Waves are but water, wind but air. And though lightning be fire IT MUST ANSWER THUNDER'S CALL. The God of Thunder finds himself battling a mysterious surge of natural catastrophes hurricanes, tidal waves, earthquakes. At first, the Son of Odin suspects Zephyr, immortal mistress of the winds, but soon he finds that the climactic upheaval must be attributed to a much larger force EGO, THE LIVING PLANET! From ROBERT RODI and MIKE CHOI! Spinning out of the destruction of Asgard, ASTONISHING THOR is an out-of-this-world adventure where the entire universe hangs in the balance!
Hardly seems like the type of brisk, high concept, modern take on classic Marvel storytelling many have come to expect from the Astonishing line, no? Luckily, Choi's art at least comes close to livening the story up in some spots, particularly when he gets to draw big cinematic shots of Thor in flight or Ego's grand, double-page spread of an entrance. But, as I hinted at above, even Choi's art isn't really enough to save this dull, uneventful issue, nor is it enough to convince me to come back for a second installment. Read Full Review
"Astonishing Thor" #1 is astonishingly bad. There's barely a story, groan-inducing dialogue, stiff art, faux-painted colors, and it makes for an unimpressive start. While not tying directly into current continuity, this comic does rely on Marvel continuity heavily and is meant to be the Thor of the Marvel universe, but doesn't sound or even act like him. Of the current crop of Thor titles, this is, by far, the worst. Read Full Review
I don't know what about the low ratings. It's good. I'm not a fan of Thor and his manner of speech (it's soooo freaking hard to understand sometimes), but I like Ego and this story is pretty much about him, so this issue wasn't really something besides the good set-up. Plus the art is great and borders on the pages even make it kinda cooler.
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