- Written by: Al Ewing
- Art by: Valentina Pinti
- Colors by: Espen Grundetjern
- Letters by: VC’s Joe Sabino
- Cover art by: Alex Ross (cover A)
- Cover price: $4.99
- Release date: May 22, 2024
The Immortal Thor #11 sits around the fire to gather all Odin’s children to begin a quest to save Tyr, the God of War, from a strange box.
Is The Immortal Thor #11 Good?
When last we left the Immortal Thor, he learned his life wasn’t entirely his own after previously agreeing to have his tales memorialized in comic book form. Enchantress used the comics to rewrite Thor’s past and begin redirecting his future in unsavory ways, making him an unwilling corporate stooge for Roxxon. When Thor learned of this deception, the shock forced Thor to take drastic action.
In The Immortal Thor #11, Thor calls a meeting of all Odin’s children going back to the beginning of time. Al Ewing makes introductions to characters from Norse mythology and Marvel’s version of Norse mythology to embark on a quest to find Tyr, the God of War.
The collective group of children pool their locating magic to find Tyr has been encased in one of the In-Betweener’s boxes from Johnathan Hickman’s G.O.D.S. miniseries.
There’s a lot of bloated talking in between.
What’s great about The Immortal Thor #11? Al Ewing continues to go all-in on his original mission statement of making this run on Thor feel mythic and closer to Thor’s origins rather than building on the Disney-fied version of the character.
What’s not so great about The Immortal Thor #11? The issue falls short in three ways, two in writing and one in art.
First, Ewing continues to substitute grand and regal storytelling with slow. The pacing is abysmal.
Second, the creative choice to start tying this series into Hickman’s G.O.D.S. is a mistake because that miniseries ends next month, and very little of what’s referenced here has been set up. For example, this issue gives readers the first, close look at the redesigned In-Betweener when the character has yet to make a full appearance in his main story. In effect, Ewing is building a story on nothing.
What about the Art? Valentina Pinti steps in on art duties, and the visual quality takes a step back. Pinti is a perfectly serviceable artist but not nearly on the same level as Martin Coccolo, so the quality of the visuals takes a hit.
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Final Thoughts
The Immortal Thor #11 begins a new story with characters you’ve never heard of in supporting roles to rescue a character you’ve never heard of as a tie-in to another series whose story hasn’t been told yet. Ewing’s plodding pace gets even slower, and the guest artist’s talents aren’t up to Coccolo’s work.
4/10
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