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chibiloki's review
3.0
This one grew on me as it continued. The art is great, but the jumping timeline was at times jarring and confusing. More than once I had to flip back a page or two to reorient myself. The whole Nazi Ragnarok plot was a bit bizarre. I did enjoy some of the bits that hearken back to lore from older Thor comics. Loki's backstory is different in this one, and I am curious to know more about his mother, who we briefly see. I will probably read more in this series at some point, because I'm intrigued, even if it's not my favorite.
theartolater's review
4.0
I had tried the first couple issues of this when it was coming out in the comics, but now that I'm an unrepentant Jonathan Hickman fanboy, I decided to pick this up again.
This is a decidedly different take on Thor, with a lot of interesting similarities to what we've seen in the movies as well as some interesting takes on how Thor becomes Thor.
I'm not going to go as far as to call this necessary, but it was a pleasant diversion.
This is a decidedly different take on Thor, with a lot of interesting similarities to what we've seen in the movies as well as some interesting takes on how Thor becomes Thor.
I'm not going to go as far as to call this necessary, but it was a pleasant diversion.
erutane's review
1.0
The writing is terrible, but it's the art that takes the prize this time with some very embarrassingly questionable clothing choices.
manwithanagenda's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.75
This is a reluctant one-star, because I have given worse books higher ratings, but I just didn't like this.
Hickman provides here the backstory of Ultimate Thor since it became obvious at the end of 'Ultimates 2' that he wasn't some super-powered madman who thought he was Thor son of Odin. Unfortunately, that dynamic, the "is he crazy or isn't he?" question was the most interesting thing about his character. Hickman doesn't employ the humor of placing a person like Thor in a modern setting that made the movie such a pleasure. It's all frowning nordic seriousness.
The bafflingly-employed Jepf Loeb "explained" Thor's previously peacenik nature in 'Thor Reborn', but Hickman sets himself up to integrate Thor's back-history into the Ultimate Universe - and he does so almost perfectly. Every so often Hickman shows a scene from 'Ultimates' that clue the reader into when these newly depicted events are happening. Essentially, every time Thor was absent from the action in other titles, that time is shown here.
The story of the book is split between "eons/ages ago" Asgard during the war with the frost-giants, a Nazi plot to use the Bifröst to plunder godly weapons, and those events leading up to and during the 'Ultimates'. It really is seamless, and the art is unobjectional, but I was not having it.
Thor fans, this is a great limited series for you, for everyone else, steer clear.
Ultimate Marvel
Next: 'Ultimate Comics Avengers: Blade vs. The Avengers'
Previous: 'Ultimate Comics New Avengers: Thor Reborn'
Hickman provides here the backstory of Ultimate Thor since it became obvious at the end of 'Ultimates 2' that he wasn't some super-powered madman who thought he was Thor son of Odin. Unfortunately, that dynamic, the "is he crazy or isn't he?" question was the most interesting thing about his character. Hickman doesn't employ the humor of placing a person like Thor in a modern setting that made the movie such a pleasure. It's all frowning nordic seriousness.
The bafflingly-employed Jepf Loeb "explained" Thor's previously peacenik nature in 'Thor Reborn', but Hickman sets himself up to integrate Thor's back-history into the Ultimate Universe - and he does so almost perfectly. Every so often Hickman shows a scene from 'Ultimates' that clue the reader into when these newly depicted events are happening. Essentially, every time Thor was absent from the action in other titles, that time is shown here.
The story of the book is split between "eons/ages ago" Asgard during the war with the frost-giants, a Nazi plot to use the Bifröst to plunder godly weapons, and those events leading up to and during the 'Ultimates'. It really is seamless, and the art is unobjectional, but I was not having it.
Thor fans, this is a great limited series for you, for everyone else, steer clear.
Ultimate Marvel
Next: 'Ultimate Comics Avengers: Blade vs. The Avengers'
Previous: 'Ultimate Comics New Avengers: Thor Reborn'
aegis's review
3.0
Maybe 3.5? It does a lot in only 4 issues, but it still seems somewhat flat. Works fine as a standalone story, but I feel it would be greatly enhanced by the full context of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, which I lack.
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