How do you top a story about a serial killer of Gods? Drop a Godbomb! Jason Aaron kicked off his Thor: God of Thunder with the Odinson fighting a sadistic entity called The God Butcher in three time periods: Young Thor fighting with his Viking followers, Thor in a present day alien world and King Thor, the last of the Asgardians in a final battle.
Aaron will delve into the origin of Gorr, the God Butcher in Thor: God of Thunder #6 on March 13th with guest artist Butch Guice (he recently wrapped his run with Ed Brubaker on Winter Soldier.) Esad Ribic returns for issue 7, the first part chapter of the Godbomb arc.
“As we’ll see, Gorr has his own world in the future, and he has legions of godslaves building something called “the Godbomb.” We’ll be meeting a few of those godslaves, and some of them will be a big part of the book going forward. Some new supporting characters for Thor, basically,” Aaron tells Comics Newsarama.
Old King Thor will still be part of the next arc.
“I wouldn’t assume he’s quite that diminished. We’ve seen him looking pretty beaten down over the course of the first five issues, it’s true, but as we start the “Godbomb” arc, King Thor has found a second lease on life, and he’s not about to squander it. Remember, this guy is the All-Father of his era. He’s every bit as badass and powerful as the Odin we’ve always seen in the Marvel U. Once that power and fighting spirit gets rekindled in King Thor, look out, as he may just be the most powerful version of Thor we’ve ever seen,” Aaron tells Marvel.com.
Issue 8 in May the Girls of Thunder are introduced. No word yet on exactly who these women are but Aaron drops a big tease for the following chapter.
“Let’s just say, the fights in Thor: God Thunder #9 are the most epic and—literally—world-shattering scenes I’ve ever written. And that’s only part three of a five issue arc.”
By Editor