The Mighty Thor #701

Genuine pathos, gorgeous art and super powered violence on par with an extinction level event? If there were talent show judges reading this book, they'd have sent all the competition home for the night. Read Full Review

Obviously, I am in love with this issue. I hate sounding like a shill, but it really is that good. It is a colossal battle of the kind we rarely get in many modern comics. Its a fantastic read, even if youre not particularly invested in the current going-ons of Thor. Read Full Review

Big action is backed up with epic backstory/captions. Read Full Review

With some great art by James Harren and great narration written by Jason Aaron, The Mighty Thor #701 is a great start to a new arc featuring one of the best fights in this current run of Thor with the return of a class and intimidating villain, and leaves me excited for what comes next. Read Full Review

The Mighty Thor continues to hum along as one of Marvel's best and most consistent ongoing comics. That consistency doesn't vanish even as the series welcomes a guest art team for this issue. James Harren perfectly captures the heavy metal spirit of Jason Aaron's writing. Meanwhile the arrival of Mangog promises to be another crucial development in a saga that's managed to include nearly every major Thor villain so far. Read Full Review

MIGHTY THOR #701 pits War Thor against the Mangog. It's an epic fight that takes up the whole issue. Unfortunately, there's not much else going in this story. James Harren and Dave Stewart add solid art, but this feels like buildup instead of an individual story. Read Full Review

While some readers may be turned off to focus so heavily on a side character rather than Jane Foster herself, Aaron and Harren acquit themselves marvelously with their execution. Read Full Review

Mangog arrives like a billion tidal waves with an issue that hits as hard as his blows. This is a great start for the dangers to come! Read Full Review

The back story of Mangog is enough to make you cringe but to see him completely beat the living thunder out of War Thor was impressive. The art is simple but you can still feel the pain of every punch both fighters give. You always think that a new villain is never powerful enough to take out your favorite superhero out but Mangog is pretty fierce. I'm kind of nervous to see how our favorite Lady Thor handles him when the two finally meet! Read Full Review

"The Mighty Thor" #701 mixes up the formula with big action that doesn't quite capitalize on the series' consistent level of sustained greatness. Read Full Review

It's tough to follow the gigantic masterpiece that was The Mighty Thor #700, but this certainly keeps the ball rolling. This issue is all about setting the stage for Jane's big finale. Jason Aaron keeps adding to his solidified status as one of the all-time great Thor scribes. Read Full Review

freemanlouis7

Nov 16, 2017

Intense and beautiful to behold

nec

Nov 16, 2017

This is what marvel legacy should be. Bringing Lee/Kirby creation back and drawing mangog like Kirby was great.

Gizmo

Apr 03, 2019

Violent and heartbreaking, don't miss it.

Avanvolk

Jan 16, 2023

James Harren did a really great job with the art here. Narration worked really well too.

EDiakota

Nov 15, 2017

Mangog is légit

RustonLF

Nov 16, 2017

I have been absolutely loving Aaron's run on Thor so it pains me that this one did not leave me more excited as I started the issue. The majority of the issue focuses on Volstagg as the War Thor fighting the Mangog as it makes its way to Asgard for judgment of the gods. The previous issue had left the impression that the War Thor had already been brought down so this was a bit of a surprise. After reading further into it I was more invested. It did have some moments that where worth it. We discover how Mangog is directed to Asgardia and exactly how Volstagg fell. My favorite moment would have to be the reuniting of Karnilla and Balder. It draws in the history of the book and signifies that the War of Realms has reached the land of the dead as well. Stakes continue to rise and the vast amount of characters available are utilized. The art of the issue certainly works. I found it fitting for the appearance of Malekith the Accursed and the scenes with Karnilla and Balder. It also had a lot of energy. I just wanted more beauty to juxtapose the violence. The details were lacking in favor of a more hectic pace. That stands as my only real criticism in a surprising chapter that I did not know was needed till I read it. more

RaisingBlack

Nov 16, 2017

Jason Aaron is the best Thor writer of all time. He gets it and this issue takes the first the first major step in what will surely be a major change for Thor. The pace is great and Harren does solid work with Mangog and Old Asgard. This arc is about finding out who will be Thor in the end and what does it mean to be Thor. What Aaron really excels at is telling a huge overarching story while still having great arcs for people to jump on. The Death of The Mighty Thor is still an installment in War of the Realms, and the War has not been forgotten or has stopped because we are now in this arc. That is not an easy way to tell a story but Jason Aaron makes it look effortless. Do yourself a favor Pick this up.

The bad who

Nov 16, 2017

As a new reader of the series, after the stellar, multi talented issue #700, this one is more focused, which suits the story extremely well. The all-over-the-place approach of the last one would not have been a good way of telling a story if it had overtayed its welcome. The coming of the Mangog needed to be fleshed out as a main threat in this universe and it succeeds by punching the holy hell out of the War Thor, without him being able to do anything more than slow him just a bit. With all the characters put into place with #700, the next issue could be a lot of things. Here's hoping they keep the quality up.

CrazyforRAMU

Jun 09, 2018

VOLSTAGG takes an issue-long whupping as the object lesson in a brutal Mangog 101 class. This issue faces a formidable challenge: It has to present Mangog as a top-tier threat in a way that's credible and entertaining both to total novices and to veterans who have seen Mangog run amok a dozen times before. I think #701 succeeds wildly, thanks in no small part to James Harren's magnificent Simonson/Kirby-esque guest art. Jason Aaron's script is no slouch, either. While he moves the Mangog uncomfortably close to Gorr's territory, he definitely paints him as a deadly opponent for the whole of Asgard.

Ryan

Jan 18, 2019

Looks like this is going to be Aaron’s best story arc since godbomb. The Mangog looks silly but Aaron writes him so well and intimidating that it makes up for it

DDJamesB

Nov 28, 2017

Art is awesome and the Mangog is a beast. Great read!