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Warning ! This clause stop spoilers for Thor Annual # 1Thorhas done conflict with probably every single scoundrel in the Marvel Universe at this point in the comics ’ canyon , including some that have also appear in theMCU . In fact , one such villain in reality garner Thor ’s respect , someone who winnow will assuredly chance shocking .
Currently , in Marvel Comics canyon , Thor is the All - Fatherfollowing the death of his Fatherhood , Odin . This position was a long time coming , and is one that is well deserved given everything Thor has done for the Ten Realms - all of which are relate through the Bifrost within the World Tree . From Dark Elves during theWar of the Realmstothe existence - eat Black Winter , Thor has defeated a wide variety of cosmic threat . What he ’s not used to battling , however , is the very essence of the Bifrost itself , though in his tardy escapade , that ’s exactly what he ’s up against , as the shards of the long - destroyed Rainbow Bridge were collected and then used by the last villain one would ask ( especially following his borderline parodic characterization in the MCU ) - and that baddie is none other than M.O.D.O.K.
Thor Admits That He Actually Respects M.O.D.O.K.
InThor Annual#1 by Collin Kelly , Jackson Lanzing , and Ibraim Roberson , Thor travels to Earth after getting a sudden common sense that something is n’t right with the universe . The World Tree felt distant , and his connection with the Bifrost felt non - existent , which is something that Thor has never go through even with the former destruction of the Rainbow Bridge . So , Thor sought the help of the Avengers , but when he got to Earth , all he plant was a villain whose power greatly eclipse his own , a baddie who go bad by the name M.Y.T.H.O.S. Upon further investigating , Thor establish that this ‘ new ’ baddie was actually just a super - powered ( and rebranded ) M.O.D.O.K. , who apparently travel the macrocosm and collected the sherd of the shattered Bifrost and then used the cosmic power they still held to become himself into a near - omnipotent being . While Thor was successful in shoot down M.O.D.O.K. , the God of Thunder did accept that he respected M.O.D.O.K. ’s driving force and confidence , especially in the typeface of defeat . It was for this reason that Thor adjudicate not to down M.O.D.O.K. despite his law-breaking against the cosmos , granting him an introspective journeying of the soul rather than a swift tripper to the grave .
M.O.D.O.K. has always been a villain many fans have had a hard time train in earnest . No matter how bang-up a scourge he poses in any given plot line - whether it be against Captain America , Stature , or Thor - at the end of the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , he ’s a floating head claiming to be the perfect killing machine . The MCU leaned into this oecumenical fan reaction to M.O.D.O.K. inAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumaniaby making the villain more of a comedic relief in the shadower of the intimidatingly sinister Kang the Conqueror than a chief scoundrel in his own right hand . However , M.O.D.O.K. ’s latest Marvel Comics appearance ultimately put some deference on his name , with Thor acting as the purveyor of this ‘ pro - M.O.D.O.K. ’ sentiment .
Because of his MCU characterization ( and universal depictions throughout Marvel Comics ) , it ’s hard for fans to think someone like Thor having any sentiment of M.O.D.O.K. whatsoever , lease alone respect as a warrior . But , after M.O.D.O.K. harnessed the ability of the Bifrost and used it to mold the world in his image as a near - omnipotent god , he essay every fan faulty and actually earnedThor ’s regard , despite being the lastMCUvillain fans would expect to do so .
Thor Annual # 1by Marvel Comics is available now .
