By Glen Ludlow


Malekith’s rampage across the Nine Realms continues unabated. Alflyse, queen of the Dark Elves has sought refuge amongst the Dwarves of Nidavellir to escape his murderous cull of all those who oppose him. Even the queen’s champion, the finest swordsman in the land is unable to oppose him.

Volstagg, now a senator, manages to negotiate an alliance of warriors who will hunt down Malekith the Accursed and stop him. Thor is joined by a sharpshooting Light Elf, a Mountain Giant, a dwarf, and a large, unforgiving troll.

The hunt is on.

Jason Aaron picks up exactly where he left off last issue with the whole of the Nine Realms running in fear of our fantasy version of Idi Amin, who seeks to rule the Nine Realms through intimidation and fear. As usual, Aaron is at his best, Malekith is sinister, and damn funny, Thor is his usual bravado-self with his long declarations of battle and song and what he plans to do to his enemy, boasting about the power of Mjölnir, and generally being the God of Thunder. Not a single complaint here, Aaron fits Thor perfectly.

Ron Garney is growing on me as the resident artist for this run. I thoroughly enjoyed what he did with his début issue and he’s kept the momentum going here. His Malekith is sinister, his Thor is powerful, his Volstagg is bloated, all is right with the Realms.

Overall, a good issue, well-paced, epic artwork, some brilliant lines. Keep the thunder flowing.

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