Thor #4 Review

Writer: Donny Cates / Artist: Nic Klein / Marvel Comics After beating the breaks off Beta Ray Bill, Thor is close to annihilating his whole existence until Lady Sif intervenes spewing potent and poignant BARZ! Thor mad she’s speaking out the side of her neck and protecting Bill but all it takes is a deep cutting “YOU ARE NOT YOUR FATHER. You’re better.” to snap him back to reality. Beta Ray Hurt and his savior get dismissed before Sif sends his incoming hammer right into the living room of Loki’s crib. I loved the way Nic Klein had dude straight chillin on his ice throne like the Night King when WHAM! Mjolnir flies through the frozen wasteland of Jotunheim and crash lands at the trickster God’s feet, producing an impeccable befuddled look of fear and excitement. Everything that Cates did with this scene was gleefully fun. Not only does Loki find himself on the other side of a possible trick, trap, or test but he has the gall to actually say fuck it and give the hammer lift a shot! His reaction is incredible, but it is also short lived as Thor calls his trusty weapon back to him; Mjolnir is in and out of Loki’s life in a flash.

Back on the planet devouring side of things, Thor and Galactus have 4 more worlds to visit. The inclusion of the inhabitants of each world were really cool scenes, even though we’re offered but a glimmer of insight into the details of each form of sentient life. Cates and Klein mesh well to give us two sides of this story. On one hand seeing Thor becom…