Thor #1 (v.2)
Storyline: Unspecified
Date: September, 2007
Price:$2.99 US / $3.75 CAN
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Artist: Olivier Coipel

Synopsis: Not a clone! Not a robot! Not an imaginary story! The God of Thunder is officially BACK! You’ve waited for it, you’ve demanded it…and we say thee YEA! The Odinson comes roaring to life in this highly anticipated ongoing series by red-hot superstars J. Michael Straczynski (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Olivier Coipel (HOUSE OF M)! But how does a god return from Ragnarok? And what place will he find in a world torn by CIVIL WAR?

Opinion: This issue was a little hard to swallow. While Thor is such an awesome character, it seems Marvel just has a revolving door of death and resurrection and this is just part of a regular cycle of keeping high profile characters in play. You can’t blame them though, Thor kicks ass! In any case, looking forward to the next ‘ish for a bit more elaboration – but for now I am thoroughly enjoying the artwork by Coipel.