The Immortal Thor

The Immortal Thor is a superhero fantasy comic book series written by Al Ewing and published by Marvel Comics. Its artists include Martin Cóccolo, Jan Bazaldua, and Pasqual Ferry, with Alex Ross as the cover artist. The title stars Thor, now finally satisfied with his role as All-Father of Asgard and the Ten Realms, finding himself challenged by the gods of Utgard.[1]

The series has received acclaim from critics, fans and audiences alike.[2][3][4] After 25 issues under its original title, the book was relaunched as The Mortal Thor in August 2025.[5]

Summary

The series begins in the aftermath of the Thor 2020 comic series written by Donny Cates and Torunn Grønbekk, where Thor begins his next adventure as he put his divine limits against the Gods of Utgard, his adoptive sibling Loki (who is going by the mantle of the God of Stories), the corrupt corporation of Roxxon, led by the wicked minotaur, Dario Agger, Amora The Enchantress and Skurge The Executioner. During the seventeenth issue of the comic book, Magni Thorson, the son of Thor and Amora from an alternate universe where Thor and the other Asgardians took control of Earth, is summoned to the main continuity.

Themes

Unlike The Immortal Hulk, whose themes were about body horror, vengeance, morality and forgiveness, The Immortal Thor is a deconstruction of stories that are being told under the shadow of a large corporation. It riffs on things like the necessity of power scaling, the demand for a unified canon, and the way in which external, non-creative forces can undermine the point of a piece of art. The central theme of the comic series serves as a meta-commentary of how executive and editorial meddling through media change not just the storytelling made by writers, but also how those changes shape the fictional characters and their world.

Collected editions

The series has been collected into a number of trade paperback collections:

The Immortal Thor

The Mortal Thor

See also

References

  1. John Dodge. Immortal Thor: Who are Marvel's New Utgard Gods – And Where Did They Come From? CBR, August 31, 2023, retrieved February 16, 2025^
  2. Beth Tabler. Review of The Immortal Thor, Vol. 1: All Weather Turns to Storm and The Immortal Thor, Vol. 2: All Trials Are One by Al Ewing BEFOREWEGOBLOG, September 27, 2024, retrieved February 16, 2025^
  3. The Immortal Thor, Vol. 1: All Weather Turns to Storm by Al Ewing The StoryGraph, retrieved February 16, 2025^
  4. Colin Moon. Immortal Thor Vol. 1: All Weather Turns to Storm' sets expansive precedent for what can only be a massive series AIPT, March 13, 2024, retrieved February 16, 2025^
  5. The Story of the Mortal Thor Begins as the Legend of the Immortal Thor Comes to an End www.marvel.com, retrieved 2025-07-03^