“Roxxon Presents: Thor” #1 spins right out of the events of “Immortal Thor” #9 (by Ewing and Ibraim Roberson). Thor will visit Roxxon and confront Dario Agger about his nefarious actions and plans. However, Agger and his fellow foes will use an unnamed weapon to trap Thor and set the events of the takeover of Marvel Comics and Earth-616, as well as Chad Hammer’s creation, into motion.
Agger taking over “Immortal Thor” and transforming Thor into Roxxon’s biggest protector takes the already meta nature of the series to a new level, turning the thunder god into a certified buffoon. As Chad Hammer, Thor’s secret identity is a self-interested, A.I.-loving tech bro. As Thor, he’s stripped down to basics while becoming a corporate shill. Hammer and Roxxin’ Thor represent the opposite of what it means to be a hero. Agger is likely using some sort of magic (with the help of the Enchantress) to warp reality and turn the public against the hero.
Playing into the meta aspects of the story, Marvel Comics released the following statement from writer Al Ewing. Like the upcoming one-shot, it’s warped with Roxxon propaganda:
“Roxxon’s hostile takeover of Marvel Comics is the worse thing to happen to the industry in decades just what comic books needed!,” Ewing told Marvel.com. “I was horrified jazzed beyond words when I saw how the so-called Roxxon Entertainment Standards Committee had gutted improved my work, methodically stripping away every iota of poetry, symbolism and metaphor junk no one cares about. The result is a comic that can best be described as an act of unforgivable violence against the medium I love a rollicking good time for the whole family! May God forgive Roxxon, for I never shall! Make Mine Roxxon!”
“Roxxon Presents: Thor” #1 spins right out of the events of “Immortal Thor” #9 (by Ewing and Ibraim Roberson). Thor will visit Roxxon and confront Dario Agger about his nefarious actions and plans. However, Agger and his fellow foes will use an unnamed weapon to trap Thor and set the events of the takeover of Marvel Comics and Earth-616, as well as Chad Hammer’s creation, into motion.
Agger taking over “Immortal Thor” and transforming Thor into Roxxon’s biggest protector takes the already meta nature of the series to a new level, turning the thunder god into a certified buffoon. As Chad Hammer, Thor’s secret identity is a self-interested, A.I.-loving tech bro. As Thor, he’s stripped down to basics while becoming a corporate shill. Hammer and Roxxin’ Thor represent the opposite of what it means to be a hero. Agger is likely using some sort of magic (with the help of the Enchantress) to warp reality and turn the public against the hero.
Playing into the meta aspects of the story, Marvel Comics released the following statement from writer Al Ewing. Like the upcoming one-shot, it’s warped with Roxxon propaganda:
“Roxxon’s hostile takeover of Marvel Comics is the worse thing to happen to the industry in decades just what comic books needed!,” Ewing told Marvel.com. “I was horrified jazzed beyond words when I saw how the so-called Roxxon Entertainment Standards Committee had gutted improved my work, methodically stripping away every iota of poetry, symbolism and metaphor junk no one cares about. The result is a comic that can best be described as an act of unforgivable violence against the medium I love a rollicking good time for the whole family! May God forgive Roxxon, for I never shall! Make Mine Roxxon!”