Comic Book Review The Mighty Thor #9

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Published On:2016-07-27
Published by: Marvel
Author:Jason Aaron
Artist:Russell Dauterman
Colorist:Matt Wilson
Letterer:VC's Joe Sabino

It's Time for the Villains to Strut Their Stuff

Comic book review written on May 28, 2022

In This Issue of

What Else Happens in this Comic?

Oubliette Midas and her ally Silver Samurai have kidnapped Dario Agger with the intent to rob Roxxon. Lady Thor and Agent Solomon intervene, and the villains have their moment to prove they are worthy adversaries for Thor. Samurai has some cool moves. Midas takes out some military while in the air. Thor lifts a mountain. She should be able to defeat these two with one hand.

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How is the Writing in ??

The Dialogue

We get a nice bit of foreshadowing in the conversation between Lady Thor and Agent Solomon. Mjolnir did something new again this issue. Lady Thor wonders what else the war hammer can do (and we should too).

The dialogue between Midas and Samurai is wonderfully conversational. It’s like they’ve known each other for years, and we’ve stepped into a friendly conversation (about destroying the world).

Some of the pop-culture references like “Power Ranger and Sailor Moon” fell flat for me.

Showing Versus Telling

We get a nice bit of foreshadowing in the conversation between Lady Thor and Agent Solomon. Mjolnir did something new again this issue. Lady Thor wonders what else the war hammer can do (and we should too).

The dialogue between Midas and Samurai is wonderfully conversational. It’s like they’ve known each other for years, and we’ve stepped into a friendly conversation (about destroying the world).

Some of the pop-culture references like “Power Ranger and Sailor Moon” fell flat for me.

The Vibe

In The Mighty Thor #9, we have three genres coming together to give us something more than the individual parts. There’s a strong vibe of a heist movie with Midas and Samurai. We have the beginning of a world calamity movie with the Agger Imperative. We have a spy movie with the hi-jinx of all the SHIELD agents. To Jason Aaron’s credit, it works.

Comic Art Review

Russell Dauterman’s Asgarda designs are exquisite. The healer is ethereal yet medical. The interlocking triangles in the background are a nice touch.

Matt Wilson does a lot of painting with light in this issue of the Mighty Thor. Light from Silver Samurai’s sword, from Mjolnir, light from the control panels in the Roxxon base. All of these elements shine off the walls and the characters’ faces. In the scene between Midas and Agger, look at Agger’s eyes. The rage and fierceness of the character come through all with color. As usual for The Mighty Thor, we also have a lot of color special effects.

On the Cover

Cover A is by Russell Dauterman and showcases all of the major characters in this issue. Cover B by Aaron Kuder is Colossus from the X-men. Colossus isn’t in this issue of the Mighty Thor, and it’s a weird cover option. Did Marvel just have extra art or was there another huge event that needed pushing? It would have been great if Kuder had drawn a Loki and Freyja cover or a Lady Thor versus Colossus cover.

World Building

Locations

We have some very impressive Roxxon technology on display in this issue. The space station was nifty. The secret base gives us shivers (pun intended). Asgardia is beautiful as always.

Who's Who

- Oubliette Midas
- Dario Agger
- Jane Foster, Lady Thor
- Agent Solomon, Shield
- Agent Kurdel, Shield
- Agent Krill, Shield
- Roxxon staffers
- Mindless Ones
- Odin
- Freyja
- Loki

Big Question

How far are Kurdel and Krill willing to go to uncover Lady Thor's secret identity.

Enough with the Hammer!

Silver Samurai

Who Will Like

If you like Loki, this is his best scene yet. Fans of spy movies or SHIELD won’t want to miss The Mighty Thor #9.

I Need More Content like

I didn’t notice it with this month’s B Cover, but Aaron Kuder’s style is very reminiscent of Russell Dauterman — fine lines with rounded edges. If you’d like to judge for yourself, visit Aaron’s Twitter page.

Should You Buy This Comic Book?

Going into this issue, I wanted to see how Midas and Silver Samurai were going to be a threat to Lady Thor. They are impressive villains with skills sets that would give most Marvel super heroes trouble, but they weren't at Thor's level. They used circumstances and good planning to keep Lady Thor busy. We are in the middle of the arc. Pick up this issue so you have the details heading into the end.

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