While at the last I Heart Horror event, I picked up a copy of "Thor: God Of Thunder: The God Butcher," which contained previously published stories from 2014. They originated in "Thor: God Of Thunder" issues #1 through #5. The final pages of this graphic novel contains select artwork that would make any Heavy Metal band sell albums. Does anyone remember the heavy metal singer from the early metal days who would bend a steel bar as part of his act?
Jason Aaron wrote the story, while Esad Ribic provided the cover artwork as well as all of the drawings inside the book. Dean White handled the color work for the part of the story that was in issue#1, while Ive Svorcina contributed to the rest of the book.
Gods from different lands have been turning up dead since 893 AD with Thor not yet realizing the extent of the damage that this will bring. This Thor is still bragging about the amount of Mead that he can drink and the amount of women that he has slept with. However, he does claim to love his wife.
During present day Earth, Thor responds to the prayers of a resident of the Planet Indigarr, where rain is sorely needed and all of their gods have disappeared. He still has his love for ale, as that is what convinces him to stay a little longer.
Then there is the Thor that lives in Asgard thousands of years into the future who is bearded and at an advanced age. He s becoming too tired to deal with all of the nonsense thrown at him. The glue that ties these three Thors together is the butchering of gods by Gorr! Thor recalls his previous dealings with Gorr, with a cave being a main focal point. You would think that all of the back and forth would confuse the reader, but it seems to work perfectly. The first Thor mentioned didn't even had a chance to attempt to lift Mjolnir yet. While he was wielding an axe, he was wishing he had a hammer! Not liking what Disney did to the last Thor movies, it was refreshing to read about the Thor that I loved in all of his comics.
