It’s I, Earlier than We Go Weblog’s self-appointed Particular Thorrespondent, persevering with my ongoing evaluations of Al Ewing’s The Immortal Thor, this time of quantity 4, The Son of Thor (with art work by Jan Bazaldua).

There are two details we’ve obtained to deal with.

Level the primary: isn’t the title a spoiler? Type of. I’ll hold issues obscure, however whereas we do see somebody who qualifies because the “son of Thor,” this being a comic book ebook, the circumstances are fairly a bit extra sophisticated than you would possibly suppose. (However no, it’s not the “shock child” trope you could be anticipating/dreading.)

Level the second: is it higher than its disappointing predecessor? Fortunately, sure.

One factor that pissed off me about that arc was its lack of decision of the cliffhanger from the one earlier than, during which the God of Thunder was framed for homicide. Ewing lastly revisits these occasions, and we open with Thor heading again to Midgard (that’s Earth, for you people on the market) in an effort to clear his identify, solely to stroll right into a entice. The motion is frontloaded into the early a part of the amount, as Thor battles an alliance of a few of Marvel’s extra obscure rogues. This includes the primary three points collected right here, and Ewing handles the shorter storyline higher than he did in The Finish of All Songs. One story in three elements feels lean and imply, whereas the 2 tales divided into two elements apiece within the final commerce paperback merely felt unsatisfying.

The remainder of the pages are dedicated to organising the climax of the story Ewing has been telling up to now, as an outdated foe reappears in a stunning manner, and once we depart Thor, an epic confrontation is about to start.

The underside line: this quantity is a welcome return to type for The Immortal Thor, and if it appears extra like buildup that payoff, the payoff it’s constructing as much as seems to be to be spectacular certainly, and I for one can’t wait.