Thor: The Reigning

Thor (1998) (Single Issues) #68-74

by Dan Jurgens, Scot Eaton (Illustrator)

Book by Dan Jurgens

Genres: Marvel, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics

168 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2004

About the author

Dan 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.

Reviews

[Michael Keskeys · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somewhat confusing chapter of Dan Jurgens' Thor run. The time jumps are very disorienting, and I don't get how Scarlet Witch's daughter could be the big worry in this comic set over 170 years in the future.

[Will Cooper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Follows Thor's reign over Earth.

[Andrew Bell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great to see the developing storyline for Thor and others!

[Joshua Bertram · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprising my expectations, after the literally explosive conclusion of the previous book, Spiral, The Mighty Thor book 5 jumps over a century into the future to a forced utopia in which Thor has made earth a paradise against her wishes and established New Asgard after the human attack on the old one. The story is told through the eyes of Thialfi and Jordahl (a human teenager), with Thor as the borderline antagonist. Pockets of rebellion exist, with the Scarlett Witch's daughter (set up in the last book) out for revenge. The structure of the story is nice, building to a conclusion in which Asgard is again attacked, and intercut with flashbacks of a previous attack on Thor by the Avengers. Thor's son Magni is given the role as the headstrong son, and Thor as the All-father with the pride to do what Odin never would, for which Loki finally respects him...though, ever the trickster, that one. These generational considerations provide a nice thematic through line to the characters' history, and Dan Jurgens must be applauded for his daring story choices. I'm excited to see how the title concludes over the next two books.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Set in the future, where Thor is lord of all Earth and all aspects of human life are provided for. A friend from the past appears and is surprised to see this utopia. This is a good concept for a story and is cleverly done. A good read.