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Thor, Volume 1: The Goddess of Thunder
by Jason Aaron
I am completely and utterly in love with Thor--well, Chris Hemsworth--and Thor is definitely my favourite Marvel superhero because sadly there are no amazing female superheros in the Marvel franchise.
Sidenote: YES DC FOR HAVING ALL THE AMAZING WOMEN, holla for Hawgirl, Wonder Woman, Supergirl to name a few.
That's why when I saw Thor: the Goddess of Thunder I was stoked because a female twist on my favourite superhero is exactly the kind of thing I would love. However, I have to say I was a little underwhelmed rather than blown away.
The artwork was fantastic, it was all really colourful and I liked how they depicted Thor, the Goddess of Thunder, his family, the ice-giants, and Malekith. Malekith was great; he looked way more evil and elf-like than the movie.
It was the plot-lines where sadly this volume felt a little flat. I read the 5 comics included and felt like we had not really taken off anywhere. The focus was initially on Thor being unable to lift his hammer and the demise of him. The story arc then switched into following the new Thor who was a mysterious lady that could now wield the powers of Thor. The new Thor was challenged with battling Malekith and the ice-giants who were trying to steal something from a vault. This wasn't actually all that exciting and it felt like it took too many editions to resolve and not enough excitement or action happened in those 5 editions.
I also felt that we didn't really get to experience much of the new Thor's character and style because she has been overshadowed by her predecessor and name-sake, Thor. Thor is a very strong and well-known personality and I think to introduce a woman into his role and keep her name the same made it really difficult for her to shine in her own right. I hope the next volume can fix this. It also was not helped by Odin's incorrigible and masochistic comments. I was not a fan of him AT ALL. On the other hand, Freyja was the sassy, loving mother and I liked her, so I'm hoping we get to see more of her and a developed character profile in the next volume.
I will certainly be reading the next volume that accompanies this series just because I find comics very easy to read, and I want to see how it pans out. However, the main reason I picked this one up was because it is currently free on kindle for all Amazon Prime members (12/03/18) and I'm not sure I would have invested in paying for both volumes as its sadly not mind-blowing. Hopefully the next installment can pack a little more punch.
Sidenote: YES DC FOR HAVING ALL THE AMAZING WOMEN, holla for Hawgirl, Wonder Woman, Supergirl to name a few.
That's why when I saw Thor: the Goddess of Thunder I was stoked because a female twist on my favourite superhero is exactly the kind of thing I would love. However, I have to say I was a little underwhelmed rather than blown away.
The artwork was fantastic, it was all really colourful and I liked how they depicted Thor, the Goddess of Thunder, his family, the ice-giants, and Malekith. Malekith was great; he looked way more evil and elf-like than the movie.
It was the plot-lines where sadly this volume felt a little flat. I read the 5 comics included and felt like we had not really taken off anywhere. The focus was initially on Thor being unable to lift his hammer and the demise of him. The story arc then switched into following the new Thor who was a mysterious lady that could now wield the powers of Thor. The new Thor was challenged with battling Malekith and the ice-giants who were trying to steal something from a vault. This wasn't actually all that exciting and it felt like it took too many editions to resolve and not enough excitement or action happened in those 5 editions.
I also felt that we didn't really get to experience much of the new Thor's character and style because she has been overshadowed by her predecessor and name-sake, Thor. Thor is a very strong and well-known personality and I think to introduce a woman into his role and keep her name the same made it really difficult for her to shine in her own right. I hope the next volume can fix this. It also was not helped by Odin's incorrigible and masochistic comments. I was not a fan of him AT ALL. On the other hand, Freyja was the sassy, loving mother and I liked her, so I'm hoping we get to see more of her and a developed character profile in the next volume.
I will certainly be reading the next volume that accompanies this series just because I find comics very easy to read, and I want to see how it pans out. However, the main reason I picked this one up was because it is currently free on kindle for all Amazon Prime members (12/03/18) and I'm not sure I would have invested in paying for both volumes as its sadly not mind-blowing. Hopefully the next installment can pack a little more punch.