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Thor by J. Michael Straczynski, Volume 3 by J. Michael Straczynski
4.0

This was pretty goddamn epic. This might be my favorite of the 3. Though I am confused as to what happens next as I know Michael Stacynski leaves suddenly so I guess the next volume might be a bit of a mess. Luckily, this volume does not suffer one bit.

Thor is exiled and trying his best to find Sif since she is still lost. His band of warriors is also trying to find Thor himself. While that's happening you have Loki plotting with none other than doctor fucking doom. While this is happening you have the new king being betrayed by his followers and you expect to hate him for exiling Thor but you really don't. All the moving pieces from the last volume all come to a head here in a awesome way.

Art is on point here as it really gives Thor that epic vibe. The art really gets to shine with the environments as we go from desert, to a icy area, and you get the atmosphere nailed in each scene. I love the pacing here as it feels like someone could die at any moment, and oh boy do they. The dialogue works real well and Michael nails so many characters.

Loki sudden change back to a man was a bit weird. Also, doom seems to be a bit of a fool in this one for working with him. But besides that great stuff. A 4 out of 5!