Marvel’s Immortal Thor has come to a dramatic close with today’s release of issue #25, ending the acclaimed run by Al Ewing with a thunderclap—literally. The final issue sees Thor meet a shocking fate at the hands of Loki, paving the way for a bold new beginning in Mortal Thor #1, arriving next month. The new series reunites Ewing with legendary Thor artist Pasqual Ferry and promises a deeply mythic—and deeply human—take on the God of Thunder.
Having defeated the ancient Gods of Utgard, Thor’s final triumph is cut short by prophecy as he’s struck down, and the Rainbow Bridge is shattered—erasing both Thor and Asgard from the memory of Earth. But the story doesn’t end there…
Enter Mortal Thor: In a world that no longer believes in gods, the myths say Asgard was never real. But in the heart of the city, a man named Sigurd Jarlson begins to awaken, lost, powerless, and unaware of the storm that lies ahead. With no memory of who he was, this “mortal Thor” must rediscover the magic of the gods… and fight to return it to the world.
“Now that IMMORTAL THOR #25 is on the stands for you to read – and please do – we can be a little more open about the exact nature of the second act of the story,” Ewing explained. “This was an idea that sprang into being from the original pitch; I wanted to treat Thor as a God, and give him a truly mythological story… but as well as the son of Odin, he’s the son of Gaea. So we find ourselves in winter. Thor is dead, and Sigurd Jarlson walks the earth – without power, without fame, without memory. And yet the fate of Asgard and Midgard rests on this mortal man making the journey to return the magic of the Gods to the Earth. And to get there – to even learn the nature of the quest – he’s going to have to fight.”
Immortal Thor #25 is in stores now, and Mortal Thor #1 is available for preorder at your local comic shop.
THOR #1 – 75960621284200111
Written by AL EWING
Art by PASQUAL FERRY
Cover by ALEX ROSS
On Sale 7/14
THOR #2 – 75960621284200211
Written by AL EWING
Art by PASQUAL FERRY
Cover by ALEX ROSS
On Sale 9/24
THOR #3
Written by AL EWING
Art by PASQUAL FERRY
Cover by ALEX ROSS
On Sale 10/29
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