Thor #1 Review: The Odinson Is Still Here and Still The Best in Mythic Stories

Writer: Jason Aaron / Artist: Mike Del Mundo / Marvel Comics Comic books reboot and reset. This is a thing that happens in mainstream comics. Though it seems to be greatly reviled among fans for some reason, it doesn’t seem to be a tradition that’s going away anytime soon. With that in mind, it’s good to know that if one of Marvel’s best comics has to end and begin again or be renumbered, the quality remains. With the “death” of the Mighty Thor, Jason Aaron’s epic saga finds new life in Thor #1. Though it’s more or less a continuation of the same ongoing story, the end of The Mighty Thor left this new series with a whole slew of conflicts for the Odinson, who’s finally back on watch as the God of Thunder (though Mjolnir is still out of commission). One of the interesting things about this book is that most of the male supporting cast takes a backseat aside from Thor and even he’s still trying to find his rhythm. The women end up doing a lot of the heavy lifting, maintaining the new status quo on Midgard as our hero (sans Bifrost) searches for a way to rejoin the effort to save all ten realms from Malekith. There’s enough obstacles that it’s pretty entertaining watching him “rough it” while the book still maintains the fun, adventurous sense of scale Aaron’s run is famous for.

Mike Del Mundo has been handed the artwork torch previously held by such heavyweights as Esad Ribic and Russell Dauterman and so far, he’s leaving a pretty memorable mark. At first glance, once you’ve t…