THE ALL-NEW THOR CORPS!
Toranos has returned - and to face him, the King of Asgard has gathered his army. But if even an army of storm gods could not stop the Elder God of Thunder...what then? This is the story of THE IMMORTAL THOR...and the battle that will define him.
Rated T+
Immortal Thor #5 is a poetic and powerful exploration of mythology, creation, and what it means to be worthy of the power of Thor. Read Full Review
The Immortal Thor continues to live up to the high bar set by Ewing on Immoral Hulk. There's a level of superhero writing here that pays homage to the past while paving the way for new and exciting stories. The Immortal Thor #5 delivers big action, new characters, and a continued interest in offering new ideas. Read Full Review
The Immortal Thor #5 ends the first arc in Al Ewing's run with a suitably epic battle to save the world. Ewing's resolution to the Toranos problem is clever, and the art team's delivery looks as epic as it should. Read Full Review
With its first arc in the books, Immortal Thor is absolute must-read material. Read Full Review
Coccolo delivers beautiful art on every page of the issue. The visuals perfectly capture the thrills, action and suspense of the story itself. Read Full Review
:Immortal Thor #5 concludes the fight between Thor and his new Thor Corps against the gargantuan Toranos. The art in this comic is great thanks to the art team, who make this comic look epic. Meanwhile, the actual fight is a little disappointing, and Toranos is an underwhelming villain as he doesn't do much except spout threats and throw his giant wheel. However, Thor's plan to defeat him is creative and a little cheesy in essence but it fits him, his newfound status, and this series, and I'm still excited to see more. Read Full Review
While al Ewing hasn't been one of my favorite writers, I will give credit to where its due. And this issue was pretty much a banger. Martin Coccolo's art is beautiful, and I love the way Thor defeats the enemy. If Immortal Hulk was more horror based and wanted to have a character analysis on what makes Hulk interesting, this is a more opposite approach but the same character analysis.
Al Ewing may be a hit or miss for me. But when he hits, he hits hard and good. This is a rare masterpiece for me.
Al Ewing and Martin Coccolo deliver a thunderous finale to the series’ first arc with a pulse-pounding showdown that throws Thor and the reimagined Thor Corps against Toranos, a threat that could crack the very fabric of reality. Coccolo's art is the standout in the issue, flourishing in the action sequences, capturing the chaotic beauty of godly warfare with vivid colors and dynamic panel layouts. Each member of the Thor Corps looks elegantly powerful and he continues to depict Toranos as a truly existential threat fit for the Gods. His art has blown my mind multiple times in this still young series and he blew it even further here. Ewing’s story is a triumphant conclusion to an epic arc. It's a comic that delivers big on action, charmore
This installment is exciting and dizzying where we learn the extent of the power of the Thor Corps.
Art
MartIn Coccolo offers amazing sequences of detailed art, with textures that give it great dynamism and amazing splash pages. He achieves great dynamism with epic sequences, where the power of thunder stands out.
Summary
Toranos vs Thor Corps! Thor must activate his personality of the god of deception
An solid, fantastic first arc comes to a close with a series worthy of it's title.
Not really what I was expecting, but still an awesome issue. I particularly loved how Thor beat Toranos here. Cóccolo also continues to put out some fantastic art in this issue. I don't really have much to say about this one, other than that I really enjoyed it and that Ewing is definitely one of the best writers at Marvel right now, if not the very best.
This series is truly phenomenal.
I'm not sure I get the hype with this issue. I felt like I really wanted to like this, but just felt like another final battle we've seen a million times in Marvel stuff.