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Thor The Mighty Avenger (2013)

by Roger Langridge(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0785183817 (ISBN13: 9780785183815)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Marvel

review 1: I don't generally like superhero comic books from the United States. This, however, was enjoyable. A simple take on Thor, lost and confused and ejected from Asgard (for some reason not revealed), falling in love with Jane Foster and bumping into various other Marvelites. Setting has a '60's retro feel, art is simple and pleasing. The story is unencumbered with 40 years of back-story and retconned nerd facts, the two ever-present bugbears that clobber most superhero comic book stories.A fun, quick read (and free from the local public library!).
review 2: I remember hearing a lot of great things about this series as it was still coming out each month. There were a lot of things said about how original of a take on Thor it was, how well-written and human it was, h... moreow great the art was. I mean, none of those things are wrong. But I think what all that hype boils down to is people viewing this series through the filter of longtime comic book enthusiasm.Yes, the book is a very different take on Thor, but it's not a very different take on superheroes in general. Yes, it's kind of sweet, but the characters are also pretty uneven and largely one-dimensional. I think people are just attracted to the fact that this is not your typical Thor, but unfortunately for me that's not enough.This Thor is Superman-friendly and has a Spider-Man/Mary Jane relationship with Jane Foster. This Thor does not transform into a human, but is always Thor (much like in the films and in the Ultimate universe). He doesn't know why he's been banished to earth, but wants to get back to Asgard. To me, that's all pretty standard superhero faire. There are touching moments and a few interesting issues plotwise, but overall it just kind of feels like a cartoon, and is not helped by the fact that it got canceled too early to really get into its larger storylines.Don't get me wrong, it's not a BAD book, it's just not as amazing as I was led to believe. Maybe I'm just a grumpy old man. less

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