalgia makes him more human and relatable...more
I never liked Thor was when I was a youth, but I saw Straczynski's name on this, liked what he had done with Spider-Man, and read some good things on this. So, what the heck, I'll give it a try.
What I got here were 6 issues that all read like prologues for things to come but were never resolved. Each issue would have a plot that was a bit of "this is going to have to tide you over until next month's issue..." However, nothing ever got re-visited. And Thor's personality is...more
What I got here were 6 issues that all read like prologues for things to come but were never resolved. Each issue would have a plot that was a bit of "this is going to have to tide you over until next month's issue..." However, nothing ever got re-visited. And Thor's personality is...more
I'm a DC fan of long, long standing. From back in the day of the .12 comic. I have never read Marvel comics for a few reasons, some of them very silly, but my guy at the comics store recommended this series to me after we did some talking about the movie.
Now see... this has meat in it, the way the movie doesn't. There's actually motive developing and a reason for Thor to be doing the things he's doing. The art is pretty - alive and moving and I like the look of the book very mu...more
Now see... this has meat in it, the way the movie doesn't. There's actually motive developing and a reason for Thor to be doing the things he's doing. The art is pretty - alive and moving and I like the look of the book very mu...more
Thor is a new thing for me and I'm totally a little bit ashamed to admit it's because I saw the movie and really really enjoyed it.
Typically I read X-Men and I think I'm a Marvel fangirl first and foremost. But I usually gravitate towards female characters. So choosing to read material on an ultra macho giant dude is sort of strange for me. But I think I like the old-world magical feel of Thor. And so far, this series is fantastic. I'm coming into the series really late but this one do...more
Typically I read X-Men and I think I'm a Marvel fangirl first and foremost. But I usually gravitate towards female characters. So choosing to read material on an ultra macho giant dude is sort of strange for me. But I think I like the old-world magical feel of Thor. And so far, this series is fantastic. I'm coming into the series really late but this one do...more
With the exception of his run on The Amazing Spider Man, I've really loved everything that J. Michael Straczynski has done at Marvel, and I'm really loving what he did in bringing back Thor.
As there isn't a lot of action, some would probably think it moves slow, but I enjoyed the buildup and getting to know Thor again as he rebuilds his life, home and searches for those he loved. Also, his reintroduction to Tony Stark might have been my favorite point.
It's a shame JMS le...more
As there isn't a lot of action, some would probably think it moves slow, but I enjoyed the buildup and getting to know Thor again as he rebuilds his life, home and searches for those he loved. Also, his reintroduction to Tony Stark might have been my favorite point.
It's a shame JMS le...more
Having no experience with the Thor universe aside from knowlege of Norse Myth an the Marvel Movieverse, this was a pleasantly enjoyable introduction into the comicverse. I was introduced to Straczynski through his work on Midnight Nation, and found the storytelling here to be equally compelling. Looking forward to the next two volumes that complete this arc.
Favorite scene: That quaint moment when one of the townsfolk erects a mailbox outside of Asgard to deliver the town hall invi...more
Favorite scene: That quaint moment when one of the townsfolk erects a mailbox outside of Asgard to deliver the town hall invi...more
My introduction to Norse mythology came in 1983 or 1984, when I read a copy of Thor Annual #11. Most of the tales of Asgard that made up that thick volume were fairly faithful retellings of the old legends. There was even a diagram of Yggdrasil and the nine worlds of the Scandinavian cosmology. I never kept up with Thor as a character in Marvel comics, but he has a place in my heart.
This volume, which collects the first six issues of the new run of Thor that started last year under t...more
This volume, which collects the first six issues of the new run of Thor that started last year under t...more
Reprints Thor #1-6. Thor returns to Earth and begins collecting the missing gods of Asgard while living over Oklahoma. I was excited when I heard Thor was coming back and leary when I heard Straczynski was writing it. I enjoyed Rising Stars...it wasn't great, it wasn't horrible. I started liking Spider-Man but then it got soooo incredibly bad that it was embarassing. Thor is the same way in reverse. It starts out horrible. If you read Thor: Disassembled, the big key was to break Ragnarok...more
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Comics fans, mythology readers, fantasy readers
I haven't had this good a time reading a 'superhero' book in years. It helps that I'm a fan of mythology, an this book is dripping with the stuff, moreso than most of the original Thor comics Marvel used to print. Here all of Asgardian cast are reimagined, many of them taking on traits more accurate to Norse mythology than were previously printed. There are very moving and interesting chapters, such as when the long-dormant god of thunder visits New Orleans and wonders if he could have held back...more
Straczynski has got pretty much a dead-on take of Thor, and the fight scene with Iron Man thrilled the buried 12 year old in my heart. And yeah, I admit my 12 year old isn't buried very deep...it doesn't take much to dig him up...so seeing Thor truly unleashed, instead of being just another superhero, was more than enough to do it.
My only real problems have to do with Thor losing a bit of humanity. He's a little too grim, and his character therefore doesn't have as much grounding as i...more
My only real problems have to do with Thor losing a bit of humanity. He's a little too grim, and his character therefore doesn't have as much grounding as i...more
This is a book about a man who was destined for greatness. As a child he lived in the shadow of his father considering he was the King of Asgod. His father inspired him to be a warrior and soon to be a king. Then one day he was granted the power of the almight hammer. This hammer granted him super natural abilities. This man became known as Thor who is the god of thunder. If you are a marvel fam and like the Avengers there should be no reason that you don't read this book.
I must admit the Avengers have never really interested me, although the first film was enjoyable Ironman has always seemed too far out of the realm of possible for me to enjoy. Thor on his own on the other hand makes a brilliant adaption for a comic book verse being based on a pre-existing mythological structure. Thor’s return in the opening and his bringing Asgard to a small town had a distinctly True Blood feel that I think could provide for some great pulpy storylines.
I liked this book quite a bit. I'm new to the whole Thor thing, so this was a good intro. Straczynski is a good writer. He's done sci-fi (Babylon 5) and other graphic novels (some Spider Man stuff I think). The idea here is the return of the character from death...a pretty cool notion that human beings create gods...not the other way round. Oh, and Asgard, the hall of the gods, is now is rural Oklahoma. That's actually pretty cool.
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A great TPB that was just a gem to read. Fast paced, funny, well written, exciting. Good stuff.
Read this book if: you are saying "yeah, duh, it's Thor. Of course I'll read it!", if you want a fun time with a great piece of Marvel candy, or you want to see the absolute best confrontation with Tony Stark wherein he finally gets told on what he did in the Civil War.
Fun times all around.
Read this book if: you are saying "yeah, duh, it's Thor. Of course I'll read it!", if you want a fun time with a great piece of Marvel candy, or you want to see the absolute best confrontation with Tony Stark wherein he finally gets told on what he did in the Civil War.
Fun times all around.
I wasn't expecting this to be that great despite who wrote it. I've just never gotten into Thor that much. But, I'm glad I picked this up at the library. This would've been awesome just for the part where Thor beats the holy hell out of Iron Man for making a clone of him and telling him in no uncertain terms that the "discussion" was by no means over.
my first foray into a Thor story; the character is majestic but borders on being untouchable; he is much more interesting interacting with others, as opposed to his quiet contemplations by himself; his human alter-ego is does not match the God form; the story is more foundational, which the later volumes expound on
I am loving Straczynski's comics. He also did SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE, and has a very poetic way with his writing. In this volume, he brings Thor back after he and the other Asgardians died during Ragnarok. I won't tell you how or why, but it's a fantastic reintroduction of the character. And the art is fabulous as well!
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