Product Description: Ragnarok appears to have come for the gods of Asgard, and only Thor and his Avengers allies might be able to stave off that fate - but will the Thunder God be Asgard's savior, or the architect of its downfall? In search of new wisdom, Thor must repeat the ordeals of Odin - and the price may be too terrible for even an immortal to pay! Beset on all sides by treacherous foes from his past, the God of Thunder leads the tattered remnants of the forces of Asgard on a desperate quest, as the Realm Eternal burns. Collects Thor #80-85.
Awesome story I was quite stunned by this book. The art was wonderful, the story was powerful, and it was generally well done. It is definately one of my favorite comic arcs in a LONG time.
A Collector's Review Thor ain't no joke, this book is a must read and own for all Thor casual and hardcore fans! The beast, gods, devils, and demons in this book jump off the pages in a surreal, colorful, imaginative, and spectacular display and array of hate, evil, violence, revenge, and warfare. This is a powerfully drawn and written book. This is the best paperback comic book I have ever had the pleasure to see and read. You will want to read this paperback comic book over and over again that is just how fantastic and artistic this book looks and reads.
Entertaining Story This was my first Thor story and it got me to pick up the new Thor Series and I have not regretted it. This was the end of one Thor series oh and what an end it was. I'm a huge fan of Norse mythology and getting to see all the different creatures and Gods was great. Very good story and nice art. A good story worth picking up.
Great story, but.... I spent quite a bit of time searching for this trade paperback, and for the most part it paid off. AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED: THOR sold out very quickly and is currently out of print, but there's no good reason for Marvel to keep this off the shelves. It's a worthwhile addition to the Thor mythos. Collecting Thor #80 - 85, it features the arrival of Ragnarok, the "twilight of the gods", but but who will REALLY be responsible for the destruction of Asgard? Loki has stolen the Dwarves' Mjolnir mold and uses its residual power to create new weapons with which he and his monstrous forces will control Asgard. Thor and his many allies (god, human, and alien) fight to save the Realm Eternal, with the deaths of familiar faces left and right. A series of trials reveals to Thor that in order to truly save Asgard, he must do the unthinkable.
I REALLY liked this story - wow! As I am a big fan of "final takes" on comic characters (such as The Last Avengers Story, Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, etc.), this provided an excellent cap to the story of Thor begun more than 40 years ago in Journey Into Mystery. Mind you, writer Michael Avon Oeming provides an out of sorts, but this book can certainly be read as the last Thor story. Oeming gives Thor's connection to Donald Blake, as well as the story of Asgard, an interesting twist, showing us that the foundations of what we've been reading for decades was not necessarily all it seemed to be - but it does stay true to the character. This is an epic saga, with all the stops pulled out. Unfortunately, the art doesn't complement the story. Andrea DeVito contributes some very lackluster, amateurish work, relying too much on hi-tech coloring and special effects to spruce it up. What makes it worse is that Steve Epting provides some absolutely beautiful covers, providing us with a tease of what could have been. If only Epting had illustrated the whole thing! I would think that with a major story like this, Marvel would have used a better artist. So I give it 4 stars only because I can't give it 4 and a half. In the grand scheme of things, this book is certainly worth the hassle to find.
A badly written anti-climax Although this TPB is titled "Thor: Disassembled", it actually has nothing to do with the Avengers Disassembled storyline. This simply appears to be a marketing trick to make people buy it. It does at least explain why Thor is absent during the Avengers Disassembled arc, but that's a pretty weak link. The 6 issues presented in this volume are actually entitled "Ragnarok" parts 1-6. In Norse Mythology, Ragnarok is the End of days, the final doomsday event. With a title like that its pretty clear what's going to happen.
Michael Avon Oeming manages to wipe out the entire Thor universe in the space of 6 issues, and while I'm not completely adverse to a grand finale, when it's written and drawn so badly it comes off as massive anti-climax. For a start the pacing is horrible, some sections fly by so quickly you barely have a chance to figure out what's happened (Lokis attack in the first issue), whilst other sections trundle along with seemingly nothing actually happening (Thor bumbling around trying to figure out why the Odinforce left him). It doesn't help that the character of Thor has never been so badly written; he acts at times like a spoiled child, and at other times like a moaning old geezer. Never once do we get the sense of proud God-hood that writers like Simonson and (to an extent) Jurgens captured.
Oemings story relies on the shock value of killing off the Thor cast one by one. If that's the only way he can make his stories exciting, then I hope he never gets given free reign over the rest of the Marvel Universe.
Now onto the art - It's quite clear that Andrea DeVito is not yet capable of inking his own pencils. Take away the fancy colouring that so many artists hide behind these days and your left with some pretty bland art. There's nothing wrong with the actual layouts, but his inks over them are awfully bland and flat. Good inking is supposed to add depth form and texture, whereas DeVitos inks appear to simple trace his pencil art. Get this man a decent inker!
So, this is how the Mighty Thor ends? Not with a bang but with a whimper. Buy the Walt Simonson Thor Trade paperbacks instead of wasting your money on this pathetic attempt.
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