*Book source ~ LibraryOdin is gone, Thor is in charge, and everything is going to shit.I’ve never read a Thor comic before. Not one where he’s the main star. I was kinda lost during this. It’s not horribly written, just a bit confusing. And while I like the funky font for the speech bubbles, at times they are hard to read. I had to put on my granny glasses. The artwork is pretty good though.

The art here by Simone Bianchi is beautiful: detailed, painted, fantastic, yet realistic. The story, though, takes awhile to get going. Odin is gone missing from Asgard, Thor is regent, Balder is dead, and the other worlds are rebelling. Is Ragnarok coming, or is this earlier in Thor's life? I'd opt for the latter but there's no real info in the book itself. The story picks up some, then drags again, and finally comes to a sudden and unsatisfying end, leaving lots of questions still unanswered.

I am not a huge Thor fan. I have never thought Norse mythology was too exciting compared to Greek, so maybe I am jaded. I felt this was confusing and awkward at points. I am still not 100% about the ending. But hey, whatever. I do love Simone Bianchi’s art, as always.

I really like Thor and i like reading about him in Asgard but im not sure if this was the right place to start.

There were definitely glimmers of greatness here, but extensive caricaturization as opposed to characterization (and then what little there was, was out of step with the characters as I know them), a far too brief climb of Yggdrasil (truly a heroic feat given extreme short shrift here) followed by a whoopee cushion resolution requiring narrative assurance as to its existence, and no end to the tale in sight, all combine to make it a why-bother affair.Bianchi's art is nice as always and different...

This one's been getting rave reviews from the cognoscenti; and I've always loved Thor (from the comics to the Norse myths); and what with the movie coming out, I thought I'd give it a try. Unfortunately, I found FOR ASGARD close to unreadable. Bianchi's artwork is HEAVY METAL lite (and not the glory years of HM-rather, the late '90's when it devolved to third-rate fantasy crap) and slows down the storytelling while offering few pleasure during the traffic jam. Rodi seems to have had a few good i...

Both the writer and the artist seemed very talented and capable, but there was just too much ot "it." I tend to like art work that is simpler, refined and immaculately formed. Sometimes, excellent draftsmen don't make the best cartoonists, they get too wrapped up in the detail to move the story along. There were quite a few moments where I had to flip back and forth through the book to make sure I knew what was going on. I don't think you should ever have to do this when reading a comic. Charact...

I wanted to like it, and I've liked other stuff that Simone Bianchi has drawn, but the story lost me pretty quickly, and I ended up skimming the second half of the book. Also, I wasn't terribly impressed by the art - there were several awkward figures (including one where Thor appears to have an exposed female breast), and the colors seemed too fuzzy and without any kind of dynamics or color contrast. So the visuals just didn't work for me on a lot of levels. Ah well, there's better Thor stories...

My very first Thor/Marvel comic.. this was my early Sinterklaas present to myself. I had always said that, despite loving the Marvel movies, I would not buy the comics because there are so many and they are so expensive, but then I found this adorable little comic store in town (Whoops Comics, come on, you love it already just because the name is so perfect) today that I didn't know existed and I ended up taking this little beauty home. It cost me quite a bit of money but I fell in love with the...

Plot holes/problems: 1. Why did nobody explain how Heimdal died and why did nobody go look for his killer?2. How did the Asgardians climb the tree when there weren't many branches where they were climbing?3. How did Thors crazy plan of using the Yggdrasil actually work? Like the person said the tree goes on for Infiniti so how was he able to make it back to Asgard?

Great art! I don't know who this Simone Bianchi guy is, but damn! he draws good!Good story... always nice to see Gods get their asses handed to em.And I guess we humans can teach Giants a thing or two... sadly.

Wonderful artistic choices that detract from the story, leaving it scattered beyond its already disjointed plot.

For Asgard is for fans of Thor in...well, Asgard. I'm not one of those fans, so this sucked Big Time for me. I've never really been into Thor's adventures on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. Running around in animal pelts, and fighting goblins (or whatever) is just not my thing. Yay for you, if that's what you enjoy. The art could have been cool, but something was just off about it. It was distracting and weird. Almost like someone had spilled water on the pages, so that everything looked a...

The art work in this graphic novel is incredible. Italian illustrator Simone Bianchi uses colour and shade to bring the characters of Asgard vividly to life. Coupled with Robert Rodi's unique take on the travails of the Thunder God, as he arrives to assume the mantle of his father, Odin, this is a captivating read. Methinks I must verily look for more in this particular story arc!

Simone Bianchi is one hell of an artist! The art is out of the nine worlds! However, the writing is not on par with the art. The plot is decent with Odin gone and Thor taking up his place. But Thor not being worthy enough to pick up Mjolnir, that is overdone. A lot. The ending felt anticlimactic as well. Many things are left unanswered and many paths left unvisited. There are a couple of characters explored briefly and given a sort of arc as well. But their execution felt bland.

The story here is more a sketch of the goings-on than an actual fleshing out. There are parts that should be epic, but we just don't have enough time to show or develop them because now we're off to the next thing. Then the storyline stops instead of concludes, with nothing settled. It felt like such a waste of time. The art looks cool from a distance but busy and sometimes ugly up close with its mess of lines and sometimes odd angles. People don't even look like people in some cases.

The story was heartbreaking, seeing Thor brought to such a low point.The paneling and layouts were breathtaking--the way they all flowed together and were actually part of the art.The art...well, it was hit or miss. The shading and rendering was beautiful, but the anatomy got a little strange at time. And then there's Thor's striped cod piece. And the scantily clad warriors in the middle of a four-year winter.

Making an effort to get around to some of the comics/collected editions which have been sitting on the shelf entirely too long. This one has attractive artwork from the ever-reliable Simone Bianchi and the story gets off to a compelling start, but the back half of the series suffers from too many needless contrivances and an underwhelming conclusion.

I do like the Thor books but this one was slightly boring. Asgard is in danger, and Thor commits war crimes. He needs redemption to save everybody. the art was interesting but I kept getting distracted by Thor's naked chest, it looked a lot like a woman's at times. Strange indeed.

Robert Rodi - writerSimone Bianchi - illustrator3/5 starsPretty cool story about Thor taking over for Odin and having to deal with a bucnh of crises perpetrated by a mysterious, hidden enemy. The art in this volume is really stellar; Ms. Bianchi has an lovely, watercolor-like style that fits the epicness of Thor quite well. Worth a read if you are an old-school Thor fan, or enjoyed the recent movie.