Of Course, Esad Ribic's Moody, Dark Artwork Plays A Big Part In That Tension As Well. I Love How The #1

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  Eye On Comics - Don MacPherson

  Nov 17, 2012

  src="http://www.eyeoncomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/thor1c.jpg" align="left" alt="Variant cover" />Of course, Esad Ribic's moody, dark artwork plays a big part in that tension as well. I love how there's a ghostly look to Thor in those latter scenes. He's lit in an eerie way, isolating him from the dark bits of death around him. There were pages in which Ribic's work here reminded me of the work of Alex Ross, and others reminded me of the style of Barry Windsor-Smith. The design for the shadowy "guard dog" seemed a little generic, but Ribic also captured a thoroughly alien look for the creature, which was fitting. The characters are quite expressive without looking too cartoony, and Ribic's design and depiction of an alien version of Mount Olympus struck a nice balance between science-fiction and fantasy. I don't think there was a single panel of this comic book I didn't thoroughly enjoy. Read Full Review