SUNDOWN
Written by Jason Aaron Penciled by Russell Dauterman Cover by Russell Dauterman Published March 21, 2018
Many months prior, an ailing Jane Foster asks Heimdall to send her back, but instead landed her near the opportunity to wield Mjolnir and become Thor. Today however is her last time to ever do so, as she fights the Mangog for Asgard's survival.
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| One more time. |
Throwing him into a melted statue, Odin explains nothing can stop him. But she tells he and Lady Freyja that's just what she intends to do. Intentions which that Odinson objects to. He tells his parents that by picking up the hammer, she's just killed herself. That story will have to wait though, as Mangog leaps towards her.
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| "What are you talking about, son?" |
The beast tells her it knows she has disdain for the gods too. She agrees but they’ve saved her so many times, she needs to return the favor. The two thoughtfully discuss between beating the hell out of each other. But Jane doesn’t die for hate - she dies for love. Meanwhile she throws the monster towards the sun, rendering the unworthy Odinson a little jealous.
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| Just leave it to a woman to be the smart Thor. |
However, the Mangog returns and smashes her. Odinson joins the fight and they again beat the monster back. Finally it comes for her one last time and she has an idea. Jane wraps the beast in chains meant to hold back another until the days of Ragnarok. She wraps the other end around Mjoliner and bids her greatest miracle goodbye.
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| NOOOOO! |
The hammer zips towards the sun with the Mangog in tow, but both Jane and Odinson know what it means. Obviously distraught, she tells him to say goodbye and they kiss each other in one final embrace. On the nearby moon, Odin and Freyja see Asgard’s destruction but are quickly reunited with their son. He however holds the lifeless body of Jane Foster. How does it all end? We’ll have to wait to find out as this series is left to be concluded.
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| Wow... So the Nerdiest Kid You Know CAN cry over comic books?! Who knew? |
So in full disclosure, Thor was never a title I read with huge interest back in the day. In my particular golden age of comics, the hammer wielding Asgaridan, like Captain America and really all of the Avengers for that matter were much, much uncooler than the superior X-Men, Spider-Man, Batman, etc. Two decades and $4 billion dollars later, suddenly these characters shoot to the top of the heap. As for the pages, once Jane Foster was an Avenger, I had to dive in to find out why. And dive in I did.
Obviously Jane’s cancer diagnosis meant that there was a cap to her tenure. Watching her pass away was difficult... especially in a medium meant to completely disengage from reality. Still, comics have grown up... and so have their readers. I’m sure I’ll have more to say about the series denouement. But for now, I give this particular issue a 9/10.
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| To be honest, this was a 10/10. I had a typo in the script... but it was too late to do anything about it. |
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