Post by goldenfist on Sept 24, 2007 16:31:48 GMT -5
ign.com talks about Thor's Future.
Thor
Current Creative Team:
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Artist: Oliver Coipel
Start With: Issue #1 (July 2007)
Title Analysis: For a character who wasn't properly dead in the first place, Thor sure stayed out of the limelight for a while. After a false-start return during Civil War, the God of Thunder made his proper comeback this summer with a new ongoing series. J. Michael Straczynski deserves a lot of credit for reinvigorating characters like Spider-Man (regardless of your opinion on certain arcs of Amazing), so he was an inspired choice to handle the next phase of Thor's long life. The final arc of the previous Thor series saw Ragnarok finally come to Asgard. Thor was able to put a stop to the endless cycle of death and rebirth that has defined the Norse gods for ages, but at the conclusion all his friends, allies, and even enemies were gone. Where does a god go from there?
Straczynski's first step was to bring back Dr. Donald Blake, who served as a human vessel for Thor in his early appearances. After reclaiming the hammer Mjolnir, Blake journeyed to the barren wasteland that is Oklahoma, recreating Asgard as a floating city. Thor's quest now requires him to hunt down his old friends, all of whom also reside when their own human hosts. So far so good. Reader opinions have varied quite a bit over the course of the first three issues. Some take issue with Straczynski's plodding pace. Others seem to love it. Some don't quite approve of artist Oliver Coipel's admittedly dumpy-looking version of the Lord of Asgard. The pacing problems were much less apparent in the third issue, and once you get used to Thor's new look it actually begins to grow on you. The only remaining complaint many readers seem to have is the book's lack of impact on the greater Marvel Universe. Depending who you ask, it should have been Thor who fights the final battle in World War Hulk. We don't know about that, but we do hope that Thor's confrontation with Iron Man in #3 is indicative of a growing presence in other Marvel books.
Currently: Good
Future Prognosis: Good
Post your thoughts about the topic.
Thor
Current Creative Team:
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Artist: Oliver Coipel
Start With: Issue #1 (July 2007)
Title Analysis: For a character who wasn't properly dead in the first place, Thor sure stayed out of the limelight for a while. After a false-start return during Civil War, the God of Thunder made his proper comeback this summer with a new ongoing series. J. Michael Straczynski deserves a lot of credit for reinvigorating characters like Spider-Man (regardless of your opinion on certain arcs of Amazing), so he was an inspired choice to handle the next phase of Thor's long life. The final arc of the previous Thor series saw Ragnarok finally come to Asgard. Thor was able to put a stop to the endless cycle of death and rebirth that has defined the Norse gods for ages, but at the conclusion all his friends, allies, and even enemies were gone. Where does a god go from there?
Straczynski's first step was to bring back Dr. Donald Blake, who served as a human vessel for Thor in his early appearances. After reclaiming the hammer Mjolnir, Blake journeyed to the barren wasteland that is Oklahoma, recreating Asgard as a floating city. Thor's quest now requires him to hunt down his old friends, all of whom also reside when their own human hosts. So far so good. Reader opinions have varied quite a bit over the course of the first three issues. Some take issue with Straczynski's plodding pace. Others seem to love it. Some don't quite approve of artist Oliver Coipel's admittedly dumpy-looking version of the Lord of Asgard. The pacing problems were much less apparent in the third issue, and once you get used to Thor's new look it actually begins to grow on you. The only remaining complaint many readers seem to have is the book's lack of impact on the greater Marvel Universe. Depending who you ask, it should have been Thor who fights the final battle in World War Hulk. We don't know about that, but we do hope that Thor's confrontation with Iron Man in #3 is indicative of a growing presence in other Marvel books.
Currently: Good
Future Prognosis: Good
Post your thoughts about the topic.