Fluff-coated news about a Thor-related story
Bam-Smack-Pow gave some fluff-coated news about a storyline Marvel's dishing out in Thor that we've actually heard before:
Back in Thor No. 22 (“God of Hammers” No. 4), the God of Thunder was battling Mjolnir. It may sound weird, but it’s discovered that Odinson’s hammer was sentient. This explained why Mjolnir was acting weird for so long.This kind of storyline already occurred in the 80s, when Walt Simonson was writing, and even in the early 2000s at the time Dan Jurgens was assigned to write Thor. And IIRC, Thor grew a beard himself on both those occasions. But third time's not the charm in this day and age when bad writers and editors are in charge, so this time's not impressing upon me at all. Mainly because of what's occurred in the past several years, which the site conveniently saw fit to sugarcoat as well:
In order to defeat her (Mjolnir), Odin gave the God of Thunder his ultimate power, the Odinforce. Unfortunately, the All-Father had to sacrifice himself to do that. After Odin’s death, Thor finds out that his father’s soul was transferred to Mjolnir. A happy moment that leads to the father and son arguing for months.
In the final issues of Torunn Gronbekk’s Thor (“Blood of the Fathers”), Odin was forcibly removed from Mjolnir. Valkyrie eventually finds him with other dead souls waiting to be escorted to Hel or Valhalla. Instead of Odin being transferred back to Mjolnir, Odin leads the souls to Valhalla and doesn’t return.
Will Odin return to Marvel Comics?
Comic book characters don’t stay dead. That goes double for the gods. All of the popular deities in Marvel Comics have died and come back. It’s almost like a right of passage for them. The easy guess would Odin will be no different. He may have been killed more times than any other god in comics. Nevertheless, readers shouldn’t expect to see him in action any time soon.
Marvel has recently changed the way they do things. For example, Heimdall was killed by Bullseye and hasn’t returned, and Norman Osborn is a hero. Things like this help keep readers interested and allow for things to be surprising. This is why you may not see Odin for a long time.And puff pieces like these are the reason such news sites are hugely unreliable, because they act as apologists for some of the most mind-bogglingly insulting story premises ever conceived, which have left the Marvel universe drama-less as the result of stupid scriptwriting. There definitely hasn't been much interest or surprise ever since One More Day, when Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson were forcibly broken up by editorial mandate, so why are we supposed to think this is any better?
Thor being the All-Father and King of Asgard is a fantastic upgrade for the character. He’s shown that even when you’re as powerful and knowledgeable as Thor, not everyone will see you the same way. He’s made decisions that have had people questioning his rule. The God of Thunder questioned himself at times as well.I'm sure this kind of defense could've been heard years before, even though "character development" already took place under previous writers in better eras, and has collapsed under truly bad writers ever since. So what's their point? The worse the writing becomes, the less character development and growth come about. At this point, what we're reading here is just a lot of shameless apologetics for a company that's become stale even before they were officially owned by a corporation. That's why Thor's "upgrade" isn't so fantastic at all. When will Marvel go out of business already?
Bringing Odin back would undermine Thor’s character development. Does that mean we won’t see Odin again? Of course not. Thor will likely attempt to see his father in Valhalla. This means readers will see him as well. However, Marvel Comics should let the former All-Father enjoy his Valhalla retirement for more than a few years.
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