Thor #418

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• 7.5
  

  Demarcoa

  May 26, 2026

  I like the focus on Hercules' psychology at the start of the comic. I found the art pretty consistently impressive, too. The Eric Masterson human drama kind of feels out of place and like its come out of nowhere. It is odd focusing on his family when I don't feel we've really gotten to know them much nor do they strike me as overly interesting characters. That being said, Eric going through a custody battle does feel like a pretty interesting dilemma for a superhero.
  
  The Wrecking Crew break-out scene felt very... comic booky. They break out Wrecker only for the villain to reveal he could have escaped at any time, and they only do that to reveal the presence of Ulik. It just doesn't read as organic of a moment and then leads t o the rest of the Crew to try and turn on Wrecker, only for him to reveal he was just kind of testing them. That's dumb, but at least Ulik teaching Wrecker new powers was an idea to drive the rest of the issue forward as Hercules is confronted by them while wrestling with trauma from their last encounter.
  
  Some of that dialogue is just so on the nose, though I did like Thor intentionally losing to help Hercules get his confidence back. That's a good moment. The back-up story with Sif was more middling in quality but I liked that art, too.
  
  Overall this issue isn't perfect but definitely felt worthy of a read. more

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