The Comics Canon

Episode 161 – Thor: God of Thunder (2012): The God Butcher


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In this episode, we take a short break from our current True Stories miniseries for a look at Thor: The God Butcher by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic, published by Marvel Comics!

This five-issue story kicks off writer Jason Aaron's epic run of Thor stories, and provides some inspiration for this summer's Thor: Love and Thunder. Hurtling back and forth through time between the 9th century, the present and the far, far future, this ambitious tale pits the Odinson against Gorr, the titular god butcher, whose name and occupation sport a very extreme 90s vibe!

Will Marvel's God of Thunder prevail against this cosmic serial killer? And can he survive his time on that butcher's block known as ... The Comics Canon?

In This Episode:

  • Does Thor have more "good" stories than other Marvel characters?
  • Reconciling Thor's mythological and superhero roots
  • Cosmic Home of the Cronut!
  • Thor #126-130
  • New Avengers (2013) Vol. 1: Everything Dies
  • Grendel, Kentucky
  • Daredevil (2019) Vol. 1: Know Fear
  • Curt makes a shocking revelation

Join us in two weeks as our True Stories miniseries returns with Joe Sacco's The Fixer!

Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

And as always, thanks for listening!

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