Thor: God of Thunder #11 – Review

Jason Aaron (Writer), Esad Ribic (Artist), Ive Svorcina (Colorist)

The Story: The godbomb explode as Thor fights to preserve godhood for all divine beings in the very heart of this object of destruction.

The Review: After a good deal of issues of build up, of confrontation and character work done with multiple eras of the god of thunder and this new foe of his, the very first storyline of this title has reached an end. With the road toward that point being made of a lot of great moments, does the conclusion of the conflict between Thor and Gorr satisfy?

In terms of concepts, it is a very satisfying issue, as the dialogue and the narration delivers on the scope of such a cataclysm in terms of godhood. The various descriptions truly relate the large ordeal that each Thor has on his shoulders, with the present-day one trying very hard to make sure the bomb does not destroy everything he fought for. Most of the incredible ideas are rendered very well as the pacing allows each page to fully wallow in just what happens in this issue means. Not everything is on the same tone, though, as Aaron also add humor to the mix, without interrupting the flow or disrupting the tone.*

However, there are some aspects of the conclusion that are rushed or left perhaps a bit too vague to feel satisfactory. The way Gorr is actually defeated is awe-inspiring, yet the explanation is perhaps too quick, as it seems there could have been more told about just how this might have developed. There is also the fact that the transition between the defeat of Gorr and the awakening of Thor around his others selves is not explained in the best of terms. It is written that old king Thor used his powers to put everyone back to their own times, yet it sounds a tad unsatisfying and perhaps a bit far-fetched. If he could manipulate time with his powers, wouldn’t it had been smart of him to use it during the battle against Gorr in any way?