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Thor: Son of Asgard #7-12
Thor: Son of Asgard, Vol. 2: Worthy
Due to popular demand, the early Tales of Asgard continue! After their adventures across the wilds of Asgard, it's back to school for Thor, Balder and Sif...but when you're in training to be a warrior, study hall isn't so quiet! The lives of the three young friends take an interesting turn when Amora the Enchantress enters the picture. Sparks will fly when their schooling in swords and sorcery comes head-to-head! Plus: Thor grew up with the belief that he would one day wield the mighty uru hammer, Mjolnir. But as the years pass and he becomes increasingly frustrated by his inability to achieve his goal, Thor comes to question what makes a person worthy. But his questions will have to wait, as Sif is kidnapped by Frost Giants!
152 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2005
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July 13, 2021
Reprints Thor: Son of Asgard #7-12 (October 2004-March 2005). Sif and Thor have always been a pair…but Sif is getting older and hopes for more with Thor. When Amora decides she wants Thor, she and Loki set a plan in action that could cause Sif to lose Thor forever! Thor meanwhile is trying to become the man he is destine to be, and being worthy enough to lift Mjolnir requires will that must be earned.
Written by C.B. Cebulski (under the pseudonym Akira Yoshida), Thor: Son of Asgard Volume 2: Worthy is a Marvel Comics superhero collection released under the Marvel Age imprint. Following Thor: Son of Asgard 1: The Warrior Teen, the series features art by Greg Tocchini. Both digest versions of Thor: Son of Asgard were also collected in a large format volume.
Thor has always been a more unattainable hero for me. He’s often too strong for the mortal villains and his “thee” and “thou” speeches sometimes just feel like a bad performance from a local renaissance festival. By taking Thor back to his roots, Thor: Son of Asgard does make Thor a more tangible hero…and it also brings the soapy drama.
The collection is split into two parts. The first three issues are “Enchanted” in which Sif tries to force Thor to love her by using the Mirror of Mycha, but of course in true comic book form, everything goes sideways. Amora teams with Loki to trick Sif and Sif finds herself allied with her other rival Brunnhilda to free him. It is a little odd that Brunnhilda was brought into the mix, but I did always find her a fun character…I just wish either she had flown solo or Amora had been the only one involved.
The second story “Worthy” wraps up the series by graduating Thor from “unworthy” to “worthy” as he realizes his worth is tied up with the value of his friends. Thor is unable to hoist Mjolnir until he needs it to save Sif and his ultimate will to sacrifice himself makes him unattainable for Hela. It is a solid telling of a rather classic style story. It does wrap the series up, but it feels like there was so much more room for exploration.
Thor: Son of Asgard 2: Worthy is a nice addendum to the Thor series and helps expand Thor by humanizing him. This volume is a bit more interesting in that Loki isn’t much of a factor in the big picture (he is behind Amora’s trick), and it is largely a Sif story followed by Thor story…which is unusual since it seems like most Marvel flashback Thor stories are simply Thor and Loki being kids. It was nice to have this expansion and exploration…I would welcome a return to it.
Written by C.B. Cebulski (under the pseudonym Akira Yoshida), Thor: Son of Asgard Volume 2: Worthy is a Marvel Comics superhero collection released under the Marvel Age imprint. Following Thor: Son of Asgard 1: The Warrior Teen, the series features art by Greg Tocchini. Both digest versions of Thor: Son of Asgard were also collected in a large format volume.
Thor has always been a more unattainable hero for me. He’s often too strong for the mortal villains and his “thee” and “thou” speeches sometimes just feel like a bad performance from a local renaissance festival. By taking Thor back to his roots, Thor: Son of Asgard does make Thor a more tangible hero…and it also brings the soapy drama.
The collection is split into two parts. The first three issues are “Enchanted” in which Sif tries to force Thor to love her by using the Mirror of Mycha, but of course in true comic book form, everything goes sideways. Amora teams with Loki to trick Sif and Sif finds herself allied with her other rival Brunnhilda to free him. It is a little odd that Brunnhilda was brought into the mix, but I did always find her a fun character…I just wish either she had flown solo or Amora had been the only one involved.
The second story “Worthy” wraps up the series by graduating Thor from “unworthy” to “worthy” as he realizes his worth is tied up with the value of his friends. Thor is unable to hoist Mjolnir until he needs it to save Sif and his ultimate will to sacrifice himself makes him unattainable for Hela. It is a solid telling of a rather classic style story. It does wrap the series up, but it feels like there was so much more room for exploration.
Thor: Son of Asgard 2: Worthy is a nice addendum to the Thor series and helps expand Thor by humanizing him. This volume is a bit more interesting in that Loki isn’t much of a factor in the big picture (he is behind Amora’s trick), and it is largely a Sif story followed by Thor story…which is unusual since it seems like most Marvel flashback Thor stories are simply Thor and Loki being kids. It was nice to have this expansion and exploration…I would welcome a return to it.
May 23, 2017
Thor, the teenage years continues. Amora hatches a plot to get Thors love, while Sif is jealous of a new student at warrior school. Meanwhile, Thor is struggling with being worthy enough for his hammer. This is quite a lot of fun, and has some lovely artwork. It also has an added extra of the original Tales of Asgard, and those are good reads.
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March 2, 2025The lesson on autonomy is nice and how you shouldn't just make decisions for others, and how one should ask for help instead of assume it. How they make mends is funny and so... Thor speaks so formal lol
I enjoy the art style of Hakurei, also love those beasts in general but it's got a nice touch to it.
ALSO NO LOKI WHY smhhhhh disappointed
I enjoy the art style of Hakurei, also love those beasts in general but it's got a nice touch to it.
ALSO NO LOKI WHY smhhhhh disappointed
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March 5, 2016
Earlier this week, I was asked via an internet poll “What is your favorite coming-of-age novel”? The usual suspects were listed, headed up by “The Catcher in the Rye” - but I now realize that my answer would be the graphic novel “Thor, Son of Asgard: Worthy” (and its predecessor, “The Warriors”).
In what could be subtitled “Portrait of a God as a Young Man”, Akira Yoshida (writer) & Greg Tocchini (artist), along with the usual collection of colorists, letters, inkers, editors, etc., produce a work that effectively captures the spirit of the Marvel Asgardians that we have read about since the 1960s – except in younger bodies, not as physically mature – or emotionally.
Unlike the earlier volume, Baldur takes a back seat in this reprinting, focusing primarily on Thor and Sif (along with an introduction to a young Brunhilde), while villain Loki is joined by Amara the Enchantress. The giants of Jotunheim (effectively illustrated by Tocchini, demonstrating some fantastic use of perspective) and Hela (drawn as though early-day artists Jack Kirby collaborated with Gene Colan, and more effective for it) also provide threats within this volume.
All in all, an extremely good collection – one that I am glad I took the time to read.
RATING: 4 1/2 stars, rounded up to 5 stars. It accomplishes what it set out to do, was quite entertaining, and left an impression with me that will remain after I've moved on to other reading material.
In what could be subtitled “Portrait of a God as a Young Man”, Akira Yoshida (writer) & Greg Tocchini (artist), along with the usual collection of colorists, letters, inkers, editors, etc., produce a work that effectively captures the spirit of the Marvel Asgardians that we have read about since the 1960s – except in younger bodies, not as physically mature – or emotionally.
Unlike the earlier volume, Baldur takes a back seat in this reprinting, focusing primarily on Thor and Sif (along with an introduction to a young Brunhilde), while villain Loki is joined by Amara the Enchantress. The giants of Jotunheim (effectively illustrated by Tocchini, demonstrating some fantastic use of perspective) and Hela (drawn as though early-day artists Jack Kirby collaborated with Gene Colan, and more effective for it) also provide threats within this volume.
All in all, an extremely good collection – one that I am glad I took the time to read.
RATING: 4 1/2 stars, rounded up to 5 stars. It accomplishes what it set out to do, was quite entertaining, and left an impression with me that will remain after I've moved on to other reading material.
July 11, 2012
No me gustó tanto como The Warriors Teen, pero fué divertido. Aunque no me gustó lo que hizo Sif, contradijo a su personalidad supongo que el amor hace que las personas se vuelvan Loki (Dios mio soy muy comica en la vida shdkahdkahskd Lokihasdjkhasjhd)y bueno hizo lo que hizo pero se lamentó y está bien. El final fué hermoso y tan bello Thor dando la vida por ella. (Te queremos Thor te queremos) Y sí, yo no hago reviews serias.
July 1, 2012
greg tocchini draws some of the most beautiful and realist women i've ever seen, love to see him do a hunger games graphic novel!
May 27, 2013
I love these 'young Thor' stories. Very pretty artwork too.
AMORA YOU LOVELY DIABOLICAL THING YOU!
AMORA YOU LOVELY DIABOLICAL THING YOU!
October 11, 2016
Another fun read. The teenage drama beside the grandeur of the mythology was amusing.
January 15, 2011
Soap opera-ey. Meh.
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