Thor: God of Thunder #2

A young, hooded Thor crouches in the foreground — fierce-eyed and battle-ready against a backdrop of burning Viking longships — while an older, armored Thor looms large in the shadows behind him, hinting at a story that spans the God of Thunder's entire life. Esad Ribić's painterly cover work gives the whole image a brooding, mythic weight that feels right at home with Jason Aaron's "Blood in the Clouds" chapter of "The God Butcher" arc. If you're looking for Thor stories with genuine scope and atmosphere, this 2013 Marvel NOW! series is exactly where to start.