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agentgray's review against another edition
4.0
First off, this book ends on a cliffhanger.
Second, it’s an excellent ride that with a compelling premise. A past, present, and future Thor all facing the same villain? Yes, please.
Third, the dialogue is snappy and the artwork is outstanding.
Second, it’s an excellent ride that with a compelling premise. A past, present, and future Thor all facing the same villain? Yes, please.
Third, the dialogue is snappy and the artwork is outstanding.
andyshute's review against another edition
4.0
In all my years of reading Marvel, I've had very little exposure to Thor. He was dead when I first started reading, then cloned and I've never really read the Avengers books for any length of time. Marvel Unlimited has freed my reading and I've heard good things so felt like a change of pace.
It's a very different style of book from many of the Marvel comics I've read of late. Dark, violent and wonderfully illustrated, Jason Aaron plays around with 3 different eras to tell a larger story, crafting a tone and a depth to the character that happily caters to new readers and makes for an intriguing story. I'll be reading more.
It's a very different style of book from many of the Marvel comics I've read of late. Dark, violent and wonderfully illustrated, Jason Aaron plays around with 3 different eras to tell a larger story, crafting a tone and a depth to the character that happily caters to new readers and makes for an intriguing story. I'll be reading more.
stephfauatea's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
latad_books's review
4.0
Past, Present and Future Thor battles a seriously scary guy, who’s taken it upon himself to murder gods, all gods, everywhere and every-when because his gods didn’t do anything for him and his planet when he called on them.
This is the first time I’ve returned to Thor in comic form in a long time. I never really found him all that interesting when I read earlier stories. This story’s art is good, and though the story is heavy with portent, death and muscles, I enjoyed it enough to check out the next volume.
This is the first time I’ve returned to Thor in comic form in a long time. I never really found him all that interesting when I read earlier stories. This story’s art is good, and though the story is heavy with portent, death and muscles, I enjoyed it enough to check out the next volume.
lordslaw's review against another edition
3.0
A big, ambitious story with cool artwork. A bit grim and bleak, but a good read.
quintessenceofdust's review against another edition
2.0
My brother recommended this to me, perhaps because he loves all things Thor, and he insisted I would like it too.
The artwork is pretty, even if it is gory, the artwork is a thing of beauty and I won't dispute that.
Gorr looks like Voldemort, and has an attitude like Voldemort--no one loves me/listens to me/everyone leaves me, so therefore everyone must die at my hands. It's nothing new really. He's just another villain with a chip on his shoulder, but that is essentially what villains are, eh?
I found the jumping back and forwards timeline a bit puzzling at first, but it does start to make more sense as the story unfolds, but I don't think the jumping about actually serves them any, they could still have the story make sense without this jumping about.
I read this in two sittings mostly because I got a bit bored, and I had to push myself to read the last of it because I knew I would put it back down again and not pick it back up.
That being said, the ending was a good hook and I will be reading the next one, which my brother loved even more because Old!Thor keeps calling Young!Thor a whelp.
Also, Old!Thor made me think of The Winter Soldier with that metal arm...
So, yeah, it was alright. It wasn't my favourite comic by any means, I think I'm more of an Iron Man and Spidey fan than a Thor fan at the end of the day.
The artwork is pretty, even if it is gory, the artwork is a thing of beauty and I won't dispute that.
Gorr looks like Voldemort, and has an attitude like Voldemort--no one loves me/listens to me/everyone leaves me, so therefore everyone must die at my hands. It's nothing new really. He's just another villain with a chip on his shoulder, but that is essentially what villains are, eh?
I found the jumping back and forwards timeline a bit puzzling at first, but it does start to make more sense as the story unfolds, but I don't think the jumping about actually serves them any, they could still have the story make sense without this jumping about.
I read this in two sittings mostly because I got a bit bored, and I had to push myself to read the last of it because I knew I would put it back down again and not pick it back up.
That being said, the ending was a good hook and I will be reading the next one, which my brother loved even more because Old!Thor keeps calling Young!Thor a whelp.
Also, Old!Thor made me think of The Winter Soldier with that metal arm...
So, yeah, it was alright. It wasn't my favourite comic by any means, I think I'm more of an Iron Man and Spidey fan than a Thor fan at the end of the day.
jenlyn's review against another edition
3.0
The three different timelines is interesting. Eager to see what happens in the next two volumes.
gelysium's review against another edition
5.0
10/10 would recommend. Do you think you've seen the best of Thor? What about seeing three okay-but-still-have-lessons-to-learn Thors? If you did the math that adds up to better than the best Thor, I'm pretty sure. I'll double-check on that. In all seriousness, this sets the scene for an amazing "what if" when it comes to a universe chock-full of different gods and god-kind. What if someone challenged this concept on a MASSIVE scale? Jason Aaron killed it with this one, spoiler alert.
jollyquaker's review against another edition
4.0
Beautifully drawn and a suitably epic plot. An atmospheric first installment.
the_bitextual's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
3.75
Really good and makes the movie worse. They wasted Bale. He was great, but it coulda been better