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Finally had time to go the my LCS after a month. Excellent, excellent issue. Really looking forward to the entire story arc.

Nov 24, 2012 -- 10:12PM, ronjon719 wrote:

This comic was epic and it can only get better . The story is so strong there really is no way to mess it up . Thor with a detroyer arm and Odin sword lmao wow outstanding . Why cant we have a great Hulk arc at the same time seems marvel can only get one good arc at a time . Why has this been the case so many times ???  I hope they get indestructable hulk going in a good direction fast . I want both characters going strong into the next Thor movie . By the next avengers movie if they keep the new fans we might get a great epic battle with Thanos against Hulk and Thor on the big screen . I know personally this is something I have waitied to see for a long time now . Thanos was always my favorite villian !!! So much potential for the best super hero showdown on film ever !!!

I want to kiss your sweet mouth with dookie kisses. How come you always find a way to bring cartoons and movies into a comic book discussion? Talk about the comic for once.

Nov 23, 2012 -- 10:54AM, lordodin1973 wrote:

Nov 22, 2012 -- 10:19AM, GammaCosmic wrote:

If that gets the gang back together..then yes.LOL! I want to talk about this direction this story is going. And get some of the more enlightened Thor-lites insight on this. Does Gor The Butcher fit in Thor's continuty? Or is Jason kind of re-writing Thor's Marvel history.

We're ever watchful GC -- But we're also 'cautiously optimistic' with Aaron's new run. As has been stated by Hulk fans and Thor fans alike, Aaron's Hulk run began well, but it fizzled out IMO.

Regarding Thor's history and continuity: The advantage of writing a character that has been around for greater than millennia is that Jason can create any character he chooses. Thor can say something like, "yes, I remember him from back in the day" and it would do nothing to dispel continuity.

I accept Gor the god butcher in spite of his close ties to Desak, who was, in my opinion, one of Thor's GREATEST adversaries and simply a cold-blooded character in a general sense.

What Aaron has to realize is that seasoned Thor fans will be subconsciously comparing Gor to Desak due to their obvious similarities...it cannot be helped. If Gor sucks, this run will not be successful -- in other words, the success of the run is dependent upon the villain, not Thor.

I do embrace the triple timelines: Thor, petulant in his youth, noble in his prime, and wise [yet fierce] in his twilight...Yep, I can work with this and I'm definitely along for the ride.

Good post. Not as big of a Thor fans as you and others. But I have a few issues with Desak in it. I do believe Jason drew inspiration from Jurgens Desak..regardless if he admits it or not. Nothing is new under the sun. And you make a good point about Thor being around for a millenia leaving doors open. I didn't look at it that way. It seems characters with long lives it seems its easier to write in a old/new villain at will without negating continuity. I hope Jason has a powerset for this guy that is vastly different then Desak's own. I am looking at Gor like Dexter or maybe Hannibal Lector minus the cannabalism..very smart serial killer.

Thought it was great. I'm trying not to get too excited, because there's always plenty of room for error, especially with a hit and miss writer like Aaron but man I am stoked to see where this run goes.

My biggest worry was that Marvel was going to shift Thor towards his movie origin, as an extradimensional alien. But if there's one thing that Aaron wants us to know it's that Thor is a god, his character is definitely given a return to form. Answering prayers, and traversing the cosmos. I especially liked the short section with old Thor. One Destroyer arm, AND the Odinsword? What's better than that?

Speaking of anwsering prayers, another thing that I was very happy to see is, Thor seems a lot more noble and majestic, as opposed to Fraction's brutish thug. I liked that he was willing to go to a distant world just to help an alien population survive that he's never seen, nor has any stake in, simply because a young girl asked him nicely to do so. 

Then on top of that, he's willing to go on a quest to seek out this worlds lost gods, simply because he believes it will help improve their quality of life. That's the Thor I know, noble, brave, righteous, and powerful. Not some stupid schmuck whose every other word is "Ass" and "Hell"...

This Gorr fellow has potential in my opinion too, I initially though he might be too similar to Desak, but the only thing they have in common is the god killing. Gorr seems more like a crazed serial killer, as opposed to Desak's self righteous "avenger" persona.

Loved the art as well, here's to a good start fellow Thunderheads. *raises drinking horn* 

Nov 21, 2012 -- 2:25AM, Raisen wrote:

Nov 20, 2012 -- 11:01PM, GammaCosmic wrote:

Where the hell is all the Thor fans at? No internet or no money for comics..or cats are in jail.LOL!

This is what I was talking about.  The Thor forum goes dead.

Geez....give us a break, issue 1 was good but it definitely didn't set the world on fire. Let's see where it goes.