Thor: God Of Thunder Volume 2 - Godbomb (marvel Now)

by Jason Aaron

Esad Ribic (Artist)

• ISBN10: 0785168435
• ISBN13: 9780785168430
• Publish Date: 22 October 2013
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Marvel Comics
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 136
• Language: English

Reviews

This is the conclusion to the God Killer story line. You'll need to read Volume 1 to fully understand what is happening in this book.

In this book we have all three Thors from past, present, & future at the same place and time. This shows the showdown between them and the God Butcher.

The story and art is amazing and I loved how it ending. My favorite is the personalities of the Thors from different time periods and how they interact with each other.

I've never read individual Thor books, except for maybe certain events or it's attached to a Graphic Novel. Thor books have always bored me, but this book as changed my mind on Thor and I can't wait to read more on him. I've only known Thor when he is on a super hero team.

[Quirky Cat]

Godbomb brings the conclusion to the God Butcher plotline (AKA Gorr), and it is a dramatic finale to say the least. If you haven't read volume one yet, stop reading this review and go read it first. It'll help everything make sense.



I'll start by saying I don't love the title of this volume. It feels silly and implies an easy conclusion, which isn't the case at all. So don't let the title turn your opinion, if you've like Aaron's other works.
The three timeline Thors introduced in the last set are back again, and all are determined to bring down Gorr. This time it's different though – they've all been pulled into the same timeline, allowing them to team up again him. I'm not sure why Gorr did something as risky as that – was he looking for a challenge? Did he get too cocky? Or was he setting himself up for failure? While the Thors fight Gorr, Thor's granddaughters (who also got pulled into this timeline/location) rally the rest of the gods being held prisoner on the planet to fight back.
While I still really enjoyed reading it, I'll confess that I didn't really like Gorr's solution for killing all the gods at first. A godbomb, really? Once it was shown how it worked though, I was more ok with it. It's more like Gorr spreading the black he controls and using it to kill gods. And to make that worse (for the gods, not the readers), it can spread through time.
Having the three Thors in one place wasn't confusing – as the three were very distinct. I felt it had been more confusing when the perspective as shifting between them in volume one, so this was a nice change. Plus it was both hilarious and kind of badass to see them fighting together. Or bickering with each other, as the occasion called for.
What I loved about it the most though, was that the seed of doubt was planted. It started small in volume one, with (present day) Thor doubting whether or not Gorr was in the wrong. Thor's doubt continues, while Gorr's doubt grows. It was really well done, and I'm positive it isn't over yet either – I think we'll see Thor's doubt rear its head in later volumes too, perhaps even in Unworthy Thor?


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[inlibrisveritas]

The God Butcher has made his mark on the universe and now has most of the gods enslaved on his world. They toll day and night to build something called a Godbomb, and it isn’t until Thor arrives that things start getting shaken up (of course…). This has turned into an pretty epic storyline, with thankfully little to no filler issues thus far.

Gorr is an awesome nemsis. He questioned the right of the Gods and wants the people of the universe to be able to stand on their own without them…which sounds fairly reasonable, given that Thor has screwed some stuff up just by being on Earth. However it’s coming from a dark and selfish place, and it’s more of a “you ignored my pleas, so now I’ll get rid of you” kind of thing. Thor (present) is having a bit of trouble with this one and we finally get to see the three timelines in this series converge bringing all three versions of Thor together.

We do get to meet Thor’s granddaughters who I find somewhat hilarious, and it was nice to have them along since they brought a bit of humor to the mix. Though three Thors were humorous in the amount of snark older Thor gives the younger two.

Overall it’s a solid storyline for Thor in my opinion, and I can’t wait to share my thoughts for the next volume which includes the well known baddie Malekith.