tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post5479022226095535184..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: "If He Be Worthy..."Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-70220950020434234592019-07-03T18:53:19.903-04:002019-07-03T18:53:19.903-04:00There are times when you can't judge an entire...There are times when you can't judge an entire story by a covert flip-through, Murray. ;) What you've seen here is the climax of a very involved, and meticulously plotted, storyline that takes many if not all of the unexpected character twists you mention in turn and strings them together in a way that helps to present Thor's actions within a very structured context. (Though the development with the Enchantress doesn't really catch the reader off-guard, the foundation for it already having been laid <a href="https://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2016/03/all-new-all-different-interesting-thor.html" rel="nofollow">well before now</a>.) There were a number of such issues that I had to leave behind in an effort to make a concise post on the subject (though you'll find one or two other installments of this series elsewhere in the PPC)--self-contained gems that add a good deal to this quandary that the gods of Asgard must navigate by Thor's will and ultimately play a part in the decisions we've seen play out here. But to each his own, I say; after all, different impressions of a story are practically the cornerstone of Marvel's fan base. :)<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-32101516338131523822019-07-03T11:15:06.112-04:002019-07-03T11:15:06.112-04:00We'll have to do the "agree to disagree&q...We'll have to do the "agree to disagree" tango here.<br /><br />I had quit (with great sadness) buying Thor long before this saga, but of course kept a hopeful eye out for any indications of fresh directions to make it worthwhile again. In the course of flipping thru a new issue at the store (<i>with years of well-honed experience allowing me to get a basic sense of the quality but quickly enough not to arouse the ire of the store owner "This ain't a library!"</i>), I was horrified when I wasn't utterly confused. All-Father Thor acting with all the cool wisdom and diplomacy of a drunken Viking. Takes advice from Loki?? Makes decisions that end up with dead Avengers?? <b>Marries</b> the Enchantress??<br />That's all ridiculously off the rails for Thor's established behaviour and history. I don't mind philosophical examinations of, in this case, use and abuse of power, but the characters have to stay in character. <br /><br />Eventually, I came to understand this was a tediously long "What If" story arc and settled down to wait.<br /><br />Maybe there are nuances and explanations I'm missing by not giving it all a panel-by-panel read, but I'm not inclined to put myself thru that misery to find out.<br /><br />For my money, <i>What if?</i> #107 comes far closer to what would happen with "What if Thor became ruler of Asgard?". The story ain't perfect, and it's crushed in the brief one-issue constraint, but it feels far more plausible an outcome than the blood-drenched angst depicted in this saga.Big Murrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com