Thor Throws the Hammer Down!
I thought I’d pick up a copy of Thor and give the Asgardian God a try. I was pleasantly surprised–the book actually lived up to the hype. Marvel made a good choice with J. Michael Straczynsk tapped as series writer. His style meshes well with the art and action sequences and his transitions are superior. As far as the storyline goes, the plot is coming along nicely and it was nice to see Thor and Odin side by side with a father and son relationship theme. Now for the artwork. I think I salivated a bit when I saw the cover and the interior art. Both are equally gorgeous. Marko Djurdjevic has a superior command of anatomy, camera angles, and also has a keen eye for texture and detail. I see him being a hot artist to watch this year. On a scale of one to ten I’d have to give this book a solid ten out of ten. Right now Marvel is the company to beat. DC has a lot of ground to make up at the moment. That’s why I enjoy the comic book world so much–anything is subject to change at any given time.
Speaking of Thor, does anyone remember the Incredible Hulk Returns. It was a TV movie in the late eighties which teamed up both the Hulk and Thor. Anyone wanting to take a trip down memory lane and enjoy this classic, see you tube. Here’s the link:link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PAYMlgFLgo
As far a merry Marvel movies go, this summer may be the hottest yet, Iron Man is still getting great critical reviews (I still haven’t went yet) and the new Incredible Hulk might be the marketing crossover giant this summer. That is, if DC doesn’t win out with the latest Batman. So go see Hulk on June 13th then go see Batman or vice versa.
Sorry, I went on a bit of a tangent there, I’ll be back soon with more reviews and hopefully some good news within the industry.
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