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Kara looks like a cool character.

Thor's female name should be Thorette.  There, problem solved.  Who needs creativity? :)

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Paid the ferryman and already visited you in Elysia,good sir! 

I've been reading Uncanny Avengers in the last few months, and it kind of sets up why Thor no longer will wield his hammer. Time travel, Apocalypse, and an enchanted Axe are all the reasons.

I guess in the comics Thor was given different identies; not sure how Thor the persona or Thor powers are going to translate to a women. Now Thor (Thora?) will become an unofficial Disney princess.lol

I just wonder how many times the poor bloke can become "unworthy". lol. There was already that time Beta Ray Bill and Thunderbolt picked up the slack. (There's already been a Thor-girl too)

I think my beef is they could do something more original. As in Lady Sif could fill in for Thor or if Thor himself was turned into a woman he could have learned to be more empathic towards women having been one himself. But instead a woman picks up the hammer and gets the exact same powers as "Original Thor" who just stumbles around being "not good enough". (Yet again)  In other words,haven't we tread this ground before?

Beyond that it's a bit dishonest to the original folklore. Loki could turn into a woman in norse mythology but only because he was a natural trickster to begin with. Thor on the other hand was always male,even before Marvel borrowed him from the viking pantheon. "Thor" is a person,not a title to be passed down.

I'm fine with a female wielding the hammer but calling her "Thor" makes about as much sense as calling Spiderwoman "Peter". 

I agree with Jenny Lorenzo, I'm not really against a female taking on the role of Thor, but why not just put more attention on one of the many already established female characters or create a completely new character if the idea is to bring more girl power to the table. In the case of Thor, the charater is basically masculinity personified. Now they did do the gender swap thing with Loki, but Loki is well, kind of androginous in the first place so it works. But I understand the bigger issue here at question is the change purely for the sake of artistic exploration or to be more PR and or just a way to drum up publisity. In my opinion as long as the stories and art are on spot, I'm down to see where it goes.

I personally think this would have been a good time to let Lady Sif shine and possibly even become as popular as Xena was back in the day but apparently that idea was shot out of the water at the Marvel office. It's not as if the gender-swap is necessary. I agree with Jenny,Marvel already has interesting female characters if they'd just muster up the balls to put those heroines front and center. I dunno,swapping a hero's gender just seems uncreative to me. "Hey ya'll look,she's almost exactly like old Thor only...uh....tits! Go progressive thinking!"  I understand why big companies pander (Make money or die off!) but I doubt "The View" is the same demographic as the Marvel demographic. 

 I'm just happy I'm the independent "little fish" who can draw whatever the hell I want to. A big majority of people may not always love my stuff but I don't want approval in the first place.

Thor is the name of a specific person, not the title of the person wielding the hammer. So stupid.  Missed opportunity to craft a new character and design for that universe. 

I was thinking that too,Chris. Even when Beta Ray wielded the hammer he did not suddenly change his alias to Thor. 

Awesome art as usual.  Kara is a cool character.

The whole "Thor" thing isn't that deep.  They are trying something new to move issues (and it will probably work... for a little while).  This is the Death of Superman all over again.  If it gets new readers and people like it, then we will have a new Thor.  If it fizzles out, then they will get rid of her, or make her her own new character.  It's a stunt, but comics have been "stunty" for awhile.  Maybe I'm dead inside, because I didn't even blink... lol.  I don't read mainstream comics anymore anyway.  I'm not that invested.  I also think you can blame the new Thor movies for this change as well.  Maybe I'm crazy, but they seem to have a larger female fan base then the other characters.  Maybe that's why Thor was chosen.  

Yup,you're right,Ceva. Heck I even remember that ridiculous red/blue supermen arch. lol. I'm not super annoyed just "meh". I would rather see Lady Sif fill in for Thor and start to get developed more. She's a really good character. Glad you like the art,Ceva. Kara is always fun to draw!

i hate how marvel is always doing gimmicks.  I'm not opposed to them entirely, but every month there's a new big gimmick.  Just tell good stories man.  When I pick up marvel comics I'm reminded of how poor the stories are.  maybe I'm not reading the right stuff, but it just annoys me that there's a new gimmick.  Wolverine dies!  Female Thor!  New Captain America!  it's stupid.  

I will say in new Cap's defense Falcon taking over the mantle is not so far fetched. I mean Falc and Cap were good friends from way back. Of course Falcon is a cool character in his own right so him becoming a whole other super hero simultaneously destroys the potential for him to shine under his original moniker.

"Female Thor" can work but they're doing it wrong. Thor becoming a woman could have become an awesome growing experience for him and perhaps even have helped his relationship with Jane after he changed back. But instead he's "unworthy" for the 100th time which is a theme they've already done to death. Shouldn't THor be able to learn from his mistakes? Why the frak is he unworthy yet again?!

yeah i'm not opposed to the ideas persay, just that they're gimmicks they don't ever really flesh out too much and are usually pretty disposable.  

You're right,Matt. The problem is these people are doing deliberate gimmicks just to make a fast buck without realizing that the tried & true art of good story-telling always trumps shallow trendy bullshit. (Incliding when it comes to sales)

I'm more surprised that they decided to announce it on The View. Like, come on Marvel, you're better than that.

Also, awesome art as always, the alien thing in the first one reminds me of a Xenomorph.

I didn't understand that either. The View was the first place to leak this? When have they EVER focused on comic books? It just seemed so bizzare to me. lol.

Glad you like the art and yeah,xenomorphs were kind of the inspiration for the monster. To this day I occasionally have nightmares about them. Still, I have no regrets watching the first three Alien movies! Sci fi horror at its' best! (Event Horizon is pretty good too!)

Kinda makes me glad I'm not into comics that much anymore. Thor a woman, Captain America is now black and Archie dies sayving the life of a gay friend who's running for office.

I guess that's what happens when you mess around with the multiverse or alterverse or whatever they call it now a days, or even if it's still around or not I don't know anymore!

I have no problems with comics becoming more progressive naturally. But yeah I agree man,this all seems rather "forced" and gimmicky. Granted comics always have been gimmicky but I haven't seen pandering of this ridiculous magnitude for quite awhile. 

So I guess the actual name of Thor is now part of the package deal when it comes to wielding Mjolnir? Will probably make for a weird courtroom-based storyline in about six months when Marvel notices a dip in sales and brings back 'classic' Thor.

Ah, I wouldn't mind a female norse heroine becoming popular. I simply rather such a character gain popularity on her on merits instead of just because she's become the "new" Thor. But you're on the money,mate. These types of "progressive changes" are back to the "same old" a fast as lightning when the sales numbers dip. I'd love to believe comics are 100% about integrity and creative freedom but the truth is they're a business too.