Thor: God Of Thunder Volume 4: Last Days Of Asgard (marvel Now)

by Jason Aaron

Esad Ribic (Artist)

"Thor battles to save Earth, but who can he fight when the planet itself is dying? S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Roz Solomon has a suggestion: the world's most nefarious energy company, Roxxon, and its ruthless new CEO, "the Minotaur!" Has Thor met his match in the form of a multi nati onal super-corporation? Meanwhile, millennia from now, a future Thor faces a very different battle to save what remains of the earth - from Galactus! King Thor and the Goddesses of Thunder are all that stand between Galactus and the planet he's been dying to eat for a very long time. But even if Thor wins, is the Earth sti ll doomed? And in the present, Thor makes a final stand against the Minotaur, Ulik the Troll and Roxxon's forces - but not even a god can save everyone."--Back cover.

• ISBN10: 0785154884
• ISBN13: 9780785154884
• Publish Date: 9 December 2014
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Marvel Comics
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 136
• Language: English

Reviews

[Quirky Cat]

The Last Days of Midgard wraps up the Thor: God of Thunder plotline, and readies for the start of the Mighty Thor and Unworthy Thor series. It's worth noting that the Roxxon plot started in the Accursed has not wrapped up, and will continue into Mighty Thor as well. Technically you don't need to read volumes one and two for this one to make sense, though I still advise that you do.



Warnings first: the goats the Girls of Thunder ride into battle do not make it. It's one panel and easily skipped – you'll know it’s coming because it follows their first appearance in this volume.
Once again Aaron has managed to write a compelling series of events. Roxxon CEO Agger is determined to be on top, no matter the cost. Even (or perhaps especially) if that cost is Earth. Needless to say, Thor doesn't tolerate that well and the two go head to head in this volume. It was really interesting to see Thor trying to deal with the legal ramifications for his actions (because obviously a CEO is going to lawyer up at every opportunity possible, right?).
Agent Rox plays a bigger role in this volume as well, so fans of her will be happy (meanwhile shippers of Sif and Jane weep). She's part of SHEILDs new environmental team, and is basically the reason Roxxon got brought to Thor's attention to begin with.
There's a second series of events that the volume alternates back to every so often. It's Thor at the end of time. We're used to seeing him in the earlier volumes, so that's no surprise. Despite the fact that the Earth appears dead (I personally blame Roxxon for this, considering what we've been shown so far) Thor is determined to continue visiting and protecting it. It's quite endearing.
Now that I've read all of Thor: God of Thunder, I seriously cannot wait to see the conclusion to Mighty Thor. Is it August yet?


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[inlibrisveritas]

One thing I love about Thor is that no matter how arrogant he gets or stupid he is, he always has a love for Earth. He tries to protect it to the best of his ability, though sometimes the destruction is partly his fault, and no matter how much he does within the other realms he always returns to Midgard. It’s his weakness but he never lets that stop him. This last volume focuses on his love for the Earth, as well as shedding a bit more light on a new companion of his Roz Solomon.

In this volume Thor goes up against the Roxxon corporation, who basically exists to screw up the atmosphere and generally cause problems for everyone they meet. They are up to something and it’s up to Roz and Thor to get to the bottom of it. As Thor causes them problems they begin to retaliate. Of course we still get to see what’s going on with Old Thor as well, and the Earth is even worse shape during that timeline and Thor finds himself up against Galactus. I love that Galactus is obsessed with Earth, the one planet he never gets to eat, so it’s perfect that these two should face off in this final volume. One obsession versus another.

This last volume is full of action and some great reflection as the series comes to an end.