Thor 3 reviewed!

Original post 14 Sep 2007



Thor 3. **** (4 stars out of 5)

Wow!
No, wait. Let me get this straight...
WOW!

You know, i was reading issue 1 and 2 and thinking... sure; the pencils are good. The inking is fine. The colours are really well done. Even the letterer is doing a cool job!
What is this series missing so far? Well... some action, or at least a fast-paced story!
I remember telling myself i'd wait for 3 before droping the title, because i already saw Iron Man on the cover.

Now, if you know a minimum about Civil War, you know that Iron Man cloned Thor and used it/him (wouldn't want to offend any clones out there) for his little power-trip, and Black Goliath ended up with a hole in his chest the size of... well, it was pretty BIG.

I can safely say that every Norse God fan out there was just dying to know how the REAL Thor would react once he'd come back from the dead.

I don't know how he knows all of these things happened, since he was dead. Let's just say gods work in mysterious ways.

What i'm trying to say is that this title should have been strapped with a Civil War Initiative banner. And a FUCK YEAH banner right under it. Because this issue kicks ass.

Billion-dollar-worth warsuit ass, actually.

First things first.
The pencils and inkings are great. Thor actually looks heavy. Pissed. Not really mystical, but that's okay. And he's BIG. The colours are a little dull i find, but the story takes place under the rain. It actually helps the mood towards the end. The letterer does a real good job at making us feel Thor speaks in this cool way that only gods can pull off.

Second. The pace.
It's great. No bullshitting around. I found the last 2-3 pages a little bit TOO fast actually, but that's fine with me. After all they gave us 2 issues about Thor having real-estate problems.

Third. The spoilers!
I find that a story needs moments. Know what i'm saying? This one is full with it.

Thor visits New Orleans. He wonders how could his fellow heros could let this happen. He is sad, so sad.

Then womaniser Iron Man shows up and starts his little Registration Act routine, and hopes that Thor would be on his side. GREAT sequence of dialogue, i find. You're not sure if he's honest or just trying to seduce Thor since he's got long blond hair.

The explanation. Thor explains to Iron Man why he won't join his crusade. And boy, is he righteously angry. EXACTLY how you want to see goldilocks right now.

Then, the fight. Wow. God vs man, do you think Tony really stood a chance?
I found the EMP mystical lightning a little bit hard to swallow, but still. That came afterwards. I was mesmerised by the great book i was holding in my hands.

The biggest moment i found was when Iron Man was thoroughly beat up. I couldn't help but feel a little bit of pity for the guy. Especially since i read that last issue of Civil War Frontline. This guy sacrificed his friendship and trust with a lot of long-lasting friends for what he believed was right. And here he was, losing yet another buddy.

And the issue ends in a splash page that makes you say out loud: ''Ooooh F yeah!''


Dunno if that's the kind of review you wanted, but that's all i thought about writing.
Gotta get back to work now.
That's all folks!