Finished reading the Jane Thor OHC. Really good. I thought Aaron's second year of God of Thunder suffered just a little purely for being in the shadow of that first incredible year. I still like his God butcher saga best but this volume manages to step outside the shadow of the last run by striking from a different angle. Not just in lead character and the mystery of her identity but in the issues and themes that come with the change. It's a well thought out angle on not just what a female Thor really means, but the stronge female driven world she steps into. Now the identity has been revealed I look forward to digging into her character a bit more.
My only complaint is the stilted nature of the reboot with events in between (and another to come with the transition to The Mighty Thor). Key events happen to Thor outside the series, that's but not too hard to follow but there's references involving Odin's return and his brother that i had no idea the origin of, if that happened awhile back in Thor or recently in a different book. Three separate Thor series in the space of 3-4ish years has made Aaron"s run a little more uneven than i'd have liked, despite how good the content has been. Hopefully The Mighty Thor is more stable.
Overall though, Aaron continues to be by far the most consistent modern writer for me at Marvel. I think King outpaced him for best writer at Marvel this year with Vision, but considering Aaron's output between Thor & Dr Strange (not to mention his other books), dude is awesome.
