From the cover to the main story and all the extras, this issue rocked with the thunder of the gods.  Loki is the smartest of tricky villains who launches a plan that’s good-n-nasty.  Loki has been gearing up in the last few issues to put the hurting on Thor and the wait pays off big time!  I really enjoyed Loki developing this master plan to exile Thor from Asgard.

The kicker is he works toward exiling Thor by Thor’s own actions.  Loki plays Bolder as well, and when everything is in place, checkmate. 

The art is phenomenal.  Oliver Coipel pencils the epic battle between Thor and his grandfather Bor to life with strong visuals.  Reading through these panels, they radiate a clash between gods.  

I’m not a big fan of extras being thrown into milestone issues, but I did like the ones we got here.  A couple of classic stories that tied into the current arc made sense.  The gallery of 600 covers was a nice touch.   

J. Michael Straczynski is writing one hell of a book.  With issue 600, it takes a great turn and I am looking forward to next month.

4.5 out of 5

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