Thor Annual # 1 2021 VF/NM

Thor Annual # 1 (2021), a tie-in to the "Infinite Destinies" event, features a main story written and drawn by Aaron Kuder in which Thor battles a dark, twisted version of himself. The issue also contains a backup story that is part five of the "Infinite Fury" saga.

"The Great Game!"

The main story takes place during a World Tree celebration in Alfheim, where leaders of the Ten Realms are gathered to commemorate the peace established after the War of the Realms.

• The Threat: A new villain named Valg, from a dimension that feeds off chaos, crashes the party. His aim is to use Thor to instigate a massive war and provide an infinite food source for his people.
• Thor vs. Thor: Valg creates an evil doppelganger of the God of Thunder, a "dark, twisted version of Thor" called Thor Bor-Kin, God of Blood and Thunder, determined to rule all the realms with an iron fist.
• The Battle: The true Thor must fight this evil version of himself. He realizes that his doppelganger is not truly worthy and thus possesses none of the genuine Power of Thor, only a twisted appearance of it.
• Resolution: Using this knowledge, the true Thor defeats his doppelganger with a single blow. Valg, seeing his plans unravel, teleports away. The story highlights the concept of worthiness and ends with the League of Realms heroes arriving to help clean up the aftermath.

Backup Story: "Infinite Fury" Part 5

The annual also includes a segment of the ongoing "Infinite Fury" backup story written by Jed MacKay with art by Juan Ferreyra. This part follows Nick Fury Jr. as he struggles with hallucinations and is confronted by a Nighthawk from a different reality, tying into the larger "Infinite Destinies" narrative about the Infinity Stones finding new hosts.