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Thor, Vol. 1

byJ. Michael Straczynski

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The God of Thunder in all his glory

ByJmaynardon October 29, 2012

This is the kind of book that gets a person excited about superheroes, no doubt about it. I started with Journey into Mystery, Vol. 1: Fear Itself as a starting point for Marvel comics (after loving the film, The Avengers). I was immediately hooked and wanted to see how we got to that point. I decided to skip over House of M and Civil War, as those stories seemed too dark, and I didn't want to go too far back. I had read great reviews about Straczynski's reintroduction of Thor, which also introduced Lady Loki, and decided to jump to this point. Though the story is fairly well contained, it is helpful to know something of what happened before, especially in Civil War. So, I recommend newbie readers like me hit Wikipedia to get an overview of those prior major events.

This book opens with the human Donald Blake, who once hosted Thor's spirit, calling the God of Thunder from the Void of nothingness. The cycle of endless Raganaroks had been broken, but humanity still needs the gods. Thor chooses to be reborn, and he uses his power to rebuild Asgard - in Oklahoma! He then begins searching the world for his people, bound within humans waiting to be awakened. He intended not to awaken certain Asgardians, Loki, Enchantress, et al, but while engaged in battle was forced to awaken everyone at once. Loki is somehow reborn as a woman, and Sif cannot be found. The stage is set. The most exciting part of this book is the clash between Thor and Iron Man, when Thor reveals just how powerful he is - that he had always held back before. He's ticked off at Tony for using his genetic code to make a "fake" Thor and passing him off as the real deal during the Civil War.

Overall, this is a fantastic (re)introduction of Thor. The story is engrossing, and I love the artwork. Thor is totally bad a@@, and the fights scenes are expertly rendered and thrilling. Highly recommended!

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Thor's Back!

ByBobby Nashon April 24, 2016

I've been on a bit of a ''Thor' kick recently so I decided to read from the JMS/Coipel run through the current run. I tapped out originally around issue 3 or 4 when these comics came out new because it moved too slow for me, plus was the same story we got last time Thor was restarted, finding Asgardians in mortal form to repopulate Asgard. It reads better in trade format so I'm excited to see what I missed. So far we're off to a good start.

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ByLauraon December 4, 2013

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Decent. The art was good, and there were some funny moments at the beginning. However, some of the story seemed extremely preachy. Not sure I'll continue with this run of Thor's story.

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ByDenis Edmundson July 2, 2014

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I love reading Thor just wish I had keep number one all those years ago. I now reading Thor vol 2 can't wait for number three vol. Denis

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ByPenNameon February 14, 2016

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great :)

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These large books are works of art and arrive professionally packaged

ByVanessa Tubbson December 1, 2013

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These 8x12 illustrated books are beautiful, Professionally packaged. Totally recommend. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the series. Sturdy pages.

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ByVictor Williamson November 28, 2015

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Nice art

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ByJIndyon February 20, 2014

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Really don't know much about Thor but this makes me want to read more. Would recommend to anyone who likes thor

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ByAmazon Customeron December 6, 2013

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Nice job of bring Thor back into the Marvel universe, I really enjoyed the confrontation between Iron Man and Thor.

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Thor is BACK! KRAKKABOOM

ByVipzon September 5, 2008

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I have loved JMS' writing ever since his Spidey run. And now he brings his wordcraft to THor. I can't imagine a better suited writer.
I loved this book right from the start. The story is excellent and the art is phenomenal.
The only part I felt missing was more interaction with the rest of the Marvel Universe. Somehow I felt that Thor was ignoring the human race but I guess he has to get his house straight before he can go out to fix the world (according to JMS).
Hopefully the next few issues will bring characters like the Hulk, Fantastic four, Captain America etc. into his life.
Great book, great restart!

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Thor Re-invented Well!

ByM. A. Hintonon July 29, 2013

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Thor has for a long time been a promising character wasted. Maybe at last Modern Marvel has got it right. So far so good.

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Thundering Book

ByBrian Mccuskeron January 26, 2013

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I like the illustrations, story and the content. The book is about a 1/2" thick and takes a good amount of time to read. I enjoyed it.

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