Written by: Jason Aaron
Art by: Various
Publisher: Marvel
So that’s the closure of that book, literally!
In the final issue of Thor: God of Thunder we are treated to story time and despite the flaws in the art, it was really quite a fun issue that served as a great build-up issue for all new lady Thor.
The issue itself was not one of great wonders but it was a nice tale set in the King Thor era focusing on his Granddaughters having a nice time in the library reading old stories. These stories are surely going to have some form of impact in the new series and even if it doesn’t, what it does nicely is introduce the readers, who may have just picked this book up in preparation of the new series having read none of this run, to characters that have played a big impact in the 25 issues of this series. Even for those of us that have read this series since the first issue it was really nice to see the origin of a certain dark character, along with a tale of a young Thor.
Where this issue may have let down some readers might have been the fact that it didn’t really feel like a conclusion to a volume, it felt more like a Zero issue setting up what is to come rather than saying goodbye to what we have had. However, having read Jason Aaron’s letter at the end of the issue it is clear to all that just because this is the end of the hammer wielding Thor, it is certainly not the last we have seen of him, nor is it the last we have seen of the cast which Aaron has created. It appears therefore that the new Thor is a continuation of the series and will deal with Thor losing the hammer and the fallout as well as a new Thor in possession of it. So not all to cry about then for those that are upset about the unworthiness.
I wasn’t a major fan of the art, yes it was done in I clever way by having different artists represent different time periods and stories, but even so, for me, it felt disjointed. I was a fan of the first tales art and the visuals in the prison were incredible, and as always I was a fan of the future stuff, but the young Thor story I found really hard to read because of the way it looked and it was really disappointing in what was a really well written issue.
This may be the end of Thor: God of Thunder, but this certainly isn’t the end of this tale. It’s exciting that this epic run is going to continue into the new volume and it is not going to be something separate, as what Aaron has been building over the past couple of years really has been some of the best work on Thor in the characters history. It’s not easy to introduce a new character to a universe but with Aaron at the helm, and with this stellar cast, we can only hope for great things in Thor #1 due October 1st.
