THE ENCHANTRESS OF WORLDS! The Son of Odin came to the citadel of Roxxon - to make war for the sake of the Earth herself. But his enemies were waiting to steal from him the one thing that was Thor's alone...and they had crafted the foulest of weapons to do it. This is the story of THE IMMORTAL THOR...and of the trap he could not escape.
Rated T+
The Immortal Thor is now verging on becoming fully metatextual, a rumination on the compromises made to turn a god of myth into a marketable superhero and the responsibilities that such an icon has accrued since comics have gone from being the disposable entertainment of certain relatively small subcultures to a dominant global entertainment force. Read Full Review
Immortal Thor #9 is a darkly comedic metafictional adventure that asks readers to consider what happens when corporations Marvel first and foremost control art. Read Full Review
Matt Wilsons bright, flat colors are reminiscent of the whole masters of the art. It feels so classic and old school, and yet much more nuanced and detailed. It truly is the best of both worlds. Each character has a color scheme that separates itself from the other. Everything contrasts so well lifting the characters and the action off the page. Read Full Review
All of this leads to Immortal Thor #9 giving the vibes of being on an unknown adventure that is fun to just be in the moment and enjoy. Read Full Review
Immortal Thor #9 continues to explore Thor's identity in unique ways. To think a comic book could be Thor's downfall when he's as powerful as ever is exciting. This issue also continues to tug at Thor mainstays as Ewing explores the character like no other before. Read Full Review
Roberson delivers some beautiful art in the issue and I love the breaking of the fourth wall in several scenes and what is signifies about Thors new challenge. Read Full Review
Immortal Thor #9 has the God of Thunder confront Dario Agger, aka The Minotaur, CEO of the Roxxon Corporation, only for him to fall into the villain's trap. The thing is, Dario is far from a serious threat, and he comes off like an over-the-top villain straight from the Captain Planet cartoon. He's too cartoonish to take seriously as a villain especially as a threat to Thor. Thankfully, the real villains save this comic as Enchantress and Skurge the Executioner show up to once more give Thor a hard time. Ibraim Roberson's art also keeps this comic alive as the action with Thor and the two villains is done very well. Read Full Review
The Immortal Thor #9 takes a jarring left turn from epic poem storytelling into a meta commentary railing against corporations, consumerism, and Marvel itself. Some readers may find Ewing's allegorical points intriguing, but the the net result is a muddy reading experience. Read Full Review
Plot
THOR confronts Darius Minotaur in the Roxxon offices, to discover the true plan of this corporation, to create some oases on the planet after destroying it where only the wealthy can live, hence his desire to use the planet's resources, such as Gaea wanted it when she called the gods of Utgard, only it is not known who manipulates whom.
But Thor falls into a trap as he is encased in Amora's enchantment and his powers seem to begin to fade, until Skurge easily surpasses him in strength.
At this moment Amora's plan is revealed, she used the power of Thor's comic, that is, as millions of people read the stories of the god of Thunder, that story takes over Thor, it becomes his destiny and Amora can now manipulate more
That first panel, awesome.
Admittedly, at first I wasn't too into it and a tad lost as to what was happening and what the point was. Then at the end, ah, yes. This makes sense.
A god is only as strong as the belief people have in them.
Before this issue, I had been a bit disappointed in this series. I thought it was average at best. However, I thought this issue was really good!
I loved the concept that the Gods are susceptible to the stories told about them, and I think it's a cool idea for someone to attack Thor by simply changing the stories about him.
I also enjoyed the metacommentary about how Thor is no longer just a character these days. It's a franchise, a business. Toys, content. Everything about him is there for a big company to profit off of. You can really see this with Disney, as the Marvel stories are no longer just about quality storytelling, it's a business plain and simple. Endless reboots, constant big events, milking any successful more
Much better than the last issue. Still doesn't grab me like I want it to. This issue atleast had a good premise.
I'll be honest, this is not and will never be Ewing's answer to the Immortal Hulk, BUT at least this series is not something that reaches the level of absolute badness of Phillip Kennedy Johnson's Hulk. Obviously Ewing is putting an agenda here and there, but what caught the most attention about this series, since the issues were not by the regular artist, is that the change of artist did not compromise the art of the series, and that is a point positive, unlike the Hulk from PKJ where the drawings there are extremely shameful when Klein is not in the art.
But the lack of explanation and Agger's abrupt reappearance after the tragic outcome he had in Immortal Hulk #33 is something I don't buy.
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