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A review by daddyprentiss
Jane Foster: The Saga of Valkyrie by Torunn Gronbekk, Ramón Pérez, Pere Pérez, Jason Aaron, Al Ewing, Cafu, Russell Dauterman
4.0
This graphic novel starts by collecting the last of the Mighty Thor series and continues on through the first ten issues of Valkyrie: Jane Foster.
I picked this up after watching Thor: Love and Thunder. Jane Foster has always been one of my favorite characters from the MCU, and I wasn’t satisfied with the end of her story. One thing I love about Jane getting her own series is that she’s no longer just the side character, so her own relationships can be developed and explored.
The reason this only gets 4 stars instead of 5 is because I feel like the second half of the book (the Valkyrie issues) weren’t as richly developed as they could have been. It felt formulaic: overpowered villain wants to take over the world, Valkyrie loses some aspect of her powers, almost dies, but then good always overcomes evil.
Overall, not bad for the debut of a new superhero. There’s a fun cameo by Mephisto, plausibly setting him up as a recurring villain in future series. This was an enjoyable read for sure, and hopefully future issues will flesh out the character of Jane/Valkyrie even more.
I picked this up after watching Thor: Love and Thunder. Jane Foster has always been one of my favorite characters from the MCU, and I wasn’t satisfied with the end of her story. One thing I love about Jane getting her own series is that she’s no longer just the side character, so her own relationships can be developed and explored.
The reason this only gets 4 stars instead of 5 is because I feel like the second half of the book (the Valkyrie issues) weren’t as richly developed as they could have been. It felt formulaic: overpowered villain wants to take over the world, Valkyrie loses some aspect of her powers, almost dies, but then good always overcomes evil.
Overall, not bad for the debut of a new superhero. There’s a fun cameo by Mephisto, plausibly setting him up as a recurring villain in future series. This was an enjoyable read for sure, and hopefully future issues will flesh out the character of Jane/Valkyrie even more.