Hammer Time
I've got to be out the door in literally three minutes, so this is fast in, fast out. It's a #1 week, though, so let's get to that.
SO WHAT'S OUT THIS WEEK?
The Mortal Thor #1, that's what!
On some websites, they're calling it just Thor #1, because we kept the titular adjective - and thus, the central plot point of the series - under wraps for as long as we could, so as not to spoil the surprises of the series in progress, and that's created a little confusion. Such is the business of serialized storytelling in 2025, when the real money is in repackaging the information of a story for click revenue rather than actually telling the damn thing. But whether it's The Mortal Thor or just Thor, it comes to the same thing - there's a man with a hammer, he calls himself Thor, and he is resolutely Just Some Guy. The hammer is Just Some Hammer - I can spill the beans here that we didn't have the room or inclination to do on the page, that it's a third-hand lump hammer similar to the one I keep in my shed and he got it for four bucks in a thrift store. He didn't find it in mystic circumstances, it doesn't have a secret power, it's just wood and metal. It's not particularly special, much like Sigurd Jarlson is not particularly special.
But despite that, he's got to save himself, and his friends, and his soul, and the world. We'll see how it works out for him.
This wouldn't be what it is without the astonishing art of Pasqual Ferry, who I'm flabbergasted that I get to work with - he gives Sigurd an easy charm that makes me (and hopefully, you) fall in love with the guy... but he also delivers on the action beats. Emphasis on "beats", because some fascists take a beating in this one. They take a beating to the extent that you might be worried about whether this is the Thor you know.
It's not! It's Sigurd Jarlson, and he's Just Some Guy. From Norway, I think? His neighbor thinks Norway's in Europe.
ANYWAY...
I'm outta here! Love, strength and justice to all who need it, and I'll play us out with "Crying In The Rain" by A-Ha.
I've got my pride and I know how to hide.
