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hades9stages's review against another edition
3.0
kind of good, i liked the concept but the execution kinda dragged imo. i liked the art a lot
gohawks's review
3.0
If I could give it 3.5 I would. Nothing amazing, but it is a good solid origin story. Donald's double life is interesting in that he was never a real human as far as Asgard is concerned. The art was pleasant enough, and the Scandanavian Greek chorus was a nice little touch.
fishfish's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
zephyrsilver's review
3.0
I'd actually give this a 3.5. Seriously, half stars would be wonderful.
Thor: Season One is good, but nothing unique. It's the same old story; Thor is brash and childish, does something stupid (because Loki tricked him into it) and gets banished. In his banishment, Loki tries to take over Asgard. It's the same story that you've probably read a thousand times. If you're new to Thor, this is probably a fairly decent place to start, I guess.
One thing they did that I haven't seen in a while was Donald Blake. I haven't seen him in awhile and it was nice to have him return.
Also, they stuck with the old fashioned designs (more Kirby era) for Thor and Loki, while still making them a bit more modern. The designs were fairly cool. I personally went back and forth on the art style; at times I loved it, and at times it looked very strange.
The best part was a page of Loki bonding with the Warriors Three and Sif. It truly was enjoyable and made me wish they had included more of those dynamics. Or at least wish for some 'what-if' type comic.
Overall, not a bad read. Not anything breath-takingly new, but still fun.
Thor: Season One is good, but nothing unique. It's the same old story; Thor is brash and childish, does something stupid (because Loki tricked him into it) and gets banished. In his banishment, Loki tries to take over Asgard. It's the same story that you've probably read a thousand times. If you're new to Thor, this is probably a fairly decent place to start, I guess.
One thing they did that I haven't seen in a while was Donald Blake. I haven't seen him in awhile and it was nice to have him return.
Also, they stuck with the old fashioned designs (more Kirby era) for Thor and Loki, while still making them a bit more modern. The designs were fairly cool. I personally went back and forth on the art style; at times I loved it, and at times it looked very strange.
The best part was a page of Loki bonding with the Warriors Three and Sif. It truly was enjoyable and made me wish they had included more of those dynamics. Or at least wish for some 'what-if' type comic.
Overall, not a bad read. Not anything breath-takingly new, but still fun.
blackestclovers's review
4.0
Really enjoyed this actually. Art was great and it was a great modern re-telling of the beginnings of Thor. If you're not sure who Thor started out as, check this out. Add of course read the original stuff too. Just to compare.
pages_and_reels's review
4.0
Another retelling of Thor's origin. The art was gorgeous in this one. I liked the way how the Fates narrated the whole story. They were really well-drawn.
haunted_air's review against another edition
4.0
I just rewatched the Thor movie and remembered that I had this comic that also deals with Thor getting banished to Earth. The difference being that it involves Thor's alter ego (kind of), Daniel Blake. Generally I'm not the biggest fan of Thor having a civilian identity who's basically a different person but it was done in an interesting way here.
This means the relationship between Jane Foster and Thor is different because she got to know him as Daniel first before finding out he's actually the god of thunder. I love astrophysicist Jane meeting and falling in love with banished space-god prince Thor in the movie but this approach to the relationship was good as well. In the comic, they already know each other and have been working together for some time, so it's an established relationship growing into a romantic one and not a whirlwind romance adventure (which is great too, why choose one when you can have both).
There's good Loki writing too, he's a villain, a trickster but you understand why. I loved the Loki-Thor sibling relationship, they care about each other but Loki clearly feels second best and underappreciated by everyone.
The one thing I didn't like is how Sif was dismissed by the Warriors Three a couple times and this was never challenged. I think it was supposed to be funny banter between the characters but it was unnecessary. Though I loved her figuring out that Loki is up to something and trying to talk him down, it was a strong scene. Maybe this is why she was shown to be as a bit of an outsider from the boys club (other than it being a boys club of course), this way she has something in common with Loki so she can notice and relate to how he feels. Still, I would have preferred if she was just accepted as a warrior and a woman without any jokes about her being a lady.
Another interesting moment in the same scene was when Loki admitted he fancied Sif as some point but she would never even look at him as long as Thor was around. Poor Loki, if only he knew there's an army of fans who stan him and think he's THE best and not second best.
I think this comic is a good starting point for people wanting to get into Thor comics after seeing him on the screen. It's not hard to understand without prior comics knowledge or jarringly different from the cinematic version of the characters and the mythos but introduces some elements the films don't deal with. The trade paperback edition I read also includes #1 of Jason Aaron's Thor run which seems to be a promising series based on that issue.
This means the relationship between Jane Foster and Thor is different because she got to know him as Daniel first before finding out he's actually the god of thunder. I love astrophysicist Jane meeting and falling in love with banished space-god prince Thor in the movie but this approach to the relationship was good as well. In the comic, they already know each other and have been working together for some time, so it's an established relationship growing into a romantic one and not a whirlwind romance adventure (which is great too, why choose one when you can have both).
There's good Loki writing too, he's a villain, a trickster but you understand why. I loved the Loki-Thor sibling relationship, they care about each other but Loki clearly feels second best and underappreciated by everyone.
The one thing I didn't like is how Sif was dismissed by the Warriors Three a couple times and this was never challenged. I think it was supposed to be funny banter between the characters but it was unnecessary. Though I loved her figuring out that Loki is up to something and trying to talk him down, it was a strong scene. Maybe this is why she was shown to be as a bit of an outsider from the boys club (other than it being a boys club of course), this way she has something in common with Loki so she can notice and relate to how he feels. Still, I would have preferred if she was just accepted as a warrior and a woman without any jokes about her being a lady.
Another interesting moment in the same scene was when Loki admitted he fancied Sif as some point but she would never even look at him as long as Thor was around. Poor Loki, if only he knew there's an army of fans who stan him and think he's THE best and not second best.
I think this comic is a good starting point for people wanting to get into Thor comics after seeing him on the screen. It's not hard to understand without prior comics knowledge or jarringly different from the cinematic version of the characters and the mythos but introduces some elements the films don't deal with. The trade paperback edition I read also includes #1 of Jason Aaron's Thor run which seems to be a promising series based on that issue.
readunderthestars23's review
3.0
This is the first Marvel graphic novel I've read. I love the movies but I don't know where to start with the graphic novels. There are so many.
My library doesn't have many of them so when this one came up I thought I'd try it.
Thor: Season One tells the story of Thor (the movie) differently. I don't know how much has been changed from the original comic book but I liked this one. Obviously there was no twitter and cell phones but the movies I watched Thor never changed into some mortal doctor.
I did like the banter between the Warriors Three, Sif and Thor. That's still funny. And Loki, I still love Loki.
I have ordered other graphic novels from the library but like I said, they don't have much and they just seem random.
My library doesn't have many of them so when this one came up I thought I'd try it.
Thor: Season One tells the story of Thor (the movie) differently. I don't know how much has been changed from the original comic book but I liked this one. Obviously there was no twitter and cell phones but the movies I watched Thor never changed into some mortal doctor.
I did like the banter between the Warriors Three, Sif and Thor. That's still funny. And Loki, I still love Loki.
I have ordered other graphic novels from the library but like I said, they don't have much and they just seem random.