Thor #6 By Hervé St-Louis Mar 24, 2008 - 7:54:37 PM

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Marvel Comics
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Penciller: Olivier Coipel
Inker: Mark Morales

While residents of the small Oklahoma town tell stories of their encounters with the neighbouring Asgardian gods, Thor decides to reactivate every god that remains dormant before their human forms are killed. But doing so may cost Thor a lot. Can he afford the risk of bringing back his father, Odin?

I wish Straczynski would explain more about why other Asgardians gods were turned into humans after the last Ragnarok and how their human lives differ from Thor’s Donald Blake alter ego. There are elements in this story that borrow heavily from Neil Gaiman’s Eternal series from 2006 and other works such as Miracle Man (also penned by Gaiman). The story and set up with the new Loki and the villagers are quite fun to read but I do not wish to read another version of Gaiman’s or Alan Moorre’s work, as happens too often with super hero comic books.

I like Coipel’s work and how he draws town folks and Asgardians. They are flip coins of each other and the scene where they interact in the city hall, reminds me of some of the warmer slice of life paintings from early Dutch Renaissance painters. All go about their businesses, with red cheeks, filled stomachs and simple candour. I wish more comic books made me feel this good about knowing art history!

7/10

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