War Of The Realms #1-6

WAR OF THE REALMS 

Written by Jason Aaron
Penciled by Russell Dauterman
Published April-July 2019

    This epic 6 issue foray isn't necessarily Jason Aaron's first charge into space opera. After all, he had a pretty long turn on the Star Wars wheel after stints with Wolverine and Ghost Rider. Still, some of his greatest work has been on the god of thunder himself, Thor. Between making Odinson unworthy to wield Mjolnir, he also gave us Jane Foster's long run with the mantle. But although Asgard has seen it's fair share of war and turmoil under his watch, this is basically the culmination of everything he sought to do with the two of them in the first place. 

   Malekith has finally brought the battle to Midguard after vanquishing the other 9 realms. Probably one of the greatest run Aaron helmed was the long tales of destruction of all the others, now it's time to bring the fight home while we sorta Thor-out everyone in the Marvel universe. Obviously we need Spider-Man in a Valkyrie helmet, we need Daredevil manning the bi-frost, and we need Captain America and Wolverine on flying horseback. I mean, why not. It's cool.

   Unfortunately for some, there's sacrifices. Loki is eaten by his real father, only to later carve himself out of the frost giant. Cul Borsen fights to the death, and Brunnhilde loses her head. But thanks to a tenacious defense from Earth's mightiest heroes, the Agents of Wakanda, supernatural, vibranium forged suits of Iron Man armor, and an entire army of Thors, the forces are able to eventually overcome.

   The series ends with Malekith being torn apart by gnarly viking dragon tigers, Thor able to pick up a brand new Mjolnir, Jane Foster being named the new Valkyrie and Odin bowing before his son, the new All Father, Thor. And with that, plus about a million more tie in issues, this storyarc finally drifts to a close.

   So with a mega-crossover event in the books, Marvel is probably going to sit on their laurels and mail it in, right? Not so fast. With Venom and Spider-Man set to face off with Carnage, the X-Men gearing up for a 12 issue mini-series to wrap Uncanny up, and all new Loki and Jane Foster books, the summer of 2019 is ending on a high note. As for the War of the Realms - really what was not to love. It was long. It was epic. And for what it's worth, all my hopes and dreams were tidied up for Thor thanks to incredible story telling from Jason Aaron and moderate-to-ok artwork from Russell Dauterman. I didn't love it all, but I loved enough of it and I'm kinda glad it's finally over. I give this series an 8/10.

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War of the Realms #1
War of the Realms #2
War of the Realms #3
War of the Realms #4
War of the Realms #5
War of the Realms #6

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