Thor, Vol. 1 | 
 enlarge | Author: J. Michael Straczynski
Creator: Olivier Coipel
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 160
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Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 6.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 078513011X
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785130116
ASIN: 078513011X
Publication Date: May 28, 2008
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Product Description
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! 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)! But how does a god return from Ragnarok? And what place will he find in a world torn by Civil War?
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 THOR'S HAMMER STRIKES TRUE August 29, 2008
This is a wonderfully written and drawn story. Michael Straczynski has taken the character of Thor and breathed new life into him. He has set Thor on new ground and in a fresh environment that promises new and exciting possibilities, and believe me Straczynski fulfills the promise. The art of Olivier Coipel is more than equal to the splendid storytelling embodied here. Coipel's work is powerful, bold, and beautiful to behold. Buy this book and you will not be disappointed!!!
Thor Vol 1 August 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great return of Thor. I thought it was one of the dumbest things Marvel had ever done by killing off the God of thunder. The story is actually very well written and the artwork is excellent. Can't wait for the next issue.
I say thee yay! July 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
After a long hiatus, the Mighty Thor returns in style. Following the events of Ragnarok (the awesome storyline written by Michael Avon Oeming & drawn by Andrea Divito) and the events of Civil War, J. Michael Straczynski has brought him back with epic style.
And what can I say about the art? I'm fastly becoming a major fan on Olivier Coipel's style. This guy can draw. Love his take on the gods of Asgard. They actually look like Norse gods of myth & legend. My favourite part of this particular trade would be the battle between Ironman and Thor (following the events around Thor's cloning).
I highly recommend this trade paperback. It's one of my favourite books issued by Marvel.
 Eye of a Hurricane June 5, 2008
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
So... Thor's dead. Great, I think. Marvel has officially screwed the pooch. Then Captain America's dead. Now that poor pooch is.. well, something explicit and nasty. Maybe it was all those scornful letters I wrote to the writers of Civil War. Maybe it was the gods... who knows. Anyway, perhaps out of shame, the house of M decided to bring back at least one of the reasons I was interested in Marvel, oh so many years ago. Thankfully, he's got Wings again, although that's about the only way he resembles the brilliant Thor arc of several hundred issues last century.
So, the good. Well, Thor's back. He's Don Blake again, he's got wings, and Mjolnir is Mjolnir. He trashes Iron Man, although why exactly the writers didn't have CA do that I'm not sure. Perhaps they didn't know what old Captain's powers actually were. But I digress. Thor. Uhm, well, we've got a lot of lightning on these pages, so that's kind of exciting. Also, there's a few moments of genuine humor on these pages, something that I haven't seen very often in Thor volumes. Of course, big T doesn't really crack a smile, himself... There's also several pages of the townsfolk of OK recalling their encounters with the Aesir (asgardians, I suppose, if you must) that are quite poignant. Except for what I mention below, the art is quite good, although somehow... less fantastic than I had hoped. And of course we've got Loki, in the shadows, prating about the powerz of darkness.
The bad. Despite Asgard being restored, ahem, in uh, Oklahoma... it's a... well, dim echo of what came before, hopefully something they can turn into glory... There's an idea here that I first encountered in the pages of Gaiman and Pratchett that it is man who decides whether gods exist. While doubtlessly interesting, and appealing to our pride, I'm not exactly sure where they can go with this idea.
The ugly. Thor doesn't actually resemble the old form that I used to *cough* love. He's drawn in a very different way... for contrast, I suppose, there's a few frames of the old way of drawing him. The new guy, well, his features are, how to say this... less noble. In fact, I can't help thinking that he looks somewhat primitive. His nose is wide, for a wide face, almost cave-manny. Hard to get used to. Maybe it's his recent brush with death, but Thor seems rather... detached. I don't get much of a feeling of, well, passion, I guess, and careful thought that went into his earlier appearances. It's almost as if someone is saying, see, here's your god, and look, he's not that interesting. Probably Loki.
So, I'm not really sure what I think about this. I mean, yeah, Thor, woohoo... but... well, I guess they've got nowhere to go but up. Let's hope they do so.
Well That Thor is a Bad Mutha (Shut Your Mouth)! May 8, 2008
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
All I can say is WOW!!!! JMS has produced his finest work here, hands down. Spider-Man has got nothing at all on Thor! What a much needed make over for the thunder god! He's not just powerful anymore, he's violent and lonely and got something of a bloodlust. I mean he's not just willing to incapacitate his enemies anymore, but to totally do away with them. Not to mention the arse whoopin that Thor puts on the "Tin Man". Awesome story line and awesome art. Keep up the great work. Peace and Love, Jake
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