Published On: 2016-08-17 by Marvel
Artist: Russell Dauterman
Colorist: Matt Wilson
Letterer: VC's Joe Sabino
Catch-up on Last Issue
The Agger Imperative threatens New York City. Agent Solomon and Lady Thor are chasing Midas and the Silver Samurai who are using the catastrophe as cover to break into Roxxon’s vaults. See our full recap of The Might Thor #9.
In This Issue of The Mighty Thor #10
We have a bunch a of plotlines coming to a close in The Mighty Thor #10. Exterminatrix and Silver Samurai’s attack on Roxxon culminates this issue. The SHIELD agents confront Lady Thor with more evidence about her secret identity. Agent Solomon’s mission to find the One Percent pushes her into a rescue of Dario Agger. Agger’s battle of the wills with the Exterminatrix breaks into a physical altercation.
What Else Happens in this Comic?
Back in The Mighty Thor #7, we were introduced to Bodolf the Viking. Bodolf made a deal with Loki to become the strongest Viking. In The Mighty Thor #10, we have the pay-off to that two issue story. Welcome Roxxon’s Viking Hulks — Strikeforce B.E.R.S.E.R.K.E.R — to the battle with Midas and Silver Samurai.
How's The Mighty Thor #10's Writing?
The Dialogue
The peptalk the Roxxon rep gives to the Berserkers is glorious. It’s part football pre-game speech mixed with ‘for king and country’. The Berserkers eat it up and then hulk out. Their speech patterns matching their ferociousness.
Showing Versus Telling
For a Light Elf, Sir Ivory Honeyshot is dark. Maybe it’s the War of the Realms that’s brought out his dark side. The intro is exposition heavy, but it catches us up on the state of affairs in the other Realms. Malekith hasn’t been seen in The Mighty Thor lately, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been busy.
The Vibe
Pick your action adventure movie and you’ve nailed the style of The Mighty Thor #10. It’s action from cover to cover.
- Fisticuffs
- Gun fights
- Hammer time
- Car crashes
- Bull fights
Comic Art Review
In addition to all the other great features of Russell Dauterman’s artwork, focus your attention on all the facial expressions throughout the issue. Agger has a face of pure willful defiance. We can’t see her face, but the body language and eyes show us Exterminatrix’s playfulness. Roz Solomon has a lot to do this issue, and her face expresses her emotions throughout. It’s in the eyes as her mission is about to fail. Look at Sir Ivory Honeyshot’s absolute disgust with the Dark Elf.
-
- Mighty Thor 10
-
- Mighty Thor 10 Cover Fun
On the Cover
Cover A is by Russell Dauterman. There’s a neat perspective happening, but Thor’s confrontation with SHIELD isn’t that important. We’ve had better covers. Cover B by Natacha Bustos @NatachaBustos, the artist for MoonGirl and Devil Dinosaur. It’s really fun, but like last month’s Colossus cover, the art doesn’t relate to the inner story. It would have been fun to have a C-cover by Natacha where the big balloons were this month’s villains.
The Comic Panel by Panel
At this point in The Mighty Thor, non-standard panels have become the norm. This issue we add several perspective views and layered panels (with action in the fore, middle and backgrounds).
There’s a lot of gunfire in this SHIELD heavy issue and VC’s Joe Sabino uses lettering to make the gun sounds visceral and gruesome. It sounds odd to descript the lettering that way, but once you’ve read the issue it will make perfect sense.
Matt Wilson has many opportunities in The Mighty Thor #10 to showcase his coloring skills. We have magic power, lightning, rainbow energy, and gold transitions. It’s all beautiful to behold.
World Building
The issue starts in Alfheim. Check out the trees and the environment. Roxxon’s flying base is impressive in scale and style. A SHIELD helicarrier is always something important to note.
Live the Thor
Live the Thor
Who's In This Issue of The Mighty Thor #10
- Mindless Ones
- Silver Samurai
- Agent Roz Solomon
- Oubliette Midas, Exterminatrix
- Dario Agger
- SHIELD Agents
The Big Question for Next Issue
How did she... Spoilers...
Gold is no match for Uru. This I swear.
Who Will Like The Mighty Thor #10?
If you are digging the War of the Realms build-up, this is a must have issue as it explains what came before and gives us clues to future events. Agents of SHIELD should pick up this issue. Agent Roz Solomon and the investigators have significant scenes. Lady Thor fans should not pass up this issue. Jane and Mjolnir display several new powers (and they are great to see).
I Need More Content like The Mighty Thor #10
Find more Natacha Bustos artwork on her Flickr account.
Russell Dauterman’s Tumblr has a lot of behind the scenes and ‘how to’ process art. This Tumblr page is about The Mighty Thor #10.
What was I missing?
Despite being billed as a ‘martial artist in Iron Man armor’ Silver Samurai doesn’t do much in The Mighty Thor #10. Assuming his armor was Iron Man level, I would have liked to see him attack the SHIELD helicarrier single-handedly.
Should You Buy This Comic Book?
There are ordinary cliffhangers and then there's the cliffhanger in The Mighty Thor #10. No one could have seen this coming, and I'm at a loss to explain what's happening! Can't wait for next issue.