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grilledcheesesamurai's review against another edition
5.0
*Looks at comics* *Blinks*
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Ummm. I need more stars. 5 doesn't cut it.
*Looks at Keyboard* *Blinks*
*Looks at comics* *Blinks*
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Ummm. I need more stars. 5 doesn't cut it.
mercedes's review
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
billyjepma's review
4.0
The years-long run that Jason Aaron (and his stellar team of artists) had with Thor is one of my favorite in comics. So, while I like what I've read of Donny Cates, I was apprehensive about anyone trying to follow-up on the saga Aaron penned and didn't let myself have very high expectations. But man, if this first volume is any indication of what we can expect from Cates' and Thor, I'm all in.
The Devourer King doesn't have the immediate air of something iconic like the God Butcher storyline did when Aaron first started writing Thor, but it does have all of the mythos and mystery that a Thor comic should. It's bold and exciting, and I love the ideas Cates introduces here. He doesn't explore all of them with as much nuance as I wanted, and the primary threat never feels like a real danger, but the premise itself is phenomenal. I'm not going to spoil anything, but I love the character dynamics Cates introduces and love how his script allows for just as action-spectacle as it does for high-stakes debates between old friends (and enemies). Cates' voice is right at home in the pages of Thor, and I am 100% sticking around for whatever he's cooking up.
The real star of this first volume is the art, though. As much as Cates' script succeeds in balancing the familiar with the new and unknown, Nic Klein and Matt Wilson's art is thrilling ways that feel entirely appropriate for the God of Thunder while still managing to feel like distinct from what's come before. Klein's linework is top-notch, and he draws his characters with a mythic scale and gravitas that is just as exciting to look at in action as it is in quieter moments of dialogue. And Wilson's colors are, as always, stunning, and his ability to bring Klein's work to vibrant, dynamic life is next-level stuff.
The Devourer King may not rank among the best introductory arcs ever, but it offers a new take that's at once exciting in its ambition and familiar in its spectacle. I can't wait to see where this creative team takes Thor.
The Devourer King doesn't have the immediate air of something iconic like the God Butcher storyline did when Aaron first started writing Thor, but it does have all of the mythos and mystery that a Thor comic should. It's bold and exciting, and I love the ideas Cates introduces here. He doesn't explore all of them with as much nuance as I wanted, and the primary threat never feels like a real danger, but the premise itself is phenomenal. I'm not going to spoil anything, but I love the character dynamics Cates introduces and love how his script allows for just as action-spectacle as it does for high-stakes debates between old friends (and enemies). Cates' voice is right at home in the pages of Thor, and I am 100% sticking around for whatever he's cooking up.
The real star of this first volume is the art, though. As much as Cates' script succeeds in balancing the familiar with the new and unknown, Nic Klein and Matt Wilson's art is thrilling ways that feel entirely appropriate for the God of Thunder while still managing to feel like distinct from what's come before. Klein's linework is top-notch, and he draws his characters with a mythic scale and gravitas that is just as exciting to look at in action as it is in quieter moments of dialogue. And Wilson's colors are, as always, stunning, and his ability to bring Klein's work to vibrant, dynamic life is next-level stuff.
The Devourer King may not rank among the best introductory arcs ever, but it offers a new take that's at once exciting in its ambition and familiar in its spectacle. I can't wait to see where this creative team takes Thor.
eq_knocks's review
2.0
A little on the boring side... I had heard good things of Donny Cates writing of comics. His ideas are interesting, just not executed very well.
Also, I do not particularly like that this run has partially run written what happened before it.
Thor had started to become more mentally healthy and sound and truly felt himself worthy... And now again he feels unworthy and unable wield Mjolnir properly. Ugh.
Also, I do not particularly like that this run has partially run written what happened before it.
Thor had started to become more mentally healthy and sound and truly felt himself worthy... And now again he feels unworthy and unable wield Mjolnir properly. Ugh.
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