Thor: God of Thunder Volume 3: The Accursed (Marvel Now) by Jason Aaron

Thor: God of Thunder Volume 3: The Accursed (Marvel Now)

by Jason Aaron

The bloody return of Malekith the Accursed! The former lord of the Dark Elves escapes his otherworldly prison, and the chase is on across the Nine Realms to capture him! Thor finds new allies to join his Wild Hunt: A Dark Elf sorceress! A gun-toting Light Elf! A gargantuan Mountain Giant! A dwarf who loves dynamite! And a particularly surly troll! But when one teammate falls, will it mean war for all Nine Realms? And as a traitor within the group strikes and Thor prepares to take drastic measures, Malekith stages his final bloody raid - on Earth! Plus: What does it mean to walk the Earth as a god? What does Thor do when he's not saving the world with the Avengers? It's the return of Thor's longtime love interest, Dr. Jane Foster! Collecting THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #12-18.

Reviewed by inlibrisveritas on

4 of 5 stars

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Since the Gorr story-line has ended, it only makes sense to bring back one of Thor’s long running enemies, Malekith. Especially since this came out in time for the theater release of Dark World, though I definitely prefer the comic version of Malekith.

So basically Malekith comes back after having been imprisoned for a while and goes on a rampage, forcing Asgard and the other realms to put together their own version of the Avengers to try and take him down. I liked the odd and slightly volitle group that Thor is forced to work with. The Light-Elf and the Dark-Elf are constantly trading barbs, the dwarf basically just wants to kill stuff, and the troll hates everyone. Needless to say their team dynamic is not that great and leads them into more trouble. I really like Malekith. He’s slightly crazy, but he knows who he is dealing with and how to handle them. I definitely enjoyed all of the fighting and seeing the different realms, the Light Elf realm was a bit ridiculous though.

As a plus side we get to see Jane Foster and some of Thor’s downtime on Midgard. Their moments were cute, and I appreciated the fact that she had long since moved on and that they remained friends despite that. She manages to be a much stronger character in a few pages than the character ever did on screen.

Overall I still think the storyline is pretty solid, though maybe not as gripping as the God Butcher story.

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