A review by clauleesi
Thor, Volume 1: The Goddess of Thunder by Jason Aaron
3.0
My rating: 3.5 stars
I grew up with the tales of Oden, Loke, Tor, Freja and all the other nordic gods. I have loved them very dearly and rarely hesitate to dive back into the mythology of my county.
I am also a salty little thing, that doesn't enjoy when creators take too much liberty with changing old tales about gods and mythical creatures. I sneer at the thought that the Hulk would be stronger than any god - so imagine my surprise when I still loved this graphic novel that completely re-imagines Thor and everything that god is.
Because here we are introduced to a female Thor; a god made thunder because they were chosen by the poweful and magical hammer Mjölnir. A Thor that will definitely kick your ass.
I must admit that I still had some difficulties adapting to all this newness - but even from the beginning I very much liked the idea of it. And the fact that we were completely bamboozled and I still have no idea who this female Thor might be had me very intrigued.
The art was also supergood, and even though they did that awful thing where they changed artists, it wasn't too noticeable and still very well done. I liked the dialogue - especially our new Thor's thoughts - and flew through this comic in a matter of less than half an hour.
So basically my feminist ass is cackling over this.
I grew up with the tales of Oden, Loke, Tor, Freja and all the other nordic gods. I have loved them very dearly and rarely hesitate to dive back into the mythology of my county.
I am also a salty little thing, that doesn't enjoy when creators take too much liberty with changing old tales about gods and mythical creatures. I sneer at the thought that the Hulk would be stronger than any god - so imagine my surprise when I still loved this graphic novel that completely re-imagines Thor and everything that god is.
Because here we are introduced to a female Thor; a god made thunder because they were chosen by the poweful and magical hammer Mjölnir. A Thor that will definitely kick your ass.
I must admit that I still had some difficulties adapting to all this newness - but even from the beginning I very much liked the idea of it. And the fact that we were completely bamboozled and I still have no idea who this female Thor might be had me very intrigued.
The art was also supergood, and even though they did that awful thing where they changed artists, it wasn't too noticeable and still very well done. I liked the dialogue - especially our new Thor's thoughts - and flew through this comic in a matter of less than half an hour.
So basically my feminist ass is cackling over this.