Summary

Contains spoilers for Immortal Thor # 6 - 7!An upcomingThorstory is delving deep into the God of Thunder ’s mythologic past , as he and Loki confront the first ever Loki of this multiverse . As forces in both the yesteryear and the present attack to meddle with this taradiddle for their own remainder , how it the level is told , and how it ends , will define both Thor ’s past and his futurity , as the same Elder Gods he faces in the past return in the present day .

Marvel ’s previewfor Immortal Thor # 7 – written by Al Ewing , illustrate by MartÍn Cóccolo , gloss by Matthew Wilson and lettered by VC ’s Joe Sabino – wink back to a showdown between classic Thor , Loki and the sr. God the Utgard - Loki .

The old matter , Immortal Thor#6,began the flashback , as Loki recounts the fib of a jr. , cheeky Thor scuff Loki on anadventure to the hall of the Utgard - Gods , a classical story which predict to interrelate to the present - daylight fight against those same Gods , who ’ve been an ever - present threat since the beginning of the serial .

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Marvel ( a Roxxon subordinate ) is rebranding Thor for today ’s market , as the God of Thunder ’s legacy is taken over by the world ’s biggest corporation .

Immortal Thor’s Elder Gods Are A Timeless Threat

The late revelation that Marvel Comics was purchased – in the Marvel Universe – by Roxxon Corporation , and the announcement of the upcomingRoxxon Presents : Thorseries , suggests that the Asgardian Avenger may not have the last say in his own account , asThorfaces the theory of losing control of both his past , and his circumstances .

Immortal Thorhas expanded on the origins of the Elder Gods , cosmic being who have appearanced in different forms , and dissimilar roles , throughout the account of Marvel’sThor . Writer Al Ewing has transform these cryptic divinity into the Utgard - Gods , the primordial incarnation of roles the Asgardians would later inherit . It ’s now been revealed that along with classic Elder Gods , like Thor ’s female parent Gaea , the sr. Gods also include the first Gods of Thunder , the archetypal Utgard - Thor , and his brother , the Utgard - Loki .

As the preview pages for the issue indicate , Immortal Thor#7 continue Al Ewing ’s retelling of the story from 1978’sThor#272 , which sport the Asgardian brothers being challenged by a giant , superpowerful being get it on as " Utgard . " Ewing has reimagined the Utgardrealm for this contemporary version of the tale , and accordingly , it appears thatthe role of the resister in the story has been recontextualized as Utgard - Loki . However , more than just actual - lifetime generator Ewing update the tale , forces within the level itself are trying to remold the narration – andthey’re all Thor ’s enemies .

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Thor’s Enemies Want To Rewrite His Past – And They Might Succeed

The flashback reimaginingThor#272 is being regulate by several different narrator . One is present - day Loki , who is using their account - establish illusion as theSkald of Realmsto variety the tarradiddle as they tell it . The other is classic Thor villain the Enchantress , working with the nefarious Roxxon Corporation , who essay to do the exact same thing . The close ofImmortal Thor#6 show her and Roxxon CEO Dario Agger reading from theThor#272 funny book itself , with Enchantress promising to change the news report to her own devices .

The God of Thunder ’s current engagement is not just a fight of wills , but a conflict of narratives . Which interpretation of Thor ’s tarradiddle wins out in the goal remains to be seen . However , the recent Apocalypse that Marvel Comics was purchase – in the Marvel Universe – by Roxxon Corporation , and the promulgation of theupcomingRoxxon present : Thorseries , intimate that the Asgardian Avenger may not have the final say in his own story , asThorfaces the hypothesis of lose control condition of both his past , and his destiny .

reference : Marvel Comics

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Immortal Thor#7will be useable February 28 , 2024 from Marvel Comics

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Gaia and the Utgard-Loki in Immortal Thor #1

Loki’s Skald-Magic in Immortal Thor #6