Summary
Contains Spoilers for Giant-Size Thor #1!Thorhas always had a healing factor, but his latest feat has shown exactly how his role asMarvel’s Asgardian All-Fatherhas upgraded his ability to regenerate from egregious wounds. The All-Power can do just about anything, and something as minor as a gouging isn’t a major deal anymore. However, even this latest feat may only be prelude to a greater sacrifice to come.
Giant-Size Thor#1 –written by Al Ewing, with art by Brian Level –features the God of Thunder demonstrating just what his All-Power can do by regrowing his eyes after ripping them out, an injury that intentionally echoes amajor moment in his mythos.
This issue spins out ofThe Immortal Thor,which has focused on thedifferent ways Thor can wield the All-Power, the mystical knowledge bequeathed to him as Asgard’s latest All-Father after Odin’s death. As an Asgardian, Thor has always had a healing factor, but now it’s at a level never seen before.
Thor Finally Discovers a Weapon More Powerful Than Mjolnir (With 1 R-Rated Drawback)
Thor’s All-Power has just been channeled into an awesome new weapon, but the God of Thunder must pay a heavy, R-rated price to wield it.
Thor Confirms He Can Grow Back His Eyes (After Ripping Them Out Of His Own Head)
Giant-Size Thor#1– Written By Al Ewing; Art By Brian Level, Guru-eFX, and Joe Sabino
Unfortunately for his captors, the memory trap they lock Thor in eventually reminds him of the events ofThor#83,inspiring him to rip the machinery directly out of his brain, and his eyes along with it.
Giant-Size #1 is intercut with a retelling of moments fromThor (Vol. 2)#83, when Thor first took out his own eyes. In that issue, Thor removed both eyes because he had to go a step further than his father Odin to gain the All-Power for the first time.In both myth and Marvel canon, Odin famously removed oneeye to gainthe knowledge of the All-Powerwhile hanging from Yggdrasil, the world tree. However, as Thor explains inGiant-Size#1,he alreadyhas the knowledge of the All-Power this time, so there’s no need to stay blind.
This time, Thor has to take his eyes out because his brain has been directly wired into an alien machine, which trapp him in a loop of his own memories. By bombarding him with memories of gaining the All-Power, the aliens can siphon that same All-Power into their machinery, a giant Thor robot. Unfortunately for his captors, the memory trap they lock Thor in eventually reminds him of the events ofThor#83,inspiring him to rip the machinery directly out of his brain, and his eyes along with it.
AsGiant-Size Thor#1’s narration explains, Thor was forced to one-up Odin’s sacrifice to win the day inThor #83, but that means that the next sacrifice Thor makes has to be even more consequential.
Thor’s “Giant-Size” Sacrifice Is Just A Tease Of What Is Coming For Marvel’s God Of Thunder
Thor (Vol. 2)#83 – Written By Avon Michael Oeming; Art By Andrea DeVito; Color By Laura Villari; Lettering by Randy Gentile
More important than the actual ability to heal is what Thor’s injury means for his upcoming adventures and eventual fate. AsGiant-Size Thor#1’s narration explains, Thor was forced to one-up Odin’s sacrifice to win the day inThor #83, but that means that the next sacrifice Thor makes has to be even more consequential.Immortal Thorhasconstantly heralded portents of doomfor Thor and, in this way,Giant-Size Thor #1is no different. So, whileThorcan now heal just about any injury, what he might have to give up next should be the real question fans are asking.
Thor
Associated with the mythical realm of Asgard, Thor is a Marvel Comics hero who channels the power of thunder to slay their foes. Though the name is chiefly tied to Thor Odinson, several other characters also take on the role of God of Thunder, including Odinson’s love interest, Jane Foster. Odin is portrayed as a physically imposing hero with incredible strength and typically wields the dwarven forged hammer, Mjolnir.
