“Thor Is A Woman Now” Marvel Announces

While I’m still waiting for my west coast airtime of the long running show The View, the buzz all over the internet is the big “official” Marvel announcement on today’s episode is a new direction for the God of Thunder.  And she’ll be a woman.

This October, Marvel Comics evolves once again in one of the most shocking and exciting changes ever to shake one of Marvel’s “big three” – Captain American, Iron Man and Thor – Marvel Comics will be introducing an all-new THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. No longer is the classic male hero able to hold the mighty hammer, Mjölnir, a brand new female hero will emerge will who will be worthy of the name THOR. Who is she? Where did she come from and what is her connection to Asgard and the Marvel Universe?

This isn’t the first time a woman has held Mjölnir, remember when Storm was the Goddess of Thunder?

“The inscription on Thor’s hammer reads ‘Whosoever holds this hammer, if HE be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.’ Well it’s time to update that inscription,” says Marvel editor Wil Moss. “The new Thor continues Marvel’s proud tradition of strong female characters like Captain Marvel, Storm, Black Widow and more. And this new Thor isn’t a temporary female substitute – she’s now the one and only Thor, and she is worthy!”

Series writer Jason Aaron emphasizes, “This is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR. This is the THOR of the Marvel Universe. But it’s unlike any Thor we’ve ever seen before.”

THOR is the latest in the ever-growing and long list of female-centric titles that continues to invite new readers into the Marvel Universe. This female THOR is the 8^th title to feature a lead female protagonist and aims to speak directly to an audience that long was not the target for Super Hero comic books in America: women and girls.

EDITORS NOTE: After this piece got posted and everyone else was jumping on the “Thor is a lady” bandwagon, or setting it on fire as the case may be, The Avengers director and all around proponent for strong women characters in film/tv posted this awesome tidbit:

And while it is WAY TOO EARLY to start talking about a film adaptation, we think, I’m gonna toss in my three fancasting choices.  Katheryn Winnick, who plays Shield-Maiden and Earl Lagertha on History’s Vikings,  Katee Sackhoff of Battlestar Galactica and currently Longmire, and Gwendoline Christie of Game Of Thrones and Star Wars VII.

And here is the official post from Marvel about this.

Here is what Geekgasm thinks!