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A review by beaconatnight
The Mighty Thor, Vol. 1 by Matt Fraction
3.0
This collects the first six issues of Matt Fraction's run of 'Thor'. Fraction is obviously among the most celebrated writers in comics right now (and I seriously need to pick up 'Sex Criminals'). So far 'Hawkeye' is the only story of his that I've read (at least the first two or three TPB), and (shameful confession) it didn't click this much with me (though I certainly liked it). I feel somewhat similar about the 'The Galactus Seed'-arc.
This is set after the 'Fear Itself'-crossover (also written by Fraction, but of which I don't know much) and the Asgardians now reside on Earth, close to a town called Broxton. The people there feel quite uneasy with the Gods around, and led by a priest (who actually is written quite interestingly) petition against their settling there. In the beginning, Odin sends Thor to collect some powerful thingy (a MacGuffin if ever there was one), and Galactus wants that thing. Even though it would satisfy his hunger for pretty much all eternity (stopping his quest of devouring planets for good), Odin refuses his request (for... reasons).
These things in place, the story amounts to not much more than one issues-spanning fight of Odin and Thor vs. Galactus and Silver Surfer. However, it's certainly among the more inspired (well, not entirely dull) way of clashing big names, and Olivier Coipel did some great job on the artwork. What certainly added to my enjoyment of this story was the kid-version of Loki, who's actually a bit of a hero here, getting Thor (whose somewhat stricken) off the hook in one of the central scenes. Actually, I vaguely remember reading Kieron Gillen's take on the character, which I liked quite a lot. This one certainly isn't amazing or anything, but fun read for sure.
This is set after the 'Fear Itself'-crossover (also written by Fraction, but of which I don't know much) and the Asgardians now reside on Earth, close to a town called Broxton. The people there feel quite uneasy with the Gods around, and led by a priest (who actually is written quite interestingly) petition against their settling there. In the beginning, Odin sends Thor to collect some powerful thingy (a MacGuffin if ever there was one), and Galactus wants that thing. Even though it would satisfy his hunger for pretty much all eternity (stopping his quest of devouring planets for good), Odin refuses his request (for... reasons).
These things in place, the story amounts to not much more than one issues-spanning fight of Odin and Thor vs. Galactus and Silver Surfer. However, it's certainly among the more inspired (well, not entirely dull) way of clashing big names, and Olivier Coipel did some great job on the artwork. What certainly added to my enjoyment of this story was the kid-version of Loki, who's actually a bit of a hero here, getting Thor (whose somewhat stricken) off the hook in one of the central scenes. Actually, I vaguely remember reading Kieron Gillen's take on the character, which I liked quite a lot. This one certainly isn't amazing or anything, but fun read for sure.