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Old 07-16-2014, 09:11 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by troutman View Post
Quite common for male super-heroes to be feminized. She-Hulk, Super Girl, Bat Girl, Spider Woman, Rescue (Iron Man), Shuri (Black Panther). "Male" Thor probably will return soon.

Previously, there was Thor Girl:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Girl
http://marvel.com/universe/Thor_Girl
I think the one difference between this change and the characters listed above is that they're all separate and distinct characters. They exist in the same universe as the male versions and have different backgrounds and motivations. From what I gather, they're simply changing male Thor to a woman. Which then begs the question why?

We all know that male Thor will be back within a year. Can you really establish a strong female character this way? If she's just going to be written off in a year then what's the point? Maybe they could have used this opportunity to promote strong existing female characters within Marvel like Storm, Ms Marvel, Black Widow etc.

I don't know. Again, I am cool with this change but I can't help but think it's all just a marketing gimmick rather than Marvel genuinely wanting to create a strong female character.
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