WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for Thor #5 by Jason Aaron, Christian Ward and VC's Joe Sabino, on sale now.


When you write multiple comics at the Big Two, the odds of your work interconnecting are fairly high, especially if you've been at a publisher for many years. A good example of this at Marvel is Jason Aaron, who currently pens Thor and Avengers, as well as previous stints on WolverineGhost Rider, the X-Men and many other titles.

Aaron's epic run with the Thunder God began in 2012 with Thor: God of Thunder and has included many twists and turns, including Thor being unworthy of lifting his magical hammer Mjolnir and Jane Foster becoming the new God of Thunder. Though Aaron on Avengers is still in the early stages, he wasted no time introducing a prehistoric version of Earth's Mightiest Heroes with the Avengers of 1,000,000 BC -- Odin, the Phoenix, Iron Fist, Black Panther, Agamotto the Sorcerer Supreme, Starbrand and Ghost Rider.

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Another fun concept that debuted in Thor: God of Thunder is an older King Thor who rules over what's left of Asgard. Together with his granddaughters, the Goddess of Thunder (Atli, Ellisiv and Frigg), King Thor has restored life on the ruins of Earth. However, there are still forces at play in the far-flung future aside from Asgardian gods, and fans have gotten peeks and clues in Mighty Thor #700 and the relaunched Thor #1, with the latter revealing Wolverine still alive and kicking with the Phoenix Force.

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We had to wait a few months before returning to the reunion of drinking buddies and former Avengers at the end of time, but Thor #5 finally continued the tale, with Wolverine taking umbrage over King Thor reviving the Earth. Instead of being overjoyed after hearing the news of his home planet being reborn, the Wolverine-Phoenix shows his displeasure by popping his claws and attacking Thor.

Wolverine may not have been born a god, but acquiring the powers of one has given him a new perspective on life and death, and he's decided Earth should have stayed dead for its own good. King Thor has put a giant bullseye on Earth, and a major villain has plans on seeing to its destruction with the core powers of the Marvel Universe.

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You've Doomed Us All

A core component of Aaron's Avengers is how the Celestials played a part in creating all of the superhumans on the planet Earth. This would explain why Earth always finds itself at the center of alien invasions and world-ending catastrophes. As Thor and Wolverine battle in the cosmos, an alien spaceship hovers over the Earth. Atli, Ellisiv and Frigg go to meet its occupants, who turn out to be the gigantic monsters Fin Fang Foom, Goom, Gorgilla and Monstrum.

Of course, the monsters don't stand a chance against the Goddesses of Thunder, but they are only the servants of their true master, the person who has returned to wipe out all sentient life on the planet -- Doctor Doom, who has the combined powers of Iron Fist, the Starbrand, Doctor Strange and Ghost Rider, aka the 1,000,000 BC Avengers.

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The only powers and abilities Doom is missing are from Black Panther, the Phoenix and Odin, though you could say the last two are present in the issue. Taking one look at Doom in all his super-powered glory demonstrates the abilities at his fingertips -- Doom's righthand glows with the Iron Fist; the Eye of Agamotto rests on his chest, along with Doctor Strange's cloak around his neck; Doom's lefthand bears the symbol of the Starbrand; and his head is engulfed by the flame of the Spirit of Vengeance.

Earlier in Thor #5, Logan mentioned Loki was behind the Earth's destruction, but somehow Doctor Doom survived. We have to wonder if that's thanks to his new powers, or did Doom go in search of them after everyone was dead. It's not hard to imagine Doom going on a revenge quest to make himself the most powerful figure in the Marvel Universe, considering there wouldn't be much opposition put in front of him.

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An even worst possibility is Doctor Doom has another reason for wanting to see Earth put out of its misery. If Earth were left to flourish and produce new humans, there is a chance a chosen few would rise up to stop his reign of terror. No matter the time period, there always seems to be a group of "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" ready to assemble against a common foe, which in this case would certainly be an all-powerful Doctor Doom.

Thor #7 will continue this two-part story of King Thor in the far-flung future, and he and the Wolverine-Phoenix will have to put aside their differences if they're going to save Earth and stop the omnipotent Doctor Doom. Hopefully, an all-father and a cosmic X-Man can stand a chance against an amalgamation of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe.