By Odin's beard! The new female Thor has arrived

[SKORPI0]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/01/showbiz/female-new-thor/index.html?hpt=hp_c4 :awe:

"Thor" #1, in stores Wednesday, October 1, tells the story of how the Thor we all know from comic books and movies becomes unworthy of the hammer Mjolnir and is replaced by a woman.

 

[FelixDeCat]

The last time I read a comic book was 1980.

Who goes to a comic convention anyway?

 

[WelshBloke]

Oh dear.

I predict much whining.

 

[andylawcc]

Thor-a?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Oh dear.

I predict much whining.

Thor is a male. If a comic franchise wants a sex change for a fantasy character it's fine, but I'll not be following it anyway. If the movies require a rewrite they're going to need a lot of T&A to sell her and selling is all that matters. Feminism ain't the reason.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Thor-a?

Thorette!

 

[Newell Steamer]

At least her ass isn't hanging out.

NSFW http://geekparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Female-armor-versus-Male-armor.jpg NSFW

 

[dave_the_nerd]

So... Sif?

 

[waggy]

So... Sif?

and that is the issue with it.

not that the female thor will be around more then a year maybe two.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Meh. Are they even calling her "Thor"? The power of Thor isn't unique to Odinson, anyone who is worthy of Mjolnir gains the powers of Thor.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

and that is the issue with it.

not that the female thor will be around more then a year maybe two.

Issue? I just want to know who picked up the hammer.

If a space lizard can wield mjolnir, so can a woman. But yeah, status quo is god.

 

[acheron]

In actual Norse myth, Loki was sometimes female too, so why not Thor too, I guess?

I don't follow comics though so I don't know what the deal is there.

 

[Broheim]

In actual Norse myth, Loki was sometimes female too, so why not Thor too, I guess?

I don't follow comics though so I don't know what the deal is there.

>Be proud Dane
>Be Seeing Americans talking about muh culture
>They're getting it all wrong
>MFW when they make Thor a woman

 

[surfsatwerk]

This is dumb.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Meh Thor is supposed to be a guy.

 

[Sonikku]

At least her ass isn't hanging out.

NSFW http://geekparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Female-armor-versus-Male-armor.jpg NSFW

Everyone who has ever seen Robotech knows that females wear less armor because those are the only areas on their body that need protection. :hmm:

 

[Phoenix86]

I like it, what's the problem with changing characters? There was always an "end" to the original Thor in the story since forever. He was never meant to be worthy forever. It was bound to happen, so why not a woman?

The people who don't like it, is it because of a change in general or the specific change?

 

[waggy]

Issue? I just want to know who picked up the hammer.

If a space lizard can wield mjolnir, so can a woman. But yeah, status quo is god.

pfft. Beta Ray bill is not a space lizard he was a space horse..

also he has his own hammer stormbreaker that gives him the same power's and look.

 

[HN]

By Odin's bearded clam!

 

[smackababy]

I predict Thor becomes worthy again eventually. Whatever Fury said to him that make him unworthy will be remedied once all the nerds get their rocks off to female Thor pr0nz and all will be good again in the world.

 

[Phoenix86]

The writers said this won't be a short series, this is long term.

 

[waggy]

The writers said this won't be a short series, this is long term.

sure they say that. but if sales do not pick up and stay up they will change it.

What annoyes me about these type of changes is they stay a year or two tops. Same with someone being dead.


it's also a sign Marvel is in trouble. They had the idiotic story of peter being "killed" and his body taken over by DR. octopus. it was terrible (now peter is back). now they are changing Thor to a women, Captain America is now a black man (steve is an old man now) and they are killing off Wolverine.

 

[smackababy]

The writers said this won't be a short series, this is long term.

The writers can say whatever they like, but when they stop selling issues every Wednesday, the executives will say "fix this or find another job."

 

[Phoenix86]

sure they say that. but if sales do not pick up and stay up they will change it.

What annoyes me about these type of changes is they stay a year or two tops. Same with someone being dead.


it's also a sign Marvel is in trouble. They had the idiotic story of peter being "killed" and his body taken over by DR. octopus. it was terrible (now peter is back). now they are changing Thor to a women, Captain America is now a black man (steve is an old man now) and they are killing off Wolverine.

They are trying to transition to new characters, rebuilding their house as it were. I'm pretty sure this is all in line with an extended movie vision.

You can't keep rolling out new Wolverine movies.

It's risky for sure, but they have a new captive audience with the success of the movie franchise. That doesn't mean they are in trouble by any means. I'd rather a company try to stay fresh than release another Spiderman rehash. Do you like reboots? This avoids it.

Further, I really like that they have a vision at all. They aren't looking at their next release, they are looking at their next 10 years worth. They have a fucking 10 year plan. What company does that these days?

Yes, I totally understand the frustration when they kill a character, then bring him back because it didn't work. It's slightly better with this story because there's an easy way back. He becomes worthy again. It's not like he's dead, and they have to retcon it back in.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Is the writing upside-down on the hammer solely so that when it's dropped people can read the challenge and decide if they want to partake in testing their worthiness? That irks me. If I wielded Mjolnir, I'd be pissed off that the writing was constantly upside-down.