Marvel Comics

Jane Foster takes up the mantle of Thor as she battles terminal cancer: each time she transforms, the chemo poison is nullified but the disease progresses. One of the most emotional stories in modern superhero comics — Aaron proves that the worthiness of Mjolnir is not about power but about sacrifice. Includes War of the Realms and the closing of the longest Thor run in history. Russell Dauterman delivers art that matches the epic scale of every page.

Jason Aaron kicks off his run with one of the best Thor stories ever written: God Butcher. Gorr, a villain with real reasons to hate the gods (all his people starved to death while the deities looked on), kills gods for the cosmos. Aaron turns the conflict into a reflection on faith and responsibility. Esad Ribić on the art with digital watercolour pages.