Thor #601

Marko Djurdjević's cover for this 2009 issue sets a quietly arresting tone: a lone Thor, red cape streaming behind him, strides across an open plain as the massive, storm-wreathed bulk of Asgard looms impossibly in the clouds above. The sheer scale of the floating realm against the solitary God of Thunder captures something both grand and personal. With J. Michael Straczynski writing and Djurdjević handling interior art alongside inker Danny Miki and colorist Paul Mounts, "Defining Moments" promises the thoughtful, myth-steeped storytelling this creative team brought to their run.