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ggcurves's review against another edition
5.0
This Thor comic blew me away.
Honestly I'm not a huge fan of the Avengers as everyone else kinda seems to be. I did not care for the Thor movie at all.
BUT this comic is amazing. You don't need any prior knowledge of Thor you can go in and read the comic and not be completely confused by anything.
Like I really wish the Thor movie could have be based off of this comic book.
What really makes Thor a great comic is the villain The God Butcher he really steals the show. Because in my mind I feel people don't know what to do with Thor because he is so over-powered.
So the story is that a shadowing figure named The God Butcher has been killing the gods and Thor has to find him and fight him.
That's the basic description but it has time travel and it's so cool how they do it. There are three Thors the young Thor, Avengers Thor, and old Thor and how they deal with The God Butcher.
The art is beautiful I really like the colors and it's very subtle not in your face kind of art.
But Jason Aaron is amazing and I'm going to try check out everything he has written.
Honestly I'm not a huge fan of the Avengers as everyone else kinda seems to be. I did not care for the Thor movie at all.
BUT this comic is amazing. You don't need any prior knowledge of Thor you can go in and read the comic and not be completely confused by anything.
Like I really wish the Thor movie could have be based off of this comic book.
What really makes Thor a great comic is the villain The God Butcher he really steals the show. Because in my mind I feel people don't know what to do with Thor because he is so over-powered.
So the story is that a shadowing figure named The God Butcher has been killing the gods and Thor has to find him and fight him.
That's the basic description but it has time travel and it's so cool how they do it. There are three Thors the young Thor, Avengers Thor, and old Thor and how they deal with The God Butcher.
The art is beautiful I really like the colors and it's very subtle not in your face kind of art.
But Jason Aaron is amazing and I'm going to try check out everything he has written.
murphyc1's review against another edition
5.0
I read it a year or two after the original run. I thought it was brilliant at the time!! I recall being totally blown away by Esad Ribić's dynamic artwork.
dantastic's review against another edition
4.0
The Gods of Indigarr are dead and all signs point to Gorr, the God-Butcher, a being Thor knows all too well. Can the Thunder god defeat the God-Butcher once and for all?
Most of the Thor comics I've read over the years were pretty forgettable unless Walter Simonson was involved. The God Butcher was an eye-catching title so I decided to give this a shot and I'm very glad I did.
The God Butcher tells the tale of Gorr, the Butcher of Gods, and his conflicts with Thor over the years. Aaron weaves a tale in three timelines. One of a young Thor in the age of the Vikings, before he earned the right to wield Mjolnir, one of present-day Thor, and one of old King Thor, a one-eyed, one-armed god, the last god of Asgard. Pretty cool, huh?
The God Butcher is essentially a murder mystery with Thor piecing together the God Butcher's motives and whereabouts. Gorr, for all intents and purposes, is a serial killer gods. Aside from his great power, the scariest thing about him is that he thinks his cause is just. The way Aaron weaves the three Thor tales together is pretty skillful and present-day Thor joining forces with old Thor to save what was left of Asgard was bad ass.
That's about all I have to say. The only mark against this volume would be that it doesn't tell the full story but I'll be glad to read the second volume. Thor is one of those characters that's so powerful it's hard for me to care about his exploits. Jason Aaron has made me care. Four out of five stars.
Most of the Thor comics I've read over the years were pretty forgettable unless Walter Simonson was involved. The God Butcher was an eye-catching title so I decided to give this a shot and I'm very glad I did.
The God Butcher tells the tale of Gorr, the Butcher of Gods, and his conflicts with Thor over the years. Aaron weaves a tale in three timelines. One of a young Thor in the age of the Vikings, before he earned the right to wield Mjolnir, one of present-day Thor, and one of old King Thor, a one-eyed, one-armed god, the last god of Asgard. Pretty cool, huh?
The God Butcher is essentially a murder mystery with Thor piecing together the God Butcher's motives and whereabouts. Gorr, for all intents and purposes, is a serial killer gods. Aside from his great power, the scariest thing about him is that he thinks his cause is just. The way Aaron weaves the three Thor tales together is pretty skillful and present-day Thor joining forces with old Thor to save what was left of Asgard was bad ass.
That's about all I have to say. The only mark against this volume would be that it doesn't tell the full story but I'll be glad to read the second volume. Thor is one of those characters that's so powerful it's hard for me to care about his exploits. Jason Aaron has made me care. Four out of five stars.
wbfreema's review against another edition
5.0
What a great idea! The art is solid too. Didn’t try the alternate reality stuff as I didn’t want to install the app. Strong Eternal Warrior vibes, if you’re into Valiant books.
booksunderthewoods's review against another edition
5.0
This is the first "old" Thor volume that I've read and it did not disappoint. The appealing thing about Thor compared to other Superhero characters is the God and Immortal side and this story tells that perfectly. It deals with a man realizing that a mistake a millennia old is coming back to haunt him. I particularly loved the part where Thor discusses the nature of being immortal and the affect that it has on memories and experiences. To top off all of that you get Thor before the hammer, the Thor we all know, and King Thor all in one volume. There wasn't anything for me to dislike in this story and look forward to the next volume.
modkuraika's review against another edition
5.0
Love and Thunder left a bad taste in my mouth so it got me wanting to read this run again for the first time since it debuted. Jason Aaron was definitely one of Marvel's strongest assets back in the Marvel Now heyday and Ribic's art has such a mythic quality to it.
kareenkt's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0