Female THOR Makes Her Way To The Marvel Gaming Universe

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Her biceps in that first picture suddenly make me feel very insecure for some reason. Badass.

Why is it that the world of arts and entertainment can't be bothered to make anything original for the sake of equality? Why do they have to piggyback on the success of others (characters and artists)? Why do we have to change the races and genders of characters to appeal to everybody when something original would be far more meaningful and worthwhile? Finding the "right actor" to play the "right role" notwithstanding, doing this sort of the thing in the comics is just lazy and dumb. There are other female characters from Norse mythology that could have been adapted to suit these stories... but that would be "too hard" and "too unpredictable fiscally". If people really want equality in comics, then introducing new characters and ideas shouldn't be a problem, right? Certainly they would be successful, right? Maybe not. "We can't let these things fly or die on their own merits! No of course not, we have to shoehorn them into popular properties and shove them down everybody's throats. Who cares if it embitters some people? We'll just call them prejudiced."

@BatmanIsBaddest Normally, I would agree with you 110%. Original stuff is almost ALWAYS better! Especially when it comes to comics, where lazy spin-offs, ret-cons, and straight-up ripoffs are practically the norm.

But in this specific case...I can hardly blame Marvel for simply making Thor into a female. I mean, how else would they get enough publicity and media coverage for this new hero?

And yeah, I realize that basically means this was a publicity stunt. Well, of course it was! Again, almost EVERYTHING in the comic world has to become a publicity stunt in order to break out of the mediocrity and gain widespread awareness.

But in this situation, ask yourself - what would be a sure-fire way to gain awareness and spread the word: a brand-new, completely original female hero based on some obscure Norse mythology that no one has ever even heard of...or completely upturning the status quo, shattering expectations, creating massive word-of-mouth, and replacing the traditional Thor character with a female version? In light of that, how could anyone possibly blame Marvel for this decision?

If female heroes actually got the recognition and reputation that they rightfully deserve, then I could see your point. But they don't. It's simply not an ideal world...especially when it comes to equality and diversity in this industry. Either nobody bothers to write great female characters at all, or there's simply not a big enough following for those characters. This female Thor takes care of BOTH those issues at the same time.

@BATMANx nope Angela is roaming asgard.they never said who this female wielder of thors hammer is but its being speculated to be freya

She is THOR.
Now please address her that way.

I can understand why Marvel is simply calling her Thor (the first comic commandment: The Lord, your God is Brand Recognition and you will have no other gods before it!) I would have no problem with Freya or Valkyrie or Enchantress or some random Asgardian woman picking up the hammer and being a badass warrior, even badderass than Thor ever was, but I don't dig the mysterious nature of how they are doing it...

...Nevermind, I just realized that Thor #1 may have been the first comic I've read cover to cover in six months, so clearly they hooked me...

Dammit, marketing. You've bested me once again.

@dethpillow
I really don't mean to be rude or insulting, but you lost me completely after the first couple of paragraphs. Maybe it's the fact that I'm tired, but I really couldn't make sense of most of what you said. I'd like to understand it, though.

About your question, I like Falcon as the new Captain America. As for Khan and Morales, I'm not too familiar with them. I like Morales and his suit... that's about all I got on that. All in all, I'm just terrified that some ass is going to try and make Bruce Wayne black in the future. As I'm writing that down I know how hilarious that sounds but that is a real concern for me. The question is: Where do we draw the line? Can Batman be played by a black man? Can Shaft be played by a white man? Can the Doctor be played by a woman? I get it, a "color/gender-blind" society is the goal, but why can't everyone else make their own symbols and role-models and leave mine alone? (And I'm really not all that into Thor anyways, so go figure...)

@BatmanIsBaddest

"If there is a demand for "equality in comics" then why don't original characters sell well?"

Simply put: because a demand for something doesn't automatically mean that it happens. There is a HUGE demand for equality...but that is OUTSIDE of the industry. Plenty of readers would really like that to happen (both male and female), but obviously most people in the comics industry don't feel the same way. It has to do with what I talked about in my earlier comment: comic writers either don't know how to properly write interesting original female heroes (aside from drawing them in ridiculously impractical, skimpy costumes and treating them like objects to be ogled over, not as actual characters themselves), or they just don't bother to. THAT is the type of inequality I'm talking about. So given that there's so few compelling, well-written female characters...is it that much of a surprise that they don't sell well?

"If an original female character fails, it fails. If an original black character fails, it fails. If it's important, if it really is in demand, it will and should succeed (or fail) by itself."

The inherent problem with this mindset is that you're assuming that all things are equal. You are assuming that ALL characters (male or female, white or minority) are represented equally, that they are written equally, that they are characterized equally and with the same amount of respect, care, and attention, and so they should just succeed or fail on their own merits...and that couldn't be further from the truth. It doesn't take much to look at the characters getting the most attention and publicity in the comics, and realize where most people's true priority is. The reality is that the vast majority of female and minority characters get terribly shafted, and so it's incredibly pointless to act like they are simply failing on their own merits and that it's no different from any other character failing. These female/minority characters are simply not on a level playing field. It's no wonder they keep on failing...but that's not an excuse to just hand-wave it away as nothing to be concerned about, either.

"If you are unsatisfied with the current state of affairs, then you should change them."

That's EXACTLY what this move by Marvel is meant to do! It's simply a first step. You can safely bet that because of the publicity and (mostly) goodwill that this move resulted in, Marvel and other comic companies will capitalize on that to introduce their OWN original female characters. Again, this is a first step to changing the status quo. You can't suddenly go from almost no female characters to a multitude of wildly successful ones overnight. I wish that could be the case, but that's not the reality that we live in. And so, it makes perfect sense to start off slow, build up momentum, and have that lead to even MORE change until things are right.

Until then, all the "controversy" that this resulted in is nothing more than a group of people (and again, it's no coincidence that this group is made up almost exclusively of white males), who have had their personal tastes catered to for DECADES...suddenly getting upset that ONE male hero of theirs is being TEMPORARILY changed to a female. I mean, come on. Forgive me if I don't sympathize with the majority group that feels "offended" or persecuted at such a little change that is most likely going to be ret-conned or completely changed back to the norm in a matter of months.

Try imagining what it's like to be a minority or a female reader who, compared to white male heroes, have basically nothing that accurately represents them in the comics. It kind of makes this whole female Thor situation pale in comparison to that.