thor god of thunder by jason aaron vol 1

God Of Thunder is a very different book from Journey Into Mystery, which placed likeable schemer kid Loki at the heart of a Sandman-style domino pattern of cause and effect that rippled outward across heavens, hells, and fantasy otherworlds. There was little suggestion that he couldn’t do cosmic and epic either, but going in blind, with only a residual fondness for the creative duo of Aaron and Ribić ( Uncanny X-Force, Wolverine) and an interest in Chris Hemsworth’s arms, made Thor: God Of Thunder one of the biggest and most brilliant surprises of Marvel’s broadly brilliant and surprising NOW! relaunch. There was little suggestion that he could do cosmic and epic, rivalling even Kieron Gillen’s recently concluded run on Journey Into Mystery. We know Jason Aaron can do fun and silly, as he had to such great effect with Ghost Rider (ghost shark!) and the anarchic Wolverine And The X-Men, and we knew he could do gritty long-form, as with dearly missed HBO-show-in-waiting Scalped.

Thor god of thunder by jason aaron vol 1