User blog:Whitekey/Observations about Thor

I was never a big fan of Thor comics. I was bothered by reading dialog that was in Shakespearean English. Also, I always felt that demonstrating the power of a villian or the seriousness of the conflict at hand was demonstrated all to often by showing the weakness of the Mjolnir. That is, too many writers use the plot element where "the Mjolnir has been stopped (broken, etc.)!" as a crutch. As a result, over the years its power has been diminished. I believe Scott McCloud made this observation through his characters in the Zot! series as well.