Immortal Thor #1 - War with the Elder Gods

A new era of Thor begins with the Immortal Thor #1. After writing his critically acclaimed “Immortal Hulk” series, Al Ewing now attempts to top his previous work as he takes the reigns of the Thor series. Thor is the King of Asgard and has finally come into his own as king. However just as soon as Thor settles issues on his father’s side, his mother’s side comes with a reckoning. The elder gods who reside in the mysterious Utgard-lands have come to test Thor and his failure will mean the end of all things. The wheel hath turned and there is no going back.
Ewing’s Thor begins with a return to a more classic feel for the character, but he doesn’t stop there. Al Ewing offers some great characterization for Thor that really nails down the character. Ewing also stuffed this first issue with Norse Mythology, Viking Age history, proto Celtic gods, comic references, and more. So I’m going to do my best to break them all down for you.

[@trehubb6144]

Loving how Ewing Basically said Thor should be treated as a literal God😅. Really loving this issue. Hulk being my all time favorite character I Loved the Immortal Hulk Run. Hopefully this run is also great. Thanks for providing additional Norse lore👌

[@too_official6194]

Yeah Loki tells him same thing Odin does he says son you don’t know how strong you are and there real forms where the size of a universe

[@sauron6299]

great to see you Thor talk

[@holyzenith2229]

I am glad that Thor doesn't sound like a depressed adultescent with family and late puberty issues anymore, but as a righteous and mature, yet good-tempered warrior. Feels way closer to what he should be, instead of a MCU Thor wannabe.

[@javonscruggs8233]

I like how thor trys to talk with giants peacefully showing he's not just a cold warrior who kills without a second thought. Marvel Thor from what I've seen has gotten the reputation who slays without a second thought but issue like this shows how reasonable Thor can be. If Thor was truly as cold hearted as some fans believe he would have killed them all without a second thought but instead he tries to reason with them and only kills their leader after ge forces his hand. I also love how thor in this issue interacts with the mortals. He doesn't approach as yes mortals bask in my almighty glory but instead like how captain america would approach his fans as being a nice guy. Overall even as not the biggest thor fan in the world I did enjoy the issue.

[@Supremmo]

I like this version of Thor! This one is rooted in Norse Mythology and the fact that Ewing is drawing from that has me intrigued! I'm excited for this! I'll pick this up!

[@doodoo5594]

ive loved ewing’s take on the norse pantheon since agent of asgard, im so glad ewing seems to enjoy writing god of stories loki as much as i like reading him

[@TheStormpeak]

I loved this issue, as well. It is a fantastic start to this new run. Your video was also terrific especially as it helped me with some of the references that I could not remember and had not looked up. Thank you!

[@ThorTalk]

Glad to help

[@SimonWM2000]

My first Thor run was in the 70s with Thor 201 (my first Thor comic in elementary school) by Gerry Conway and John Buscema. Then in my early teens I went back and read from the last Kirby to the first John Buscema I had missed. With that you can see I'm a very old Thor fan. I made my priority to read Thor since JIM 83 and all the Kirby run that I missed in my youth last year and I cannot recommend that more to any reader. I left the title in the middle of Simonson's run in the mid 80's and returned for deFalco and Frenz run which I loved for all the nostalgic beats they took from Thor's first two runs (Lee/Kirby and Conway/Buscema). After that run I've been on and off the book but Thor has remained my favorite superhero. I don't think I have had more hopes for this book to recapture the grandeur of the first decades than now and this first issue just reinforces this believe.

[@jmrjhulk]

Im glad thor is back to his sort of classic costume😮

[@tonysharp1615]

Thanks for your analysis and review. Hopefully this team will be settled on Thor for many issues to come.

[@SpFlash1523]

Agreed. This could be Thor's best long running issues run in years.

[@jeffreyblanchek1811]

Agreed great start to the series, Love that Gea is part of Thors life

[@JonSneau]

Man this was fantastic! I’ll miss Cates and Kleins Thor look, but classic Thor is still badass!

[@giovannavongola3073]

Thunder rumbles, the sky parts, and Thor Talk returns as Thor makes a mighty entrance!

[@davidmount2483]

I absolutely loved the immortal hulk run I can't wait to see this new Thor run from the same writer especially since I love both hulk and Thor

[@Cfreezy12]

The intro is still badass, I’m glad you updated it awhile back

[@DonShotta24]

Al Ewing seems to have struck gold again

[@johnwalker2538]

Great first issue, the art was gorgeous and the story was great. Ewing is making a strong first impression. I am very optimistic about this run.

[@danerman]

Back to classic outfit and using more Norse mythology and awesome art. This is incredible.

[@user-uv4lg9yn5c]

bro i laughed so hard when loki came with the wand of wutevar like bruh he basiclly said the wand of whatever

[@vitdmilk5466]

Al Ewing is on of this generations greatest authors

[@CringyColeBrine]

If this goes well, this may be one of my favorite Thor runs, always good to see another great Thor fans look on it too

[@reakingnews]

You missed one check. Thor uses Odin/Thor Force. ✔️

[@slickchick5811]

**Thor the all butcher, the end god** Hmm wonder if this is connected to black winter. Remember Bor said he was the dawn, Odin was the day, and Thor is the night. And now we have this recurring theme with the shadow gods. The black winter's face looks suspiciously like Gaea's and Torano's brother, the one speaking in the shadow halls. Just sayin'.

[@keenanhaynes6805]

Good to have you back

[@alctraz_s299]

Picked up this issue yesterday and its got potential. Dont know if you checked out the Annual that came out before this, it was pretty cool

[@Asham001]

The story seems amazing. Only thing is that they should have kept the newer costume with the rune symbol. It was much more kingly.

[@Eldagusto]

Good to have you back mate. With great spirit!

[@ThorTalk]

Good to be back as always

[@JacobMartin-yw1nr]

I hope this leads to some cool as powers for Thor it would be sick

[@Lkarma_65]

I missed you

[@zyairrbissoon]

I’m hopeful for this story because it looks like it will be more accurate to norse mythology than any Thor run in recent years, imo marvel isn’t faithful to any mythology they use. If Loki isn’t king of frost giants anymore I hope they use this to set up Skadi as a villain. If Toranos is an elder god like Gaia and she is supposed to be every earth goddess from every mythology using the same logic shouldn’t Toranos be every thunder god? And would you do a Q&A series?

[@thunderblake4954]

In the classic comics it is implied that Gaia was in all the divine pantheons, changing her appearance and name in the case of Asgard she was Jord

[@ThorTalk]

Seeing Skadi would be cool. Gaea is actually a special case, she’s the only elder god who acts as every god of their kind. The other elder gods don’t act as every god, but as the inspiration for other gods. They seem to draw on Proto Indo-European gods who were the first versions on many of our gods. There was was an idea of an original Thunder god, called Perkwunos, and that idea spread out and became gods like Thor, Indra, Taranis, and Perun. I’d like to do a Q&A someday if the people want it and have questions.

[@capricornmadjai6556]

Great video bro

[@capricornmadjai6556]

Thor and spider man and the hulk are my most favorite characters from marvel

[@akshaaynair7912]

This was a good start, but when has that ever stopped marvel from screwing up?

[@ctjmaughs]

Like the return to mythology for Thor. Will we see more Thor and the Olympians (his half siblings and other Titans)

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

I love your videos bro

[@ThorTalk]

Thank you, I love yours too. Let me know if you ever need a side character voice or something

[@mychal4895]

upload the next chapter please , thank you

[@camaradiop3731]

Does THOR still wield the Thor Power/Force?

[@ThorTalk]

Well, he wields the Odin Force, but Ewing stated he would refine it into the Thor Force in this series which will be a bit different

[@camaradiop3731]

@@ThorTalk Thanks for replying! I really enjoy your channel!!!!!

[@omega8851]

The people directing Thor and Hulk movies need to take notes

[@darksiders18]

Why is Thor wearing his classic outfit?

[@RavenHouseMystery]

I think we would all benefit from forgetting Jason Aarons run on Thor. Aarons did more to hurt Thor as a character and this was his intention. He didn't like Thor and wanted Thor replaced by a "female Thor". Also, it seemed anyone could wield Mjolnir except Thor.

[@zvonimirtomac7896]

Now if only the rest of the series keeps this quality

[@ThorTalk]

That is the big question

[@DatarECMrepairing]

Wow, long time no see bro, how are you?

[@sPitternaut]

The Wand Of Whatever was a fake?! I'm shocked.

[@mychal4895]

so would the title "immortal Thor" imply that he's immortal now?

[@TheTiger2311]

Stan Lee is the bible when it come to Marvel characters. So this author did like Stan lee did and read the myths that Stan did, very good .

[@user-ke5op5vg2y]

No he’s the Hebrew Scriptures Steve Ditko, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby are the Greek Aramaic and Apocryphal.

[@dillasoul2228]

Even seeing Thor man handle storm the way he has, he's still not 1 upping Storm

[@InvincibleMark]

He already did up storm lol wyd?

[@oscarguerrero7660]

But can he beat goku?

[@Aesirfollower2020]

Joke isn’t funny.

[@ThorTalk]

I haven’t watch Dragon Ball yet so I honestly don’t know, but I’d like to think so

[@marvelousthunder8975]

He wipes the floor with Goku❤

[@user-ke5op5vg2y]

No can’t even beat Supes or the Hulk

[@Lucky-qg6mu]

What is the thor intro theme name at 0:28 ? It's Thunderous

[@Callumdevan17]

Thor alongside all other Asgardians are not immortal

[@Dimitriterrorman]

its an amazing comic but i really dislike lokis design

[@ThorTalk]

It’s not as bad as it seems. Ewing likes to have Loki shift between male and female genders. That’s the female Loki’s design

[@Dimitriterrorman]

Ngl jason aroons comics were garbage at best and forgeting them is the best we can do