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Giant-sized Thor #1 reveals Thor’s ability to create lightning constructs and speak to them, displaying an impressive new extension of his powers.
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Writer Al Ewing’s take on Thor Has constantly pushed the boundaries of Thor’s abilities, showing that his powers are limited only by his imagination and willingness to think creatively.
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Thor’s control over lightning in the comic raises questions about the true extent of his power level, as well as the metaphysical nature of his abilities.
Contains spoilers for Giant-Size Thor #1!Thor is Marvel’s God of Thunder, and one new comic has shown that his control over lightning is more impressive than anyone could have imagined. Thor’s expansion of his ability to create lightning constructs is a fascinating upgrade, but it’s hard to tell whether this is a true evolution of his powers, or something he just never thought of doing before.
in Giant Tor #1 – Written by Al Ewing, with art by Brian Level – Thor demonstrates his mastery over lightning by projecting his voice and form into the form of a lightning construct.
The ability for Thor to create constructs of lightning isn’t new, but being able to speak through them is. While the formation of lightning is a natural extension of his power set, the ability to speak through it, however, feels a little more mythical, apropos of the character’s nature than Marvel’s current Asgardian All-Father.
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Thor displays the incredible ability to create talking lightning constructs
Giant Tor #1 – Written by Al Ewing; Art by Brian Level, Guru-eFX and Joe Sabino
Thor’s powers are only really limited by his imagination, by him conceptualizing what the God of Thunder should be able to do… In myths and stories, a god can do anything needed for the tale to be told, and it’s exactly the same with Tor.
Giant Tor #1 spins out of the competitor Immortal Thor Ongoing series, which has featured Thor expanding his control over lightning like never before. Not only can he form it, but Thor can speak to lightning, deflecting attacks by simply asking them to move. That’s exactly what Thor does Giant-size #1; He tells the electricity stored in a giant robot to obey him and carry his message. It’s not him who summons lightning through Mjölnir, it’s him Forming the existing lightning into a new form, showing a mastery of his powers.
It’s also possible that Thor could have always done this, and just never thought of it before. Al Ewing’s version of Thor is constantly pushing the limits of his powers – not with feats of strength, but feats of wisdom. Thor’s powers are only really limited by his imagination, by him conceptualizing what the God of Thunder should be able to do. ‘Divinity’ is not exactly a set list of powers. In myths and stories, a god can do everything needed for the tale to be told, and it is exactly the same with Thor.
the ‘flash’ [Thor] Shapes in Giant Tor #1, is electricity from a car, which suggests he can channel more than just natural lightning.
Marvel’s “giant-sized Thor” renegotiates the extent of the God of Thunder’s abilities
The undefined upper limit of his power
This lightning construct also raises the question of the precise metaphysics of Thor’s power. The ‘lightning’ he shapes in Giant Tor #1, is electricity from a car, which suggests he can channel more than just natural lightning. It may just be that the machine in question was specifically built to channel Thor’s power, however If Thor can control more forms of electricity, it changes the extent of his abilities significantly. This new power appgrsde for Thor Just raises more questions about the God of Thunder’s true power level.
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