Immortal Thor #6 Review

Written by: Al Ewing
Art by: Martín Cóccolo
Colors by: Matthew Wilson
Letters by: VC’s Joe Sabino
Cover art by: Alex Ross
Cover price: $4.99
Release date: January 24, 2024

Immortal Thor #6 begins a wistful fairytale from Thor’s younger years when he and Loki embarked on adventures together, and Thor was not as kind or wise as he is now.

Is Immortal Thor #6 Good?

After Thor’s decisive victory against Toranos, Al Ewing takes a break from the action in Immortal Thor #6 for Thor to remember an incident from his younger years that led him to Utgard and Ullr. If you understood half of the previous sentence, you’re already ahead of most readers.

When last we left Thor, he formed the hastily titled Thor Corps to battle Toranos and stop the Utgard-Thor’s invasion of Earth. The temporary alliance succeeded, and Thor learned Toranos’s appearance was partly due to a secret arrangement between Gaea and Ullr, the elder gods of creation and magic.

Now, Thor and (a version of) Loki sit around a campfire to relive a long-ago memory when the two crossed a bridge across the river Vimur, a river that never appeared before then, so they could enter a spooky forest, cross the threshold of a creepy gate, and encounter a friendly giant who offers to bring them along on his journey back home to Utgardhall.

Al Ewing’s story dips heavily into the style of old epics told around the fires in mead halls of Viking lore. Thor’s goal is to research his memories of an incident he believes holds the key to Toranos’s attack, although that intention isn’t so obvious.

What’s great about Immortal Thor #6? Ewing’s goal from the beginning was to craft a Thor series that felt like mythology in the making. The way Ewing crafts the dialog, plot developments, and atmosphere of this issue fits that intention to a tee.

What’s not so great about Immortal Thor #6? It’s boring. There’s no nice or flowery way to put it. Ewing’s slow pacing and grandiose dialog drag the energy of the tale to a crawl, and I was tuning out before page ten. There has to be a happy medium between epic poetry and fast-paced comics, but this isn’t it.

How’s the art? Cóccolo’s lush, detailed style enhances and elevates Ewing’s mythical approach to this tale perfectly. This book looks great.

About The Reviewer: Gabriel Hernandez is the Publisher & EIC of ComicalOpinions.com, a comics review site dedicated to indie, small, and mid-sized publishers.

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Bits and Pieces

Immortal Thor #6 looks great, sounds great, and immerses you in a tale that reads like an epic poem from Viking lore. Unfortunately, the overwritten dialog and glacial pacing make the reading experience a bit of a bore.