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Immortal Thor #14

Aug 2024
Al Ewing, Jan Bazaldua

Story Name:

The Wheel


Synopsis

Immortal Thor #14 synopsis by Peter Silvestro
Rating: 4 stars

 In the ancient past, Rhea, wife of Cronus, complains to Gaea of the curse that Cronus would be killed by his offspring, leading him to devour his children as they are born. This curse came from Cronus’ father Ouranos as he was slain by his son, doing the bidding of Gaea. Rhea has hidden her latest child, Zeus, but fears Cronus finding him still. So Gaea gives Rhea a stone to hand to Cronus in place of her son and Gea will raise the boy. Rhea fears Gaea as she takes on her hideous form but Gaea takes the child anyway. Gaea looks deep into his eyes, wondering if he is the champion she will need but decides Zeus will never have the necessary wisdom. She shows him the Utgard-Key and marks his face with the Wheel of Fate….

Now: Thor and Hercules are in a dark land. Zeus has returned from the dead and is threatening Thor, whom he considers a pitiful deity from a land of barbarians. Zeus hurls a thunderbolt at Thor who simply turns it away. Then Nyx, Goddess of Night arrives to bicker with Zeus, her enemy. She draws the moon down to Earth; Thor and Herc escape via the Dimensional Winds as the moon crashes down on Zeus….

In the next dimension, Thor tries to explain to Hercules why Loki is both friend and foe and his mission to test Thor at the most inopportune times. Loki arrives with Herc’s sister Athena, announcing that Hercules is now a part of Thor’s trials. He notes that Thor has passed the first test and regained the sharp axe of his wit. Now the second is a rune-riddle and then Zeus and Nyx arrives, revealing that they have worked out their differences and now they shall be married and start a new race of gods to conquer all. Nyx notes that Loki’s rune traps her in this land of endless night and asks Zeus to prove his worth by killing Loki. Zeus casts a thunderbolt and Thor deflects it, challenging Zeus to hurl more (which Loki responds to with “Oh dear”). Zeus keeps hurling and Thor keeps turning…until he realizes his mistake, prompted by Herc. Thor seizes Zeus on a close embrace, where Zeus can bring down the lightning inside of Thor. Meanwhile, Herc forgives Nyx, startling her. He goes on to point out that they are in a place of perpetual night which would be the ideal home for her. She agrees and takes her children with her, sending Hypnos back to Earth with Hercules. Meanwhile, Thor has taken Zeus’ lighting and thrives on it. He now absorbs all of Zeus’ power, leaving the old man a shrunken husk. Now bearing all of Zeus’ power as well as Odin’s, Thor’s voice takes on a dark edge and his face now bears the mark of the Wheel of Fate….



 

Review / Commentaries


Immortal Thor #14 Review by (August 14, 2024)
Review: Thor passes his latest test, absorbs all of Zeus’ power which is going to turn him dark for the next few issues, and I’m sure I’m missing the subtleties of this series as I did with THE IMMORTAL HULK. The whole thing does look cool, especially with all the lightning.

Comments: Zeus and the Olympians were killed by Nyx in AVENGERS NO ROAD HOME and resurrected as villains in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2020). Issue includes a celebration of Steve Ditko being named a 2024 Disney Legends inductee and a tribute to late MCU production designer Ray Chan.

 


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Preview Pages




Jan Bazaldua
Jan Bazaldua
Matt Hollingsworth
Alex Ross (Cover Penciler)
Alex Ross (Cover Inker)
Alex Ross (Cover Colorist)
Additional Credits
Letterer: Joe Sabino.

Characters

Listed in Alphabetical Order.

Hercules
Hercules

(Heracles)
Loki
Loki

(Loki Laufeyson)
Thor
Thor

(Odinson)

Plus: Athena, Gaea (Mother Earth), Nyx.