Thor: God of Thunder #6 - (CGC 9.2)

Thor: God of Thunder #6 - (CGC 9.2)
Marvel Comics, 5/13

Jason Aaron story
Butch Guice & Tom Palmer art                                                          Esad Ribic cover

Origin of Gorr.

"Help... You? Help YOU!? Where were you!? Where were you when my children were starving!? When my wife was screaming for your help!? When my mother was being butchered like an animal! WHERE WERE YOU WHEN WE NEEDED OUR GODS!?" 

—Gorr the God Butcher

Gorr wanders the desert, praying for the endless abyss of death. Just as he collapses out of exhaustion, an explosion in the sky catches his attention and what appears to be a meteor rips a crater into the ground nearby. Curiosity aroused, Gorr peers into the crater to see a black-armored god wielding a sword and a gold-armored god wielding a spear; each having having impaled the other. As Gorr is struck by the realization that gods do exist after all, the gold-armored god pleads for him to help. Enraged, Gorr lashes out at the god for having the audacity to ask him for help, when his people, his wife, and his mother have suffered and died praying for divine intervention. The dark god's sword transforms into an amorphous mass of living darkness and latches onto Gorr, condensing into a crude, jagged dagger. Full of vengeful rage, Gorr kills the gold-armored god before gazing up at the sky and wondering if there are more gods out there. The living darkness bonded to him transforms into a winged suit of armor, enabling him to fly into space and embark on his career as the God Butcher.