Thor: Love and Thunder uses the best Thor villain in modern Marvel

i never expected Thor: Love and Thunder To judge the Gore of the God Butcher. It’s not personal — Gore isn’t just your average supervillain. He’s not the guy who showed up to Thor to crow how. This time Unlike all other times, his evil plans are sure to work.

like Thor: Love and Thunder It hits Disney Plus this weekend. Go ahead if you want to see it.Don’t watch if you don’t want to. But treat yourself anyway The Story of Gol the God Butcher.

I honestly recommend reading Jason Aaron’s Thor run in its entirety. But while this isn’t an easy request for anyone, it’s not for those who take their comics extraordinarily seriously.so I Can not Ask to get a Marvel Unlimited subscription. It is irrational for me to suggest that to you. Search Google for a reading order listAnd I definitely can’t tell you to settle for over 100 volumes of pulp action, high emotion, and absolutely gorgeous art like Esad Rivic and Russell Dauterman. .

But that’s fine. Because most of Aaron’s themes—again quintessential and highly enjoyable—in Thor’s seven-year run exist in the first fully independent narrative microcosm, drawn and colored (mostly) by Esad Rivich. Written (mostly) by Ive Svorcina: The Gorr the God Butcher saga.

don’t need to see much Thor: Love and Thunder To get Gol’s basic deal: A man thinks all gods should die and has a plan to make it happen. It’s Aaron’s Thor-run through-line when the God of Thunder can no longer lift his hammer after losing faith in Aaron’s Thorrun, a moment highlighted by the phrase “Gol was right.” He took Mjolnir, proved himself more worthy than any god, and died slaying monsters made from transgressions against mortals.

The message of Aaron’s Runaway is not that all gods must die, it’s that all gods must change. and is inextricably linked to accepting death, whether it’s your own or the death of someone you love. , triumphs only after facing a difficult chasm between him and his much-deserved future.

So he teams up with his past and future selves to kick Gore’s butt off into space in a battle that will shake the very foundations of existence at the end of time. So yeah, it’s a story about Thor’s evolution as a person, but there’s also a “godbomb” that reaches out to kill all the gods who lived at the same time in every moment of his life. art.

The heart of why the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t done Go justice is value.Core elements of Marvel Comics’ Thor story haven’t really existed in the MCU since the original Thor Other strong themes have taken their place, such as family ties and struggling with ancestral sins. Thor: Love and Thunder We skimmed the top of Aaron’s Thor Run, sought out its coolest characters, Go and Jane Foster’s Mighty Thor, and spun a new story out of them.

But if you’re even slightly interested in a whole mug of ale, not just bubbles, then you owe it to Gorr’s best story: the first Gorr story.

Thor: God of Thunder — God Butcher Omnibus

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The gods disappear, leading Thor down a bloody path that threatens to engulf the past, present and future. To save these worlds, Thor must unravel the terrifying mysteries of the God Butcher!Collect his series of hits by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic to face Thor against his deadliest foes yet! Let… Gorr, Gord Butcher!Collect: Thor: God of Thunder (2012) 1-11.