Comic Book Review The Mighty Thor #23

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Published On:2017-09-27
Published by: Marvel
Author:Jason Aaron
Artist:Valerio Schiti
Colorist:Rain Beredo
Letterer:VC's Joe Sabino

The Spark that Ignites the War of the Realms

Comic book review written on July 22, 2022

In This Issue of

What Else Happens in this Comic?

Jane pulls Volstagg into Ginnugagap, the void between the Ten Realms, in an effort to stop his rampage.  He loses his mind further, and the Thors go to war.  With the help of Prince Thor and Agent Solomon, Jane, Lady Thor, is able to bring Volstagg back to himself. And there’s lots of fighting and hammer hitting.

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How is the Writing in ??

The Dialogue

Showing Versus Telling

The Vibe

This comic reads like a mini-novel.  It starts out grand “In the beginning…” and moves through so much material before ending with Malekith preparing his next move.

Comic Art Review

Looking at the art in The Mighty Thor #23, you can see why Valerio Schiti has become a superstar at Marvel Comics.  The list of accomplishments in this issue is long.

  • Full-page, double-spread hammer fights
  • Character acting
  • Multiple locations
  • Long list of different characters and creatures
  • Environments
  • Emotions: fear, anger, rage, sadness, pain
  • Character scale (Jane is so much shorter than Volstagg)
  • Melee fighting

You’ll find yourself flipping through this issue over and over gawking at the beautiful artwork.

On the Cover

On the comic cover by Russell Dauterman, our Mjolnir looks puny next to Ultimate Mjolnir. Lady Jane has the upperhand, but War Thor has the size and strength.  The close-up of the titan’s clash is dynamic.

World Building

Locations

– Vanaheim
– Niffleheim
– Heven
– Svartalfheim
– Asgardia

Who's Who

- Volstagg, the War Thor
- Jane Foster, Lady Thor
- Bloodroot, Vanir Wizard
- Balder the Brave, King of Niffleheim
- Queen of Heven
- Roz Solomon
- Prince Thor
- Sindr
- Roxxon
- Malekith the Accursed

Big Question

Where's Hela or when did Baldur become King of Hel?

We have to be better than this! We have to behave like gods.

Lady Thor to the War Thor

Who Will Like

If you dig the Asgardian myth realms, this is the issue for you.  We visit points across the Yggdrasil with quick one page scenes.  Seeing the bigger Thor universe is always fun and adds a lot to the scope of the comic.

I Need More Content like

If you buy the trade of the War Thor, the last issue in the trade was from a cross-over series called Generations.  In Generations: The Unworthy Thor & The Mighty Thor (2017) #1, the newest version of a character, Lady Thor in this case, was sent back in time to interact with and gain insight from their predecessor, a very young Prince Thor. The issue is drawn by superstar Mahmud Asrar and written by our favorite Thor writer, Jason Aaron.  Buy it for the Odin b-story.

Should You Buy This Comic Book?

It's a quiet ending to War of the Thors, but a good one that showed us why Jane Foster makes a great Lady Thor. This was a fantastic arc with some of the best art we've seen in the series. Buy it. Buy all of it.

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