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After year watching the Odinson rising tobecome King of Asgard , lover are about to begin a new age ofThorin January 2020 , and the transformation come to the God of Thunder looks to be the biggest one in eld . Will his next epic be as unexpected as his makeover ?
Those even casually follow Jason Aaron’sThorseries and associated books cognise that it ’s been a years - farsighted story , testing the god of skag , and ultimately forging him into becomingthe mighty King Thor inWar of the Realms . But with that larger-than-life saga finally coming to an last , the obligation of go on Thor ’s story in the Marvel Universe falls to writer Donny Cates and artist Nic Klein . The creative team is embracing the fact that there ’s no room to follow Aaron ’s epic but to start one of their own , and nothing makes that clearer thanThor ’s complete visual re - figure . Already guarantee to be the Avenger ’s most dramatic in year .
Part of that shock is , again , due to Jason Aaron ’s transmutation ofThor Odinson into King Thortaking years , not month . Losing an branch here , mislay an eye there , losing his hairsbreadth before anything else . And while almost every single part of the bomber ’s coming into court is blend in to change whenThor # 1arrives in January , there is more to his makeover than just merchandising . Asthe preview forThor # 1has shown , Thor starts out as the bearded Billie Jean Moffitt King fan currently live . plainly , something in the floor call for his striking transmutation , now able to be enjoyed by sports fan on the covers of bothThor # 1andThor # 2from artists Olivier Coipel and Inhyuk Lee , respectively , below :
It ’s too other to tell if Thor looking more vernal as well as fresh - shaved is a feature of the art , as opposed to the story , but the changes are patently symbolzing more than justThor ’s penury for a new , dark costume . The rune forThurisazis now emblazoned across Thor ’s body , giving a new use to his late circular badges . What does it imply ? Well , the runic letter typify fortitude , strength , demurrer , and protection , in add-on to represent Thor himself . From the descriptions of the new threat he will be facing , Thor may need all the helper he can get . And hand Donny Cates ’s experiencechanging the lore ofVenom , it ’s possible ' The Black Winter ' could be related . But until the series officially start in January , fans can read through the official credits and patch abstract forThor # 1andThor # 2below .
Thor # 1arrives to begin the new year on January 1st , 2020 , at your local comic book shop .
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