Thor: Worldengine

In 1996, Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato Jr. crafted a single-issue Marvel story that reimagined Thor’s cosmic role, sending the thunder god on a stark, philosophical journey to dismantle a world-sustaining machine. Published during a period of bold experimentation at Marvel, this standalone tale strips away the Asgardian pageantry to explore duty, sacrifice, and the weight of godhood. It stands as a concise, visually striking meditation on the nature of power, remembered for Ellis’s lean, cerebral scripting and Deodato’s moody, detailed art.