Immortal Thor #9

The Immortal Thor is now verging on becoming fully metatextual, a rumination on the compromises made to turn a god of myth into a marketable superhero and the responsibilities that such an icon has accrued since comics have gone from being the disposable entertainment of certain relatively small subcultures to a dominant global entertainment force. Read Full Review

Immortal Thor #9 is a darkly comedic metafictional adventure that asks readers to consider what happens when corporations Marvel first and foremost control art. Read Full Review

Matt Wilsons bright, flat colors are reminiscent of the whole masters of the art. It feels so classic and old school, and yet much more nuanced and detailed. It truly is the best of both worlds. Each character has a color scheme that separates itself from the other. Everything contrasts so well lifting the characters and the action off the page. Read Full Review

All of this leads to Immortal Thor #9 giving the vibes of being on an unknown adventure that is fun to just be in the moment and enjoy. Read Full Review

Immortal Thor #9 continues to explore Thor's identity in unique ways. To think a comic book could be Thor's downfall when he's as powerful as ever is exciting. This issue also continues to tug at Thor mainstays as Ewing explores the character like no other before. Read Full Review

Roberson delivers some beautiful art in the issue and I love the breaking of the fourth wall in several scenes and what is signifies about Thors new challenge. Read Full Review

Immortal Thor #9 has the God of Thunder confront Dario Agger, aka The Minotaur, CEO of the Roxxon Corporation, only for him to fall into the villain's trap. The thing is, Dario is far from a serious threat, and he comes off like an over-the-top villain straight from the Captain Planet cartoon. He's too cartoonish to take seriously as a villain especially as a threat to Thor. Thankfully, the real villains save this comic as Enchantress and Skurge the Executioner show up to once more give Thor a hard time. Ibraim Roberson's art also keeps this comic alive as the action with Thor and the two villains is done very well. Read Full Review

The Immortal Thor #9 takes a jarring left turn from epic poem storytelling into a meta commentary railing against corporations, consumerism, and Marvel itself. Some readers may find Ewing's allegorical points intriguing, but the the net result is a muddy reading experience. Read Full Review

Un Cómic Más / Dave DSG

Apr 03, 2024

Plot THOR confronts Darius Minotaur in the Roxxon offices, to discover the true plan of this corporation, to create some oases on the planet after destroying it where only the wealthy can live, hence his desire to use the planet's resources, such as Gaea wanted it when she called the gods of Utgard, only it is not known who manipulates whom. But Thor falls into a trap as he is encased in Amora's enchantment and his powers seem to begin to fade, until Skurge easily surpasses him in strength. At this moment Amora's plan is revealed, she used the power of Thor's comic, that is, as millions of people read the stories of the god of Thunder, that story takes over Thor, it becomes his destiny and Amora can now manipulate it like a magical e ssence and it is when Roxxon creates its own corporate hero that we will meet next month in ROXXON PRESENTS: THOR #1! when the Roxxon era of comics begins. This comic impresses and marvels in each of its installments, how the power of thought and collective consciousness becomes a magical weapon to control the essence of others, even Thor himself. Art Ibraim Roberson presents a very detailed art with textures that give it a tone of Renaissance oil painting, the quality and precision of his strokes supported by pastel tone colors that provide a great dreamlike atmosphere is hypnotic. Summary Thor discovers the macabre plan of Amora, Skurge and Darius, where his destiny is transformed into a manipulable intellectual property. It's a matryoshka of stories inside stories brilliantly connected. more

Gio

Jan 12, 2025

MINOTAUR AMERICAN PSYCHO I did not expect Minotaur to be this compelling of a villain but this was well done. Expecting a cheeky hokey political message from Ewing, instead we receive something more honest about never ending entertainment and consumerism and breaking down humanity to economic units. When Thor ask Minotaur why he wants to turn the world to shit and have a small population of a people divided by class status, Minotaur's response was classic. "I like it when the number goes up. That's all. Because that means I win.That means I'm better. And that's all there is." Its simple but the art and how the panels flowed to this really hit home. This was Patrick Bateman level thought process, cold, evil. Ewing must have re ad works of Brett Easton Ellis because Minotaur is a Brett Easton Ellis character if he was a comic book villain. If you don't know who the author I'm referring to is look up the 1991 novel American Psycho or just watch the Christian Bale film adaptation truly a classic. Finally, a memorable quote by Minotaur, "'Art'. I never liked that word. I prefer 'content'." Ewing has a way of mixing modern day cultural entropy and solidifying it in writing to make sense. Anyone reading about this time in our history in the future, I will point to that last quote when describing social media, and how art devolved to "product" and "content" to be consumed and how people were referred (and probably will still be in the future) to as "consumers" instead of people or human beings or even customers. The economic terms used to dehumanize clearly should make any thinking person feel like something is off and of course the other side of the spectrum dehumanizes by generalizing people and placing them into a amorphous blob called the "collective", " group", "tribe" or skin color. more

Von Esper

Apr 05, 2024

Before this issue, I had been a bit disappointed in this series. I thought it was average at best. However, I thought this issue was really good! I loved the concept that the Gods are susceptible to the stories told about them, and I think it's a cool idea for someone to attack Thor by simply changing the stories about him. I also enjoyed the metacommentary about how Thor is no longer just a character these days. It's a franchise, a business. Toys, content. Everything about him is there for a big company to profit off of. You can really see this with Disney, as the Marvel stories are no longer just about quality storytelling, it's a business plain and simple. Endless reboots, constant big events, milking any successful title until it' s completely lost it's appeal (e.g. Krakoan X-Men). Fans dislike these things and it dilutes the quality of the stories, but they're business decisions that make money (short term at least). Anyways, I've gone off on a tangent here. With this issue, the stakes were raised and I'm now really invested in the story. I'm looking forward to the next issue and also the Roxxon Thor one-shot. more

BirdmanG07

Apr 20, 2024

That first panel, awesome. Admittedly, at first I wasn't too into it and a tad lost as to what was happening and what the point was. Then at the end, ah, yes. This makes sense. A god is only as strong as the belief people have in them.

DDJamesB

Apr 04, 2024

Much better than the last issue. Still doesn't grab me like I want it to. This issue atleast had a good premise.

Ioannis Dassios

Apr 23, 2025

Visually, this issue looks fantastic — the inks and artwork are top-tier, and the action scenes are genuinely exciting. But the story and dialogue? Pretty awful. Clunky, awkward, and poorly written. Great fights, wasted potential.