GORR READING ORDER: The God Butcher (2013)

Forgotten by the gods as he watched his family die, Gorr proclaims deities aren't real. Exiled by his people for his blasphemy, Gorr finds two warring gods and learns his was wrong. Gods are real. They just don't care. Taking one of their weapons - All-Black the Necrosword - Gorr takes his revenge by killing his way through all the gods in the universe. Gorr steps up his game and focuses on wiping out all the gods in the multiverse after a run-in with Thor...

Strap in, this is a short one!

MCG Notes:

• Issue listings in blue & black: The must-read Gorr the God Butcher stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a read.
• Issue listings in grey: Stories impacted by Gorr, but with no appearance by him.
• Chronology: Every appearance of Gorr from this period is included in chronological order - mapping out his timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
• Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!

Thor: God of Thunder #1 (2013)

First mention of Gorr the God Butcher; first appearance of King Thor/Thor Odinson of Earth-14412, the Black Berserkers and Indigarr; Thor discovers the handiwork of Gorr the God Butcher, a foe he faced 100 years earlier, during MARVEL NOW!

Thor: God of Thunder #2-5(pp.1-15) (2013)

First appearance of Gorr the God Butcher, the Lord Librarian, Shadrak, All-Black the Necrosword, the Godbomb (unnamed) and Omnipotence City; Thor recalls his original clash with an unnamed slayer of gods, 1000 years ago, when he discovers the corpses of numerous murdered gods; Thor learns that the God Butcher is named Gorr and his trail of death was started because of the actions of young Thor; Gorr gains access to the pool of forevers to steal the heart of an elder-god and wipes out all the gods of Earth-14412 except King Thor who he leaves alive to suffer; Gorr also creates the Godbomb which he intends to use to kill all gods throughout the timestream during MARVEL NOW!

Thor: God of Thunder #6 (2013)

First appearance of Knull (unnamed); the origin of Gorr is revealed; 3000 years ago, the young Gorr lost his family to starvation and was exiled from his people for proclaiming there were no gods; Gorr discovered two gods, fighting almost to the death; enraged by one of them asking him for help, Gorr finds himself bonded to one god's weapon - All-Black the Necrosword - and decides to use it's power to kill all gods; in the present, Gorr uses his newfound power to 'resurrect' his son Agar during MARVEL NOW!

Thor: God of Thunder #5(pp.16-20) (2013)

First appearance of the Black World of Gorr; Thor of Earth-616 arrives on Earth-1442, meeting his future self and learning of Gorr's actions since he disappeared into the timestream during MARVEL NOW!

Thor: God of Thunder #7-11 (2013)

Gorr has the young Thor of Earth-616 brought to the future timeline of Earth-14412; all three Thors join forces against Gorr, but are defeated; Agar betrays his father and helps the Thors absorb the power of the Godbomb and use it to kill Gorr during MARVEL NOW!

Unworthy Thor #5 (2017)

No Gorr appearance; after Thor has found himself unable to lift Mjolnir, he comes to realise it's because of his confrontation with Gorr.

I don't currently have plans to cover stories that take place after 2015, but here are the stories featuring Gorr from that era so far...

Venom #4 (2018)

A flashback shows Gorr appropriating the All-Black the Necrosword from Knull's perspective; the events of this story contradict the events original timeline in Gorr's earlier appearances.

King Thor #1-4 (2019-2020)

First appearance of Gorr as Gorr the God of God Butchers; first appearance of All-Black the Necrosword as Annihilablade the Planet Cleaver and All-Black the Necroverse; on Earth-14412, Gorr is resurrected from the All-Black by King Loki; Gorr battles both Thor and Loki until he's killed and resurrected without his memories; Gorr lives out the remainder of his days peacefully on Indigarr.

Thor by Jason Aaron Omnibus vol.1

Thor by Jason Aaron - The Complete Collection vol.1

Thor: God of Thunder vol.1-2

Thor: The Saga of the God Butcher

All include...

Thor God of Thunder #1-11