Summary

Warning : contains potential spoilers forImmortal Thor#8 !

Thorhas just discovered the terrifying true bod of his older God mother Gaea . Throughout the course ofImmortal Thor , Marvel has seeded the issue of the Elder Gods , extremely ancient beingness whose power easily surpasses that of Thor , Odin and Loki . Now , in a preview forImmortal Thor#8,the Odinson venture deeply into the bowels of Earth to find his mother – and is dismay at what he find oneself .

The preview forImmortal Thor#8 , written by Al Ewing and drawn by Ibraim Roberson , opens with Thor descending into the Earth . He move into a cave called “ Death ’s Hall , ” a foreboding place that “ no mortal has seen ” and lives to tell the narration . Amidst ancient cave picture , Thor continue his ancestry , and growing frustrated , shout out for Gaea to show herself . A doorway open to a deep chamber , and go in it , Thor is shocked to find his female parent , only she has changed , bring on a far more sinister show .

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Gaea then tell Thor to speak .

The Return of the Elder Gods Complicates Thor’s Life Greatly

And Gaea Has Changed for the Worse

Gaea ’s horrible metabolism is the latest shocking ontogeny in Al Ewing’sImmortal Thorrun . The serial publication , a follow - up to Ewing’sImmortal Hulk , has seenThor postulate with the returnof the older Gods . The Elder Gods , a construct take up from the fiction of HP Lovecraft , are immensely powerful beings who raven humanity . Among their numbers are Chthon , the author of the Darkhold and the serpent god Set . The Elder Gods have been for the most part lacking from the Marvel Universe for many age , but have recently begun reasserting themselves and machinate for something awful .

Yet this was not the Gaea he knew .

So far , inImmortal Thor , Toranos , an older God who presides over storms and smack , attack New York City . Thor was able to defeat the Elder God , but Toranos escaped and will most certainly return in a future yield . The other older Gods , such as Chthon , have yet to reappear , but it is unclouded Ewing and his cooperator are setting them up for something vast . How this will play out in next yield ofImmortal Thorremains to be seen , but if Gaea ’s transformation is any meter reading , it will not be good .

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Is The Elder Gods Return Linked to Recent Events with Roxxon?

Has Gaea Become Thor’s New Worst Enemy?

Gaea has been changed into something horrible . The preview forImmortal Thor#8 give to fan ’ imagination what caused this shocking shimmy in appearance and perspective . It is most likely relate to the rise in Elder God activity across the Marvel Universe , but how it relates toImmortal Thor’sother secret plan line remains to be seen . The Enchantress and the Executioner have thrown their destiny in with theevil oil color conglomerate Roxxon to defeatThoronce and for all . The Odinson ’s life is about to become more complicated , thanks to the return of his Elder God female parent Gaea .

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Featured Image: close up of Alex Ross’s cover for Immortal Thor #1

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Image of Thor caught in vines while Gaea looks on