For those who are not in the know, this issue is part of the lead up to Marvel's then big company wide crossover, the first Civil War. At that time, Thor and his entire Asgardian pantheon had supposedly finally met the end of the gods, Ragnarok and disappeared from the face of the Earth
And as the cover shows ... and this continues from the previous issue, Thor's hammer has suddenly shot through from his world until landing in Oklahoma. And so many including the government are trying to unearth its special properties to no avail
Doom was last seen trapped in Hell and while he didn't explain to Reed how he got back, we the readers are given glimpses via flashbacks. Apparently on his last ropes and surrounded by a type of demons, a sudden energy blast created ripples across many realms. And as Doom approaches it, he was witnessed to the fall of the gods and saw that at its nucleus, the force blast was the hammer of Thor. And so he leapt into one of the ripples and was swept away
While his doombots kept Reed and company busy, Doom made a play for Thor's hammer with only the Thing standing in his way and even then, it was not enough
However, unfortunately for Doom, his ego was his downfall. He figured that just because he was privileged to witness the Asgardian end, and he had a touch of the magic as he leapt into the ripple, he must be worthy to bear the power of Thor. As his hands reached for the hammer, a blinding flash of light ripped right through all and sundry and blasted once again into space leaving all humbled including Doom
SPOILER ALERT
Such is Doom's ego that he departed and with Reed wondering if maybe Doom had awaken some force from beyond by his contact ... what's really important are the final 2 pages as we see the back and distant view of someone boarding a bus with a one way ticket to Oklahoma whose back bore the initials of DB (Don Blake Thor's first alter ego) ... and potentially signaled the return of Thor ...
All in all, lots of good action scenes and a riveting storyline leaving us wanting more ... so even though it is part of a larger whole, this chapter by itself is complete and a very worth while and entertaining read
Ratings: 6/10
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