Review: Thor God of Thunder #9

| June 10, 2013 | Comics | No Comments

*SPOILER-FREE REVIEW*

Writer:  Jason Aaron
Artist:  Esad Ribic
Colorist:  Ive Svorcina
Letterer:  VC’s Joe Sabino
Publisher:  Marvel Comics

Thor’s (and Thors’ plural) battle against Gorr the God Butcher continues in Thor God of Thunder #9.  Young Viking Era Thor, present-day Thor, and King All-Father Thor are teaming up to take the battle to Gorr and end his reign of killing once and for all.  Surely three Thor’s are better than one right?

What I Liked

Ever since present-day Thor started interacting with the different versions of himself, this book took on a new level of enjoyment for me.  You can tell Jason Aaron is enjoying getting to write the dialogue between our Thor’s.  Whether it’s King Thor and present-day Thor, or Viking Era Thor and the girls who will one day become his children, which happened last issue.  I love how King Thor really has become his father, Odin.  He has a weariness about him that comes with age and experience.

Seeing all the Thor’s fight as one is something that only can happen in comic books.  Gorr has proven himself to be a worthy enemy.  One worry when this book launched out of Marvel NOW! was if it was a good idea to remove Thor from Earth and Asgard, where he had spent considerable time pre-Marvel NOW!.  No supporting characters has given Aaron the chance to spend time showing us his version of Thor.  Plus it was brilliant to make the other Thor’s our supporting characters, in a sense.  I almost wish they could stick around once this story arc is finished.  And who knows, maybe they will.

What I Didn’t Like

There were parts of Esad Ribic’s art that were hard for me to interpret.  Those pages mostly came at the end of the book, during the final part of the Thor’s battle with Gorr.  The way the panels were split up, I couldn’t tell how the action was taking place.  Maybe it has to do with the painting-style of penciling that Ribic uses.

Even though I’m enjoying this saga, I wonder if other readers are growing tired of it and are ready to read other adventures.  We’re up to issue nine, with more to come from the way this one ends.  Hopefully readers aren’t impatient and can stick with this tale to the very end.

Summary

“God Bomb” may be in part three, but we’ve been following Thor’s fight against Gorr the God Butcher since issue one.  Are three Thor’s enough to stop Gorr from completing his God Bomb?  And is it bad that I want all three Thor’s to remain once this is all said and done?  What are your thoughts on Thor God of Thunder?  Are you enjoying it, or is it a series you’ve been skipping?  Make sure to let me know in the comments section below.

This review is written in partnership with Pop Culture Network.  They can be found at their website http://www.popculturenetwork.com/

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