It's the bloody return of Malekith the Accursed! The former lord of the Dark Elves escapes his otherworldly prison, and the chase is on across the Nine Realms to capture him! Thor finds new allies to join his Wild Hunt: A Dark Elf sorceress! A gun-toting Light Elf! A gargantuan Mountain Giant! A dwarf who loves dynamite! And a particularly surly troll! But when one teammate falls, will it mean war for all Nine Realms? And as a traitor within the group strikes and Thor prepares to take drastic measures, Malekith stages his final bloody raid - on Earth! Plus: What does it mean to walk the Earth as a god? What does Thor do when he's not out saving the world with the Avengers? It's the return of Thor's longtime love interest, Dr. Jane Foster!

COLLECTING: THOR: GOD OF THUNDER 12-18

Jason Aaron is an American comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as "The Other Side," "Scalped," "Ghost Rider," "Wolverine" and "PunisherMAX." He currently lives in Kansas City

Esad Ribic graduated from the School of Applied Arts and Design in Zagreb as a graphic designer. He started making comics in the early 90s, doing shorts strips and illustrations for the Croatian "Plavi" magazine and German "Gespenster Geschichten." Ribic also worked for Zagreb Film as a film animator on such series as "The Little Flying Bears" and "Lapitch the Little Shoemaker."