I’m starting to think that Matt Fraction’s work reads better in trade paperback. Invincible Iron Man is a tough nut to crack month-to-month, while Uncanny X-Men is fun but lifeless in small chunks. Thor manages to be the inbetweener; the one book that is constantly fun, but tough to get into every four or five weeks. This issue continues Fraction’s tale and brings Odin into the mix, something which I’ve been waiting for personally; and this was certainly the best issue of the run outside of the first instalment (which was the perfect first issue). The art by Pasqual Ferry is as gorgeous as it’s ever been, but I do worry that at times it can become lifeless and unengaging, but for the most part – and throughout this issue – it meshes perfectly with Fraction’s interpretation of Thor. If you’ve missed this so far, check out the trade; it’s worth a go, at least.