Thor returns home to fabled Asgard where the All-Father begins his week long Odin sleep (a hibernating process the King of the Aesir takes once a year to replenish his strength). He soon learns that Lady Sif has been appointed Keeper of the Realms. Meanwhile back on Midgard, Crusher Creel, the Absorbing Man, has learned that the woman he loves, Titania, is dying. He kidnaps Jane Foster to save her life and Jake Olson pays the cost for standing in his way.