The Unworthy Thor #2

The second chapter of Jason Aaron's compelling series finds a hammer-less, battle-worn Odinson charging into conflict astride an armored horse beneath a blood-red sky — Olivier Coipel's cover crackles with raw, desperate energy as the Asgardian wields what appears to be a massive axe, his cape whipping wildly behind him. Matthew Wilson's moody crimson-and-steel palette perfectly underscores the tension of a god stripped of his former glory but not his fighting spirit. If you're following the Odinson's struggle to reclaim his identity in 2017, this issue promises to keep the momentum surging.