In superhero gender bend, Marvel unveils Thor as a woman

[spaminator]

In superhero gender bend, Marvel unveils Thor as a woman
Reuters
First posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 03:57 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 04:10 PM EDT
Comic book superhero character Thor, who first appeared in 1962 and is based on the Norse hammer-wielding god, will now be a woman, publisher Marvel Comics said on Tuesday.
The publisher said the female Thor is an effort to bring new readers and to appeal to women and girls, whom Marvel said have long been ignored in comics.
It will be the biggest change to its three largest comic characters, Captain America, Iron Man and Thor, according to Marvel.
"This is not She-Thor," Jason Aaron, the writer of the new "Thor" series, said in a statement. "This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is Thor."
The new series will debut in October and be illustrated by Russell Dauterman.
"Thor," which was created by comic book writer Stan Lee, has also been the subject of two blockbuster films. The movies, which have grossed $1.1 billion at the global box office, star Australian actor Chris Hemsworth as Thor.
Courtesy of Marvel

In superhero gender bend, Marvel unveils Thor as a woman | Books | Entertainment

 

[Praxius]

My wife told me about this a few hours ago.


Seriously, Odin must be spinning.


They couldn't, you know..... Think up a new character that was female?


Originality is truly in the crapper these days.

 

[B00Mer]

My wife told me about this a few hours ago.

Seriously, Odin must be spinning.

They couldn't, you know..... Think up a new character that was female?

Originality is truly in the crapper these days.

That's because they are all being smothered by a PC blanket.

 

[Locutus]

 

[Praxius]

Looking at the OP picture of the new Thor, it seems they couldn't even come up with an original design.


She-Ra:

Meets Dana Sterling:

I'm the only one who sees it? Ok never mind.

 

[Blackleaf]

Another sign of the times. I bet she's a lesbian paraplegic Muslim, as well.

 

[gopher]

Another sign of the times. I bet she's a lesbian paraplegic Muslim, as well.

Batwoman - lipstick lesbo super heroine:

 

[Corduroy]

Comic books are apparently a big deal.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Comic books are apparently a big deal.

There aren't many places Real Americans can satisfy their repressed homoerotic longings, and with football season still two months off. . .

 

[Blackleaf]

I was only joking when I said I bet this female superhero is a Muslim.

But, apparently, they've already invented a female Muslim superhero. (Either I'm psychic or I just have an inkling about how the times that we live in work).

Here are some more PC Superheroes to suit the sensibilities of the modern Western left wing ruling establishment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FFIPrRq5db0

 

[Corduroy]

Is her superpower outraging *******s?

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

I was only joking when I said I bet this female superhero is a Muslim.

What's it like to feel threatened by. . . let's see. . .

Muslims
Catholics
Women
Non-whites
Labour
and the rest of the world?

 

[Blackleaf]

Nocturnal Flying Mammal Impersonator Person

 

[shadowshiv]

In superhero gender bend, Marvel unveils Thor as a woman
Reuters
First posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 03:57 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 04:10 PM EDT
Comic book superhero character Thor, who first appeared in 1962 and is based on the Norse hammer-wielding god, will now be a woman, publisher Marvel Comics said on Tuesday.
The publisher said the female Thor is an effort to bring new readers and to appeal to women and girls, whom Marvel said have long been ignored in comics.
It will be the biggest change to its three largest comic characters, Captain America, Iron Man and Thor, according to Marvel.
"This is not She-Thor," Jason Aaron, the writer of the new "Thor" series, said in a statement. "This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is Thor."
The new series will debut in October and be illustrated by Russell Dauterman.
"Thor," which was created by comic book writer Stan Lee, has also been the subject of two blockbuster films. The movies, which have grossed $1.1 billion at the global box office, star Australian actor Chris Hemsworth as Thor.
Courtesy of Marvel

In superhero gender bend, Marvel unveils Thor as a woman | Books | Entertainment

I think rather than garnering more female readers (and there are plenty of them out there), this will just turn off a lot of the Thor fans. I am not a fan of moves like this. Create a new character for crying out loud. There are many empowered (not just superpowered) female characters out there. They don't need to start changing male characters into female characters for the sake of a twist. If it was a temporary thing (it's happened before in comics) then it would be a different story. I have a feeling that this won't last long and it will end up being revealed as a trick or something else.

Actually, I know that one of the things in the Marvel universe is a whole in the fabric of time (due to actions in the Age Of Ultron event from a few months back) which has caused characters to bleed into the "main" reality (which is deemed 616 I believe), such as Spider Man from the series Spider Man 2099 from a few years ago. If this isn't what is going on, and the backlash against this happens as I believe it will, then it will at least give them an excuse to use if they have to change Thor back into a guy.

 

[Blackleaf]