Thor Odinson: God of Thunder Appreciation 2020

[brettc1]

back when thor had the weakness of turning human after being separated from his hammer for a short time, he'd get hit hard enough to drop his hammer (or just throw it 100 ft away and get preoccupied to not retrieve it immediately) to create tension or give weaker opponents a chance occasionally

like against a gladiator from the future in jurgen's run

That is true, now that I think of it. Beta Ray Bill did the same thing in 337.

Though unless I am mistaken, the hammer retrieves itself when thrown.

I guess I will to comfort myself knowing Carol couldn’t have beaten him without help from Singularity. One on one she’s got next to no chance.

[nnelg]

In fairness to the writer i now realise that she blasted Mjolnir into a pocket dimension she had ready.

Still, I cannot remember the last time somebody hit a Thor hard Anoushiravan to make him drop the hammer. So to me it’s still rubbish.

He does not change back to human and has most of his powers without Mjolnir so that trope is no longer usable.

[Wall-Crawler]

You honestly enjoyed his Avengers? I'm not judging, but the run has been mediocre at best IMO.

Nope, I somewhat enjoyed the issue, but his overall Avengers run is the most boring, mediocre and cringe-worthy Avengers book I've ever read.

I've discussed how bad it is plenty of times before on this thread, which is a shame, because as much **** as we give Aaron, he is good (most of the time) at writing bombastic and cinematic stuff with great action, which is right up the alley of an Avengers book, so I was really confident that this book was going to be gold, boy was I wrong, it's garbage.

[CaptainMar-Vell92 of the Kree]

Nope, I somewhat enjoyed the issue, but his overall Avengers run is the most boring, mediocre and cringe-worthy Avengers book I've ever read.

I've discussed how bad it is plenty of times before on this thread, which is a shame, because as much **** as we give Aaron, he is good (most of the time) at writing bombastic and cinematic stuff with great action, which is right up the alley of an Avengers book, so I was really confident that this book was going to be gold, boy was I wrong, it's garbage.

Even worse than Bendis' Avengers run?

[Brice]

Nope, I somewhat enjoyed the issue, but his overall Avengers run is the most boring, mediocre and cringe-worthy Avengers book I've ever read.

I've discussed how bad it is plenty of times before on this thread, which is a shame, because as much **** as we give Aaron, he is good (most of the time) at writing bombastic and cinematic stuff with great action, which is right up the alley of an Avengers book, so I was really confident that this book was going to be gold, boy was I wrong, it's garbage.

Fair enough. I want to say Aaron is good (Punisher MAX, God of Thunder) but it's clear that he has lost his edge. The sooner we put him behind us, the better.

[Brice]

On a different note, if there is an aspect of Thor you guys think a writer should dwell on, what would it be?

I'd go with his fighting skill. He needs to show more of it.

[CaptainMar-Vell92 of the Kree]

On a different note, if there is an aspect of Thor you guys think a writer should dwell on, what would it be?

I'd go with his fighting skill. He needs to show more of it.

Make Thor more smart, resourceful and classy.

Also bring back the God Blast or Anti-Force.

[K7P5V]

On a different note, if there is an aspect of Thor you guys think a writer should dwell on, what would it be?

I'd go with his fighting skill. He needs to show more of it.

If at all possible, I'd LOVE it if there was more focus on Thor's interactions with the mortals of Midgard (especially, the camaraderie he shares with his fellow allies on the Avengers). How an immortal views beings with a short lifespan is always of interest.

[Frontier]

Make Thor more smart, resourceful and classy.

Also bring back the God Blast or Anti-Force.

Agreed with this. Felt like we've been lacking this in Thor's portrayal for a while now.

[Wall-Crawler]

Even worse than Bendis' Avengers run?

I know you don't like Bendis as a writer, but his Avengers was actually pretty good, at least the first couple of years.

[CaptainMar-Vell92 of the Kree]

I know you don't like Bendis as a writer, but his Avengers was actually pretty good, at least the first couple of years.

I don't like that he wrote Wanda as a nutjob and turned the Avengers into Luke Cage and his Amazing Friends. I likede the story with Future Ultron and the kid Avengers though

[CaptainMar-Vell92 of the Kree]

If at all possible, I'd LOVE it if there was more focus on Thor's interactions with the mortals of Midgard (especially, the camaraderie he shares with his fellow allies on the Avengers). How an immortal views beings with a short lifespan is always of interest.

I would also have hin interact with his more obscure antagonists like Man-Beast and a team up with Adam Warlock. Also it's a pity Thor doesn't interact with other pantheons more often. Can you imagine him meeting Susanoo the japanese god of storms?

[K7P5V]

I would also have hin interact with his more obscure antagonists like Man-Beast and a team up with Adam Warlock.

Agreed. Mustn't forget either Warlock or those pesky ne'er-do-wells of obscurity.

Also it's a pity Thor doesn't interact with other pantheons more often. Can you imagine him meeting Susanoo the japanese god of storms?

That would be nice too. I remember when Thor met Leir:

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

Hey yeah, the Celtic Gods of Avalon. For ages, enmity existed between the gods of Avalon and the gods of Asgard I'd like it were they to appear in the MCU.

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

Hating gods is not atheism but misotheism.

In the context of the comics though, a more apt word for it would be racism, though.

Gods are people with differing motivations, actions, beliefs and cultures. Within comics themselves, they are a sentient and sapient race, even if what being a God actually is, is rather vague.

To be clear, in a real world context, Gorr's racism is about as harmless as you can get. It's directed against a fictional group of people that have never existed and not representative of any modern, real world culture. Its like being racist against gnomes.

A relief to read that the comicbook character Gorr's racism is harmless in a real world context. Thank God!