Thor, Vol. 1 | 
 enlarge | Author: J. Michael Straczynski
Creator: Olivier Coipel
Publisher: Marvel Comics
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Pages: 160
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Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0785117229
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785117223
ASIN: 0785117229
Publication Date: August 27, 2008
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Not a clone! Not a robot! Not an imaginary story! The God of Thunder is officially BACK! You've waited for it, you've demanded it... and we say thee YEA! But how does a god return from Ragnarok? And what place will he find in a world torn by Civil War? The Odinson comes roaring to life in this highly anticipated ongoing series by red-hot superstars J. Michael Straczynski (Amazing Spider-Man) and Olivier Coipel (House of M)! Collects Thor #1-6
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 Thank Thee Gods for the New Thor November 12, 2008
It's difficult to think about Thor without the Kiss song "God of Thunder" reverberating inside my brain.
"God of thunder and rock and roll
The spell you're under
Will slowly rob you of your virgin soul."
But I digress. As a comic connoisseur in my youth, I never connected with Marvel's comic book version of the Norse God (despite the fact that I'm half Danish). Thor was dull: the stiff in the room (especially when compared to the wisecracking Spiderman and the snarky intensity of Ironman).
Thor spoke like a community theater actor channeling Hamlet. "Thee art my ally! Make peace!" Crap like that.
But I have a new appreciation for the Thunder God thanks to J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel. Thor - who was retired back in 2004 - is brought back to life in a new series as a rebel God - powerful, but brooding - with an angry, seething intensity that hides a broiling compassion for human beings and their troubles.
Gone, thank All-Mighty Odin - is the ridiculous dialog. Thor is given a new sleekier appearance (complete with blue chainmail armor) and a new attitude - and it works like a charm. Olivier's version of Thor is youthful, but war weary. His illustrations are simply stunning. They may be the best part of the book.
But Straczynski's storyline has Thor's first order of business as rebuilding Asgard - the home of the Norse Gods. He makes the Oklahoma desert his base of operations and scans the world for his fellow Gods (although the highlight of Volume One is a crash-bang battle with Ironman). There's lots of potential to be mined here, although knowledge of the Marvel universe is required as Straczynski does a poor job of providing an adequate back story for those fans reading Thor for the first time. But we'll be back for Volume Two.
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 Never been a Thor fan...until now November 6, 2008
Thor has never really struck a chord with me. I always found his appearances to be somewhat stale because I always had trouble with an accented Norse God fitting into the "real" feel of the Marvel Universe, but his awesome power and adventures always intrigued me. It was always aspects of Thor that I found so cool - the fact that only worthy people can lift Mjolnir, and he had some pretty neat villains. I've always found his supporting cast stale as well. Basically, I need some characterization on my Thor. JMS starts us down that path in this volume. He comes up with a phenomenal way to bridge the gap between Civil War's events and a great inspiring way to bring Thor back from his absence since Ragnarok. Because of the way JMS brings Thor back to life, it's a great jumping on point for new readers, like myself. I haven't read anything Thor since the 90s. But anyway, along with a fresh start, we get a mission for Thor, which I think is so essential. I always felt he floundered just being a god on Earth, but here we have a reason for him being here - finding his fellow Asgardians, locked within human beings scattered across the globe. It's really a story about finding your family, which is awesome. I believe that given time JMS will flesh Thor out more and have time for characterization, but the brooding lonely man we find in Volume 1 adds a depth to Thor. You can see amazingly well how much he misses 1) old times with the Avengers and 2) his family. Plus we get to see him face Iron Man for the first time since Civil War! (Will we ever get to see him face Reed Richards? I hope so!) The direction, fresh take, and especially the art of Olivier Coipel, which is absolutely gorgeous, have me clamoring for Volume 2. Coipel can weave the fantastic with the mundane, humor with action, it's great storytelling art. The changes to the costume?! Such a non-issue to me, it's not even worth mentioning. Thor looks great, updated for a post-Civil War Marvel U.
Finally, Thor Hath Returned! October 10, 2008
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The best thing about the new Thor isn't his costume redesign--it's writer J. Michael Straczynski's choice to ditch the faux-Shakespearean language that Thor used to speak. For Thor purests, I'm sure it's a travesty. But I've never been a fan of the Thunder God, and can't wait to see what other changes are in store (one of the biggest changes has to do with Loki...wait until you see what's become of him!). The smackdown with Iron Man lives up to the hype, although the ending is predictable and shows Tony Stark for the weasel he's become. The book is also humorous, more so than Straczynski's Spider-Man at least. This is a solid piece of comics writing.
Excellent Thor's return October 8, 2008
This book is really good, J.M's story is very interesting and Oliver Coipel's art is awesome as usual. This book presents the resurrection of the Thunder God, and how he is building his Kingdom (Asgard) on earth, this book it is a must have.
Thor is BACK! KRAKKABOOM September 5, 2008
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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