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A review by zephyrsilver
Thor: God of Thunder, Volume 1: The God Butcher by Jason Aaron
5.0
This is the first Thor comic I have read for Thor himself, and not his mischievous brother, so that alone should tell you how good this was.
First off, I've loved Ribic's artwork since I read his and Robert Rodi's run of "Loki" (which is fantastic, by the way). So that is a major bonus for me.
I really loved the fact that this is a Thor book. Odin and Loki are mentioned, Iron Man makes an appearance for a page, but that is it. This really centers around The God of Thunder himself. Which is awesome. Keeping up with Asgardian politics can be a bit difficult at times, and sometimes, you just want to know what Thor has gotten himself in to.
This also does a wonderful job of giving you three Thor perspectives; in the past, when he's a young, reckless god, in modern day, where he has matured, and in the future, when he is old, and the king of Asgard. The three stories are beautifully woven together; they tell the same story, just different parts of the story. Figuring out how all of the stories work together, and how Thor's past affects his present and his future are awesome. It's a giant puzzle.
The premise as well, is rather new and cool. It's not another Ragnarok with gods fighting gods. Instead, it's this monster of sort who is killing all of the gods. It plays with the gods' mortality as well as how mortals view their gods.
Overall, just very well done. I have no complaints at all. (Except, maybe, I wish the paperback would come out sooner so I don't have to wait until June!)
First off, I've loved Ribic's artwork since I read his and Robert Rodi's run of "Loki" (which is fantastic, by the way). So that is a major bonus for me.
I really loved the fact that this is a Thor book. Odin and Loki are mentioned, Iron Man makes an appearance for a page, but that is it. This really centers around The God of Thunder himself. Which is awesome. Keeping up with Asgardian politics can be a bit difficult at times, and sometimes, you just want to know what Thor has gotten himself in to.
This also does a wonderful job of giving you three Thor perspectives; in the past, when he's a young, reckless god, in modern day, where he has matured, and in the future, when he is old, and the king of Asgard. The three stories are beautifully woven together; they tell the same story, just different parts of the story. Figuring out how all of the stories work together, and how Thor's past affects his present and his future are awesome. It's a giant puzzle.
The premise as well, is rather new and cool. It's not another Ragnarok with gods fighting gods. Instead, it's this monster of sort who is killing all of the gods. It plays with the gods' mortality as well as how mortals view their gods.
Overall, just very well done. I have no complaints at all. (Except, maybe, I wish the paperback would come out sooner so I don't have to wait until June!)