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Thor: Son of Asgard
Thor: Son of Asgard Part 2: The Heat of Hakurei
Before he claimed the throne, before he battled the dragon Fafnir, before he became worthy of mighty Mjolnir, he was simply Thor, one of many young sons of Asgard. Discover an untold tale of his early years here!
24 pages, Library Binding
First published May 1, 2004
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April 2, 2021
yaaaaaai, i love thor, but, sif????? a queen. yup, i'm standing here for my queen sif
July 26, 2021
love that i can read this in thor’s voice
July 27, 2021
evil baby loki
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July 3, 2017~ from the library
*The book is at the 3rd Grade Reading level. AR 3.7 which means it's almost at the 4th grade level. The target market is Middle Graders. The word count is 1,434.
The artwork is very nice, although Balder, Sif and Thor seem to spend an inordinate amount of time being flung through the air.
The story, if you don't know, is about Young Thor. Odin has given the 3 a quest and they set off for round one. The theme is respect and teamwork. Dialog and plotting is predictable to we old folks.
Enjoyable.
*The book is at the 3rd Grade Reading level. AR 3.7 which means it's almost at the 4th grade level. The target market is Middle Graders. The word count is 1,434.
The artwork is very nice, although Balder, Sif and Thor seem to spend an inordinate amount of time being flung through the air.
The story, if you don't know, is about Young Thor. Odin has given the 3 a quest and they set off for round one. The theme is respect and teamwork. Dialog and plotting is predictable to we old folks.
Enjoyable.
February 8, 2021
3.5 🌟
Sif es todo lo que esta bien!
Y thor, nunca cambia con sus personalidad! Jaja
Sif es todo lo que esta bien!
Y thor, nunca cambia con sus personalidad! Jaja
April 20, 2024
A simple story. Not a bad read, but not a prolific read either. The art was good.
April 4, 2020
The first element of Odin’s quest requires Thor and his allies to gain a scale from the impenetrable hide of Hakurei the dragon in the Hidden Hills of Asgard. The task seems simple enough until the dragon is waiting for them and he’s not about to give in so easily.
This issue centers around the simple idea of getting the scale from the dragon. While there is a character scene to start the issue where Sif and Balder are upset that Thor didn’t ask them before volunteering them for this quest. It shows that even at this young age, Thor is used to making decisions for others and allowing his own desires to override those of others. There’s a big emphasis on working together and being treated as equals in this book so far. I’ll assume those themes will continue throughout the series.
The fight with the dragon is well done and the characters each get moments to take center stage. I had a small issue with the fact that the dragon’s hide is supposed to be impenetrable (thus why Odin wants the scale for his enchantment), but yet Thor finds a “weak spot” that allows him to penetrate the dragon’s hide. I feel there could have been a different solution, especially when Sif and Balder were exposing different vulnerabilities. Sure, it could be part of Hakurei’s legend, but it wasn’t explained that way.
The art was good this issue. I particularly enjoyed Tocchini’s dragon. Had the look of something out of a D&D sourcebook. Very attractive and threatening.
Overall, it was an entertaining issue.
This issue centers around the simple idea of getting the scale from the dragon. While there is a character scene to start the issue where Sif and Balder are upset that Thor didn’t ask them before volunteering them for this quest. It shows that even at this young age, Thor is used to making decisions for others and allowing his own desires to override those of others. There’s a big emphasis on working together and being treated as equals in this book so far. I’ll assume those themes will continue throughout the series.
The fight with the dragon is well done and the characters each get moments to take center stage. I had a small issue with the fact that the dragon’s hide is supposed to be impenetrable (thus why Odin wants the scale for his enchantment), but yet Thor finds a “weak spot” that allows him to penetrate the dragon’s hide. I feel there could have been a different solution, especially when Sif and Balder were exposing different vulnerabilities. Sure, it could be part of Hakurei’s legend, but it wasn’t explained that way.
The art was good this issue. I particularly enjoyed Tocchini’s dragon. Had the look of something out of a D&D sourcebook. Very attractive and threatening.
Overall, it was an entertaining issue.
December 3, 2018
Cool, so I just read Thor's first adventure or rather, quest as a teenager. I feel sorry for them that they didn't have TV to pass their time somehow, lol. But this was a better issue than the previous one. I still feel that the illustrations of the fighting scenes weren't that great (hopefully, the coming issues/comics are better) but it was good.
You know, I've never really liked Loki but I always believed that as a kid he would be a good guy because neither of them knew about their half-brother-ness (if that's even a word). Maybe not though? He seems really mean to me even now. But anyway, let's see what happens in the next issue.
You know, I've never really liked Loki but I always believed that as a kid he would be a good guy because neither of them knew about their half-brother-ness (if that's even a word). Maybe not though? He seems really mean to me even now. But anyway, let's see what happens in the next issue.
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October 9, 2021Thor and his companions find themselves in the land of dragons. The dragon they are looking for is waiting for them, as Loki tipped him off. Thor is knocked out and Sif holds the dragon's attention while Balder checks on him and they formulate a plan. Thor is able to knock the dragon out and they take a scale.
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July 14, 2021
Young Thor and his friends are sent out on a quest by Odín to get a dragon’s scale. This is a fun quick read that tells more of Thor when he was a young boy.
December 27, 2021
With a title containing Hakurei and the dragon being called so, I would have expected a way more japanese themed tale, since this is also the name of a mountain from Inuyasha, but no. The story is ok, I just wonder about the name.
The author got teenage Thor´s assholishness right in simply assuming his friends would come along. The dragon is impressive but considered the name I would have expected a Japanese inspired dragon. However, once the fight starts, I had some problems: Did Balder scratch Hakurei or something? His hide is supposed to impenetrable and it didn't look like any blood was drawn so why does the dragon make this weird sound as if he was hurt? At least everything else suggests that Balder hit him. The dragon himself stated that his hide is impenetrable so what was the whole situation before about? I can see how you could hurt the dragon by shooting his ears, but how does jumping on it and ramping a sword in his snout work? And apparently he was just knocked out... somehow. That artwork really didn´t depict that.
So in the end, this has some good elements, but it is not a good comic overall. It is ok, but nothing more.
The author got teenage Thor´s assholishness right in simply assuming his friends would come along. The dragon is impressive but considered the name I would have expected a Japanese inspired dragon. However, once the fight starts, I had some problems: Did Balder scratch Hakurei or something? His hide is supposed to impenetrable and it didn't look like any blood was drawn so why does the dragon make this weird sound as if he was hurt? At least everything else suggests that Balder hit him. The dragon himself stated that his hide is impenetrable so what was the whole situation before about? I can see how you could hurt the dragon by shooting his ears, but how does jumping on it and ramping a sword in his snout work? And apparently he was just knocked out... somehow. That artwork really didn´t depict that.
So in the end, this has some good elements, but it is not a good comic overall. It is ok, but nothing more.
October 24, 2016
This book, Thor Song of Asgard, is a book about Thor and his two partners who defeat this dragon and learn to work together as a team through it all. The themes are teamwork and trials. The genres are fantasy, graphic novel, picture book, and series book while the ages are kindergarten through eighth grade. I gave this a 3 out of 5 because it was a little confusing on what was going, yet for exciting to read and to show kids the pictures inside.
September 5, 2018
Thor is extremely obnoxious. Story is still just meh.
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