Thor Odinson, God of Thunder Appreciation 2019

[The Cool Thatguy]

If you're inclined to buy into the reductive thinking that Aaron's run has been about "Jobber Thor," sure.

I'm not a fan of the 'Jobber Thor' complaints, but that doesn't mean I don't have many an issue with the run besides that.

I mean hell, turning Thor into a strawman for atheists? That alone is reason enough for me to dislike it.

But Aaron went the extra mile, and made Thor's mythos a strawman for Men's Right's idiots as well.

And if one wants to ignore the real world subtext of his run, there's still much to dislike.

His villains make Captain Planet characters seem subtle.

His build up to War of the Realms was amazing in how long it took to do nothing at all.

As a rehash of Greg Pak's excellent Incredible Hercules, it was passable.

But as a Thor's series, Aaron's run was utterly lacking.

[CaptainMar-Vell92 of the Kree]

I'm not a fan of the 'Jobber Thor' complaints, but that doesn't mean I don't have many an issue with the run besides that.

I mean hell, turning Thor into a strawman for atheists? That alone is reason enough for me to dislike it.

But Aaron went the extra mile, and made Thor's mythos a strawman for Men's Right's idiots as well.

And if one wants to ignore the real world subtext of his run, there's still much to dislike.

His villains make Captain Planet characters seem subtle.

His build up to War of the Realms was amazing in how long it took to do nothing at all.

As a rehash of Greg Pak's excellent Incredible Hercules, it was passable.

But as a Thor's series, Aaron's run was utterly lacking.

I'm agnostic and i still had some issues with Aaron's view on gods.

[The Cool Thatguy]

I'm agnostic and i still had some issues with Aaron's view on gods.

Yeah, same. I found it especially bad, as Thor doesn't really relate to modern religion/worship in any meaningful manner.

And I'll probably say this a few times discussing Aaron's Thor, but Pak's Herc did it better

[Frontier]

And I'll probably say this a few times discussing Aaron's Thor, but Pak's Herc did it better

I'll say it too...Hercules wore the beard better.

[CaptainMar-Vell92 of the Kree]

I'll say it too...Hercules wore the beard better.

Making Herc beardless in the nineties was a mistake

[Vibranium Weave]

Question: In the recent Avengers run Thor has been turned into a Brood. Is Thor supposed to be immune to diseases?

[Cronus]

I'm not a fan of the 'Jobber Thor' complaints, but that doesn't mean I don't have many an issue with the run besides that.

I mean hell, turning Thor into a strawman for atheists? That alone is reason enough for me to dislike it.

But Aaron went the extra mile, and made Thor's mythos a strawman for Men's Right's idiots as well.

And if one wants to ignore the real world subtext of his run, there's still much to dislike.

His villains make Captain Planet characters seem subtle.

His build up to War of the Realms was amazing in how long it took to do nothing at all.

As a rehash of Greg Pak's excellent Incredible Hercules, it was passable.

But as a Thor's series, Aaron's run was utterly lacking.

All things were sacrificed for the greater good of Jane Thor. It was pathetic.

[CaptainMar-Vell92 of the Kree]

Question: In the recent Avengers run Thor has been turned into a Brood. Is Thor supposed to be immune to diseases?

Most of Earth diseases at least. And he used to be the last one standing when the Avengers are against a powerful villain and not the first one to be one-shotted by the monster of the week to show how dangerous the monster of the week is, like he's Worf from Star Trek.

[Frontier]

Most of Earth diseases at least. And he used to be the last one standing when the Avengers are against a powerful villain and not the first one to be one-shotted by the monster of the week to show how dangerous the monster of the week is, like he's Worf from Star Trek.

I think this basically sums up my main issue with Thor in the Avengers book right now.

[Ichijinijisanji]

Question: In the recent Avengers run Thor has been turned into a Brood. Is Thor supposed to be immune to diseases?

he has never really got sick to my recollection unless he was weak for some reason
poisons and potions do have some effect, but he can usually recover

i don't know how well he'd do against a brood. Wolverine was capable of rejecting the brood embryo, but wolverine has insane recuperative powers to the point of being able to regrow parts.

I remember he got taken over by a symbiote in a old what if, but i don't know if that counts.

[Anthony Shaw]

Most of Earth diseases at least. And he used to be the last one standing when the Avengers are against a powerful villain and not the first one to be one-shotted by the monster of the week to show how dangerous the monster of the week is, like he's Worf from Star Trek.

Yep, I'm sticking to the classics.

[Anthony Shaw]

Thor had a broken body due to Hela's curse, yet still caught Hermes during the Assault on Olympus Arc.



Thor knew he was in a world of hurt assisting the Avengers against Herc's family. Thor know Zues was gonna bring extra pain upon him, in particular.



I miss Thor being the big brother of the team.

[CaptainMar-Vell92 of the Kree]

Thor had a broken body due to Hela's curse, yet still caught Hermes during the Assault on Olympus Arc.



Thor knew he was in a world of hurt assisting the Avengers against Herc's family. Thor know Zues was gonna bring extra pain upon him, in particular.



I miss Thor being the big brother of the team.

I miss Simonson's Battle Armor. That was a nice power boosting item.

[The Cool Thatguy]

I miss Simonson's Battle Armor. That was a nice power boosting item.

Did it ever really boost him? I thought it just kept him moving.

[K7P5V]

Bendis must be stopped no matter the cost (cue You got the Touch in the background).

Awesome! One of my all-time favorites:

Making Herc beardless in the nineties was a mistake

Agreed. But still, Epting's artwork certainly made it bearable.