Thor will no longer be represented as a man

[t0rrent98]

http://time.com/2987574/thor-will-no...marvel-comics/

I've mixed feelings, through I wasn't big on Thor growing up.

[Thor]

Wait, what?

[Shawnski]

Apparently you lost something "else" on that show, Thor.

[Looch City]

Hope she's played by Mila Kunis.

[Rhettzky]

Where were these mixed feelings when he was a horsey?



or Frog Thor?

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

Don't take comic books so seriously. Problem solved.

[fredr123]

I think this story does a better job of explaining what's going on here and why it's almost just par for the course at this point: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...nt-come-718757

[KTrain]

Man Thor will be back by the time Avengers 2 is released. Just enjoy this take on the character for a little while.

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by Thor

Wait, what?

You've had a big year.

[PsYcNeT]

Pretty sure this already happened once like 15 years ago.

[cDnStealth]

I am fine with this change. Someone I know is fairly upset with Thor being a woman and suggested that it's simply lazy writing on Marvel's part. He suggested they should have just created a new series and used a female character from Norse mythology. I can understand that argument but they're obviously using Thor because the name alone will get people to buy the comic. That's a popular property that will have fans buying just to check it out. I imagine that establishing a following for a brand new character is a lot more difficult.

The whole argument surrounding this change reminds me a lot of the first Thor movie actually. People complained when Idris Elba was cast as Heimdall because "it's Norse mythology." Who cares? I think some people just hate change. I suspect this will end up either being a one-off or she'll spin off into her own series at some point with male Thor returning.

Edit: As an aside, I think she looks pretty cool. I'd rather her have the wings on the side of her helmet instead of those metal pieces.

[Bigtime]

So how does this rank on nerd-rage versus Starbuck as a woman?

[Ozy_Flame]

Chris Hemsworth must be feeling like it was all his fault.

[TheGrimm]

Originally Posted by Thor

Wait, what?

I think you took that competition a little too seriously.

[Cheese]

Told ya you'd lose at least 3kg by cutting the bag off! But man you took it to another level!

[cDnStealth]

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

Pretty sure this already happened once like 15 years ago.

Correct me if I am wrong but I believe Thor was turned into a woman in the Earth X series. I think that was published in 2000.

[troutman]

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

This model, Toni Darling, appears at Comic Cons:



http://www.comicboards.com/thor/

[CaptainCrunch]

She could hammer me anytime

[undercoverbrother]

Is there a female character in the Marvel Universe that doesn't have huge tits?

[troutman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Refrigerators

Women in Refrigerators (or WiR[1]) is a website that was created in 1999 by a group of comic book fans and, more broadly, is a common comic book trope from which the website took its name. The website features a list of female comic book characters that have been injured, killed, or depowered as a plot device within various superhero comic books, seeks to analyze why these plot devices are used disproportionately on female characters.