Undoubtedly one of the finest runs to have graced Marvel in its modern history, Jason Aaron's stint on Thor continues into 2017 with a remarkable sense of purpose and adventure. Also it's gorgeous, so it has that going for it too.
Aaron's series continued this year with both Unworthy Thor and Mighty Thor titles colliding with each other. You know what else collides? Asgard and the Shi'ar Empire. Thor went full on cosmic this year, and it was brilliant.
It's not a massive departure for the character, but certainly, the series' navigation of both the mystical and cosmic sides of the Marvel Universe is impressive. More importantly it's enjoyable, and the interplay between both the Odinson and Jane Foster's Thor has been great to see on the page. Even more so, when you consider how long audiences had to wait to discover what made the Thor so unworthy in the first place.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
