Bought/Thought Feb 27th

Thor #6

Outside of Thor reawakening all the gods, total snoozefest. I waited weeks and weeks for this?
 
JMS is taking his time, but it's so good that I'm glad it's decompressed. I can definitely see this turning into Marvel's Sandman.
 
I'm not. JMS is taking a new approach to writing Thor. It's a lot more introspective and character driven than past Thor books.
 
I wouldn't say that. There was quite a bit of introspection in Jurgens' run. I think JMS' take is definitely a fresh and interesting take on the Asgardians more so than Thor himself, though. We've rarely seen the other Asgardians integrated so heavily into the forefront of a Thor series as we have in this current volume. I love that, especially how the Asgardians are open to and genuinely curious about interacting with mortals now. The scene with Kelda and Bill Jr. was excellent and served as a perfect centerpiece for this issue, which seems to be the beginning of the transition in the series' focus from the resurrection of the Asgardians to the Asgardians' new lives with the new, heavier influence of mortals on them. I look forward to more of that in the future.

Regarding the decompression, I think it's good for Thor. He's an epic character and epics often move slowly. It's not like any issue so far has just squandered its page count, either; each and every one has had very specific things to show us on the journey toward Asgard's rejuvenation on Earth. I think the real problem is the combination of the decompressed story and the delays. It only feels slower than it really is because it's taken us almost 8 months to get 6 issues so far, and each issue doesn't really feel complete on its own.
Doc Destruction said:
My hope with the JSA is that there is a new team formed of all the kids, a la Infinity Inc. I would most definately pick up a book like that.

Wildcat Jr, Jakeem, Lightning, Cyclone, Citizen Steel and the gang led by Star Spangled Girl would just rock.
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That would actually be really good for me because I don't like any of those *****ebags. I'm all for getting 'em out of the JSA book so that it can focus on the JSA characters I actually do like.

Anyway, Blue Beetle and Damage Control were really awesome this week.
 
I picked it up a week late but Superman/Batman was good and all this stuff about Magic and Batman was obviously for the story and to be honest i can see him kinda being superstious about magic so it aint that bad. Also with magic being on the fritz since Infinite Crisis, as far as i know, it makes sense. Im enjoying this story but i think that the artist needs to be on the new event comming out Final Crisis and that the writer needs to be on the Flash, he just seems to fit. Its fun and pick it up i fyou like humor and good action. Comics arent very fun anymore and this is one of the books that is.
 
TheCorpulent1 said:
I wouldn't say that. There was quite a bit of introspection in Jurgens' run. I think JMS' take is definitely a fresh and interesting take on the Asgardians more so than Thor himself, though. We've rarely seen the other Asgardians integrated so heavily into the forefront of a Thor series as we have in this current volume. I love that, especially how the Asgardians are open to and genuinely curious about interacting with mortals now. The scene with Kelda and Bill Jr. was excellent and served as a perfect centerpiece for this issue, which seems to be the beginning of the transition in the series' focus from the resurrection of the Asgardians to the Asgardians' new lives with the new, heavier influence of mortals on them. I look forward to more of that in the future.

Regarding the decompression, I think it's good for Thor. He's an epic character and epics often move slowly. It's not like any issue so far has just squandered its page count, either; each and every one has had very specific things to show us on the journey toward Asgard's rejuvenation on Earth. I think the real problem is the combination of the decompressed story and the delays. It only feels slower than it really is because it's taken us almost 8 months to get 6 issues so far, and each issue doesn't really feel complete on its own.
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I kind of see the Asgardians as counterparts to Sandman's family the Endless. In the same way that Gaiman explored their stories in solo book about Sandman, we're getting the same thing with the Asgardians in a solo book about Thor.
 
LemonSunday said:
I kind of see the Asgardians as counterparts to Sandman's family the Endless. In the same way that Gaiman explored their stories in solo book about Sandman, we're getting the same thing with the Asgardians in a solo book about Thor.
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That was a fitting and illuminating point of comparison.:up:

LemonSunday said:
I can definitely see this turning into Marvel's Sandman.
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Though at the same time, really, let's not get carried away.
 
I think you guys are misinterpreting what I said. I'm not saying that Thor is as good as Gaiman's Sandman. I'm saying that when I read JMS' Thor, these comparisons sort of make themselves. I'm saying that what Gaiman did for Sandman is similar to what JMS is doing for Thor, albeit on a much smaller scale.

Also, I definitely see this run on Thor going down as one of the best, most original runs on a superhero comic ever, if the quality holds up.
 
TheCorpulent1 said:
That would actually be really good for me because I don't like any of those *****ebags. I'm all for getting 'em out of the JSA book so that it can focus on the JSA characters I actually do like.
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And if the youngsters book was well written, it would be a win-win! I'd like a leaner JSA, but a new legacy heroes book with a decent writer would also rock.
 
Thor is just an awesome book,that is all.
 
It really is. I'd almost go so far as to say that the ridiculous delays are worth it.
 
LemonSunday said:
I think you guys are misinterpreting what I said. I'm not saying that Thor is as good as Gaiman's Sandman. I'm saying that when I read JMS' Thor, these comparisons sort of make themselves. I'm saying that what Gaiman did for Sandman is similar to what JMS is doing for Thor, albeit on a much smaller scale.

Also, I definitely see this run on Thor going down as one of the best, most original runs on a superhero comic ever, if the quality holds up.
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Agreed on both points. To be fair, godhood and all, Thor is still on a much smaller scale as a whole than the Sandman. He's powerful, but the idea of Thor taking on Satan himself in his own realm is a bit laughable if we're going by the biblical, second-only-to-God-with-a-big-G sort of Satan. He doesn't have that whole literary thing going for him, either. Much as I love the deeper aspects of Marvel's take on Thor, his purpose should still primarily be to kick mountains of ass and generally be one of Marvel's best and brightest powerhouses. That doesn't lend itself quite as well to literary masterpieces as the fact that the Sandman is the embodiment of fiction and dreams does.
 
TheCorpulent1 said:
Agreed on both points. To be fair, godhood and all, Thor is still on a much smaller scale as a whole than the Sandman. He's powerful, but the idea of Thor taking on Satan himself in his own realm is a bit laughable if we're going by the biblical, second-only-to-God-with-a-big-G sort of Satan. He doesn't have that whole literary thing going for him, either. Much as I love the deeper aspects of Marvel's take on Thor, his purpose should still primarily be to kick mountains of ass and generally be one of Marvel's best and brightest powerhouses.
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Again, I'm not comparing characterization. There aren't any similarities between Thor/Blake and Sandman or the Asgardians and the Endless that I can see. I just think that, like Gaiman, JMS is taking his time to craft a completely fresh take on an existing character, and also like Gaiman, is using a character's solo book to explore an entire world in a fresh, new way.
 
Yeah. I'm really glad that he's exploring the god/mortal dichotomy, too. The last time I saw a Thor comic explore that as well as JMS is doing now was way back in a Christopher Priest OGN from the '80s called Thor: I, Whom the Gods Would Destroy.
 
TheCorpulent1 said:
Yeah. I'm really glad that he's exploring the god/mortal dichotomy, too. The last time I saw a Thor comic explore that as well as JMS is doing now was way back in a Christopher Priest OGN from the '80s called Thor: I, Whom the Gods Would Destroy.
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Yeah, I'm completely happy with the story that JMS is telling. We've seen Thor be a powerhouse for 40+ years. While it's always fun, it's gotten old. I'd much rather see this more introspective take and limit the ass kickings for when they're absolutely necessary.
 
I don't know if I'm weird or what, but I think JMS has given us a pretty good amount of action right alongside those introspective moments. I keep hearing how boring and slow and unimpressive Thor's series is when it comes to action, but I thought the displays of power in #1-2 and #4 and the fights with Iron Man in #3 and the Destroyer in #5 were all great. I could certainly use more action with Thor against other powerhouses, but what we've gotten is enough for me. If JMS put more fights in, it'd probably come off feeling forced.
 
I don't think it's boring at all. As far as using more action, you can have it. I'm hooked on this more cerebral Thor. When I think of him smashing in the Absorbing Man's face with his hammer, it just seems...dumb. Give me some more mythological exploration, please.
 
Well, #3 was still pretty awesome, and it was basically one long fight. :)
 
Thor is a fantastic comic. Haven't read #6 yet since my roommate hasn't collected his pull but I really really dig the book. It isn't slow, it's...cultured.:huh::csad:
 
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