"Thor" now a woman....

[psychturtle]

Listen, I'm fine with including more women in the comic universe. I actively advocate for more diversity in comics. THAT BEING SAID, why not just create a different character instead of making thor a woman!? I don't really like this nor do a lot of other fans I've talke to. Thor is my top 3 favorite characters. I'm cool if it's a different character taking over the hammer. Yet, wtf? Why make him a she?! Do not like this at all. What do you guys think?

https://tv.yahoo.com/news/marvels-th...163100746.html

[Mutant Ninja Anole]

She'll take the title for awhile, could get some good stories, then the original Thor will be back in time for the 3rd Thor movie, while the new character, if received well, will take on a unique identity and her own book, like Steel started off as a Superman replacement. I wouldn't worry about it.

[BabyTurtles]

cool.

the whole idea reminds me of Wonder Women though XD

[CyberCubed]

Does anyone even read Thor comics? I can't think of anyone other than people who grew up in the 70's.

[Mutant Ninja Anole]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Does anyone even read Thor comics? I can't think of anyone other than people who grew up in the 70's.

http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomi...4/2014-06.html

Apparently more than read the Turtles at least.

But yeah, Thor has plenty of fans, what with him starring in 3 movies in the last few years. The trade paperbacks got good reviews as well. Ive Svorcina was nominated for an Eisner for interior art.

[pennydreadful]

Over the history of Thor, Thor has been a frog, an alien, a blue collar Joe named Thunderstrike, powerless, and "drawn" by Rob Liefeld. But apparently a woman is a bridge too far. Yeah, right.

Seriously, I don't know why people are bothered by this regardless - much as I love the concept, I'm fairly resigned to the fact that it'll die in the neck after everyone refuses to buy it.

[Shred Head]

This sounds stupid like really really stupid this female Thor is Thor but not Thor I'm confused. Also I'm not sure I could of sworn Storm could wield Mjolnir so this isn't anything new if that's the case. Kinda wished they would explore that a little more would be cool if she became the new Thor for awhile. But Marvel would have to give a **** about characters they don't own the movie rights to. So yeah that ain't happening.

In fact who wants to bet this will last tell Avengers 2 promotion starts and they need a guy that looks like Chris Hemsworth on every cover. She'll lose the Thor name and Mjolnir get her own Hammer be called Thunderstike 2 or 5 how many of those ****ing things there are. Get her own series that will be cancelled in about 8 issues then a year later to appear in whatever event comic there shilling for three panels only to die as cannon fodder. Marvel is so predictable now I'm buying the least I ever did.

[Candy Kappa]

Not a fan of Thor being an alter ego, Donald Blake or that dude in Thunderstrike. There should be only one Thor, saying there is a new Thor is like saying there is a new Bruce Wayne.

Now, if Thor gets genderbent like Loki was for a while, sure why not. There is some interesting stories there I'm sure, although we do have Earth X Thor who is female, and the What If story where Jane Foster gets the hammer and becomes Thordis.

The costume do have some cool bits, but it still got those stupid idiotic boob armor cups. No, just no! A metal armor with boob cups is a hazard for the wearer as the cups will lead any weapon to the middle weak point and kill the wearer, or if the wearers falls down, the metal boob cups will break the ribcage. This is freaking armor basics, and sexist ********. He helmet is cool though, although with the boob cups and revealed thigs, it's kinda a bad combo as all you need is T&A and no face, amirite...

And hey, want some kick ass Norse superheroes that is female, make more Sif stories, y'know, Thor's wife, guess it isn't marvel canon, but it damn should be. And then there is Valkyrie. Or introduce other female Æsir, There is more then just Sif and Frigga, There is even Thor's actually mom Jörð, a Jotunn. Or Freya, as examples.

[JamieH]

Of course there will be backlash and of course this won't be permanent.

I admit I'm hesitant on the idea. But, Jason Aaron is on writing duties, so it stands to reason it could be quite good. Really people, if you want to question his ability to write a good Thor story, you need to read Thor: God of Thunder. It is a shame that Esad Ribic won't be doing the art. But from what little I have seen of Russell Dauterman's work, he looks competent.

[pennydreadful]

Hey, I think genderbending characters can be fun. Remember when they did it with Lobo?



Technically, if you include NuLobo, Lobo's been turned into a woman twice.

And Luse becoming Lucy during Poison Elves was just brilliant.



Seriously though, why worry about it. It'll last for two years tops, then they'll bring back male Thor and female Thor will get some short-lived spinoff series. It'll be like the time they killed Superman - it won't last, things will be back to the usual status quo in no time. Meanwhile, why not give female Thor a chance? It may end up being really good.

[Netkeeper]

I'm happy about this! Love how Marvel is paying attention to the lack of female heroes out there and trying to fix it.

[pingclang]

Marvel's been making a lot of weird choices and changes lately. They're stupid and gimmicky(sp?) but it's Marvel. They won't reset but they sure as heck won' leave things alone either.

[Ninjinister]

How much you wanna bet it's Angela?

Originally Posted by pennydreadful

Technically, if you include NuLobo, Lobo's been turned into a woman twice.

ZING!

[psychturtle]

I'm cool with thor letting someone else wield the hammer. I don't like how he loses his name, I mean what do we call the son of Odin now? I like how Marvel is including more diversity. However, this makes no sense. Just let it be a different character.

Oh and I've been reading Thor comics for years now. Lol

[ZariusTwo]

I keep hearing rumors they're going to reboot the Marvel timeline early next year, so they're just pulling any old stunt out of their ass knowing they won't stick to it. By the time Avengers II comes out, the original Thor will be back in the saddle

[plastroncafe]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

Not a fan of Thor being an alter ego, Donald Blake or that dude in Thunderstrike. There should be only one Thor, saying there is a new Thor is like saying there is a new Bruce Wayne.

It's more like saying there's a new Batman, of which there've been several by this point.

I don't have a horse in this race, I just love watching fanboys impotently flail in the face of change.

Cry MOAR!

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

It's more like saying there's a new Batman, of which there've been several by this point.

I don't have a horse in this race, I just love watching fanboys impotently flail in the face of change.

Cry MOAR!

Not really, since Thor is a person (asgardian), this isn't the same as a new Batman or Spider-Man.

Now, a group of Valkyries functioning like åsgard's version of Avengers would be interesting.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Boy, this won't last long. Age of Ultron comes out in a few months, and then everyone will be interested in the Avengers again. People will go in and ask, "Where do you keep the Thor comics?" "Right over there." And then people will look at the cover and say, "Wait, I want to read a THOR comic, not some comic about a lady pretending to be Thor!"

If Marvel's smart (they haven't shown themselves to be with this decision) they'll revert back when AoU comes out. They'll get a lot more sales.

Even if AoU weren't coming out, Marvel would revert back to normal Thor sooner or later - because when has a comic character ever stayed dead? Even Uncle Ben comes back all the time in dreams or alternate dimensions. They brought Peter back for Spider-Man recently, didn't they (though, that was because ASM 2 was coming out, so maybe that's not the best example)?

[Slade]

I like Marvel, I just don't read the comics. Tried to buy atleast one, couldn't figure out what I wanted to read. Anyway, this won't last long. I honestly don't see the point of it anyway.

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

I don't have a horse in this race, I just love watching fanboys impotently flail in the face of change.

Cry MOAR!

I guess you could say they're feeling...

a little thor about it.

Oh yeah!