Post by VonGhoul on Mar 16, 2008 3:26:39 GMT -5
Thor.
That name alone = awesome in all nerdom. And it still holds true. Marvel has and always will kill off and reinvent its icons. But with Thor I think they've done a pretty admirable job. The Nordic god of thunder is making an interesting come back and the best part about it is that they aren't rushing it.
Thor got so washed out and unfocused before his "death" at the Ragnarok thing (which was a pretty darn good storyline by the way if you haven't read it). Now when they resurrect him they aren't rushing him into any battles or nothing more than self preservation and the preservation of his race. It's slow paced but not in an uninteresting way.
It feels like Thor probably should have always felt. A god on Earth that had to adjust being around and interacting with those around him. In fact all the Asgardians are played that way. It feels real. Things are now starting to pick up but it's still got that sweet, slow burn. They're not rushing anything.
As weird as it is, Straczynski has found a way to meld mythic Nordic gods and Midwest blue collar to a degree that it not only makes sense, but seems like it's always been that way.
One of the books I look forward to every month and I highly recommend everyone check it out.
That name alone = awesome in all nerdom. And it still holds true. Marvel has and always will kill off and reinvent its icons. But with Thor I think they've done a pretty admirable job. The Nordic god of thunder is making an interesting come back and the best part about it is that they aren't rushing it.
Thor got so washed out and unfocused before his "death" at the Ragnarok thing (which was a pretty darn good storyline by the way if you haven't read it). Now when they resurrect him they aren't rushing him into any battles or nothing more than self preservation and the preservation of his race. It's slow paced but not in an uninteresting way.
It feels like Thor probably should have always felt. A god on Earth that had to adjust being around and interacting with those around him. In fact all the Asgardians are played that way. It feels real. Things are now starting to pick up but it's still got that sweet, slow burn. They're not rushing anything.
As weird as it is, Straczynski has found a way to meld mythic Nordic gods and Midwest blue collar to a degree that it not only makes sense, but seems like it's always been that way.
One of the books I look forward to every month and I highly recommend everyone check it out.
