Will Jane Foster be the new female Thor? Vote here and discuss.

Will Jane Foster be the new female Thor? Vote here and discuss.

(Reuters) - 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.

Editorial Opinion
By AwesomePromoz - Jul 17, 2014 04:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Thor
Source: Reuters


Hey guys, just a quick thought here.  Anyone that's been consitently reading Marvel's main Thor title for the past year or so knows that Thor's main love interest, Jane Foster, has been suffering with cancer. 



It wouldn't be that farfetched to posit that Thor might consider giving his hammer and immortality to Jane, just for the time it takes to find a cure for her ailments.  This would be plausible if the cancer was related to some sort of Asgardian radiation, perhaps given off by the Destroyer, or by Thor himself.  There is a precedent for Jane to wield Thor's powers, as in the image below:



Jane is a headstrong woman and would be reluctant to accept unnatural help, but it's conceivable that she and Thor work out some sort of deal to let Jane survive while Thor's alter-ego, Dr Donald Blake, searches for a way to save Jane!

Now it's time to VOTE in the poll below and let us know if you think this plot angle is likely to happen!





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kinghulk
kinghulk - 7/17/2014, 4:42 AM
we know it's not angela
AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 7/17/2014, 4:45 AM
Good point, we saw that image of the new Avengers NOW! and it included Angela. Still, it could be a trick.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 5:18 AM
This is so stupid. Thor isn't a codename, it's his actual name. How can someone be the new Thor?
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 5:20 AM
A Thor Year One story would be about Thor learning to crawl.
FIRSTBANKSTUDIO
FIRSTBANKSTUDIO - 7/17/2014, 5:23 AM
WILD STUD at www.RAMRANCH.com is a super cool guy!
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 7/17/2014, 5:42 AM
Thor is his actual name but it doesn't stop anyone from using it as a superhero name.
Venus from Agents of Atlas wasn't actually the love goddess Venus, even though she claimed to be.
kinghulk
kinghulk - 7/17/2014, 5:42 AM
Alphadog- i agree 100% i dont mind a new character holding thors hammer but that does not make them thor. it didnt make beta ray bill thor so why should it make this random woman thor, thor is not a title it's his name.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 6:31 AM
@CherryBomb That's still stupid but even if it wasn't, Thor isn't a mantle that one can pass down. She's not taking his superhero identity, she's just using the same name as a codename. When people say that she's the new thor, she's not. She's just someone called Thor. She's not replacing him in that way.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 7/17/2014, 6:35 AM
@Alphadog
Any name is a mantle that can be passed down.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 7/17/2014, 6:36 AM
It made Beta Ray Bill be called Beta Ray Thor.
Pasto
Pasto - 7/17/2014, 6:45 AM
For the record my name is not a mantle that can be passed down. Once I die, Pasto dies to.
AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 7/17/2014, 6:51 AM
You know how Donald Blake struck the stick on the ground and it gave him the powers of Thor. Maybe it's a similar enchantment to that.... Blake has a bum leg, and Jane has teh cancer.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 6:53 AM
@NovaCorpsFan Not this way.
Forthas
Forthas - 7/17/2014, 6:57 AM
I think that jane foster should die and then have Sif "merge" with her (done before) to save her life and then temporarily take on Thor's powers (not name). Hopefully that could mean having Jamie Alexander replace Natalie Portman in the movies permanently.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 6:58 AM
@TheFamousJMC From what I understand it's more complicated than that. I think that Odin created a new human body for Thor. Thor was given a new life. His consciousness grew back to that of baby and he started anew. He then remembered his past life and gane the ability to change his body to how he was. It's kind of like you had amnesia but one day everything came back. This seems like it will be something else enterly. That enchantement wouldn't change his body nor his personality which this probably will.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 7/17/2014, 6:58 AM
If Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Panther, Wasp, Goliath, Giant-Man, Ant-Man and Spider-Woman can all hand their titles on to another character, why can't Thor? It's not like Thor is the whole package, Donald Blake is in there too (unless he's not anymore). Donald Blake is Thor in just the same way as Steve Rogers is Captain America, it's a mantle that can be passed on.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 6:58 AM
Whatever it is.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 7:02 AM
@NovaCorpsFan I'm going to paint you a picture. Since I don't know your real name I'll we'll just say taht you're called John Roberts. Now what would you say if someone were to start calling themselves John Roberts and said that they were the new you. They've substituted you. Okay this isn't the best analogy or whatever but maybe you get the point.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 7:04 AM
Thor isn't his superhero name so someone can't just say that they've replaced him that way. They can call themselves Thor but they can't say that they're the new thor because the guy they took the name from wasn't wearing the name, he just was it. They can be called Thor but they can't be the new Thor. You can't be the new Michael Jackson.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 7:05 AM
Okay I'm really not explaining it well but I think that This is obvious anyway.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 7:11 AM
Okay maybe this analogy is better. Imagien that Thor and Donald Blake are a couple. A husband and a wife. The husband is called Sam and the wife is called Jane. One day the couple split up and Sam marries a new woman called Lily. Sam and Lily can't be the new Sam and Jane.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 7:13 AM
Lily isn't replacing Jane in that relationship, she's starting a whole new relationship which is Sam and Lily.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 7:14 AM
Donald Blake can transform into someone else but that someone else isn't Thor. They may even go by the same name but they're not the same person because it's not a title.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 7:15 AM
It's still not a perfect analogy but I think it's good enough.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 7/17/2014, 8:33 AM
@DropAload
I prefer what you just said.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 7/17/2014, 8:42 AM
Thor has been iconic for well, ever, his name is so well-known that I don't have problems with it being used as a codename. Now if they changed Sif into a male, as well, these new Sif then I can understand. But it's a name that's transcended just being a name and could probably be a title.

If Thor passes on his title, God of Thunder and his name down, then that's a lot more respectful. Also, to all of the civilians that know him as a hero, it's just like well, Bucky being the new Cap, or something.

I'm just saying, I don't see why it's such a big deal that she has his name.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 7/17/2014, 8:43 AM
@DropAload

You're so right! The inscription on the hammer clearly uses Thor as a title.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 9:01 AM
@DropAload That makes absolutely no sense. Having his powers doesn't make her Thor.
@CherryBomb Is Sherlock Holmes a title? Passing down God of Thunder is fine but passing down Thor doesn't make any sense. And I'm sure that the civilians understand that it's his actual name since they seem to know a lot about the gods. Even if they don't it doesn't matter. It has nothing to do with the subject.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 9:17 AM
CherryBomb - 7/17/2014, 8:43 AM
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@DropAload
You're so right! The inscription on the hammer clearly uses Thor as a title.


The [frick] are you talking about? No it doesn't.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 9:25 AM
@dethpillow Okay it's been done before, so? It still doesn't make sense.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 9:36 AM
i mean if it's simply a name, then when Thor didn't have the hammer, what was the power of Thor?

what does that even mean then?

it's not referring to a name, it's referring to an ideal or a "title" or whatever you want to call it. if it was a name, why would Thor ever need to even touch the hammer, he's Thor right?


The Power is the title in the phrase. It's a set of abilities that were destinied to be his. Someone else may have them and he may not but he will always be the true possessor of them, the one that was supposed to have them.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 7/17/2014, 9:43 AM
@dethpillow Like I said, it's still stupid even if it has been done before. Why would you turn your own name into your code name? The fact that the editors are so stupid that they would understand that is a lot more important than an argument about a bad codename.
01928401
01928401 - 7/17/2014, 5:08 PM
I agree with @Alphadog 100% on this one. His analogies are exactly what I was thinking in my head.
It's not a matter of semantics and technicalities. Thor isn't a codename. It's a person's name. Unless this woman was born with the name Thor and the Thor we know didn't exist in the timeline, then maybe. Maybe she could be replacing him in the sense that she is replacing him as the Thor character in a timeline where male Thor never existed. This does not seem to be the case, so it doesn't make sense.
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 7/18/2014, 12:21 AM
I think it would be good if it where to be Jane Foster but if it where to be anyone else on that poll list then i'd be fine with it.
Frogman
Frogman - 7/22/2014, 2:27 AM
Thor is his superhero name though? What do people call him when he's coming to save the day? It's not like he uses another name when he's heroing. So if he passes on his powers and everything that made him a superhero surely whoever received them is the new Thor because that's their superhero name...
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