The Mighty Thor: At The Gates Of Valhalla #1

The earthier, more strangely viscous style of Perez is a great contrast to Bartel's more airbrushed art; his depiction of Malekith is appropriately pointy and almost Joker-esque. It's a shame we won't be seeing more of him or Bartel, but this issue is a stop-gap, a brief breather before the next chapter, which promises to be face-meltingly epic. Read Full Review

The Mighty Thor: At The Gates of Valhalla #1 bridges the gap between these two eras of Thor well. We have an epilogue for Janes run with a call back to Old King Thors time, and a look forward at the mayhem that is coming to the Realms in future issues. Thor fans, give yourself the treat of two solid stories by skilled creators as you get ready for the next volume of Thor, because there must always be a Thor! Read Full Review

A fitting closure to the Jane Foster era (or perhaps the first Jane Foster era?) with hints of terrible battles yet to come. I liked it! Read Full Review

THE MIGHTY THOR AT THE GATES OF VALHALLA #1 is a bit of a mixed experience. The first story, featuring the granddaughters of King Thor from a distant future, feels nearly perfect in its execution. The second, following the wartime exploits of Malekith the dark elf, feels a bit jumbled in its plot, but its characterization and art measure up well. Read Full Review

Jason Aaron's and Thor go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly. Like peanut butter and chocolate. Like Peanut butter and fluff. Like peanut butter and peanut butter. Guys and gals, don't just pick this issue up, grab Aaron's trades of Thor I general. Heck, go WAY BACK to Thor: God of Thunder! Start there and get caught up ASAP! Loved the issue. Give it a read and let me know what you think.  Read Full Review

If it isn't obvious that Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor was inspiring to people, especially girls, you are going to feel it in this issue. And you are going to feel it in a very heartwarming way. If you aren't convinced by the Granddaughters faces when they meet Jane, they I don't know what else will convince you. But with Jason Aaron still at the helm of the series, you know that the action is not over, and the story must go on with Odion returning as The Mighty Thor once again! Read Full Review

In the end, this was a pleasant one-off story that sets up the near future stories of the upcoming Thor book while also wrapping up the previous era in a not-so-tidy bow. Its clear Aaron is not done with Jane, and thats just fine. Odinson, the returning star, is curiously absent from the special, which may be disappointing to some readers, but he is not really missed in this particular story, and Aaron will be giving him plenty of spotlight over the next few arcs, so its understandable. If youre looking hints about the fate of Jane Foster and the upcoming story involving Malekith, this book will tide you over until perfectly until Thor #1 hits next month. Read Full Review

Writer Jason Aaron has done a phenomenal job writing Jane Foster's Thor and I would love to see more of the goddesses of thunder, sooner rather than later.  Any chance to have some more kick-ass women traipsing across the galaxy, especially if they're carrying the intelligence of Jane Foster, the brashness of Thor Odinson, and the strength of Odin with them. Read Full Review

This issue sets out to be a bridge between two major runs of Thor " but parts of it end up becoming so much more. Read Full Review

Mighty Thor: At the Gates of Valhalla #1's strengths outweigh its weaknesses. It feels at times like some panels could have been cut in the scripting phase, but when Aaron gets to the parts of the story he is clearly building towards, everything clicks. Read Full Review

Thor: At the Gates of Valhalla #1 is a solid and at-times heartwarming interim between the eras of Jane Foster and the Odinson. The first story solidifies Jane as a legendary hero in the Marvel Universe, and the latter shows what threats await the Odinson when he once more holds the title of Thor. This one earns a recommendation. Check it out. Read Full Review

While not life-changing, it's definitely an entertaining preview teaser episode of things to come. The future of the Ten Realms may not be bright as it stands, but it damn sure is a joy to read. Read Full Review

I've really loved how depraved Aaron has been able to write Makelith and his Dark Council so I am hoping the new writer embraces his darkness and goes with it. Read Full Review

Thor #1 is not really something anyone needs to continue where the final issue of Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor left off. It's a nice piece and "quaint." But nothing is revealed that makes this issue relevant. There nice moments and a reminder that things are far from over. But you don't need to read this issue to realize that when Thor starts it's new series again. Read Full Review

If you wanted to read about Jane Foster at the gates of Valhalla, I’d read Mighty Thor #706 instead. That’s not to say that I didn’t like this issue because it’s subtitle wasn’t literal enough for me. It’s because I feel that that issue had more weight to it. The art is enjoyable throughout, but I found myself wondering what exactly the point of this one shot was since it doesn’t say good bye to Jane or “hey again” to Odinson in any meaningful way. It’s a no from me, dawg. Read Full Review

Dispatchdcu

May 19, 2018

Welcome to the Oblivion Bar where the first round is on me and the pretzels are free! Be warned: like the pickled eggs at the bar, this issue is going to get SPOILED rotten. When last we discussed Thor, she died stopping Magog. However, through the storm that was captured inside Mjolnier (always been that way... nothing new), she was brought back from the dead, however still with cancer. So, Jane Foster left the mantle of Thor behind to go fight the battle she’s put off for so long, her battle against cancer. We open this story with the Goddesses of Thunder, Odison’s Granddaughters from the future. They used some time diamonds to travel back in time to find Thor at his/her greatest. They jumped from time to time, fighting trolls, checking out a young, whiny, Odison incapable of picking up the hammer, making reference to the “God bomb” story (which was fabulous btw). Then, they even travel millions of years back to the first Team up with Odin and the original Phoenix and crew from the Avengers run and Marvel Legacy happening right now. They continued and found Frog Thor and even Jane Foster on their pit stop until eventually the future for their Grandfather Thor, which looks like a battle with a Dark Loki. It’s like Bill and Ted but with Thunder Goddesses. I think the point of this story was to show you what’s been going on with Thor over the past couple years, while giving you a taste of what’s to come. The Goddesses of Thunder take a pit stop with Jane Foster and talk about how much she idolized her and again give us a taste of what is to come with her in the future. But next, we jump to Malekith to see that he created a Black Bifrost, which is basically like his own Rainbow bridge to get to all the realms just like Asgard had. It seems like Loki helped him create it. Heck, Malekith even has his own guard. We watch Malekith jump from realm to realm rallying troops for a war. He visited the dwarves, the Giants, the realm of fire and death, and even the realm of the old Gods. Now, let me stop right there. I’ve been reviewing Weapon H and trying to figure out Roxxon as well as who Professor Agger was, what is abilities are, and his connection to the Weapon X project. Turns out, I’m last to the party like usual. So, I apologize for my Weapon H review since I wasn’t totally informed BUT it looks like Agger is some type of Minotaur and that the old Gods are basically Roxxon or working with Roxxon. That makes Weapon H so much more interesting to me. Old Gods mixed with Weapon X, mixed with Hulk seems like an amazing combination. Anyway, Malekith continues his journey and visits the light elves, the angels, and even our realm to gather up troops for a war. Malekith was even present during the fight with Magog. The point of this part of the story, as well as this entire issue was to show us that Jason Aaron’s is planning something big. A war that crosses time, space, and realms is going to happen. And, I think he’s playing the role of T.O. telling us to get our popcorn ready. This issue was a fun prelude for what’s to come and gave us some of the highlights of the past couple years while dropping some juicy carrots along the way to keep the readers excited and interested in hanging on into Marvel’s “Fresh Start”. Side note: if the carrot is juicy it better be glazed. Anyway, the issue wasn’t needed but it was great for anyone whose been a Thor fan under Aaron’s run. If you’ve been reading, you’ll love it. If you haven’t, it’s still a good jumping on point for what’s to come. This just personally made me more pumped for Thor and help me move Thor up to the top 3 in my pull list. Jason Aaron’s and Thor go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly. Like peanut butter and chocolate. Like Peanut butter and fluff. Like peanut butter and peanut butter. Guys and gals, don’t just pick this issue up, grab Aaron’s trades of Thor I general. Heck go WAY BACK to Thor: God of Thunder! Start there and get caught up ASAP! Loved the issue. Give it a read and let me know what you think. If you like what you heard, love talking all types of comics, and are interested in joining a comic chat group, hit me up at dispatchdcu@gmail.com or @dispatchdcu on twitter. Catch you all later! Peace more

Ryan

Jan 18, 2019

Though the age of Jane Foster is over Jason Aaron is not done with Thor. I can’t wait for the War of the Realms to begin

Tree Fingers

May 17, 2018

nice set up for the future. I hope we see more of the future Thunder gods.

RustonLF

May 17, 2018

This seems to be more of a set up for the path Thor will be taking over the next year with some exploration on the current state of Thor's world. It is split into two stories. One involving the Goddesses of Thunder finding a way to visit Jane Foster who is a hero of theirs. The second being about Malekith's efforts as an orchestrate of war. The first story gives the previously introduced Goddesses of Thunder a bit more personality as they jump through prior stories of Thor that deal in both the future and the past. It is a fun throw back similar to the six-hundredth issue of Thor that also shows that Jane Foster's time as a hero is not done. The second story extends the blood thirsty and vicious nature of Malekith. It re-explores the idea o f corporate greed and corrupt leaders that was so prevalent in stories from the 80's and seems relevant now as well. The art had its moments (especially in the Malekith tale) that I really enjoyed. This is a costly issue with what seems to be content that is not necessary for Thor reading. Bonus content that helps expand the story is probably not worth it for most. I would say pick up this issue only if you want to see more of the War of Realms story unfold. more

CrazyforRAMU

Dec 03, 2018

The Goddesses of Thunder meet their hero, Jane Foster, and Malekith chows down on a hearty Elvish Breakfast - all scenery, all the time - before promising to bring the War of the Realms to Midgard. Though these are very non-essential bonus stories, they are full of heart and bile, respectively. Solid art - especially for the Goddess story - helps lock this in as a good read.

Gizmo

Apr 13, 2019

This issue functions to check in with Grampa Thor's Goddesses of Thunder then to make sure any new readers are filled as to what's happened to Jane Foster and what's going on in the other realms as war escalates. This is not required reading for the ongoing series, but it may be helpful to readers looking to jump onto the next Thor title. Otherwise, it is entertaining on its own merits, though the artwork slowly declines as the issue progresses.