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History

Thor Vol. 3 launched in September 2007, pairing television and comics writer J. Michael Straczynski with French artist Olivier Coipel, fresh off House of M; the title received an Eisner Award nomination for Best Continuing Series in 2009. Straczynski departed before completing his intended story arc — widely attributed to his unwillingness to subordinate the book to the Siege crossover event — and Kieron Gillen was brought in to finish the run, writing Thor #604–614 with artists Billy Tan, Richard Elson, and Dougie Braithwaite. The 2023 hardcover omnibus, assembled by Jeph York, is an expanded successor to the earlier 2010 JMS-only omnibus, correcting that volume's abrupt ending by incorporating Gillen's full conclusion alongside the complete Siege tie-in material.

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• Primary writers: J. Michael Straczynski (Thor #1–12, #600–603) and Kieron Gillen (Thor #604–614); primary penciler for the JMS portion: Olivier Coipel; Gillen's artists include Billy Tan, Richard Elson, and Dougie Braithwaite.
• Collects: Fantastic Four (1998) #536–537; Thor (2007) #1–12, #600–614; Thor Annual (2009) #1; Thor Giant-Size Finale; Siege (2010) #1–4 and Director's Cut; Siege: Loki; New Mutants (2009) #11; Secret Invasion Aftermath: Beta Ray Bill – The Green of Eden; Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter #1–3; and material from Dark Reign: The Cabal One-Shot.
• Thor Vol. 3 #1 (Sept. 2007) marks the first appearance of Beth Sooner and introduces the concept of Asgard rebuilt as a floating city above Broxton, Oklahoma — the first time the Asgardian home realm was placed on American soil as an ongoing story setting.
• This run features the first extended portrayal of Loki in female form: reborn after Ragnarok, Loki takes the body originally intended for Lady Sif, establishing the character's gender fluidity in mainstream Marvel continuity.
• Straczynski's Thor revival directly influenced the 2011 Thor feature film, on which he holds a writing credit; the film adapted the core premise of an ancient Asgardian god arriving in a small American town.
• The 2023 omnibus is the first hardcover omnibus edition to include Gillen's full run (Thor #604–614) alongside the JMS material; the earlier 2010 Thor by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus ended at Thor #603 and did not include Gillen's chapters or the complete Siege tie-ins.
• The Thor Vol. 3 series reverted to legacy numbering beginning at #600 with what would have been Vol. 3 #13, reflecting the total count of published issues across all three volumes of the series.
• The omnibus was collected/edited by Jeph York and published by Marvel with a final order cutoff of August 14, 2023.

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