Seriously...it's officially hammer time. (SPOILERS)
The God of Thunder makes his re-debut in the most recent title about the Asgardian warrior God written by J. Micheal Stracynski, who since his run on Spidey has me suspecting that he's fond of the whole mystical element. Involving magic in Spider-Man might have been a bad idea, but it would seem that Stracynski has found his niche as the story spinner for everyone's favorite hammer weilding Norwegian. I don't personally know how Thor's tale ended, and never followed his story with extreme scrutiny in the past, but I was always a fan and wasn't lost in this issue at all. Which is why I'm so impressed. I imagine that he had quite a backstory and reason for leaving the mortal plane, but even though I didn't know any of that stuff, I still enjoyed this story all the same. The writing is simple yet effective, and Oliver Coipel's artwork is excellent. I really like Thor's new costume, and am glad that Donald Blake is Thor once more. There are a few things I was a bit lost on, such as a part where The Hammer of Thor lands in the Western U.S. and a bunch of countryfolk try to lift it and a suited hand finally picks up the mighty weapon, but we don't see who it belongs to. Are we to assume it's Blake? He's in the same void as Thor, so I thought he was dead, but it might be explained later, and if not, no big deal, because I have a feeling the revival of Thor is something we'll all want to be there for.
Thor #1 gets 5 sonic shurikens out of 5.
