Kojiro Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I would point out that this character is not the original Thor with a sex change, but instead a woman who was found worthy to lift Mjolnir. Other people picking it up has happened before with Jane Foster, Brunhilde, Beta Ray Bill and Eric Masterson. Even Storm picked up the hammer once. Thus, this is nothing new at all and in fact, rather old hat. As I said elsewhere, an actual sex change would have been far more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enguerrand Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Just a gimmick. Thor is back in testosterone mode in six months. Pretty sad that they feel they have resort to this to get sales for a female superhero though. Both Valkyrie and Sif fills the female Thor slot already and are interesting characters in their own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I guess the fact that it has its own thread proves why Marvel have done it. I'm amazed it's actually newsworthy. Disney and Marvel know how to pull the strings of the media. Like I said in the comic forum it's hardly worth bothering - they always return characters to their status quo for a movie (even the ones they don't own in movie form). Hemswoth is Thor in Avengers 2 in April so the comic counterpart will be a big blonde male at that point too. Along with the black captain america and evil Iron man that's just been announced. It's a very temporary gimmick. But it has worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Ent Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I guess the fact that it has its own thread proves why Marvel have done it. I'm amazed it's actually newsworthy. Disney and Marvel know how to pull the strings of the media. Now, a male Disney princess. That would be something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Now, a male Disney princess. That would be something. That I could see as newsworthy :) Especially if it was a Disney film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Schmidt Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Talk about female Thor in a different forum please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 ...why?Apparently it was recently announced that Thor and Loki have a previously unknown sister (which is how they've incorporated Angela, the character Neil Gaiman liberated from that tit Todd McFarlane into the mythos), so if it turns out to be her that kinda makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowKnight Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I guess the fact that it has its own thread proves why Marvel have done it. I'm amazed it's actually newsworthy. Disney and Marvel know how to pull the strings of the media. Haven't stuff like this gotten a fairly big news treatment for years? I remember there was quite a lot in the news when Captain America got bumped off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Haven't stuff like this gotten a fairly big news treatment for years? I remember there was quite a lot in the news when Captain America got bumped off. That's partly why it surprises me - Marvel pulls this stuff annually and they always revert back. You'd think the journalists would be skeptical of such changes by now. Then again it fills space and most people don't care enough for a follow up anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Talk about female Thor in a different forum please Note description of said forum where it lists comic books as being allowed for discussion. Also, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Now, a male Disney princess. That would be something. That's surely coming. Also a blond square jawed villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kojiro Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Talk about female Thor in a different forum please Comic books are accepted discussion in this forum, so no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 There's a good gif going around right now where Thor tells Odin he's a girl now and Odin points out that in Norse mythology Thor WAS a girl for two weeks, plus Loki was a women and then gave birth to a horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowKnight Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 That's partly why it surprises me - Marvel pulls this stuff annually and they always revert back. You'd think the journalists would be skeptical of such changes by now. Then again it fills space and most people don't care enough for a follow up anyhow. Well, it's never in the news when they come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Well, it's never in the news when they come back. win. win for marvel. One of Marvel's editors is betting $100 the characters don't revert back in time for the movie. I'm guessing it happens the month after or they simply have both versions running around, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Boring, don't like it. Do like they idea of Thor having a sister though, yet to be revealed, but not the idea of axing the great Thor character and changing him into a female for the foreseeable future. Come on. Much rather they'd expand the cast than do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kojiro Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Boring, don't like it. Do like they idea of Thor having a sister though, yet to be revealed, but not the idea of axing the great Thor character and changing him into a female for the foreseeable future. Come on. Much rather they'd expand the cast than do that. Thor's not getting a sex-change (although, that wouldn't be unheard of in Norse mythology—he was disguised as a woman at one point), he's had a falling out with his hammer, no longer worthy to pick it up for some reason. This new female Thor; however, has been found worthy to pick it up. Thor Odinson isn't going anywhere either, he'll still be part of the Avengers, carrying a battle ax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Thor's not getting a sex-change (although, that wouldn't be unheard of in Norse mythology—he was disguised as a woman at one point), he's had a falling out with his hammer, no longer worthy to pick it up for some reason. This new female Thor; however, has been found worthy to pick it up. Thor Odinson isn't going anywhere either, he'll still be part of the Avengers, carrying a battle ax. So how the fall out between him and the Hammer occurs, is yet to be shown? In what comic will that be shown then? Is this change scheduled to occur this year already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kojiro Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 So how the fall out between him and the Hammer occurs, is yet to be shown? In what comic will that be shown then?Is this change scheduled to occur this year already? That's what I understand. Falcon's also going to be the new Captain America, Wolverine's going to die, and Iron Man is apparently going to be slightly evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Iron Man has always been evil :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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