Thor #9 is a richly intense issue, one that sets a scene and makes dramatic leaps all in a single issue. It's captivating, and just a little bit terrifying. Especially for fans that are familiar with the themes and tones of this plot, and just how bad things could possibly get before it all comes to an end. Read Full Review

Readers, THOR #9 was a blast! The potential thats simply scratching at the surface of this weeks installment explodes as the story concludes. Cates and Klein take a classic, familiar idea and morph it into their own vibrantly intense and dynamic story that has teeth. Before the issue is done, readers will sympathize with Donald Blake, partially understand where hes coming from, and possibly look at the God of Thunder as the villain of this tale. Cates and Klein blur the lines masterfully. My sincere hope is that Cates delivers a true ending with meaning, explanation, and purpose thats not rushed and lacks closure. This arc has legs and I think readers are in for a wild ride. Pick this up and let me know what you think! Read Full Review

This is the start of one of the more inspired and exciting Thor stories for a good long time, where this story could go is really up in the air, and it’s an excellent time to be a Thor fan. By taking the familiar Thor mythology and putting his own slant on it Donny Cates shows fans yet again why he’s one of the best writers currently at Marvel. Having series regular Nic Klein back on art duties means we get some truly gorgeous and detailed art, one of the highlights of the entire series. Read Full Review

By building on past themes and introducing a new challenge for its titular hero, Thor #9 arrives as one of the strongest issues in the series thus far. Donny Cates, Nic Klein, and Matt Wilson continue to explore Thor's history, both in-universe and on a meta-level, and they successfully bring Dr. Donald Blake back into the story without it feeling gimmicky. Read Full Review

Donny Cates and Nic Klein deliver an impactful return of the Donald Blake character in Thor #9. They do that by continuing to examine the current weight on Thor's shoulders as he continues his role as All-Father. The way Donald Blake's return went down creates a lot of questions for the future of this series. And given we already had a lot of questions about Thor's vision of a dark future there is even greater intrigue now for what Cates has planned in the future. Read Full Review

Solid, exciting issue sets up a new threat and a new story built out of classic Thor lore. What more could we ask for in a good Thor comic? Read Full Review

Thor #9 is a good start to a new arc that edges the series into straight horror. It lacks big-beat moments we've come to expect from this team, but makes up for it with an interesting detective story while building on reveals from past issues. Read Full Review

It's great to have Nic Klein and Donny Cates back together again. They make a formidable duo and Prey has the potential to be one of the most interesting and unexpected Thor runs written by someone not named Jason Aaron. Read Full Review

This was great. I have heard Donny Cates hype up this arc for literally close to a year now, and this was a great first issue all the same. Here's hoping it keeps up!

Hail Hail Hail Donny Cates.
He is not the next Walt Simonson,He is the next Donny Cates!

was so incredible!!!!

Liked everything about this issue. This is gonna be a great arc.

This is about as compelling as an antagonist can get. Bravo!

Love the premise of this arc

" I'm losing myymind, brother !"
- THOR

This issue sets up a fantastic premise for this run’s second big arc. For those unfamiliar with Donald Blake, this does a good job of establishing who he is and where he came from. Speaking of Blake, I loved the glimpse into his sadistic and sinister turn in the alternate world Thor travelled to. Nothing much here other than that; this was just great.

Incredible start to a new arc. Did not expect to get so pulled in with just one issue but damn this is gonna be a fun arc!

Cool as always. Love to see some nice sibling time.

This was really cool. I really liked this idea and the set up and execution was pretty clever. Excited for this arc.

I like it.

Off to a good start, although some of the issues I have with the first arc are around. Still, interesting premise, so I'm onboard and hope a more horror themed Thor arc knocks it out of the park.

Worried about what they are going to do with Blake, but the premise is good, and the art is amazing (except for a Loki's face in some panels).

Didn't like this one as much as the past 2. I don't like this direction for the Donald Blake character because in my opinion, Donald Blake should serve as a foil to Thor, not as an antagonist like the Hulk/Banner dynamic, where they hate each other or are at odds. I've always liked the idea that Donald Blake is a humble doctor who helps people and that's what grounds the Thor personality, and here he is beating up Loki. Granted, this is just the first issue of a new story arc, and it could go in a different direction, but it was still weird reading him in this way. Art remains fantastic though

Thor's plan to swap places with Donald Blake after many years jumps quickly off the rails. I like the premise of Blake going mad and turning antagonistic -- in theory. In practice, despite the quality of the storytelling lavished on said premise, it hasn't won me over yet. It feels like there's a "step 2: ????" missing in the "Odin and Jormungand are light and shadow, Thor and Blake are light and shadow, therefore Blake kills Jormungand" logic chain.

The whole Thor/Donald Blake dynamic has always been weird to me.

Odin casting Thor to Earth to humble himself from being a arrogant battle loving warrior and becoming a humble kind doctor who saved lives was more compelling than the shadow retcon.

I don't know if I like Donald Blake being a villain but this arc seems interesting to say the least.

It was good, but too slow.