![]() He orchestrates a more formal battle to the death between Bill and Thor. ![]() As only those "deemed worthy" should be able to wield Mjolnir, this gets Odin’s attention. An epic battle begins, and in the course of this is able to pick up Mjolnir, Thor’s enchanted hammer. In their travels Bill and Scuttlebutt encounter Thor who, perhaps based on Bill’s monstrous appearance, sees him as a threat. With the remaining Korbinites in stasis, Bill and his sentient ship Scuttlebutt, set off to find a new home for the Korbinites. To best protect the surviving Korbinites Bill is transformed into a cybernetic equine-like creature. When their home galaxy is destroyed, the surviving Korbinites hold gladiatorial contests to find a champion who will lead them to a new home. Note: This write-up will contain spoilers for the comics listed. Yes, his name is a little goofy, but don’t let that stop you from learning more about Bill. In this lady's opinion that honor goes to Beta Ray Bill! (With a close second to Throg- but that’s another post) I would argue he isn’t even the most interesting. If you’ve enjoyed this review of Beta Ray Bill #1 then perhaps you should ask your local shop if they have any left.Thanks to the movie franchise, most people can pick Marvel’s Thor out of a line-up.īut Thor isn’t the only hammer-wielder in the Marvel universe. I give Johnson a solid 4 stars for a Dennis Waterman style write the theme tune, sing the theme tune! BRB was always a kind of one trick pony (ahem) but here he’s the most prominent and human character. It’s hard to be the Betamax to VHS and here we see the Beta Ray not able to match Thor. I’m glad that King in Black was almost a second thought in this issue as he’s far too annoyingly taking over every Marvel title at the moment. Johnson’s writing maps seamlessly to his artwork and while some artists struggle to take up the keyboard (see our review of Wonder Girl 1 as an example) he adds pitch-perfect narration and speech to the book. But when Sif find out that Bill is stuck in his form she quite horribly rejects him in the worse way possible. ![]() This is added to during the victory celebrations when Lady Sif entices Bill for a little bump and grind. Despite his best preparations, Sif and Bill are unable to defeat Foom and a timely intervention from All-Father Thor saves the day, leaving a dejected Bill with an understandable sense of failure and isolation. Not sure why Hook is playing on the monitor of Scuttlebutt but who and I to question?ĭuring the King in Black event (something I’ve been avoiding as I’m bored with symbiotes), Knull possesses Fing Fang Foom and sends the toothy dragon to Asgard to wreak havoc. You feel the dejection of Bill towards the end and the flashbacks to his origin add another level. His style of art is both quirky like Skottie Young but also takes the best of the 60s and 70s style of Marvel comics. The rough edges of the artwork, all scribbles and fast flow. I’m combining art and writing in the review as Daniel Warren Johnson does a stellar job as a one-man army in this issue. Making the best of his situation, Bill accepts Thor’s offer to serve as Asgard’s Master of War. Without it, Bill can’t revert to his original Korbinite body. His horse-faced cybernetic exterior is now permanent due toThor destroying Stormbreaker. The issue begins with a welcome recap of Beta Ray Bill’s origin as chosen protector of his people, the Korbinites.
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