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kellbells's review
5.0
Fun writing, fantastic art, loved it loved it loved it. Thor is a BABE.
"Like the FOR-REAL Thor? She ain't called SHE-THOR or LADY THUNDERSTRIKE or nothing like that?"
"Like the FOR-REAL Thor? She ain't called SHE-THOR or LADY THUNDERSTRIKE or nothing like that?"
fogisbeautiful's review
4.0
This was pretty amazing, but not really a lot more than I expected. I will probably keep reading, mostly because I really want to know who the new Thor is, but I'm hoping that the series improves as it goes on. It was hard to put my finger on it, but something was... off about it. I still enjoyed it though, I think the art especially is exceptional :)
unladylike's review
3.0
It was the announcement of the new Thor, who is a woman, and the way that was handled by the series creators that prompted me to start reading all of the past couple years of Thor comics by Jason Aaron and Matt Fraction.
So much of the Aaron-penned series leading up to this is unnecessary for understanding the comic, but I'm glad I read it for the sake of familiarizing myself with and appreciating the characters.
Goddess of Thunder has some great lines that made me lol, and plenty of fantastic art. But it's such a *skinny* book, and not much happens, so it only gets 3 stars.
We get a drawn-out confrontation between Frost Giants, the evil minotaur CEO of Roxxon Energy, and Malekith, the dark elf sorcerer king. And we get Odin being the angry asshole that he is, after a period of reign by the All-Mother Freyja and a more democratic Congress of Worlds.
The best parts of these 5 short issues involved direct jabs at the current wave of anti-feminists. Labels such as "social justice warrior" and "feminist" - both of which are all about standing up against injustice and oppression - are used frequently as pejoratives, so Jason Aaron and Marvel had an opportunity to address that debate head-on, and thankfully they did it with grace and tact. Any time a famous comic moniker changes hands and is no longer the sole domain of a straight white cis male, lots of bigoted fanboys come out of the woodwork to shriek their ire. In Thor, those people are represented as Crusher Creel and Odin - two of the most thick-skulled, obnoxious men in the Marvel Universe.
We still don't know at the end of this volume who has taken on the mantle/helm/hammer, but we see a couple likely suspects crossed off in a process of elimination game. Thor actually shows us a hand-written list of people he thinks might be behind the mask, and it is much longer than the ones I would have thought of.
So yay for Thor: Goddess of Thunder, but boo for Marvel charging so much for such a small page count in their HC and TBPs.
So much of the Aaron-penned series leading up to this is unnecessary for understanding the comic, but I'm glad I read it for the sake of familiarizing myself with and appreciating the characters.
Goddess of Thunder has some great lines that made me lol, and plenty of fantastic art. But it's such a *skinny* book, and not much happens, so it only gets 3 stars.
We get a drawn-out confrontation between Frost Giants, the evil minotaur CEO of Roxxon Energy, and Malekith, the dark elf sorcerer king. And we get Odin being the angry asshole that he is, after a period of reign by the All-Mother Freyja and a more democratic Congress of Worlds.
The best parts of these 5 short issues involved direct jabs at the current wave of anti-feminists. Labels such as "social justice warrior" and "feminist" - both of which are all about standing up against injustice and oppression - are used frequently as pejoratives, so Jason Aaron and Marvel had an opportunity to address that debate head-on, and thankfully they did it with grace and tact. Any time a famous comic moniker changes hands and is no longer the sole domain of a straight white cis male, lots of bigoted fanboys come out of the woodwork to shriek their ire. In Thor, those people are represented as Crusher Creel and Odin - two of the most thick-skulled, obnoxious men in the Marvel Universe.
We still don't know at the end of this volume who has taken on the mantle/helm/hammer, but we see a couple likely suspects crossed off in a process of elimination game. Thor actually shows us a hand-written list of people he thinks might be behind the mask, and it is much longer than the ones I would have thought of.
So yay for Thor: Goddess of Thunder, but boo for Marvel charging so much for such a small page count in their HC and TBPs.
daileyxplanet's review
4.0
Thor #1: So the Thor that you know is no longer THOR thanks to no longer being WORTHY of Mjölnir. We don't know what Thor did or didn't do, but he's UNWORTHY now. Well.... Frost Giants are attacking Midgard and there's a new, female Thor in town to make it right. A good #1 that gets you ready for issue two. 4/5 Stars
Thor #2: Things are heating up, or cooling off as it may be.
Thor #3: The Goddess of Thunder continues to show her mettle by battling frost giants without the hammer. But Odinson wants his Mjolner back and now!
Thor #4: Odinson gives Thor his blessings... Kinda.
Thor #5: Odin is undoing everything the All-Mother set up in his absence and is willing to use is evil brother to hunt down Thor.
Altogether, I would say this volume is a perfect jumping on point for anyone new to Thor or Jason Aaron's version at least. I have always liked the concept of Thor more than the execution, but the Thors mini drew my attention.
Thor #2: Things are heating up, or cooling off as it may be.
Thor #3: The Goddess of Thunder continues to show her mettle by battling frost giants without the hammer. But Odinson wants his Mjolner back and now!
Thor #4: Odinson gives Thor his blessings... Kinda.
Thor #5: Odin is undoing everything the All-Mother set up in his absence and is willing to use is evil brother to hunt down Thor.
Altogether, I would say this volume is a perfect jumping on point for anyone new to Thor or Jason Aaron's version at least. I have always liked the concept of Thor more than the execution, but the Thors mini drew my attention.
hufflepuffbiologybuff's review
5.0
Much better than I thought it would be. Kept me going and wondering what was going to happen next even though I had heard some spoilers before reading. It was a book I thought about often when. I wasn't reading it and looking forward to reading more of it.
I never was a fan of the way Thor spoke in the comics but it was fine, it didn't bother me.
I never was a fan of the way Thor spoke in the comics but it was fine, it didn't bother me.
pewterwolf's review against another edition
4.0
Review Taken from The Pewter Wolf
I am trying to get better with graphic novels. I always like looking at them in bookshops but I always feel overwhelmed by them. I'm still new to this world and each character or series has an arc and is linked to the previous storyarc.
So, kinda scary.
But Thor: The Goddess of Thunder welcomes a new era where we have a female Thor. And it's an interesting tale... I have been curious over this since the news came out. So when I saw it in Waterstones this past weekend, I picked it up and walked to the till without much of a second thought.
Thor is no longer worthy of his hammer, Mjolnir. But Mjolnir needs a companion to restore the balance between the Ten Realms. And with the dark elf, Malekith and the Frost Giants on the rise, who will lead the charge against them?
A mysterious woman who is deemed worthy...
Now, this is very interesting. It's a little different to [b:Young Avengers, Vol. 1: Style > Substance|17824752|Young Avengers, Vol. 1 Style > Substance|Kieron Gillen|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408316436s/17824752.jpg|24934356] as while this is a good place to start with Thor, there are moments where it does back to previous story arcs. For example, until I read the blurb, I didn't know who had whispered to Thor which, in turn, made him unworthy of Mjolnir.
What I found interesting, story telling wise, is making Thor female. This is flipping Marvel on its headband it feels refreshing. We have two Thors fighting and coming to a point of understanding, all the while having other characters coming to terms with these turns of events. Thor's father, Odin, is furious and becomes determined to get Mjolnir back, while Thor's mother, Freyja, takes this news in her stride.
Another interesting thing I like about this is that the new Thor's identity has been kept a secret. She wears a helmet over her face and the only time her identity could have been revealed, Mjolnir returned to her. While the old Thor and other characters saying that there's something familiar about her, it hints that she is a person from the Thor history.
From what I understand, her identity will be released in Issue 8 (or Volume 2) and this is both a good thing and a worrying thing. Good as it means we warm and like this new Thor, but I am worried over whether this is a long term move, or whether this is more short-termed and, because of this, a publicity stunt.
In this volume, there are five issues and, within the first four, I really liked the art work. It was clean and smooth. But with the fifth and final issue, the art changed and it becomes jarring. It doesn't flow and, personally, I don't like this artwork. It looks oddly clay-like.
I do like this and I will read the next volume, but I wasn't 100% convinced over the artwork and the style.
I am trying to get better with graphic novels. I always like looking at them in bookshops but I always feel overwhelmed by them. I'm still new to this world and each character or series has an arc and is linked to the previous storyarc.
So, kinda scary.
But Thor: The Goddess of Thunder welcomes a new era where we have a female Thor. And it's an interesting tale... I have been curious over this since the news came out. So when I saw it in Waterstones this past weekend, I picked it up and walked to the till without much of a second thought.
Thor is no longer worthy of his hammer, Mjolnir. But Mjolnir needs a companion to restore the balance between the Ten Realms. And with the dark elf, Malekith and the Frost Giants on the rise, who will lead the charge against them?
A mysterious woman who is deemed worthy...
Now, this is very interesting. It's a little different to [b:Young Avengers, Vol. 1: Style > Substance|17824752|Young Avengers, Vol. 1 Style > Substance|Kieron Gillen|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408316436s/17824752.jpg|24934356] as while this is a good place to start with Thor, there are moments where it does back to previous story arcs. For example, until I read the blurb, I didn't know who had whispered to Thor which, in turn, made him unworthy of Mjolnir.
What I found interesting, story telling wise, is making Thor female. This is flipping Marvel on its headband it feels refreshing. We have two Thors fighting and coming to a point of understanding, all the while having other characters coming to terms with these turns of events. Thor's father, Odin, is furious and becomes determined to get Mjolnir back, while Thor's mother, Freyja, takes this news in her stride.
Another interesting thing I like about this is that the new Thor's identity has been kept a secret. She wears a helmet over her face and the only time her identity could have been revealed, Mjolnir returned to her. While the old Thor and other characters saying that there's something familiar about her, it hints that she is a person from the Thor history.
From what I understand, her identity will be released in Issue 8 (or Volume 2) and this is both a good thing and a worrying thing. Good as it means we warm and like this new Thor, but I am worried over whether this is a long term move, or whether this is more short-termed and, because of this, a publicity stunt.
In this volume, there are five issues and, within the first four, I really liked the art work. It was clean and smooth. But with the fifth and final issue, the art changed and it becomes jarring. It doesn't flow and, personally, I don't like this artwork. It looks oddly clay-like.
I do like this and I will read the next volume, but I wasn't 100% convinced over the artwork and the style.
mariesbookworld's review
5.0
I’ve wanted to read these comics ever since I found out Mighty Thor existed and then after watching Thor love and thunder I just NEEDED them. I knew I’d love it but damn I did not think I’d be THAT emotionally involved. If you ever pick up a marvel comic I beg you read these.