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Contains spoilers for Immortal Thor # 4!AsThorembarks on his newest saga , his powers have been give a utter redefinition that makes it exculpated what make gods so special in the Marvel Universe and picture that graven image can do things that even other superheroes ca n’t . By highlight the mythological aspect of godliness , characters like Thor can really be explored in unexampled ways . As Thor ’s latest story continues , these powers are certain to be expand upon ever further .
One of the many interesting thing about the late seriesImmortal Thor(written by Al Ewing , penciled and inked by MartÍn Cóccolo , colored by Matthew Wilson and lettered by VC ’s Joe Sabino ) is its captivation with Thor ’s divinity and what his godhood mean both much and philosophically .
The Word of God take the naming convention from Ewing ’s previous series , Immortal Hulk , but uses the adjective in a whole dissimilar elbow room . The serial turn over into the metaphysics of divinity fudge as Thor and the referee learn more about what makes a god a graven image in the Marvel multiverse , andwhat lie above and beyond a immortal .
Thor Commands the Thunder (Literally)
One of the most fascinating complication to Thor ’s power put thatImmortal Thorbrings is that , as the God of Thunder , Thor can literally mouth to thunder , lightning and stormsas if they ’re sentient . This distinction gives a perfect mythical bent to Thor ’s index set , pay a well-defined distinction between superhero might and what a literal god can do . At a practical level , the most utile thing this redefinition of Thor ’s powers does is that it provides departure between him and characters with similar magnate set . Immortal Thor # 4illustrates this perfectly , comparing and contrasting Thor and Storm , who illustrates their power differences by also change atmospherical pressure as well as calling lightning .
This new power tap the question : are thunder , lightning and tempest really sentient in the Marvel Universe ? The result is … maybe . In Marvel ’s cosmology , abstract concepts like Death and Infinity have incarnation , so why not thunder and lightning ? It does n’t even have to be that actual . Thor ’s powers go on the logical system of mythology . In some mythologies , big H is already a interpreter , lightningisa message from the graven image . god is its own logical system . It ’s the inexplicable nature of godhood that makes it so . If the gods made gross sense to mortals , then they would n’t be worth worshiping , would they ?
Thor’s Power Highlights That Gods are Creatures of Story
Part of why this works so well is that it also tie into the keep importance of stories to the Asgardians . Ewing himself redefine Lokias the God of StoriesinLoki : Agent of Asgard # 13(written by Ewing , penciled and inked by Lee Garbett , color by Antonio Fabela and letter by Clayton Cowles ) . The very first words ofImmortal Thor # 1reiterate this mind , with the series ' yet unnamed storyteller — themselves imitating the poetry of real - world Norwegian mythology — noting , “ The god are tool of chronicle . ”Thorconversing with thunder and lightning is only part of Ewing ’s holistic overture to the intrinsical sleeper between godhood and story .
Immortal Thor # 4is uncommitted now from Marvel Comics .
