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Thor by Donny Cates, Vol. 4: God of Hammers by Nic Klein, Donny Cates

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alejandritovr2002's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

the only thing holding this back from becoming the best thor story is Odin's death being fake, I personally think that for something to be good has to have a end and we know marvel will release the death by cock sucking until the sun explodes

scam_likely's review

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

boards_books_and_brews's review

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adventurous emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Thor Vol 4: God of Hammers
Written by Donny Cates
Art by Nick Klein
Book 178/200
Genre: Fantasy, Superhero
Format: Digital, Graphic Novel
Pages: 200
Published: 2022
Rating: 8.5/10
Art: 10/10

Collects Thor (2020) #19-24

Another pretty awesome installment of Thor from Donny Cates. Nick Klein is killing it with the epic art. Loved the idea of Thor fighting Mjolnir.

libraryshifter's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lukecostin's review against another edition

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4.0

Genuinely thought we were gonna get a hammer-less Thor going forward. A fun status quo change up for the series.

billyjepma's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

2.5

There's some interesting stuff here, and even some actual consequences, but none it landed for me, sadly. For a story with this much ambition, it felt rushed and half-baked. None of the interesting ideas have time to breathe, and most of the significant moments of tension or drama are blink-and-you'll-miss-them. Klein and Wilson's art is still great and gives the comic the vibes of an 80s-heavy metal band, which I love.

I've enjoyed Cates' run on Thor thus far, so it was surprising to start reading this one and realize that I didn't care about anything going on. The lead-up to this story was done well, making it even stranger that the execution comes off as half-hearted as it did here. It leaves things off in an intriguing place, so I'm obviously sticking around for what's next, but this was a major miss for me.

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