Thor Giant-Size Finale #1 (Ongoing)

does not mean the end of the series. It does however mark the end of writer J. Michael Straczynski’s run of seventeen issues with the title that he helped relaunch in the top ten in the duration of his run, and this issue really caps the overall very high quality of his work. The other half of the creative team, Olivier Coipel could not join Straczynski for this finale, but Marko Djurdjevic more than admirably fills in for such absence with his handling of the emotional as well as dynamic aspects of the story development. The action leaps off the pages. Nothing earth-shattering here; simply a good comic book story confidently, competently done right, and which would ably pass the baton to the new creative team that will handle the next issue. The action directly picks up where issue #603 left off. In fact his issue could very well be issue #603.5. Included is a preview of the next issue, Thor #604, and a bonus recolored reprint of .

Have the events of this arc not been shocking and gut-wrenching enough for you so far, dear readers?! All bets are off as the curtain falls - will friendly faces and a new, long-lost ally make all the difference for Thor? What are Loki's treacherous plans for the Asgardians in their new home of Latveria...and does the scheming Dr. Doom have an agenda of Doom's own? How will the humble, Earth-born Bill aid Balder, Asgard's rightful ruler...and at what cost? You won't want to miss this landmark issue of the critically acclaimed, mega-hit, Eisner-nominated THOR! --

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