Thor by Donny Cates, Vol. 4: God of Hammers
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- Author：Donny Cates
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Summary
Mjolnir， the powerful Uru hammer that Thor has wielded in battle for centuries， has gone missing！ And nobody， not even the all-seeing Lady Sif， is able to locate it。 So Thor must turn to the last person he wants help from: Odin。 For until the hammer is found， nobody is safe！ Because it turns out that Mjolnir is on a rampage across the Ten Realms — leaving only death and destruction in its path！ The fatal prophecy of the God of Hammers is about to be unleashed， and Thor must act fast to save his kingdom！ Donny Cates continues his action-packed Asgardian saga， and artist Nic Klein is back for twists and turns that not even the All-Father can possibly be ready for！
Collects Thor #19-24
Collects Thor #19-24
Reviews
Dimitrios
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4。25I didn't love the god of hammers story。 But some good characters-driven story， particularly regarding Thor and Odin's relationship in context of the new status quo。 4。25I didn't love the god of hammers story。 But some good characters-driven story， particularly regarding Thor and Odin's relationship in context of the new status quo。 。。。more
James DeSantis
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Thor is trying to find out what happened to his hammer。 But as he's going down the path to find out what happen to his hammer he finds trails of bodies。 Ones who have been struck down by his very weapon。 When he finds out who wields the hammer， things get even more messy， and he might need friends to help him。 I didn't love this arc。 Some cool moments， great art， fun fight scenes but overall。。。the villain reveal？ Kind of wack。 I also didn't love the funeral issues， very disjointed， and not all t Thor is trying to find out what happened to his hammer。 But as he's going down the path to find out what happen to his hammer he finds trails of bodies。 Ones who have been struck down by his very weapon。 When he finds out who wields the hammer， things get even more messy， and he might need friends to help him。 I didn't love this arc。 Some cool moments， great art， fun fight scenes but overall。。。the villain reveal？ Kind of wack。 I also didn't love the funeral issues， very disjointed， and not all that well done。 While I still enjoy Thor by Donny Cates， this is slowly becoming one of his weaker series。 。。。more
ik。ben。henri
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I have the feeling that Donny Cates is a little messy with his storyline。
Joshua Lawson
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The main story was all Dragonball Z and dope but I feel like most of the time I spent reading this volume was spent on anniversary issue back-ups by legacy creative teams， which， as a fairly new comic read， isn’t really my thing。 Kind of a more is less situation for me。 But Cates’ run remains badass and Klein continues to kill it on art。
Pyramids Ubiquitous
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God of Hammers is probably the best the Donny Cates Thor arc has been， but this character has been in absolute stasis mode since the God Butcher arc。 Each brief storyline follows roughly the same trajectory of introducing a new big bad， not developing them at all， and having a bunch of crossover characters show up for literally no reason other than fanfare。 The big bad is put down with little-to-no issue。 Everything is so underdeveloped that it isn't engaging。 There are no storylines being devel God of Hammers is probably the best the Donny Cates Thor arc has been， but this character has been in absolute stasis mode since the God Butcher arc。 Each brief storyline follows roughly the same trajectory of introducing a new big bad， not developing them at all， and having a bunch of crossover characters show up for literally no reason other than fanfare。 The big bad is put down with little-to-no issue。 Everything is so underdeveloped that it isn't engaging。 There are no storylines being developed or characters being fleshed out。 It's so unfortunate because these story arcs that Cates is writing really do have potential if they were actually developed; they are always resolved almost instantaneously。The Thor of the last eight years is purely a visual spectacle。 The art is gorgeous， but that's really all it has going for it。 Thor not being able to wield his hammer has never been a good storyline， so I can't understand why they have been drawing it out and recycling it for almost a decade。 Mjolnir has lost its significance with how many people have wielded it recently。 I hope that one day Thor can return to interesting， well-developed plotlines with real stakes。 There is a major character death in this issue， and it wasn't done effectively in the least。 The ending does leave me hopeful for the future， however。 。。。more
Chad
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The God of Hammers has taken Mjolnir and is murdering people across the ten realms。 We finally find out what's going on with Mjolnir and it's a doozy。 Some major things happen that change Thor for the foreseeable future。 The last issue is a 60th Anniversary issue and the #750th issue。 A bunch of famous past Asgardian creators return to tell stories like Walt Simonson， J。 Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel， and Al Ewing and Lee Garbett。 The God of Hammers has taken Mjolnir and is murdering people across the ten realms。 We finally find out what's going on with Mjolnir and it's a doozy。 Some major things happen that change Thor for the foreseeable future。 The last issue is a 60th Anniversary issue and the #750th issue。 A bunch of famous past Asgardian creators return to tell stories like Walt Simonson， J。 Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel， and Al Ewing and Lee Garbett。 。。。more
Alex
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This gets a big boost from the "rule of cool" alone， as this is one giant battle， but is it a spectacle to behold。 Klein is drawing some of his best stuff， and Cates' gets to wax poetically about god's and stars。 There's a big status quo shift here I was surprised they took， and fortunately it has potential so I don't mind it。 Thor is a good fit for Cates' style， and I can't wait to read more， since he's meeting Hulk next This gets a big boost from the "rule of cool" alone， as this is one giant battle， but is it a spectacle to behold。 Klein is drawing some of his best stuff， and Cates' gets to wax poetically about god's and stars。 There's a big status quo shift here I was surprised they took， and fortunately it has potential so I don't mind it。 Thor is a good fit for Cates' style， and I can't wait to read more， since he's meeting Hulk next 。。。more
Chris Lemmerman
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Thor finds himself facing the God Of Hammers， a familiar face that promises to destroy everything he knows and loves， starting with Mjolnir itself。After a shaky first arc， Cates' Thor run is really shaping up to be a worthy （ha！） successor to Jason Aaron's。 These five issues bring back some plot points from Aaron's run in a neat way that serves up some consequences for both Thor and Jane's actions， as well as changing the status quo in a way that we've not seen before， even if how we get there h Thor finds himself facing the God Of Hammers， a familiar face that promises to destroy everything he knows and loves， starting with Mjolnir itself。After a shaky first arc， Cates' Thor run is really shaping up to be a worthy （ha！） successor to Jason Aaron's。 These five issues bring back some plot points from Aaron's run in a neat way that serves up some consequences for both Thor and Jane's actions， as well as changing the status quo in a way that we've not seen before， even if how we get there has most definitely happened in the past。Nic Klein returns to draw the heck out of this arc， and his style is perfect for the brutality of the battle scenes。 His God Of Hammers is a spiky ball of murder， and such a simple design is elevated by his skill as an artist。Another excellent entry into the Thor canon， spinning a yarn from plot threads sewn years ago while upending everything Thor believes to make sure that the impact from this one will be felt going forward for the rest of the run。 。。。more
Derek Moreland
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I dont know how he does it。 Every volume， the first issue makes me think "this is it， this is where he loses his footing。" Ane then Cates pulls it off。 I dont know how he does it。 I dont know how he does it。 Every volume， the first issue makes me think "this is it， this is where he loses his footing。" Ane then Cates pulls it off。 I dont know how he does it。 。。。more
Billy Jepma
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There's some interesting stuff here， and even some actual consequences， but none it landed for me， sadly。 For a story with this much ambition， it felt rushed and half-baked。 None of the interesting ideas have time to breathe， and most of the significant moments of tension or drama are blink-and-you'll-miss-them。 Klein and Wilson's art is still great and gives the comic the vibes of an 80s-heavy metal band， which I love。 I've enjoyed Cates' run on Thor thus far， so it was surprising to start read There's some interesting stuff here， and even some actual consequences， but none it landed for me， sadly。 For a story with this much ambition， it felt rushed and half-baked。 None of the interesting ideas have time to breathe， and most of the significant moments of tension or drama are blink-and-you'll-miss-them。 Klein and Wilson's art is still great and gives the comic the vibes of an 80s-heavy metal band， which I love。 I've enjoyed Cates' run on Thor thus far， so it was surprising to start reading this one and realize pretty quickly that I didn't care about anything going on。 The lead-up to this story was done well， making it even stranger that the execution comes off as half-hearted as it did here。 It leaves things off in an intriguing place， so I'm obviously sticking around for what's next， but yeah， this was a major miss for me。 。。。more
Tiag⊗
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"Ravens Eye， that is getting old。。。"I'm a big fan of Cates， but this story arc felt super generic for me， it came out of nowhere and it climaxed too soon， just like his two previous story arcs， and I just don't get it， these storylines had so much potential， if Donny took his time to build it up with smaller arcs， this could easily become one of those epic character-defining runs， but when you choose such over-the-top plotlines and then crammed it in a couple of volumes， it feels cheap and b "Ravens Eye， that is getting old。。。"I'm a big fan of Cates， but this story arc felt super generic for me， it came out of nowhere and it climaxed too soon， just like his two previous story arcs， and I just don't get it， these storylines had so much potential， if Donny took his time to build it up with smaller arcs， this could easily become one of those epic character-defining runs， but when you choose such over-the-top plotlines and then crammed it in a couple of volumes， it feels cheap and bland， and he's not the only Marvel writer doing this， Jason Aaron， Mark Waid， Al Ewing， they're all doing this， their work is getting stale， formulaic and forgettable， it's always about the next big crazy thing， the villain is always the next world destroyer， the build up is close to none， there's always some crazy new concept， new character/power mashups， the original characters get reconstructed until they end up with a shift in statuos quo to spin off a new run， with a new gimmick， big crossover event， rinse and repeat， I mean， these have been entertaining， but rarely great， I'm calling it the Hyperbolic Age of comic books， or maybe it's just me and I'm going through a phase where I much rather read stories with a slower pace。 Anyway， the ending of this book is actually quite alright， I'll give you that， Donny， but let's see how long the Mjolnir stays that way。 。。。more
Morgan AC Mott
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Bit of an odd premise for the big bad in this one， but I love the storytelling and imagery that comes with the Cates/Klein combo。 Plenty of suspense。
Jamil
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Shallow genericness with nice art
Luke Costin
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